The Thunder are young and precocious enough to need and value the No. 1 seed, and the still-untapped upside of so many of ...

There are 12 teams — 13 if you believe in the San Antonio Spurs — who expect to make the playoffs but just eight spots. There ...

Last season: 56-26, lost to Dallas 4-1 in the Western Conference finals. COACH: Chris Finch (fifth season, 160-127). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 22 at Los Angeles Lakers. DEPARTURES: F Karl-Anthony ...

After producing three of the league’s last five champions, the NBA’s Western Conference comes into this season as the ...

Technically, 16 teams make the NBA playoffs each season. Eight teams from the Western Conference and eight from the Eastern Conference. Those teams are seeded one through eight. The playoffs last ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder are viewed by many NBA observers as one of the ... I am ready to put them in the Western Conference Finals right now with the best record in the league." ...

Plenty of surprises and snubs so far in our ranking of the top 100 NBA players. ESPN insiders answer the top questions ahead ...

For the first time in recent memory, the Eastern Conference is favored to win the 2025 NBA Finals. Last year ... Conference ...

The Memphis Grizzlies have released veteran guard Derrick Rose just a few weeks before the start of the NBA Season ... lead the Bulls to the Eastern Conference Finals where they fell to a LeBron ...

ESPN hits the hardwood with "Clutch: The NBA Playoffs" presented by NBA 2K25 ... Thunder's young core captured the top seed in the Western Conference, led by All-NBA guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Amid this uncertainty, two teams in the Western Conference have the potential to make a leap from the lottery to the playoffs this year ... played streak in the NBA (222), was the Kings ...

DALLAS — Kyrie Irving helped sell Klay Thompson on the idea that Dallas is a destination for a career revival. Since Irving’s NBA rebirth helped carry the Mavericks to the NBA Finals last ...