Given the new landscape, now seems like a good time to update our Mock Draft with a potential look at how June’s actual draft could shake out. Of course, since it’s so early in the process, everything remains fluid. Here’s how things might go down… Suns — Luka Doncic, G, Real Madrid Age: 19.2 | Height: 6-8 | Weight: 228 This is going to be a fascinating decision for Phoenix, as the two favorites to be the No....

Now that the NFL’s pickfest is through, thoughts turn to what might be ahead for NBA teams. While we have one surefire star on the board, the rest of the draft figures to be turbulent. NBA personnel types don’t like to say any draft in particular is weak, but we can at least say this one is pocked with question marks. OFFSEASON PREVIEWS:Lakers | Knicks | Bulls | Pelicans | NetsMavericks | Pacers | Pistons | Thunder...

The first NBA Christmas game was in 1947, when the New York Knicks beat the Providence Steamrollers. Neither the Knicks (because they’re bad) or the Steamrollers (because they no longer exist) will be playing on Christmas, but chances are one of your favorite teams is in action as five games are scheduled. MORE: 10 best NBA moments in 2015 | NBA scout talks Towns, Porzingis and other rookies | Who is playing on the NBA Christmas schedule?...

The top four seeds in both conferences took care of business in the first round. In the West, the No. 1 seeded Suns will now battle the No. 4 seeded Mavericks, while the No. 2 seeded Grizzlies will face the No. 3 seeded Warriors. In the East, the No. 1 seeded Heat will take on the No. 4 seeded 76ers, while the No. 2 seeded Celtics and No. 3 seeded Bucks will go head-to-head....

After Saturday’s slate of games, only the 76ers, Celtics and Spurs know exactly where they stand. Philadelphia has clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, while Boston (No. 7 in the East) and San Antonio (No. 10 in the West) have locked in their spots for the play-in tournaments. NBA STANDINGS: Seeding scenarios, breakdown for playoff spots With teams still jockeying for position, here is a breakdown of the clinching scenarios for Sunday’s games along with the possible seedings in each conference....

Isaiah Thomas swung the ball out to Kelly Olynyk on the 3-point arc and there was absolutely nobody in sight of the center. That was largely because Wade just stared at him from a distance. MORE: Dwyane Wade’s return is a bad thing for the Bulls If that wasn’t enough, Olynyk missed the shot and Avery Bradley put the ball back with one hand for the score. Wade was still watching....

So much for that. Green is back, in full, and was a key component in the Warriors’ sweep of the Jazz, finishing them off with a Game 4 triple-double — 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Golden State was a great team even without a stellar offensive year from Green, but his postseason re-emergence has transformed the Warriors back into the Western Conference wrecking ball we thought they’d be this season....

The Jazz came back into the first-round NBA playoff series at 3-1 after winning 107-91 on Monday, with Donovan Mitchell contributing 31 points. But while Mitchell stole the headlines, Harden identified the towering presence of Favors as the Rockets’ real issue. He had 11 rebounds in 24 minutes. “We went small in our lineup and Favors was getting his hands on the rebounds and tip outs and things like that,” Harden said....

Memphis bounced back from a disappointing Game 4 loss to put the Trail Blazers away in a 95-90 win on their home floor Wednesday night. MORE: Behind the Rockets’ ill-fated tweet | Love out 4-6 months | Wiggins to be named Rookie of the Year Waiting on the Grizzlies will be the well-rested Warriors, who swept the Pelicans in the first round. The Grizzlies went 1-2 against the Warriors in the regular season, losing the last two matchups....

In today’s NBA, it’s all about the point guards. That much was clear in Tuesday night’s playoff games, as the absence of one playmaker and the return of another swung the momentum of two playoff series. MORE: Green hits Conley in the face | Tony Allen has a message | PHOTOS: Must-see Round 2 images The Wizards entered Tuesday a perfect 5-0 in the playoffs but suffered their first loss after John Wall was held out with a wrist injury suffered in Game 1 against the Hawks....

Philadelphia radio personality Spike Eskin first reported the leak, and Sixers beat writer Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Daily News added a second report. Game time is not known, but the Knicks in general are scheduled for one of the early games (noon or 2:30 p.m. ET). MORE: Simmons says Sixers want him to start at PG The reports are signs the NBA is close to announcing its 2017-18 regular-season schedule....

On Thursday, four teams kicked off NBA 2K23 Summer League play, and we were treated to impressive debuts from both Paolo Banchero and Jaden Ivey. While Friday’s slate doesn’t feature quite the same star power, it promises to be jam-packed with a total of 14 teams in action. The Mavericks and Bulls get the day started at 4 p.m. ET. The Suns and Lakers will then face off at 10 p....

Rod Thorn, the NBA's president of basketball operations, announced the penalty Tuesday. Allen was given a flagrant 2 foul and ejected after his left leg caught Paul's face with 1:51 left in the first quarter of Memphis' 106-102 win over the Clippers on Monday night in Los Angeles. He will sit out the Grizzlies' next game Wednesday night when Memphis visits Golden State.

Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro reported Tuesday the Kings could ship off three-time all-star center DeMarcus Cousins to the Suns in exchange for former first-round pick center Alex Len, small forward T.J. Warren, a first-round pick and possibly more. Despite the Kings’ 19-29 record, 10th in the Western Conference, the 6-11, 270 pound Cousins is enjoying the finest season of his seven-year career. The Kentucky product is currently fourth in the NBA in scoring, averaging 28....

What may have come as more of a surprise, though, is how quickly and aggressively the Lakers have shopped a couple of those youngsters. The team would “love” to move Julius Randle and Jordan Clarkson, and both players are aware they have been offered in trades, according to Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times. This comes after ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski previously reported the Lakers were looking to trade Clarkson after the season....

MORE: Top 15 NBA power forwards for 2016-17OUR TAKE: With the aging Pau Gasol, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, a slight rebuild for younger talent is viable option for the Spurs. The problem is, the veterans aren’t going to like wasting time and losses as their NBA career comes to a close. Aldridge does have a player option for the 2018-19 season that he’s likely to opt out of, so the Spurs are in sound position to trade the big man now with two seasons left on his deal....

As for the Spurs, San Antonio lost for the fifth time in the last six games and they saw their coach get ejected. Gregg Popovich was tossed from the game less than a minute into the third quarter as he had two quick technical fouls called on him for arguing a call. The ejection sparked the Pelicans and Anthony Davis who dropped 26 points and added 15 rebounds to lead New Orleans to a victory....

But it will take all of GE’s powers of imagination to work through the toughest issue–whether GE can rein in Hollywood’s notorious excesses by applying its rigorous “Six Sigma” system, six principles for managing quality control and customer service, among other things. The biggest challenge: breaking the habit of overindulging talent. Director Martin Brest, for example, was able to demand control over “Gigli,’’ a Sony movie, even though his “Meet Joe Black’’ effort for Universal bombed....