8:58 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant and New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson often are at the forefront of the Rookie of the Year conversation, but another talented member of the 2019 NBA draft class isn’t just sitting back and waiting for the season to resume. Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro,

3:08 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN As Tyler Herro was in the midst of moving from his Miami apartment into a house as the coronavirus pandemic went on, he received a surprise text message from his Heat teammate Jimmy Butler‘s agent, Bernie Lee, asking for the new address. The Heat rookie replied, not asking any additional

10:14 PM ET The NBA informed teams on Tuesday that 205 players have filed as early-entry candidates for the 2020 NBA draft, including 163 from colleges and other educational institutions and 42 internationals, sources said. The deadline for underclassmen and international players to submit paperwork to the league office making themselves eligible for the draft

5:56 PM ET As the NBA continues to try and find ways to salvage the end of its season as the world deals with the coronavirus pandemic, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr acknowledged that his team is operating as if its season is already over. “It feels like the offseason,” Kerr said during a

1:22 PM ET Five-star point guard Daishen Nix is decommitting from UCLA and signing with the new G League pathway program, the league announced Tuesday. “I think it was the right thing for me because it was a family thing and a myself thing,” Nix told the Los Angeles Times. “Playing in G League is

3:06 AM ET The Lakers have been in contact with the Los Angeles mayor’s office to discuss the possibility of opening their practice facility for players before the current shelter-at-home order for Los Angeles residents expires on May 15, sources close to the matter told ESPN. The NBA announced Monday it would allow players to

9:37 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN As the saying goes, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” For New Orleans Pelicans rookie forward Zion Williamson, there’s been a slightly different take on that. In the quarantined style of life that everyone in America has had to adapt to, Williamson says: “With a goal, there’s a way.

3:27 PM ET After the Atlanta Hawks were unwilling to immediately re-open the franchise’s practice facility for players to return for limited workouts, the NBA sent a memo to teams pushing back its re-opening date to May 8. The league had been planning to re-open facilities beginning with the Hawks, because of the state of

1:42 AM ET Philadelphia 76ers assistant GM Marc Eversley has agreed to a deal to become the Chicago Bulls‘ new general manager, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Eversley will join executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas to lead a reshaped front office. Eversley, a native of Canada, will become the first black

12:56 AM ET More than three decades after the Detroit Pistons stalled Michael Jordan’s ascending stardom by bouncing the Chicago Bulls from the playoffs in three straight postseasons, Jordan admitted he still harbors animosity for the “Bad Boys” team that threatened to derail his success. “Oh, I hated them,” Jordan said in Episode 3 of