NBA players can now fire up those end-of-quarter heaves from deep without their shooting percentages being adversely affected. The league has approved a change in the way statistics on those shots are ...

This fall, basketball curmudgeons purists could have a whole new reason to complain about the modern NBA. As 3-point attempts have steadily risen over the past decade (from an average of 22.4 per game ...

The Defensive Player of the Year conversation starts and probably ends with Victor Wembanyama. Let's get the obvious out of the way quickly. Ask 100 NBA observers to name the league's best defender ...

At first glance, Steven Adams looks nothing like a major contributor for an NBA championship contender. He possesses no fancy dribbling moves. He hits barely two shots a night. He hasn’t made a ...

Who can we expect to be the best of the best in the NBA this season? Jalen Brunson, Luka Dončić and Victor Wembanyama figure to be in the conversation. Illustration: Will Tullos / The Athletic; photos ...

Nobody else has dove in on offensive rebounding to the extent the Rockets have, with their massive 38.5 percent offensive rebound rate after an offseason spent adding ever more size to go with their ...