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Lowe: Can LeBron and the Lakers take down Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets?
Both teams have advantages to leverage -- and weaknesses the other team is uniquely able to exploit. LeBron and AD. Jokic and Murray. Here's what will decide the Western Conference finals.
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NBA conference finals picks
The NBA is down to its final four. Who will advance to the Finals? Our experts make their picks.
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NBA CONFERENCE FINALS
Can AD outduel Jokic in the Lakers-Nuggets series?
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NBA DRAFT LOTTERY
TUESDAY, 8 P.M. ET ON ESPN
The decade-long plan that built Wembanyama into a once-in-a-generation prospect
Whichever team wins the right to draft Victor Wembanyama will be getting someone with a vision.
How landing Victor Wembanyama could shape each lottery team
The most anticipated NBA draft lottery (Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN) since 2003.
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ANDSCAPE
Who does Ja Morant want to be?
All-Star guard who said he's going to be better at decision-making is at a career crossroads after another gun incident
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WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE SIXERS?
76ers must move on after Celtics blowout, but what happens next?
After a Game 7 loss to the Celtics that quickly turned ugly, the franchise's focus shifts toward another offseason of uncertainty and intrigue.
Will James Harden leave the 76ers after playoff exit?
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AN UPHILL CLIMB
Doc Rivers and the heartbreak of being an NBA head coach
Amid firings and another fork in the road of his career, the 76ers coach sees the job becoming a harder uphill climb
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OFFSEASON GUIDE
What every eliminated NBA team needs to do this offseason
We break down what the summer priorities and needs are for the teams who have already been sent home from the postseason.
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'HE QUIT ON THE SIXERS'
Stephen A. calls out Ben Simmons for trolling Sixers
Jayson Tatum takes over Game 7 with historic 51-point performance
Breaking down the NBA's historic surge of 50-point performances
The NBA had 25 50-point games through the regular season, but there's more basketball to be played.
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- Jokic says Nuggets are playing 'new team' in L.A.
- 'It's a movie': Tatum's 51 sends C's back to ECF
- 'Disappointed' Rivers intends to return to 76ers
- Curry, Paul among Abdul-Jabbar award finalists
- Grizzlies suspend Morant over latest gun video
- Suns fire coach Williams after four seasons
- What to watch at the NBA combine
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Illustration by ESPN Offseason guides for every eliminated NBA team
We break down what the summer priorities and needs are for the teams who have already been sent home from the postseason.
Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire 'This group was maxed': What comes next for Curry, Thompson, Green and the Warriors dynasty
After a Game 6 loss in the Western Conference semifinals to LeBron James and the Lakers, Golden State faces the most uncertain summer of its dynasty.
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Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images Inside the decade-long plan to bring Victor Wembanyama to NBA glory
Whichever NBA team wins the right on Tuesday night to draft the next generational prospect won't just be getting his talent, it will be getting someone with a vision of how he wants his emerging career to unfold.
Illustration by ESPN The year (and friendship) that changed Kevin Durant forever
Before he was a one-year college star at Texas, before he became one of the best NBA players ever, Kevin Durant decided to challenge himself for his senior season of high school. This is how a change of scenery helped him become the man he is today.
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