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The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft. The Memphis Grizzlies selected Cameron Boozer with the No. 3 pick on Tuesday in the NBA Draft. Boozer was the most productive player in his age group and arguably the most productive freshman in college basketball history. At Duke, Boozer shot 55.6 percent from the…

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft. The Utah Jazz selected Darryn Peterson with the No. 2 pick Tuesday in the NBA Draft. Peterson spent one season at Kansas, playing in 24 games and averaging 20.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. In high school, he showed he was a…

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft. NEW YORK — What a whirlwind 12 months for AJ Dybantsa. Last summer, he led the United States to the gold medal in the 2025 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, winning the tournament’s MVP award. As a freshman at BYU, he led Division I in scoring…

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft. The 2026 draft is underway — taking place over two days — and The Athletic’s draft expert Sam Vecenie and front-office insider John Hollinger are analyzing each pick as it happens. Explore Vecenie’s scouting summary from the 2026 NBA Draft Guide, Hollinger’s team fit and…

VANCOUVER — Ahead of the biggest game in their history, Canada’s men’s soccer team received a video message from Canadian NBA great Steve Nash. Head coach Jesse Marsch said at a press conference Tuesday that the message focused on “the combination of tension and freedom.” “The tension is about the discipline and the focus and…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Micah Nori will be the new coach of the Portland Trail Blazers after the longtime NBA assistant was hired Tuesday to replace former interim coach Tiago Splitter, league sources told The Athletic. Nori, 52, signed a one-year deal with team options for each of the next two seasons. Nori has been the lead…

Did Giannis Antetokounmpo fly 1,260 miles to Miami just to end up in the same place? That’s the big question this morning after the Heat agreed late Monday night to a blockbuster deal to acquire the Greek superstar from the Bucks, sending Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to South Beach in return for a crate full…

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft, including the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade. The Bounce Newsletter  | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Yesterday, I said to expect the Giannis trade to happen during my flight. Just to close that loop, the news of…

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NBA Draft, including the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade. Pat Riley did it again. The legendary team president of the Miami Heat has a penchant for bringing marquee talents to South Beach, and Riley’s latest prize is superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. The NBA offseason featured its first seismic move…

After their bid to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo unraveled late Monday night, the Boston Celtics must now turn their sights back to one of their own stars. If they have damaged their relationship with Jaylen Brown by deeming him expendable — again — it’s imperative to mend the wound. Though it’s not clear yet whether the…