In the most pivotal game of these NBA Finals, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of OKC's final 16 points as the Thunder stormed back to stun the Pacers in Game 4 to tie the series. That's what everyone was talking about.

This upcoming season, NCAA basketball coaches will be able to have a little more influence during crucial plays in games.

The top of the conference is loaded with teams that have designs on the Final Four, led by the 2025 NCAA runners-up.

Here's a mock draft for every first-round pick with the 2025 NBA Draft set for next week, including the Celtics' selection.

Throughout Alabama's Elite Eight run, members of the team mentioned "sharks" and "seals" in passing. However, it never quite caught fire the way "mudita" did from the top of the year. Oats indirectly mentioned the Killer Whale offense after Alabama's 102-97 defeat of Kentucky at Rupp Arena in January.

The first batch of invites to the 2025 NBA Draft green room, June 25-26, were revealed this week. And to nobody's surprise, one-year Duke basketball superstar Cooper Flagg was on the list. ALSO READ: Blue Devils Set to Host Defending National Champion After thriving as the face of college basketball in his lone season with the Blue Devils en route to a Final Four appearance while racking up an impressive collection of ACC and national honors,

The Indiana Pacers coach — shortly before his team was to play in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night — was asked to share his thoughts about how the WNBA is getting attention at this time of year.

The Virginia Tech Hokies and head basketball coach Mike Young are one step closer to landing perhaps the most important recruit in school history. On Sunday, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reported that Neoklis Avdalas was withdrawing his name from the 2025 NBA draft. The news came courtesy of Avdalas’ agent.