Cleveland and Oklahoma City have followed similar paths to success in the years since the departure of their franchise icons.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is playing the best basketball of his life. But his game goes deeper than that. Gilgeous-Alexander is playing the best basketball in Thunder history.

The Cavaliers returned to earning W’s, beating the Pacers 127-117. The victory ends Indiana’s six-game win streak and avenges Cleveland’s loss to them on Sunday. The win puts Donovan Mitchell and Co. back on the right track to set the stage for a showdown Thursday against the West-leading Thunder.

After a 3-3 night, we analyze tonight’s 7-game NBA slate, featuring playoff-impact matchups like Cavs-Pacers and Nuggets-Mavericks.

In this episode of the Wine and Gold Talk podcast, Ethan Sands and Chris Fedor delve into the current standing of the NBA and how the viewership has been gradually decreasing as the stars of the league have their careers nearing their end.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard combined for 25 points during a 47-point first quarter that propelled the Milwaukee Bucks to a 130-115 win over the visiting Kings on Tuesday night, snapping Sacramento’s seven-game winning streak.

In this week's Saturday roundtable, we're discussing NBA trade deadline hypotheticals, best case scenarios for the 76ers, how good the Cavs really are and more.

Andrew Nembhard led the way with 19 points, Pascal Siakam added 18 points and nine rebounds, and Myles Turner recorded 15 points and 10 boards for Indiana.

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ESPN's fantasy basketball daily cheat sheet is your pregame destination before you set your lineups for that night's games. Here you'll read our best advice for the night, including a selection of players you can stream as well as game-by-game injury reports and player projections.

Things changed when Kevin Durant left the OKC Thunder in the summer of 2016 to join the Golden State Warriors.

It might be approaching nine full years since Phoenix Suns forward left the Oklahoma City Thunder, but such a controversial decision has allowed it to remain re