Which NBA players have been the best of the best since the 2000-01 season? The Athletic NBA staff makes their picks.

The Houston Rockets are off to a mediocre 5-3 start. Here are four areas to keep an eye on as the season continues.

With the “super-team” experiment from the previous season destroyed and Kobe Bryant out with an Achilles injury, the Lakers ...

Ja Morant's tumultuous state of affairs with the Memphis Grizzlies reminds one prominent NBA writer of James Harden's final ...

After a rough start to the 2012-13 season, Kobe Bryant urged the Lakers fans to be more patient as the team adjusted to Mike ...

After a week-plus of games, a look at Miami’s surprising pace shift, Orlando’s defensive drop-off and New Orleans’s early ...

Jackson also detailed a conversation with former Nuggets coach George Karl, who said Anthony, a star for Denver until being traded to the Knicks in 2011, rejected a defensive plan for selfish reasons ...

Going into the season the Orlando Magic were penciled in as a top 5 defense. After one week of the regular season, the ...

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has “effectively dissolved” the House. The House remains out of session amid the ongoing shutdown that began on Oct. 1. Ahead of the shutdown, ...

The government shutdown has been going on for more than three weeks, and neither side is budging. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel talks to House Speaker Mike Johnson about the closure ...

At this point in his NBA career, playing his 19th season, Kevin Durant is who he is. When Durant was traded to the Houston Rockets this summer, he joined a team that, though on the rise, is still ...

James Harden's play drew a heavy dosage of complaints, during his time with the Houston Rockets. Many were dismayed with the heliocentric nature of his game, although that was a by-product of former ...