PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers have four primary candidates — Jameer Nelson, Matt Lloyd, Nick U’Ren and Mike Gansey — in their search for a new day-to-day lead front office executive, according to a report from the Stein Line.

Bob Myers, the president of sports for Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and former president of basketball ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Milan Momcilovic, the top 3-point shooter in all of college basketball last season, has decided to remove his name from the 2026 NBA draft and return to school.

Kentucky could end up being his next destination.

Momcilovic — a 6-foot-8 forward from Pewaukee, Wis. — spent the first three years of his college career at Iowa...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers informed employees Wednesday there would be a round of layoffs as the organization continues restructuring under new ownership, according to multiple people.

Those familiar with the situation but unable to speak publicly confirmed to The Los Angeles Times that at least 15 people across multiple departments, including ...Read more

CHICAGO — Andrej Stojaković is withdrawing his name from the NBA draft and will return to Illinois for his senior season.

Stojaković made the announcement on social media Wednesday. His return means the Illini will have five key pieces of their Final Four team back for the 2026-27 season.

The 6-foot-7 wing first announced his return to ...Read more

NEW YORK — Karl-Anthony Towns knows the struggle as well as anyone.

He understands the patience, loyalty and heartbreak Knicks fans endured as they waited — and waited and waited — for this return to the NBA Finals.

He used to be right there with them.

“I grew up a Knicks fan,” Towns, who was born and raised in New Jersey, said ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — The March glory of the past few years has dimmed, if not obliterated, memory of that “blue period” of UConn men’s basketball. Maybe the low point was Jan. 20, 2018, when Villanova, the old Big East rival, came to Hartford on a Saturday afternoon.

The Wildcats were ranked No. 1 in the country. UConn, destined for a 14-...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — One little line. One short disclaimer. That’s all it would have taken.

The biggest mistake that Bob Myers made earlier this month, while laying out the future for the Philadelphia 76ers’ front office, was coming off like the competent, respected executive he has been throughout his career — and never making it clear that ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Victor Wembanyama is making news these days as a third-year player who has led the San Antonio Spurs to a 2-2 series tie with the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals.

A sports card from the 7-foot-4 French star's rookie season has also made headlines. Wembanyama's 2023-24 Panini Prizm ...Read more

Manny Fernandez came from California by way of the University of Utah, and this always was part of his good story, because the Miami Dolphins didn’t sign players west of the Mississippi River back then, due to added cost of scouting or travel.

Joe Thomas, as general manager, convinced team owner Joe Robbie to sign an undrafted Fernandez ...Read more

BOSTON — Joe Mazzulla won the award he insisted he did not want.

The Celtics bench boss was announced Tuesday as the 2025-26 NBA Coach of the Year, beating out fellow finalists J.B. Bickerstaff of Detroit and Mitch Johnson of San Antonio.

Mazzulla is the fourth Coach of the Year recipient in Celtics history, joining Red Auerbach (1964-65), ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers hired former New Orleans Pelicans executive Rohan Ramadas to fill one of two new assistant general manager roles, The Los Angeles Times confirmed Monday.

Ramadas previously worked as the vice president of basketball operations and strategy for the Pelicans and will be involved in managing the salary cap, analytics and...Read more

NEW YORK — The Knicks bet big on Jalen Brunson.

Back in the summer of 2022, when the Knicks signed Brunson to a four-year, $104 million contract in free agency, there was hardly a guarantee the point guard would blossom into a franchise-changing superstar.

At 6-2, Brunson was undersized, and he’s always relied more on IQ and footwork than ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — While I’m skeptical that tanking can be legislated out of a league with the talent scarcity of the NBA, I’m also a sucker for a tire fire. So count me in favor of the lottery reforms that the league office is pushing. Sixers fans should also be in favor, given how much their team stands to benefit.

The NBA’s so-called “...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At least according to the Oxford English Dictionary and archives of Newspapers.com, the term “bracket creep” originated in 1977 in the context of inflation and taxes and such.

But the first time I heard it used was by my friend Bill Hancock when he was executive director of the Bowl Championship Series in the years ...Read more

MIAMI — This deep into the NBA playoffs offers a measuring stick for teams willing to wonder why they’re on the couch watching. It’s when teams like Miami see Oklahoma City and San Antonio vie for who out West might be the league’s next dynasty while New York and Cleveland decide the top of the East as Detroit and Boston still reel from ...Read more

Former Kansas Jayhawks basketball forward Flory Bidunga has removed his name from the NBA draft pool, and thus will play college basketball at Louisville during the 2026-27 season, On3.com has reported.

Bidunga declared for the 2026 NBA draft on April 2 while maintaining his college eligibility and also placing his name in the NCAA transfer ...Read more

CLEVELAND — Kenny Atkinson had a grand plan.

His Cavaliers, staring at a 3-0 Eastern Conference finals deficit no team in NBA history has overcome, just needed to win one game.

One game to plant even the smallest seed of doubt into the minds of the hottest team in basketball, the New York Knicks. One win to prove Cleveland could derail a ...Read more

CLEVELAND — Jalen Brunson is on the cover of the New Yorker, and it’s clear the revered publication has crowned the Knicks’ star the king of the City.

The local magazine printed a large drawing of Brunson on the cover of its June 1 edition with franchise legends Patrick Ewing, Walt “Clyde” Frazier, Carmelo Anthony, Bernard King, Dave ...Read more

SEATTLE — The coaches and teammates who watched Mitch Johnson play across the Seattle area as a teenager didn't think he'd grow up to be a leader.

They saw he already was one.

“I remember having conversations with guys in middle and high school and just knowing that Mitch was for sure going to be a coach or GM,” said Jon Brockman, a ...Read more

Throughout these NBA playoffs, the Knicks have answered the “Rest vs. Rust” debate rather emphatically.

Buoyed by three days off before the start of their second-round series, the Knicks pounded the beleaguered Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1, then kept punching en route to a low-stress sweep.

The Knicks then enjoyed eight full days off ...Read more