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CJ McCollum made an immediate impact after being acquired by the Atlanta Hawks at the trade deadline this past season. He’ll be sticking around because of it. The veteran guard has agreed to a one-year, $21 million contract extension to stay with the Hawks, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. ESPN was the first…

There’s nothing better than chaos on NBA Draft night. Remember 2013, when we were trying to figure out if Nerlens Noel or Victor Oladipo would go first to the Cleveland Cavaliers? And then they surprised everybody with Anthony Bennett? That’s the kind of pandemonium we should be looking for on Tuesday. Advertisement I’m not going…

No, the Oklahoma City Thunder are not likely to trade Chet Holmgren after the third-year center’s terrible Western Conference finals run against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. (Unless, maybe, that sorcerer Sam Presti can pry away Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks for less than a half-dozen future picks.) It’s more likely that…

We’re less than a week away from the 2026 NBA Draft, and as I’ve said in the past, while the depth of the group is loaded, there isn’t a singular LeBron James or Victor Wembanyama at the top. In fact, my No. 1 choice deviates from consensus, and four players — BYU’s AJ Dybantsa, Duke’s…

Before the Miami Heat became NBA champions for the first time, Gary Payton needed to school Dwyane Wade on the bigger picture during the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs against the Chicago Bulls. Among a roster of combustible personalities, tension fluctuated throughout the Heat’s 2005-06 season. Shaquille O’Neal had been fined $25,000 for…

The Bounce Newsletter  | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. here is no better way to start your basketball-consuming day than to watch this Instagram video. Someone cut 130 pieces of paper and took them around New York City to recreate the OG Anunoby game-winning tip-in…

Deadlines tend to inspire behavior change. Whether it’s the end of the shot clock or the final seconds of a game, we’ve seen countless on-court examples of how that time element sparks something — good or bad — when the pressure builds to a crescendo. The NBA trade market is no different. Welcome to the…

Victor Wembanyama’s maiden postseason alternated between blockbuster and bildungsroman. He kept the world hooked, game to game and series to series, even though his San Antonio Spurs stumbled against the New York Knicks’ team of destiny in the NBA Finals. “The Alien” has authored a swift, eventful rise through the sport. He was the No.…

NEW YORK — Jimmy Fallon was feeling ambitious. The morning after the New York Knicks won their first NBA Finals game in 27 years, Fallon and his team gathered for a production meeting. It was, by all accounts, a regular day for “The Tonight Show” crew. The group convened in the office of showrunner Chris…

This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here. Kendrick Perkins played 14 years in the NBA. He is now an NBA analyst for ESPN. These are the three best leaders he played with. Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics forward Emotionally, his energy was…