The Phoenix Suns are entering their fourth consecutive season with title expectations after they appeared the 2021 NBA Finals ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder, fresh off a 57-win season, is the consensus pick to repeat as the No. 1 seed in the Western ...

The Thunder are young and precocious enough to need and value the No. 1 seed, and the still-untapped upside of so many of ...

The Mountain West and WCC have had members poached by the new-look PAC 12 creating a power vacuum for the most prestigious ...

There are 12 teams — 13 if you believe in the San Antonio Spurs — who expect to make the playoffs but just eight spots. There ...

Taking a look at how the Western Conference may shape up this upcoming 2024-25 season and which teams stand out on the ...

Last season: 57-25, 1st in NBA Western Conference. Lost 4-2 to Dallas Mavericks in conference semifinals. Last time ... the ...

Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo are among MVP favorites. What about these up-and ...

Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Scotty Pippen Jr. has signed a two-way deal with the Western Conference contender, the ...

The Athletic’s front-office insider has spent more than two decades previewing NBA seasons, dating back to the original “Pro ...

On the eve of the tipoff of the 2024-25 season, Yardbarker NBA writer Sean Keane offers a prediction for all 15 teams in the ...

The Heat basically return the same team - minus role-player Caleb Martin - that was eliminated by the Celtics in the first ...