Kevin Pelton

Predicting the 2028 USA Olympic basketball roster: Top 12 players In a time of transition for USA basketball, here's what the 12-man squad that will go up against a competitive international slate could look like.

With the Winter Olympics coming to a close, I peered ahead to the 2028 Summer Games—and projected a 12-man Team USA men's basketball roster, full of youth and defense

Had that thought and it appears the answer is yes. The 1980-81 Blazers were previously second on this list, having given up 162 on Feb. 13 and 84 on Feb. 15 (78-point drop). The 2019-20 Hawks had the record before today with 158 points on Nov. 30 and 79 on Dec. 2, a 79-point swing.

Looks like bad All-Star jersyes.

Probably since the 2020 Elam ending?

100% agreed when I've seen her broadcast work.

How WNBA's Toronto Tempo are embracing role as 'Canada's team' The Carter effect helped popularize the NBA in Canada. The Tempo hope to similarly supercharge women's basketball.

Ahead of the Toronto Tempo's inaugural WNBA season, I took a look at the Tempo's work to become "Canada's team" like the Raptors have and how that might boost the women's basketball pipeline from Canada as we've seen in the NBA: www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Since you are likely not an aggregator, you surely understand that this piece offers analysis and not reporting.

Luka Doncic as a Laker: What we've seen a year in and what's next Let's revisit the first 365 days of the Luka Doncic era in Los Angeles and examine how the Lakers can return to championship contention.

Wrote yesterday about what we learned during Luka's first year with the Lakers and how they can look to history -- both their own and Dallas with Doncic -- to build a championship contender: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Make him change his name to Dev or something. The two are problem enough.

Congrats! You did the Jazz Trib beat proud during that run.

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Same! With the wind, I think we're just going to stay at the hotel bar, but seems like we're going to have the numbers advantage just about anywhere.

Need him to listen to this: sonicscentral.com/peltoncast/2...

I did mention it!

Trade Deadline Winners and Losers Spotify video

Great to podcast again with @zachlowenba.bsky.social on the Zach Lowe Show recapping my winners and losers from the NBA trade deadline. Felt like riding a bike: open.spotify.com/episode/27aH...

I bet if Giannis had played, they would have put KAT on one of the US teams.

Representing which foreign country?

Be careful what you wish for asking for more WNBA deadline trades!

NBA trade deadline: Reactions and grades for every transaction Kevin Pelton grades every deal on deadline day, including big moves by the Pacers, Lakers, Wolves and Warriors.

We've now got grades for every trade involving NBA players (sorry, Balsa Koprivica) made before today's deadline: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

NBA trade deadline: Reactions and grades for every transaction With the NBA trade deadline come and gone, we graded every deal including big moves by the Pacers, Lakers, Wolves and Warriors.

Grades for the trade sending Ivica Zubac to the Pacers are up: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Still working back through today's smaller, financially motivated trades.

NBA trade deadline: The biggest winners and losers of a busy week After a wild week of superstar movement, Zach Kram unveils his winners and losers of the NBA trade deadline.

The Cavs! The Thunder! Surprise star destinations!

Here are the biggest winners, losers, and trends of the trade deadline:

NBA trade grades: Kennard, Porzingis, Kuminga, AD, CP3 deals The Lakers, Cavs, Celtics, Hawks, Mavs and Warriors are among the teams that have made trades. We're grading every deal.

Trade grades are up and rolling for deadline day with analysis of the Lakers adding Luke Kennard and the Timberwolves getting Ayo Dosunmu: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Given his case, it's tough to tell whether the current illness is a legitimate issue or was cover to complete the trade.

Will Mason Plumlee get a championship ring if the Thunder win the title?

NBA trade grades: Porzingis to Warriors for Kuminga, Davis to Wizards The Cavaliers, Celtics, Hawks, Mavericks and Warriors are among the teams that have made trades. We're grading every deal.

For the night owls, grades are up for the Hawks-Warriors trade feature Kristaps Porzingis and Jonathan Kuminga: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

That is a great way to put it.

I don't think it messes up a rebuild to the extent that you're not counting on adding lottery picks after this season anyway, but yeah, I'd definitely want to keep Christie given his age/contract. Gafford and Marshall I'd look to trade and Washington is right on the borderline for me.

Road to $1M paydays: How WNBA salaries evolved with each CBA For the first time, a $1 million base salary is expected in the new WNBA CBA, and the cap could see a 230% increase.

Coming up for water after today's flurry of NBA trades to link my story on how the WNBA salary cap has evolved over time and how NBA and NWSL history put the WNBA's collective bargaining agreement proposal in context: www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

He can't, no, but I was thinking of that group in terms of this summer too since a Kyrie trade by tomorrow is pretty unlikely.

Anthony Davis traded to Wizards: Trade grades, Dallas' next steps Anthony Davis joins Washington in an eight-player trade plus draft assets. Kevin Pelton breaks down what's next for the Wizards and the Mavericks.

Grades for the Anthony Davis trade: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...