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How Paige Bueckers's Success, Friendship Helped Cooper Flagg Win NBA Rookie of the Year

The two Dallas stars both won Rookie of the Year in their respective leagues. So far, they’re on a very similar professional path.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 30

Don’t Get Worked Up About the NCAA Tournament Expanding to 76 Teams

One of the most popular events in sports won’t be changing despite the unnecessary addition of more play-in games.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 29

Chris Mannix’s NBA Notes: Disaster in Detroit, Joel Embiid Needs to Do Less

Plus a look at the still unwritten rules of basketball that have once again been brought up by the Wolves and Nuggets.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 28

Chris Mannix’s NBA Awards Ballot: Ranking the Difficulty of Each Vote

The Defensive Player of the Year vote was the easiest by far, but Rookie of the Year was an agonizing decision.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 21

Duke’s John Blackwell Addition Signals Blue Devils Hoops’ New Era in Roster Building

After years of building around freshmen, Duke makes a statement by adding one of the portal’s top guards to reshape its championship outlook.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 21

Comparing top Formula 1 drivers to NBA stars

At the sharp end of the Formula 1 grid, top racing talent stands out – and, in some surprising ways, parallels the careers of top NBA players

Motorsport · Apr 21

Duke’s Patrick Ngongba Makes Decision on Future As Blue Devils’ Roster Continues to Take Shape

Coach Jon Scheyer’s squad looks like it’ll be formidable again in 2027.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 20

Cooper Flagg Only Needed One Year to Prove That the Mavs Had Landed Another Superstar

Dallas Mavericks forward and No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg had a brilliant rookie season that ended up being historic. Here's a full breakdown of his first NBA campaign.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 16

How Luka Dončić's Appeal of NBA’s 65-Game Rule Could Cost Kon Knueppel Rookie of the Year

Kon Knueppel had the bad luck of having a bad game before awards ballots have been turned in—even if it isn’t supposed to count in the voting.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 15

One Positive Takeaway for Every NBA Team From the 2025–26 Season

Looking back on this NBA season and finding one positive takeaway for each of the league’s 30 teams.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 14