For a long stretch of his high school career, now-BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa was widely seen as the presumptive No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft until now-Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson overtook him in many minds, and some have even put now-Duke freshman Cameron Boozer ahead of him as well.

On Thursday, The Field of 68 unveiled its first mock draft of the season. The college basketball outlet has Kansas guard Darryn Peterson going first overall, despite his abnormal start to his college career.

Hornets' Kon Knueppel makes basketball history never done in NBA with Mavericks' Cooper Flagg originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Charlotte Hornets standout rookie Kon Knueppel had done it again in the history-making department.

In an exclusive interview, Horace Grant praises Victor Wembanyama and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander but says today’s NBA needs “a little more” physicality.

The Space City Home Network launched a direct-to-consumer service on Wednesday. It's called SCHN+ and will cost $19.99 per month or $199 per year.

NBA referee Haywoode Workman is set to launch the HBCU Hoops Invitational this weekend in an effort to boost HBCU basketball visibility.

Longtime NBA forward Danilo Gallinari announced his retirement from basketball Tuesday morning. Gallinari, 37, spent 16 years in the NBA, playing in 14 seasons -- and missing two others with torn ACLs -- for several teams, beginning with the New York Knicks, who selected him sixth overall in the 2008 draft.

With the NBA All-Star Game coming to Intuit Dome in February, a community initiative will give out free basketball hoops every day.

Hawks forward Jalen Johnson to score 25+ points vs. the Clippers is one of our favorite NBA player prop bets tonight.