There are three possibly generational talents in the upcoming NBA Draft. Which elite college freshman should be the first picked?

The NBA trade deadline has now passed, and two very distinct races are unfolding for the rest of the regular season. The first is for playoff seeding – whether that be to get into the play-in, avoid it altogether or lock up home-court advantage.

Despite injury concerns and questions about his mental makeup, Darryn Peterson is comfortably and universally situated near the top of 2026 NBA Draft boards.

If the NBA expansion draft happened today, who would the Sacramento Kings protect?

The NBA is still trying to figure out how to dissuade teams from tanking as more and more squads try to lose games.

The NBA unveiled the rosters for the 2026 Rising Stars Game following a player draft involving Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady.

The Rising Stars game will take place starting at 9 p.m. ET, Friday night, Feb. 13, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. — less than a mile down the road from the (now) Kia Forum where Magic Johnson and the Showtime Lakers once held court.

The 2026 Castrol Rising Stars were drafted to three teams with Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg, Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel and Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe selected in the first round by honorary coaches Carmelo Anthony, Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter.