After a rookie season that Alex Sarr did not want to have, he has stepped it up in his second season. The season has not shown much to be thankful for or happy about, but there are a few bright spots.

PHOENIX — Regardless of how former Maryland men’s basketball star Derik Queen plays in the NBA, he will — fairly or unfairly — be linked to a highly scrutinized trade for the foreseeable future. Queen ...

For example, Tari Eason of the Houston Rockets was listed as the 75th-best player in the league. Eason is averaging fewer points, rebounds, assists, and blocks per game. The only areas Eason is ...