This is part of why trade packages for players like De'Aaron Fox are typically built around draft picks. The idea is that the team landing the star improves now, and then the team giving that player away reaps the benefits later.

Cade Cunningham had 29 points and 11 assists and the Detroit Pistons won for the seventh time it their last eight road games, 114-104 over the Atlanta Hawks.

Malik Beasley has been ... much-needed swagger he brought to a young team. Those factors will also make him a hot commodity at the trade deadline, and Beasley revealed his thoughts on the ...

Malik Beasley went a different route in regards to his career. After a few years of being a complementary piece on contenders, he opted to be a veteran leader on a young Detroit Pistons team.

They are missing young guard Jaden Ivey ... that quarter made the difference. Malik Beasley and Tobias Harris had 22 points each and Cunningham had a triple-double.

Malik Beasley (19 points), Ausar Thompson (16 points), Simone Fontecchio (13 points) and Jalen Duren (12 points, 11 rebounds) also reached double figures in scoring, and Isaiah Stewart added two ...

Detroit Cade Cunningham – 29 points, 11 assists 17th game w/ 20+ and 10+ Only Nikola and Trae Young (19 each) have more Jalen Duren – 14 points, 12 rebounds Fourth straight double-double Malik Beasley – 19 points,

“I’m pretty anxious, I ain’t gonna lie,” Herro said ahead of Wednesday night’s matchup between the Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers at Kaseya Center. “I feel like this is almost like my first time looking forward to something since draft night. It’s kind of like draft night, honestly. I’m waiting for it.”

After the tribute to "Mr. Big Shot," there was another big shot, as relief washed over Malik's Beasley's face after he knocked down his first shot of the night — a 3-pointer — with 53.9 ...

The Heat suspended Jimmy Butler again on Monday, and multiple low-rostered players performed well against the Magic.

Amen Thompson made a game-winning floater with 1.3 seconds remaining to polish off a career night, lifting the visiting Houston Rockets to a 114-112 victory over the short-handed Boston Celtics on Monday night.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Jalen Brunson had 20 points and six assists for the Knicks, who scored 143 points for the second straight game and won their fourth straight. New York (31-16) won for the 16th time in its past 22 games.