They are very good friends and were roommates at Duke. Now, they’re the two primary candidates for NBA Rookie of the Year and now, for the second month in a row, Flagg was named NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month while Knueppel was again named the Eastern Conference primo rookie.

Russell Westbrook overtook Oscar Robertson on the NBA's career scoring list during the Kings' game against the Suns.

“He looks bored, to be honest,” the scout said when asked his impressions of James' play. “I think he’s bored with the process. I think it’s hard for him to muster up and summon what he’s used to doing. If he’s interested, he can still get 25 [points] and do his thing. But I wouldn’t say he’s impacting winning.”

Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst survey the league on the stars, sagas and storylines that will dominate 2026.

The former Denver Nugget, 27, is in the middle of the best season of his career, averaging 25.8 points and 7.5 rebounds a game while shooting 41% from 3-point range (having the full-time green light in Brooklyn helps). That has drawn interest from a number of teams.

The Cavaliers defeated the Nuggets 113-108 in the first game of our national doubleheader, as Donovan Mitchell (33 pts) out-dueled Jamal Murray (34 pts). The Thunder beat the Warriors 131-94, as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander contributed 30 points.

There is reportedly a belief among some in the NBA that the Milwaukee Bucks and superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will wait until the offseason before potentially pursuing a trade.

Minnesota has a pretty consolidated six-man rotation, and little has changed. Bones Hyland, Mike Conley, and Jaylen Clark hover on the periphery as the rest of the rotation, but none of them play enough minutes to matter for fantasy leagues.

Giannis Antetokounmpo threw down the game-winning dunk with 4.7 seconds remaining to lift the Milwaukee Bucks to a 122-121 victory over the Charlotte Hornets and grab a slice of NBA history on Friday.