There was no surprise when Cooper Flagg was taken at No 1, but there were some interesting decisions – good and bad – at other points on Wednesday night Cooper Read more

18-year-old had brilliant college career with Duke Mavs only had 1.8% chance of winning No 1 overall pick The Dallas Mavericks did what everyone knew they would on Wednesday when Read more

I played alongside – and greatly respected – Christian Laettner. His fellow Blue Devil is attracting love in the same measure his predecessor attracted hate The NBA draft takes place Read more

Celtics making moves after Jayson Tatum injury Dallas agree Irving extension as NBA draft looms Kristaps Porzingis is being traded by the Boston Celtics to the Atlanta Hawks, and part Read more

All-Star guard injured during Pacers’ loss to Thunder How Haliburton excelled in this year’s playoffs The Indiana Pacers confirmed on Monday that their star guard Tyrese Haliburton tore his right Read more

The NBA postseason remains a psychodrama of moments, memes and memories unlike anything in sport. We look back at the biggest takeaways If a single, overarching lesson can be taken Read more

All-Star guard injured during Pacers’ loss to Thunder How Haliburton excelled in this year’s playoffs Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton sustained a torn achilles tendon in Sunday night’s NBA finals Read more

Polite, considerate, and brilliant to watch, Oklahoma City’s team of champions helped produce one of the most absorbing postseasons in years These were supposed to be the boring finals, a Read more

As it happened: Pacers 91–103 Thunder Franchise claim first title since move from Seattle Pacers lose star Tyrese Haliburton to injury in first-half The Thunder became NBA champions on Sunday Read more

Thunder host Pacers in winner-take-all Game 7 Send David an email at david.lengel@theguardian.com Rick the Ruler Has Rick Carlisle gotten enough love? I don’t think so. The Pacers head coach Read more