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Chad Ford offers his third mock draft of 2013, in the wake of Tuesday night's NBA Draft Lottery.

Story | Conversation | May 21, 2013

Does he understand team legacy? Do they understand he has a choice?

Jesse Wright, strength coach for the 76ers, recently got himself a technology budget, something he'd never had before with the Sixers, a gift from his new GM Sam Hinkie. He's stressed about it though. "You've got a blank slate!" I said to him, ...

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Sam Hinkie wants the 76ers to use the Moneyball-type of thinking popularized in baseball to build a championship team in Philadelphia.

Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Play a ton of minutes in the regular season, like Stephen Curry, and injuries are common. A while back I found that players who play a ton of minutes don't win NBA titles anymore. It used to happen all the ti...

Kevin Durant has done more of everything for the Oklahoma City Thunder since Russell Westbrook was lost for the rest of the season with a knee injury after Game 2 of the Thunder's first round series against the Houston Rockets.

INDIANAPOLIS -- It isn't exactly rocket science. When the New York Knicks move the ball, their offense tends to work. But when the ball stops moving, so does the scoring. "When we try to go one-on-one, we become one of the bottom teams in the...

The Philadelphia 76ers have hired former Houston Rockets second-in-command Sam Hinkie as their new president of basketball operations and general manager. Hinkie is a highly regarded behind-the-scenes NBA mind who has put in the work on every fron...

The Philadelphia 76ers have hired Houston Rockets executive Sam Hinkie to be their new general manager, sources told ESPN.com.

All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook expects to be on crutches for about four to five weeks as he returns from knee surgery that has knocked him out of the Oklahoma City Thunder's playoff run.

Kelley L Cox/USA TODAY SportsGeorge Karl won coach of the year, but ESPN Forecast's panel says Gregg Popovich is better.The NBA sent around the most interesting list: George Karl 404 Erik Spoelstra 190 Mike Woodson 127 Gregg Popovich 120 ...

Chad Ford offers his second mock draft of 2013, and Nerlens Noel is still the top pick.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2013

The Miami Heat's longest win streak of the season was 27 games. Their second-longest win streak, when you combine the regular season and playoffs, was 12 games. And both streaks were snapped by the Chicago Bulls. In their last 44 games (aga...

Small ball was all the rage in the NBA this season, but size is still a major factor for the remaining playoff teams.

Oklahoma City's Derek Fisher was fined $5,000 by the NBA on Monday for flopping in Game 5 of the Thunder's first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets.