With at least 41 games in the books for every NBA team, let's take stock of what we've learned from the first half of a 2025-26 campaign already full of surprise contenders, historic performances and ...

Lesson at the halfway mark: Trae Young's defense wasn't the only issue. Much was made of Young's awkward fit in Atlanta before he was traded to the Wizards last month. But while the team's defense had ...

Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what's impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim ...