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Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens could have quieted some of the Jaylen Brown chatter on Tuesday. While speaking after the first round of the NBA Draft, Stevens was asked directly whether Brown would still be on the Celtics roster come opening night. Stevens could have responded with a simple, “Yes.” Though it…

The second round of the NBA Draft used to be fun. It used to be a good time. It used to be something. Then, in 2024, the league gave the second round its own night. It turned it into an event. It got a glow-up. And … lost what made it special. The second round…

The Detroit Pistons have traded Isaiah Stewart, their longest-tenured player, to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for three second-round picks, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. {“endpoint”:”https://api-prd-nyt.theathletic.com/graphql”} The move clears Stewart’s salary off the Pistons’ books. He is slated to make $15 million in each of the next two seasons, with the second a…

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft. Round 2 of the 2026 NBA Draft is underway, and as they did with first-round selections, The Athletic’s draft expert Sam Vecenie and front-office insider John Hollinger are analyzing each choice right after it happens. Explore Vecenie’s scouting summary from the 2026 NBA Draft Guide,…

Austin Reaves collapsed on the grass at The Course at Eagle Mountain. Talks with the Los Angeles Lakers about his free agency lasted only a week, but Reaves was fried. Tuesday needed to be the last of it — for his sanity. “I didn’t like it,” Reaves told The Athletic. “It was weird. It just…

The Bounce Newsletter  | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. With the second round of the NBA Draft tonight, this is the perfect time to remind you that three-time MVP Nikola Jokić was drafted with the 41st pick during a Taco Bell commercial back in 2014. Advertisement NBA…

SAN FRANCISCO — Blame this one on Giannis Antetokounmpo. And the irony of that. The whale the Golden State Warriors couldn’t corral, the pipe dream they never manifested, wound up biting them in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft. Milwaukee, owners of the No. 10 pick, added the No. 13 pick to its…

SAN ANTONIO — De’Aaron Fox’s journey this past regular season was relatively smooth, though he never quite had his trademark explosiveness after starting the season out with a hamstring strain. He rarely dunked and went above the rim, something that was a part of his game before he arrived in San Antonio. However, the All-Star…

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has agreed to a four-year, $185 million contract to remain with the franchise, according to league sources granted anonymity to discuss the deal openly. Reaves, 28, who declined a $14.9 million player option to become an unrestricted free agent, agreed to the deal during the franchise’s exclusive negotiation window…

Every year, I do a winners and losers column for the NBA Draft. Up until this year, I typically have had no problem finding teams that I think did exceedingly well or extremely poorly. This year was substantially different. The first round of the draft was a remarkably on-the-rails affair. I can justify every pick…