In the wake of the Celtics' expensive payroll and Tatum's injury, Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report proposed that the Celtics trade Payton Pritchard to the Orlando Magic for Jett Howard, Tristan da Silva and the No. 16 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Why the Bucks — yes, the Bucks — might have been a draft lottery winner. And how will the Sixers play their cards at No. 3?

This week saw the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago, the unofficial start of draft season around the NBA (even if that is almost as year-round as the league itself). Here are the latest news, notes and rumors around the 2025 NBA Draft, taking place June 25-26 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The Charlotte Hornets have been trying to get over the hump for years now. They've stacked promising young talent, but have yet to take a leap to get to the next level.

All four NBA conference finals teams this year are here because of win-win trades they've made with one another. The first came nearly a decade ago. In 2017, the Indiana Pacers traded Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis.

Rob Pelinka faces a challenge this offseason: He needs to upgrade the roster around Luka Doncic and LeBron James — landing a rim-protecting, vertical spacing center is at the top of the list — but has limited trade assets to do it.