It’s hard to believe the 2025 NBA Draft is just around the corner when the basketball world has all of its energy focused on the upcoming 2025 NBA Finals. The shift from the end of the playoffs to the start of the offseason happens almost instantaneously,

OKC Thunder coach Mark Daigneault on NBA Finals opponent Pacers: "They've got unbelievable integrity to the way that they do things."

The Pacers and Thunder have two of the strongest young rosters in the NBA. Here's a look at how they shape up position-by-position.

NBA Finals are here! Our NBA insiders break down everything you need to know ahead of this Pacers-Thunder championship showdown.

The Thunder swept the two head-to-head meetings between the clubs this season. Game 1 of the finals is Thursday night in Oklahoma City.

It’s the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals, and the series starts with Game 1 on Thursday in Oklahoma City (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC). The Thunder can in their first championship since 1979 when the franchise was the Seattle SuperSonics, and the Pacers can win their first title since joining the NBA from the ABA in 1976.

ESPN thinks Iowa is welcoming a superstar. ESPN NBA draft analyst Jonathan Givony chose Stirtz as his prospect that could be a 2026 NBA draft first-rounder after opting to return to college.

Now, with Tatum likely out for much if not all of next season and Brown dealing with a serious injury of his own, a lot of questions hang over the Celtics' future given their historically large payroll and tax bill.

Pacers forward Jarace Walker will miss at least the first two games of the NBA Finals due to his right ankle injury, according to coach Rick Carlisle.

Oklahoma City led the West from the start while Indiana overcame a slow first half to reach its first Finals since 2000. .

NBA front offices might act like everyone on the roster is untouchable when trying to drive up offers, but most are lucky if they have just one player they'd never actually trade.