Articles by Vivek Jacob (368)
TORONTO — Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) decided it was time to move on from Toronto Raptors President and Vice Chairman Masai Ujiri after 13 years at the helm. It was a cold, calculated decision. Speaking with media a couple hours after the decision was announced to the public with a Canada Day long […]
The 2025 NBA Draft is complete and it’s time to reflect. We’ve already handed out draft-night grades but now it’s time to assess the very basis of those grades! Over here at Basketball Insiders, we’ve compiled eight different mock drafts to see who performed the best (and worst). The sites used are ESPN, The Athletic, The […]
The 2025 NBA Draft is here and Basketball Insiders will have you covered from start to finish of the first round. This year’s draft class has been highly touted for a couple years now, and their moment in the spotlight has arrived. The workouts are complete, as are the interviews. Now, it’s time to sit back […]
Everyone has a take when it comes to the 2025 NBA Draft. We react and judge way too early but is there ever any accountability? Sure, it’s a fun exercise making a mock draft and all, but we also want to be right. With that in mind, I’ve put together several mock drafts to keep […]
The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade Kristaps Porzingis to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team deal involving the Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn will receive Terance Mann and the 22nd pick in the 2025 NBA Draft from the Hawks, which will also receive a second-rounder. Georges Niang and a second-round pick will go to Boston. ESPN’s […]
A moment 17 years in the making finally happened on Tuesday as the Oklahoma City Thunder held their championship parade. The agony and misery of falling short in the Kevin Durant-Russell Westbrook era is now replaced with the pure ecstasy of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren leading the Thunder to the promised land. […]
The Oklahoma City Thunder are NBA champions for the first time in franchise history. As much as this team has tried to give off a calm, collected vibe throughout the regular season and playoffs, the inexperience and exuberance of youth was on full display after beating the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 to clinch the […]
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton has sustained a torn right Achilles tendon, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Haliburton suffered the injury in the first quarter of Sunday’s Game 7 while attempting to drive past Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Pacers star was diagnosed with a strained right calf after Game 5 and had […]
Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers’ worst nightmare was realized when he appeared to tear either his calf or Achilles. The injury occurred in the first quarter of Game 7. Haliburton’s father, John, confirmed to ESPN it is indeed an Achilles injury. He will not return. With five minutes remaining in the first quarter, Haliburton […]
The Phoenix Suns are trading Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in this year’s draft and five second-round picks. ESPN’s Shams Charania was first to report. As a final wrinkle, the deal can only become official on July 6. This is due to a poison pill […]