The Dallas Mavericks have long been rumored to be exploring trades for star big man Anthony Davis ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline, but it sounds like two of their top veterans are drawing interest from around the league as well.

With nearly half of the fantasy basketball season complete, it’s time to update the 2025-26 rookie ladder. Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg maintains the top spot, but several rookies have made significant moves over the past month. Let’s check in on the steady mix of contributors, with new entrants making noise in fantasy lineups.

Kenneth Faried ranks the EuroLeague as the hardest competition for scorers, citing the lack of a defensive three-second rule as a major hurdle compared to the NBA.

The Cleveland Cavaliers face the Philadelphia 76ers in a regular season NBA game at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pa.

AWS NBA Rivals Week will take place from Tuesday, Jan. 20 through Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. Rivalries will be highlighted across 9 nationally televised games airing on ABC, ESPN, NBC, Peacock, and Prime over 5 action-packed days.

The NBA has become notorious as one of the most luxurious of the major North American sports leagues in terms of contracts offered to its athletes. Paul Pierce isn’t one to pocket watch, but he doesn’t believe everyone deserves the coveted supermax contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Locks? Bubble watch? A bonus 25th player?! We're unveiling our 2026 rosters full of legends, first-timers and a few difficult cuts.

James Nnaji never signed an NBA contract, didn't play in college and is less than 5 years removed from high school.