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Through the first part of the 2025-26 NBA season, the race for Defensive Player of the Year will likely be even more competitive than last year. Evan Mobley, who deservedly claimed the award last ...

The 2023-24 NBA All-Defensive first team features four centers and a French connection. Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert, San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, Miami Heat center Bam ...

The late Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant was named to 12 NBA All-Defensive teams, tied with Kevin Garnett for second-most, behind only Tim Duncan's 15. Bryant's nine first-team All-Defensive team ...

The Thunder are off to a 23-1 start and have already evolved into one of the best defensive teams of all time. Law Murray, The Athletic Editor’s Note: Read more NBA coverage from The Athletic here.

Learn how NBA pace, team trends, and matchups translate into fantasy basketball advantages for drafts, waivers, and weekly ...

Right now, the Thunder are on pace for 75 regular-season wins, which would be an NBA record. William Purnell / Getty Images Yes, it’s early in the 2025-26 NBA season. Yes, several teams could put it ...

The film tells the truth. The Lakers are not a good defensive team, evidenced by the sight of the NBA’s top guards blowing past Lakers defenders into the paint during a 10-game defensive swoon that ...

Scottie Barnes took one dribble, covered half the court in two long strides, and elevated for an uncontested, two-handed, showboating dunk. It’s exactly the kind of play that has triggered a Mike ...

The Denver Nuggets, just under two months into the NBA regular season, have been a standout team on the offensive end. They rank number one in the league for points-per-game, rank atop the league in ...

We've had seven NBA champions in seven years. OKC is doing what it can to make sure that parity trend ends. Zach Harper, The Athletic Editor’s Note: Read more NBA coverage from The Athletic here. The ...