The Four Stats That Will Define the 2026–27 NBA Season—and the Teams That Do Them Best What will the coming NBA season look like? Last year’s stats hold the answer. Sports Illustrated · Oct 2
Jalen Duren's Standoff Is Over: Instant Takeaways As All-NBA Big Man Takes Pistons' Long-Term Offer It’s (finally) over. Jalen Duren is sticking with the Pistons on a five-year, $200 million contract. Here are our first three thoughts. Sports Illustrated · Oct 2
The ultra-rich face … accountability? Manchester City and Clippers verdicts show it’s possible The sports world has accomplished a rare feat: calling out industrial-scale cheating on both sides of the Atlantic The Guardian - US · Oct 1
As private equity, politics and prediction markets reshape sports, is the press box up to the task? It was around a year ago that the podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out” released the first episode of what would become a 17-part series into alleged efforts by the Los Angeles Clippers to circumvent the NBA’s salary cap rules. The Conversation · Oct 1
NBA Scout: Wizards’ Dynamic Duo of Anthony Davis and Trae Young Could Be a Problem What the Wizards’ star duo of Anthony Davis and Trae Young could mean for top pick AJ Dybantsa. Sports Illustrated · Oct 1
Why the NCAA’s New Eligibility Guidelines Have Created Chaos for International Players Some players have been cleared, while others remain in limbo as schools grapple with guidance updated in May and a long clearance process. Sports Illustrated · Oct 1
Five Things to Watch in NBA Preseason, Including Kawhi Leonard’s First Game vs. Clippers The NBA preseason has arrived. Here are five things we’re most excited to see as the regular season creeps closer. Sports Illustrated · Oct 1
Predicting the 2026–27 NBA Award Winners: MVP, Rookie of the Year and More Sports Illustrated’s picks to take home some hardware in the upcoming 2026–27 NBA season. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30
One Thought on All 30 NBA Teams Heading Into Training Camp As training camp begins Tuesday, Sports Illustrated bounces around the NBA for observations on each team. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
SI:AM | Everything You Need to Know About the MLB Playoffs The MLB playoffs begin Tuesday with all four wild-card series kicking off. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
Brandon Miller Has a Lot to Prove If He Wants to Be the No. 1 Option on a Winning Hornets Team We talked to an NBA scout to determine what to make of Charlotte’s head-scratching offseason. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
Asking for Forgiveness, the Clippers’ Front Office Stresses There Is a Way Forward Interim president of basketball operations Trent Redden addressed Los Angeles’s disastrous offseason at media day Monday. Sports Illustrated · Sep 28
Top 10 Highest-Paid Players in NBA History Steph Curry now tops this list after agreeing to sign a two-year, $116 million contract extension with the Warriors. Sports Illustrated · Sep 26
With Kawhi Leonard Officially Back, the Raptors Are Looking Like a True Contender Toronto is shaping up to be a real threat in the East once again. Sports Illustrated · Sep 21
Sports Illustrated · Sep 21 35 Years After Watching His Dad Die on the Court, Nicolas Batum Retires From the NBA. The Timing Was Intentional. Nicolas Batum announced his retirement from the NBA in the most heartfelt way possible.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 18 Predicting the 2026–27 NBA Standings: Which Teams Will Rise, Fall and Surprise? It’s time to get the crystal ball out and predict how the NBA standings will look come April.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 17 The Six NBA Players Anthony Edwards Jokingly Called Out in New Adidas Commercial “Ant Man” poked fun at a few rival players in an ad for his new sneaker.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 17 Five NBA Teams Most Likely to Take a Step Back This Season Some NBA teams pivoted to a rebuild, while others could be a victim of improved competition. A look around the league at teams who could disappoint this season.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 17 How NBA Teams Can Stop Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs, According to an Anonymous Scout The outlook for Wemby and the Spurs in the 2026–27 season, through the lens of an NBA scout.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 16 With Kawhi Leonard Era in the Rearview, the Clippers Have to Move Forward. Here’s How. How do the Clippers move forward from the Kawhi Leonard cap circumvention scandal?
Sports Illustrated · Sep 16 Anonymous NBA Scout Not Sold on Clippers’ New Era With Darius Garland, Brandon Ingram: ‘Just Not a Big Fan’ What will the Clippers look like this season after a historic punishment for cap circumvention? An anonymous NBA scout breaks it down to SI.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 15 The Four Most Important Things Adam Silver Said in Press Conference: Las Vegas Expansion and More The most important things to know from Adam Silver’s latest press conference, from how the NBA decided the Clippers’ punishment to Blazers relocation rumors.
International Business Times UK · Sep 15 Raptors Release Kawhi Leonard Official Trade Statement After Controversy Over Salary Cap With Clippers The Raptors have completed their trade for Kawhi Leonard after an NBA investigation delayed the deal, sending Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick and significant draft assets to the Clippers.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 14 NBA Championship Power Rankings: How Kawhi Leonard Trade Impacts Raptors’ Outlook As Contender Breaking down the NBA championship contention landscape after the Raptors (officially) added Kawhi Leonard via trade.
International Business Times UK · Sep 14 Former Clipper Gallinari Says Kawhi Leonard Sent Him Away From LA and 'Changed the Trajectory' of His Career Former Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari says Kawhi Leonard pushed for the 2019 Paul George trade that ended his time in Los Angeles and changed his NBA career.