While LeBron James has a reputation for making his teammates better, one of his former teammates pointed out one big downside of being his teammate.

Lakers Predicted to Land Timberwolves Player in NBA Offseason originally appeared on Athlon Sports. After the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, LA will look to add some reinforcements this offseason.

According to McIlvaine, Olajuwon could turn either left or right with his back to the basket, making it very difficult to time him. When he attacked the rack, Jim said that Hakeem could shoot comfortably with both left and right hands, so it was almost impossible to stop him.

Eighteen prospects previously ranked in our top 100 elected to withdraw their names from the 2025 NBA draft and return to college, or not declare for the draft at all at the early-entry deadline, taking a big chunk out of the depth of this draft, mostly in the second round.

Breanna Stewart led the way for the Liberty, racking up 27 points, most of which came from the free throw line, going 15 of 19 from the charity stripe. It was a dominant performance from Stewart, and after the game teammate Sabrina Ionescu jokingly compared Stewart's free-throw performance to recently named NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Washington is on the hunt "for star talent in the draft," per ESPN's Jeremy Woo, and this probably isn't the place to find it. The Wizards need a true blue-chip prospect to hasten their rebuild, and that label could be a bit much to describe someone like Oklahoma floor general Jeremiah Fears or Texas scoring guard Tre Johnson.

The Orlando Magic star discussed the benefits of the Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese rivalry, highlighting its role in boosting interest in women's basketball and sports media.

Williams, the 2014 NBA Rookie of the Year, came out swinging in his boxing debut. He defeated Sam Khatib via unanimous decision.

Auburn senior Johni Broome is beginning to hit the workout circuit after visiting two playoff teams, with less than four weeks to go until the draft.