Mobley's Cavaliers are dominating and Barnes' Raptors are languishing, but both still offer reasons to dream of more.

Darko Rajakovic has high hopes for Scottie Barnes. The Raptors head coach has not lacked confidence in his young 23-year-old star. Just last year he called Barnes the “face of the league.”

Jarrett Allen collected 25 points and 11 rebounds to lift the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 129-122 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder ... 22 points while Scottie Barnes had 18 and RJ Barrett ...

Larry vs. Magic. Lakers vs. Celtics. Jordan vs. the Bad Boy Pistons. Chris Paul vs. Scott Foster. The NBA’s 78-year history is littered with rivalries.  It’s ne

The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered a 106-98 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. The rare defeat had plenty of caveats for both sides. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was a late scratch with a wrist sprain. He joined Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein in street clothes. Dallas was without Luka Doncic and Dereck Lively II.

It's time for another edition of Bleacher Report's NBA power rankings. And spoiler alert: There's just no way to keep Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the

It's good to dream if you're an NBA team-builder. Unfortunately, reality usually sets in at some point. With the trade deadline roughly three weeks

The Wizards are squarely in the driver's seat for the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes. They rank dead last in the league in both offensive rating and defensive rating and Washington's focus for 2024-25 should be on moving the veterans and developing the youngsters.

Remember how much time we — and I am part of that “we” — spent in the past year talking about whether Donovan Mitchell wanted to re-sign with this team? When he did, we asked if that would mean a Darius Garland trade?

The 2024-25 season continues to roll along in January. At this point, teams are starting to separate themselves from the rest of the league. It's evident the NBA's best three teams are the Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics.

Jaren Jackson Jr leads Memphis with 24 points and five rebounds. Desmond Bane has 18 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals. Donte DiVincenzo leads Minnesota with 27 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Anthony Edwards has 15 points, four rebounds and five assists.