The NBA trade deadline has now passed, and two very distinct races are unfolding for the rest of the regular season. The first is for playoff seeding – whether that be to get into the play-in, avoid it altogether or lock up home-court advantage.

The NBA Draft Lottery will determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the 2026 NBA Draft. Drawings will be conducted to determine the first four picks. The “lottery teams” will select in positions five through 14 in reverse order of their 2025-26 regular-season records.

All an NBA prospect needs is a chance. That'll be the case on Thursday, when 29 prospects hear their names called in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft (8 p.m. ET, ESPN). Second-round picks in the NBA draft have developed into some of the league's most ...

One round of the 2024 NBA Draft down, one round to go. The first round of the inaugural two-day NBA draft took place Wednesday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The opening round saw international prospects get selected with the top two picks for the ...

The official site for the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery on May 10 in Chicago. The final Lottery odds will be determined at the conclusion of the regular season.

Bailey, who left college after once season at UCLA, is 23 and has hired an agent and a lawyer.

The league’s top draft picks are sure to earn most of the acclaim, and rightfully so with players such as Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Kon Knueppel and more out to fiery NBA starts. Still, the NBA Draft is about more than hitting at the top. While getting ...

The Atlanta Hawks selected Zaccharie Risacher with the No. 1 pick, the second straight year a player from France was the first player selected. Follow for live updates, pick tracker, trades, best available,