The UNC basketball recruiting board for the 2025 and 2026 classes are starting to take shape. As Hubert Davis and his staff look to build on a good 2024 class, the focus is on the two future classes in hopes of landing some big talent in Chapel Hill. One player that the Tar Heels have their eyes on is 2025 …

In 2015, Steve Kerr had quite a bit in common with JJ Redick today. Though he had front office experience with the Phoenix Suns, the bulk of Kerr’s post-playing career had been spent in the broadcast booth. That didn’t prevent him from becoming the top coaching candidate of that cycle, and he was ultimately offered two jobs despite no experience …

Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez (personal) has been ruled out of Tuesday’s game against the Phoenix Suns. What It Means: Lopez has been downgraded from questionable to out and will remain sidelined on Tuesday for personal reasons. Bobby Portis could make another start with Lopez unavailable again. Lopez is averaging 13.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 31.4 FanDuel points …

Kings star Fox shares latest from Monk as NBA free agency looms originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Like the rest of us, Kings star point guard De’Aaron Fox has no clue what will happen when Malik Monk enters NBA free agency in just over a week. One thing that remains, however, is Fox’s excitement for his friend who …

NBA: Chicago Bulls at Minnesota Timberwolves Anyone who watched Boston’s run to an NBA title saw how dominating a team can be with an elite defensive backcourt. Sam Presti in Oklahoma City was paying attention. The Chicago Bulls are trading elite defensive guard Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder for playmaking guard Josh Giddey, a story broken by Adrian …

Getty Images Less than a week after Philadelphia 76ers franchise player Joel Embiid sat next to free-agent-to-be Paul George on ESPN’s pre-game show and hinted that he’d like to team up with the star forward, the Sixers’ interest in signing George has “significantly waned,” according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The Sixers can enter the offseason with up to $65 …

Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez (back) is probable for Tuesday’s game against the Miami Heat. What It Means: Lopez should be fine for the second leg of the Bucks’ back-to-back. He played 29 minutes on Monday against the Denver Nuggets and recorded 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, and 3 three-pointers. numberFire’s models project Lopez for 34.2 minutes …

Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie On this episode of No Cap Room, Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer and Yahoo Sports senior NBA writer Dan Devine talk about everything that’s going on in the NBA this week (NOTE: This episode was recorded before the Lakers hired JJ Redick and before the Bulls-Thunder trade). The guys start things off by …

It’s official. JJ Redick just got one of the most daunting jobs in the NBA. Not coaching the Lakers, though that is a job that he accepted Thursday on a four-year deal. No, the job Redick will take on, that ranks as perhaps the league’s most difficult, is coaching LeBron James. On the degree of difficulty scale, that responsibility ranks …

Bulls’ Artūras Karnišovas takes 1st step in offseason changes originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich Artūras Karnišovas promised change this offseason after admitting in mid-April following the Chicago Bulls’ second straight non-playoff season that “this group hasn’t worked.” And when you trade a player in Alex Caruso as crucial to the culture that …

NCAA March Madness The NCAA has presented a plan to Division I conference commissioners that would expand the lucrative men’s and women’s basketball tournaments by four or eight teams alongside an option to leave each field at 68 teams, according to a person familiar with the details. The proposals were outlined to the commissioners by NCAA Senior Vice President of …