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James Herbert

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Brad Stevens sheds light on Celtics' trade deadline plans as Jayson Tatum's potential return looms

Boston's season has gone surprisingly well, and Stevens said 'nothing is holding us back' as the team assesses the deadline

NBA trade rumor roundtable: Discussing Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis and more as trade season nears

There could be some league-altering moves this winter... so what do our writers expect to see?

'You gotta play harder than everybody else': How small guards are making it in an increasingly tall NBA

Davion Mitchell, Jamal Shead and Collin Gillespie -- all 6-foot-1 and under -- are providing the blueprint for today's short kings

The Clippers did Chris Paul dirty: 'Legendary Clipper' sent packing in the middle of the night

Chris Paul will not get to end his 21-season NBA career on his terms

NBA quarter-season grades for every West team, from obvious 'A+' to alarming 'F-'

As we hit the end of the first quarter in the 2025-26 NBA season, we're handing out grades

Anthony Davis' situation is a bummer, and so is the NBA trade landscape

Anthony Davis is set to return to the court Friday, and he will likely be part of trade rumors for the next two-plus months

Do the Mavericks really see Kyrie Irving as part of their future? Dallas reportedly doesn't want to trade star

If Dallas is open to trading Anthony Davis, then why would Irving be any different?

What's wrong with the Clippers? Discussing the disastrous start of the most disappointing team in the NBA

The Clippers have lost nine of their last 10 games to fall to 12th place in the West

10 of the craziest, weirdest and most significant early season NBA stats from Nikola Jokić, Giannis and more

Nikola Jokić, Jaylen Brown and Giannis Antetokounmpo are doing unprecedented stuff

VJ Edgecombe, the NBA's most exciting rookie, has given the Sixers new life: 'Better than we could have hoped'

The 20-year-old guard, picked No. 3 in the draft, is already doing it all in Philly

After blockbuster trade, why has Desmond Bane been marginalized with Magic? Why Orlando needs a better plan

Atlanta's Onyeka Okongwu said he'd be 'frustrated' if he were in Bane's position. He has a point

NBA rookie roundtable: What's wrong with Cooper Flagg? What's right with VJ Edgecombe? More early questions

Up and down the draft board, NBA first-year players have been making an impact already this season

Bucks' Myles Turner says Pacers 'changed their mind' about new contract after Tyrese Haliburton's injury

Turner leaving for Milwaukee was one of the more surprising moves of the offseason

Warriors' Jonathan Kuminga is saying -- and doing -- all the right things

Golden State and Kuminga appear to be in a great place to start the 2025-26 season

Reunited and it feels Zo good: Ex-Lakers Lonzo Ball, Larry Nance Jr. want to take Cavaliers to the next level

The Cavs are counting on a pair of former teammates to supercharge their second unit

James Herbert is somewhat fond of basketball, feature writing and understatements. A former season-ticket holder for the expansion Toronto Raptors, Herbert does not think the NBA was better back in the days of hand checking and illegal defense. He joined CBS Sports in 2014 and lives in Brooklyn.

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