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Nineteen players have received invitations to attend the 2023 NBA draft and sit in the green room, sources told ESPN. Victor Wembanyama, Brandon Miller, Scoot Henderson, Amen Thompson, Ausar Thompson, Cameron Whitmore, Jarace Walker, Anthony Black, Taylor Hendricks and Gradey Dick received the first batch of 10 invites this past weekend, followed by Bilal Coulibaly,

Jun 13, 2023, 11:09 AM ET The Denver Nuggets are the 2023 NBA champions. Delivering the franchise its first title, two-time MVP Nikola Jokic has taken that long-awaited next step in his postseason legacy alongside his star teammate Jamal Murray. Now what? What lies ahead for Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat after they made

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterJun 13, 2023, 12:22 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News DENVER — The summer of 2010 in the NBA is generally remembered as the year LeBron James left the small-market Cleveland Cavaliers to form a superteam in Miami with Dwyane Wade

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJun 12, 2023, 11:09 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

Jun 12, 2023, 11:24 PM ET DENVER — Long before Nikola Jokic won his first NBA championship, his first Finals MVP and his back-to-back league MVPs, there was “Jokmas.” It was 10 days before Christmas in 2016, and Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone was “racking” his brain for solutions to jump-start his team, which was

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 12, 2023, 12:45 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro, who was officially upgraded to questionable Monday, is expected to dress and attempt to play in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, sources told ESPN. Herro has been out since

Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterJun 11, 2023, 11:00 PM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. AS JIMMY BUTLER and Max Strus prepare for each

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJun 11, 2023, 08:33 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 11, 2023, 12:07 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Boston Celtics are finalizing a deal to hire Charles Lee as their lead assistant coach, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The Celtics had long targeted the highly regarded Lee to join Joe Mazzulla’s reshaped

Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterJun 11, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. IT’S A DAY before Game 3 of the 2023

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 10, 2023, 04:19 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Toronto Raptors are hiring Memphis Grizzlies assistant Darko Rajakovic as the franchise’s next head coach, sources told ESPN on Saturday. The Raptors offered the job to Rajakovic on Saturday and the sides are finalizing

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJun 10, 2023, 01:32 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterJun 10, 2023, 02:41 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News MIAMI — Calvin Booth would love to tell you that he and the Denver Nuggets front office foresaw a night such as Friday when they traded for Aaron Gordon in March

ESPN News Services Jun 9, 2023, 11:23 PM ET MIAMI — Aaron Gordon scored 27 points, Nikola Jokic added 23 and the Denver Nuggets moved one win away from their first NBA championship by beating the Miami Heat 108-95 on Friday night to take a 3-1 lead in the title series. Bruce Brown scored 21

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 9, 2023, 12:21 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 In a rare trade involving an NBA Finals participant, the Denver Nuggets are acquiring a 2024 first- and second-round pick and a 2023 second-round pick in a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder for a

Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterJun 8, 2023, 02:43 PM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. MIAMI — Heat guard Tyler Herro still hasn’t been

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJun 8, 2023, 05:04 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 8, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM With the shot clock running down, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic spun to his left, took two dribbles, stepped behind the 3-point line with his