National Basketball Association

knew he would be nervous, and as he sat in the visitors' locker room in Portland, ready to make his preseason debut as the Kings' starting point guard, he stared silently at the floor, collecting his thoughts. About...

time Al Jefferson was this svelte was 2006--07, when he had his breakthrough season with the Celtics. After bulking back up to 293 pounds last year to better bang with the likes of Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal, the...

that ranked 29th in offense signs a career 27.1-points-per-game scorer on the cheap in the off-season. Good move, right? A team without a low-post presence picks up a 20-point, 10-rebound power forward for a spare...

his bond with a group of youngsters that averages a mere 3.6 years of NBA experience (the Baby Bolts, perhaps?), Scott Brooks packed his roller bag and hit the road for his first summer since taking over as coach...

dictates that a team's marquee player be the last one called onto the court during pregame introductions. It's an honor bestowed on All-Stars, on scoring leaders—and almost never on defensive-minded small forwards...