Top Five Players We Want to See Win Their First NBA Championship As the NBA’s young stars take over, some seasoned veterans are still on the hunt for their first Larry O’Brien trophy. Sports Illustrated · Apr 18
NBA playoff predictions 2026: the winner, key players and dark horses Will a Thunder repeat end an NBA-record run of seven different champions in seven years? Our writers make their picks ahead of Saturday’s postseason tip-off The Guardian - US · Apr 17
The Thunder Just Notched a Huge NBA Draft Lottery Win Thanks to Clippers' Play-In Exit Who is going to stop the Thunder? Sports Illustrated · Apr 16
Chris Mannix’s NBA MVP Ballot: The Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Jokić Debate Along with a strong top three, this season’s ballot has six players who can make strong arguments that they deserve the award. Sports Illustrated · Apr 15
NBA Playoffs: Ranking the Superstar Matchups We Want to See in the First Round Ranking the six NBA superstar matchups we want to see the most in the first round of the 2026 postseason. Sports Illustrated · Apr 12
The NBA Is About to Lose a Generation of Rivalries—Here’s How the Next Generation Can Replace Them LeBron James and Stephen Curry have defined a generation of basketball with huge games against each other. Which rivalries will define the next generation? Sports Illustrated · Apr 12
NBA MVP Watch: How Luka Dončić’s Injury Changes the Race With One Week to Go With Luka Dončić out of the NBA MVP picture, here’s how the race is stacking up with one week left in the regular season. Sports Illustrated · Apr 5
The Spurs Are Entering the Playoffs Inexperienced. How Much Does It Actually Matter? Recent history, and conventional wisdom, says Victor Wembanyama & Co. need more time to form a championship squad. Sports Illustrated · Apr 3
Thunder Show Lakers the Gap Between Good and Great Amid a string of success, Los Angeles runs into its kryptonite and a cast of players who don’t have to be at their best to be terrifyingly effective. Sports Illustrated · Apr 3
SI:AM | Victor Wembanyama Strengthens His MVP Case With Second Straight 40-Point Game He’s also collected at least 15 rebounds in each of his last five games. Sports Illustrated · Apr 2
Mike Brown Finding Creative New Ways to Complain About SGA’s Free Throw Shooting Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shot 16 free throws while the Knicks shot just 17. Mike Brown had some more thoughts after he earned his second technical of the season. Sports Illustrated · Mar 30
NBA MVP Watch: The Race Is Heating Up With Less Than 10 Games to Go Checking in on the NBA MVP race with fewer than 10 games remaining in the regular season. Sports Illustrated · Mar 28
Kon Knueppel’s Immediate Rise Into One of the NBA’s Best Shooters Was No Accident Charlotte Hornets star rookie Kon Knueppel has already made his claim as one of the NBA’s premier shooters. Sports Illustrated · Mar 26
The nerdy, authentic Oklahoma City Thunder are a breath of fresh air The relatable, endearing authenticity of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the defending NBA champions is a wonder to behold The Guardian - US · Mar 26
Sports Illustrated · Mar 21 Wizards-Thunder Fight Spills Into Stands, Leads to Four Ejections The Thunder and Wizards got into a fight late in the first half of Saturday’s game.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 20 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Shrugs Off Free Throw Criticism in Bid for Second Straight MVP The Thunder star is pairing elite scoring efficiency with the NBA’s best record to build a compelling MVP case.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 20 Why Luka Dončić’s Ridiculous Stretch for Lakers Makes Him the NBA MVP Favorite Dončić has been on the edge of the MVP conversation all year long.
AAP · Mar 19 Daniels fires as Hawks soar to 11th-straight NBA win With their Australian duo contributing regularly, the Atlanta Hawks are surging towards the NBA playoffs on an 11-game winning streak.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 17 Jaylen Brown Gets ‘Crazy’ Number of Free Throw Attempts Days After Criticizing Refs Jaylen Brown finally got his free throws against the Suns.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 16 NBA Playoff Picture: Updated Probabilities and Five Big Questions About Race to Postseason A look at the biggest questions surrounding the NBA playoff race with about 15 games left in the regular season and plenty to be decided.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 15 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Hits Absurd Jumper to Keep 20-Point Games Streak Alive Shai Gilgeous-Alexander secured his 128th straight game with 20 or more points with a wild shot over Anthony Edwards.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 13 Jaylen Brown Calls Out Foul-Baiting After Celtics Lose to SGA’s Thunder Jaylen Brown shot more free throws than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during the Celtics loss to the Thunder, then he called out foul-baiters.
AAP · Mar 13 Giddey lights up LA as free-falling Bulls beaten again In-form Aussie guard Josh Giddey has fallen just shy of an NBA triple-double and his Bulls suffered another loss, this time to the Luka Doncic-led Lakers in LA.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 13 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Breaks Wilt Chamberlain Record: When Could Thunder Star’s Feat End? Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has the most consecutive games with 20 or more points in NBA history. How far could the scoring feat go?
Sports Illustrated · Mar 10 Kawhi Leonard Offers Blunt Reminder Clippers’ Remarkable Turnaround Isn’t Finished Kawhi Leonard’s excellent play has the Clippers back at .500, but the superstar forward wants everyone to remember the job isn’t finished yet.