Brad Botkin

CBS Sports Staff

Lakers preseason opener: Bronny James narrowly avoids scoreless debut as Dalton Knecht steals show

No. 8 overall pick Rob Dillingham also looked electric for Minnesota

Tyrese Maxey made a big offseason change, and it's as amusing as it is ridiculous

If you hear anyone say Maxey's vision has improved, they're being literal

Knicks hit home run with Karl-Anthony Towns trade after some fortunate swings and misses

Towns is the right player at the right time to push New York into legit title contention

Anthony Edwards plans to copy part of Stephen Curry's game, and it could create his next scoring superpower

Edwards was paying close attention to Curry during their time together on Team USA

Ben Simmons says 'people forget' how good he is, but can he stay healthy long enough to remind us?

Simmons has played in just 57 games in three seasons with the Nets

Dikembe Mutombo's finger wag will live forever as one of NBA's most iconic celebrations

Mutombo died at the age of 58 on Monday, and he will not soon be forgotten

Knicks will be forever indebted to Julius Randle, who was the first brick in a patient path to contention

Randle overachieved in New York to the tune of two All-NBA and three All-Star selections

Clippers sign Terance Mann to three-year, $47M extension that runs through 2028

Mann's career has already been a huge success after being drafted in the second round

Ranking NBA's 12 active No. 1 draft picks: LeBron James is still the king, but where does Ben Simmons land?

Anthony Edwards or Victor Wembanyama will be atop this list soon

NBA player rankings: Top 25 players in West, from Grizzlies' Desmond Bane to Nuggets' Nikola Jokic

Our player rankings continue by breaking down the top 25 players in the West entering the 2024-25 season

Grizzlies waiving Derrick Rose as update on future could come within week, per reports

Rose played just 24 games for the Grizzlies last season

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