Which NBA players have been the best of the best since the 2000-01 season? The Athletic NBA staff makes their picks.

But it is also rare that a group of players represents the vibe and culture of a city so accurately as the Philadelphia 76ers did back in 2001. Throughout the 2025-2026 NBA season, the Sixers will ...

Lenny Wilkens, a smooth playmaker who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach, died Sunday. He was 88.