Sam Vecenie covers the NBA Draft, college basketball and the NBA for The Athletic. His podcast, the Game Theory Podcast, is ...

The Atlanta Hawks are 20-22 and still looking to climb in the Eastern Conference Standings and they had been playing well ...

Oklahoma City has the NBA's best record heading into its Jan. 11 matchup with the Miami Heat, but could still improve in a ...

Which top prospects shifted the most on our first rankings update? Here's our 100 big board for the 2026 class.

It's good time to catch up on the state of the Draft and take a look at which players stood out in Las Vegas this past week. John Hollinger, The Athletic Duke’s Cameron Boozer tallied 35 points ...

Now that the College Basketball season has started, it also signals the official start of the 2026 NBA Draft cycle. Considering this, it is time to release the first mock draft of this cycle and ...

In other words, there's a legitimate conversation to be had about who the Rookie of the Year should be, but there's still ...

We're a few weeks into college basketball season, and excitement around the 2026 draft has continued to build, with a host of star freshmen headlining the class and taking quickly to the next level.

Cameron Boozer elevates against the Kansas defense on Tuesday. Sarah Stier / Getty Images The Champions Classic is considered by many scouts to be the start of the NBA Draft cycle for the forthcoming ...

LAS VEGAS -- I spent three days at the Players Era Festival last week and between that and the Arizona vs. UConn game, I've now gotten eyes on twenty different college programs and dozens of NBA Draft ...