Awards are a recognition of a body of work, even if delayed. Such was the case for Kevin Quiambao, who became the third consecutive Filipino to win the Korean Basketball League (KBL) Rookie of the Year award, succeeding RJ Abarrientos and JD Cagulangan. Quiambao was already in contention last season, but Cagulangan had more
Much has been made this season about LeBron James’ willingness to take a step back. For much of the year, the Los Angeles Lakers benefited from James sliding down the offensive hierarchy and embracing life as a third option behind Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves. That shift was dramatic for the league’s all-time leading scorer
The New York Knicks have spent the past four years building toward something great and the hope around the team is that this season is when they finally break through. Their rise has been steady. New York won 50 games in 2024 and reached the Eastern Conference semifinals. A year later, it improved to 51
CJ McCollum’s numbers may not look all that different from what they were before the Atlanta Hawks brought him in, but the context and situation around him is completely different now. The Hawks acquired him from the tanking Washington Wizards last January as part of the Trae Young deal, a move that marked the end
Some Rookie of the Year races are decided by January. This one’s different and it just might be separated by a single vote. The 2025-26 battle between Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel has evolved into a two-man duel – the kind of neck-and-neck race the league hasn’t really seen since LeBron James edged out Carmelo
The end is near for Stephen Curry. It’s not a knock on Curry nor is it a way to dismiss his body of work. This is merely the reality we currently live in, because the four-time NBA champion is inching closer to 40 and has missed nearly half the season due to various leg injuries.
