Aaron Judge isn’t the only one who mashes in his contract year.

8:48 AM ET Joe DeMartinoESPN Editor Close General Editor In 2006, I joined ESPN Northwestern graduate from Massachusetts, Massachusetts native You could do worse for contract years than the one you have. Aaron Judge The key is to have. He was a Triple Crown candidate, had more wins than the next-best player on the team … Read more

Here’s a list of the biggest trades over the past 20 years — and how they may inform Kevin Durant’s future

8:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Many of the NBA’s most iconic players, from Wilt chamberlain to Kareem Abdel-Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal, have been traded in their professional careers. Soon, the Brooklyn Nets will be a professional team. Kevin Durant Could be the new all-time great player on this list. As the world of basketball waits … Read more

What might the Kevin Durant trade landscape look like if there were trades for Shaq, Kobe, and Kawhi?

6:02 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN When Kevin Durant Be informed Brooklyn Nets The trade led to one of the largest negotiations in NBA history. How do we know? Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN reports that half of the league’s teams have already inquired. This isn’t the first time an alltime great player has made a difference … Read more

Join the list of superteams that have never won a championship with Nets

One rule applies when you are trying to put together a championship contender: get the best talent possible. Your opponents will have the best rosters, so it makes sense to pack your own team with stars. Sometimes the stars align, and you can stack your roster with multiple Hall of Famers, guaranteeing you a title. … Read more

Kevin Durant, LeBron James and LeBron James disagree on which 1990s centers should be considered MVPs for the modern NBA

The NBA has seen a revival in big men over the last few seasons. In fact, the four most recent MVPs have all been paint-oriented players. Denver NuggetsCenter Nikola JokicHis security was assured second consecutive MVPThis was a few weeks back. Milwaukee BucksStar Giannis AntetokounmpoIt was also awarded in 2019-2020, back-to-back. 1 Related The big … Read more