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Who Is the Greatest Defender in NBA History? A Look at Basketball’s Elite Stoppers

Who Is the Greatest Defender in NBA History? A Look at Basketball’s Elite Stoppers

Who is the greatest defender in NBA history? Discover the top defensive legends and what made them truly unstoppable. 🏀 Who Is the Greatest Defender in NBA History? Defense wins championships.That saying holds true in the NBA more than ever.But the question remains — who is the greatest defender in NBA history? Let’s dive into […]

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Sidi Gueye, international basketball prospect, joins Arizona

Sidi Gueye, international basketball prospect, joins Arizona

Jonathan GivonyApr 30, 2025, 09:13 AM ET Close NBA draft analyst and writerJoined ESPN.com in July 2017Founder and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a private scouting and analytics service used by NBA, NCAA and international teams Sidi Gueye, one of the top international prospects in his age group, told ESPN on Wednesday that he has committed to

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The Houston Rockets are still waiting for their next superstar

The Houston Rockets are still waiting for their next superstar

Tim MacMahonApr 30, 2025, 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 JALEN GREEN ACKNOWLEDGED that he wasn’t quite ready for the playoff stage. For Green, the Toyota Center lights felt brighter than ever for Game 1 against the Golden

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First-round exits and a shrinking window: What might come next for Giannis in Milwaukee?

First-round exits and a shrinking window: What might come next for Giannis in Milwaukee?

Jamal CollierApr 30, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Jamal Collier is an NBA reporter at ESPN. Collier covers the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and the Midwest region of the NBA, including stories such as Minnesota’s iconic jersey swap between Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. He has been at ESPN since Sept. 2021 and previously covered

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Knicks-Pistons: 5 takeaways as Detroit digs deep at MSG to keep season alive

Knicks-Pistons: 5 takeaways as Detroit digs deep at MSG to keep season alive

Cade Cunningham scores 20 of his 24 points in the 2nd half to help the Pistons send the series back to Detroit for Game 6. NEW YORK – It’s not a big surprise that the first-round series between the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons is heading to a sixth game after the Pistons’ 106-103

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Spurs’ Stephon Castle named 2024-25 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Award winner

Spurs’ Stephon Castle named 2024-25 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Award winner

‱ Download the NBA App‱ 2024-25 NBA Awards: Complete coverage‱ Kia Rookie of the Year Award: All-Time Winners San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle is the recipient of the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy as the 2024-25 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year. Castle is the fourth player to win the Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Award with the

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Milwaukee’s Doc Rivers says Damian Lillard won’t ‘go out this way’ after tearing Achilles tendon

Milwaukee’s Doc Rivers says Damian Lillard won’t ‘go out this way’ after tearing Achilles tendon

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers has learned to take 10-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard at his word. So when Rivers spoke with his injured 34-year-old star guard Tuesday, he wasn’t surprised to hear Lillard’s reaction to the torn left Achilles tendon that knocked him out of this year’s first-round playoff series against

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Nightly Pulse: NBA news & highlights from April 29

Nightly Pulse: NBA news & highlights from April 29

🏀Tuesday playoff hoops🏀 Starting 5ïžâƒŁâ€™s are live With the Bucks facing elimination, they’ve decided to go down a different path with their starting lineup tonight. With Lillard (Achilles) out, not only is Kevin Porter Jr. joining the starting group, but so are Bobby Portis Jr. and A.J. Green, who will get the nods over Brook

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