Every year, a couple of awards and positions on the ballot keep me up at night, trying to make the right call — but rarely is ...

Mitchell flashed his NBA potential at Freedom Hall, scoring 21 points in the 2015 Derby Classic. In the Western Conference, you have the top-seed Oklahoma City Thunder led by former University of ...

For the sixth time, the NBA league office has given me an official ballot for year-end awards. Here’s how I decided to use it ...

That likely means that Gilgeous-Alexander won't need to suit up for the Thunder's final two games of the regular season. And if his MVP résumé is indeed finalized, it's a great one. Gilgeous ...

Will it be Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Nikola Jokic for MVP? Who will win ROTY, MIP, COTY, and be named All-NBA? Full NBA ...

The NBA scoring title is back in OKC. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has retrieved the crown by averaging 32.7 points per game for ...

OKC's team success behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander boosts him over Nikola Jokić for No. 1 in our final edition of 2024-25.

After the game, Gilgeous-Alexander addressed the changes he saw from a revamped Lakers team.

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Karl-Anthony Towns has emerged into one of the best players in the NBA during his first season with the New York Knicks. Towns has arguably had his best season ...

Even on a night when he didn't shoot efficiently, Gilgeous-Alexander still managed to score 33 points in OKC's 119-103 home win over Detroit on Wednesday. He leads the league in 50, 40 ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić have been neck-and-neck in the too-close-to-call race for the 2024-25 Kia MVP.