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February 11, 2026
How WNBA's expansion Tempo are working to become 'Canada's team' and unify country
The Carter effect helped popularize the NBA in Canada. The Tempo hope to similarly supercharge women's basketball.
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February 10, 2026
Luka hasn't made the Lakers a title contender, yet: Here's what we've seen in 365 days
Let's revisit the first 365 days of the Luka Doncic era in Los Angeles and examine how the Lakers can return to championship contention.
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February 5, 2026
Anthony Davis traded to Wizards: Trade grades, Dallas' next steps
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February 4, 2026
AD to the Wizards?! Grading the shocking trade, and why one team came out on top
Anthony Davis joins Washington in an eight-player trade. Kevin Pelton breaks down what's next for the Wizards and the Mavericks.
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February 4, 2026
Road to $1M paydays: How WNBA salaries evolved with each CBA
For the first time, a $1 million base salary is expected in the new WNBA CBA, and the cap could see a 230% increase.
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February 4, 2026
Cavaliers-Clippers swap stars: Grading both sides of James Harden-Darius Garland trade
James Harden is a Cavalier. Darius Garland is a Clipper. Kevin Pelton grades each side of the Cleveland-Los Angeles trade.
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February 3, 2026
🤔 The biggest All-Star surprises and snubs
ESPN analysts Zach Kram and Kevin Pelton break down the NBA All-Star rosters, including snubs and biggest surprises.
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January 19, 2026
NBA midseason grades: Expectations exceeded, short-lived runs and what to watch
Kevin Pelton gives a grade for all 30 teams halfway through the season. Which teams exceeded expectations?
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January 8, 2026
Is there a clear winner in the Trae Young trade? Grading the deal for the Hawks, Wizards
Trae Young is headed from the Hawks to the Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. Which team fared best? We graded the trade.
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January 5, 2026
MVP, ROY, first team All-NBA and more: Predictions for all the league's highest honors
ESPN analyst Kevin Pelton projects the favorites to win for each award and All-NBA as well as other contenders and long shots.
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December 30, 2025
Which NBA star had the best year? The 2025 Golden Basketball goes to ...
ESPN analyst Kevin Pelton breaks down which NBA stars had the best year from January to December and crowns a winner.
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December 19, 2025
Want to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder? This five-step guide tells you how
Using the Spurs' and Trail Blazers' wins over Oklahoma City as a blueprint, let's evaluate the most important factors of a Thunder loss.
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December 18, 2025
WNBPA members vote to strike 'when necessary'
The WNBPA announced Thursday that its members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize calling a strike "when necessary" during the ongoing negotiations between the players association and the WNBA o...
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December 17, 2025
Can the NBA Cup's surprise finalists make a Finals run? Why there's already a roadmap
ESPN analyst Kevin Pelton breaks down how the finalist Spurs and semifinalist Magic can use their cup experience for the postseason.
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December 11, 2025
WNBA expansion draft: Predicting the five protected players on every roster
Teams are expected to be able to protect five players in the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo WNBA expansion draft.
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December 3, 2025
Newcomer slump? Why Bane, Turner and others were off to slow starts on new teams
New research helps explain why players get off to such slow starts after swapping teams.
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November 27, 2025
Blazers ousted, get 'first taste' of playoff-like test
The Blazers fumbled their chance to clinch Group C in the NBA Cup's West bracket on Wednesday night, but considered it a "good loss" to learn from for a team that has been out of the playoff mix in...
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