Our NBA player props for Tuesday, December 30 target LeBron James on his birthday, Derrick White in Utah, and more.

Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel are off to historic starts for their age and class, with Flagg scoring a significant number of points for a player before his 19th birthday and Knueppel having hit his 100th 3 in his 29th game, breaking the previous record for fewest games to hit 100 3s by 12.

There's a real case to be made that Tyrese Maxey has been one of the NBA's six best guards this season. Tyrese Maxey already appears to be in line to start in his first All-Star Game this year. He should have his eye on higher individual prizes, though.

The Milwaukee Bucks are hoping to avoid losing star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo to a trade, but they could need a blockbuster of their own to keep him happy.

Anunoby talks defense and how much his coach at Indiana, Tom Crean, helped, while rookie Diawara says he wasn't sure he'd get drafted.

Now, before we go any farther in sullying the King's good name, let's first make it clear that LeBron is not the Lakers' only, or even most, casual player. That distinction belongs to Luka Doncic, the president of all casuals.

ESPN analyst Kevin Pelton breaks down which NBA stars had the best year from January to December and crowns a winner.

It is Oct. 29, 2003, and LeBron James is about to make his NBA debut against the Sacramento Kings. Mike Bibby doesn't know it yet, but he's moments from getting cooked for some early buckets.

Baylor and Drew are catching heat, but they are far from the only ones utilizing an NCAA rule that's enabling in-season free agency

In the past two games against the Pistons and Spurs, two of the top three teams in the NBA’s standings, George averaged 29.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists and shot over 40% from deep in back-to-back wins.