The San Antonio Spurs haven't felt this kind of excitement behind Victor Wembanyama before. Perhaps close, but not enough. After an undefeated five-game presea

Isiah Thomas played in an NBA era dominated by Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. However, none of those guys gave him the toughest challenge of his NBA career. According to Thomas, the player who deserves that label is his fellow Hall of Fame point guard, Maurice Cheeks.

The breadth of Australians in the NBA is as wide as it's ever been. Josh Giddey is locked into his new city and has a $100 million mandate in Chicago, while Dyson Daniels suddenly has expectations and is on a Hawks team built to win right now.

Lorenzo Reyes analyzes and forecasts the records of every NBA team for the 2025-26 season and makes his playoff predictions.

The Cavaliers had the third-best net rating in the league last season (+12.7), anchored by the top-ranked offense led by Mitchell and a deep supporting cast. There was no doubt that Cleveland was seen as the biggest threat to the Celtics last season in the East, and Garland's injury certainly meant that the Cavs had to adapt on the fly.

Toumani Camara is going to be with the Portland Trail Blazers for the foreseeable future. The former 2023 second-round pick and 2024-25 second-team All-Defensive selection signed a four-year, $82 million contract extension with the team on Sunday, per ESPN's Shams Charania.

Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to an NBA championship. He did so in historic fashion. Along the way to claim the Larry O'Brien trophy, he won the MVP award, NBA Finals MVP award, scoring title and more. He became synonymous with the league's best players.

Labaron Philon and Hannes Steinbach, two prospects in the upcoming draft class, each turned in strong performances in exhibition games.

Michael Jordan is back in the NBA with NBC, and that network brought the sounds of “Roundball Rock” back as well. Amazon Prime is entering the league after hiring many broadcasters who were with Turner Sports in recent years. ESPN acquired “Inside the NBA,” the most popular studio show in league history.