Bryan Toporek

2 days ago | forbes.com | Bryan Toporek

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 25: VJ Edgecombe (R) shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver (L) ... More after being drafted second overall by the Philadelphia 76ers during the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center on June 25, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

3 days ago | libertyballers.com | Bryan Toporek

Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images Leading up to the 2025 NBA draft lottery, Sixers president Daryl Morey If the Sixers retained their pick, he planned to use it on the best player available regardless of any potential concerns about positional fit. In theory, Rutgers forward Ace Bailey might check both boxes for the Sixers.

4 days ago | forbes.com | Bryan Toporek

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MARCH 02: Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns drives against Amen Thompson #1 of ... More the Houston Rockets during the game at Footprint Center on March 02, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Rockets defeated the Suns 118-109. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

6 days ago | silverscreenandroll.com | Bryan Toporek

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Amidst a nonstop deluge of trade, draft and free-agency rumors, Slop SZN delivered a true bombshell on Wednesday: The Buss family is selling majority ownership of the Lakers to minority owner Mark Walter at a record-setting $10 billion valuation. Walter initially purchased 26% of the Lakers in 2021, which also gave him the right of first refusal on the majority share of the team.

1 week ago | bleacherreport.com | Bryan Toporek

In 2021, the NCAA began allowing college athletes to earn money via their name, image and likeness (NIL) rights. Millions upon millions of dollars flooded in soon thereafter, which drastically changed the college basketball landscape. It's having trickle-down effects on the NBA draft as well. Now that players can make millions of dollars while staying in college, many of them feel less financial pressure to jump to the NBA.