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The NBC Sports weekly NBA Power Rankings are back, bigger and better than ever. This preseason edition of the rankings puts teams into championship tiers, broken down this way: • Title Contenders. This is self-explanatory. These are highly talented teams that don’t need things to go perfectly to win it all. • Second Circle Contenders. Teams that could make a …

With another NBA season set to tip off, we asked our experts at USA TODAY Sports and For The Win to rank the top 100 players who will take the court in 2026-27 – regardless of position, regardless of experience and regardless of usage. While we can’t know yet how rookies will adapt to professional basketball, how veterans will integrate …

In his day, Pete Maravich was called a hot dog and a show-off, because no one in his era did the sorts of things that he could do. He had total control of the ball, and was essentially unstoppable, and people in his era didn’t know how to take him. At LSU, he averaged 44.2 ppg, and that was without …

During Saturday’s preseason game between the Celtics and the 76ers, NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown completely ignored each other throughout warmups, making it pretty clear they’re still at odds. In their first meeting since the offseason blockbuster trade, the two former top Celtics picks pretended that the other didn’t exist, despite being in mere steps away from one …

The World Champion New York Knicks have lost their first two preseason games and we are resoundingly unconcerned. Winning all the marbles has quite a calming effect on the nervous system. Tonight, they host the Minnesota Timberwolves (2-1) at Madison Square Garden. The furry bunch has shed Julius Randle and Naz Reid, but added LaMelo Ball and Jonathan Kuminga. If …

It’s been proven time and time again that Detroit knows how to turn an opening day into an unofficial holiday. This article can be considered my unofficial campaign to give the Detroit Pistons the same treatment. Pistons fans (and NBA league office), walk with me for a minute. Advertisement In case you haven’t heard, it’ll be a matinee start on …

Herald Paul George reveals surprising Jayson Tatum fact after Celtics debut Jayson Tatum shines, Celtics bench dominates in preseason rout of 76ers: Five takeaways Jaylen Brown sits out Celtics-76ers game in return to Boston Advertisement Globe Jayson Tatum shines, Paul George debuts as Celtics thump Sixers: 8 takeaways Paul George is a better fit on the Celtics than he gets …

Walker Kessler had multiple ways to view an unfortunate situation. After suffering a season-ending left shoulder injury last October, the then 24-year-old center for the Utah Jazz could’ve felt robbed. He could’ve felt angry. He could’ve felt worried about his future. Advertisement Instead, he chose to tell himself a different story. “It was tough, but I think it’s always important …

Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t sugarcoat his emotions. The Knicks’ decision to cut off contract extension talks via a statement released Friday didn’t sit well with him, coming as “news to me.” Advertisement “Obviously very disappointed, to say the least. Let’s be honest here,” the big man said Sunday. “But even though there was no business done, there’s still business to be …

The Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Charlotte Hornets. Tyler Herro led all Bucks scorers with 18 points in 23 minutes, followed by Ryan Rollins (12 in 23) and Kyle Kuzma (12 in 22). Brandon Miller—marked as day-to-day before the game—showed out, dropping 18 points in 23 minutes. Brayden Burries, Nate Ament, Ousmane Dieng, Kasparas Jakucionis, and new acquisition Johni Broome …

The 2027-28 season is a year away from starting, and yet, there may already be something to be hopeful about for Raptors fans. On Sunday, Twitter account ProLine Mockups has announced that according to their sources, the Toronto Raptors will be among four NBA teams to receive major overhauls to their jersey lineups. The Raptors in particular are described as …

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers took care of business in their second preseason game as they dispatched the Orlando Magic 119-105 in what was overall a much cleaner performance than their first outing on Thursday. Mario Hezonja needed a game like this. Advertisement His debut on Thursday was rough. He looked out of place and a step or two slow …

When first asked on Sept. 24 about the Lakers’ potential Opening Night starting lineup, coach JJ Redick provided clarity, humor and also uncertainty. The obvious clarity: Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler would make up 60% of the team’s first unit. Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic are obvious starters. Getty Images The humor: Redick saying the two other starters …

The Washington Wizards host the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. Game Info When: Monday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. ET Where: Capital One Arena How to watch: Monumental Sports Network Injury Report Wizards: Jamir Watkins and Tristan Vukcevic are out. Khris Middleton and Tre Mann are day-to-day. Advertisement What to watch for The Wizards and Nets enter their preseason tussle …

Walker Kessler is eager to make his preseason debut for the Lakers. Whether that comes on Tuesday night against the Warriors remains to be seen. Kessler progressed to participating during the live action portion of Sunday’s practice after doing everything else but live drills during Saturday’s session. Lakers center Walker Kessler provided reporters with an update on his left pinky …

I don’t know if Grayson Allen’s departure would necessarily be described as a big shoes to fill. But when you look at the production he provided over three seasons with the Phoenix Suns, it might be one of the more underrated stories surrounding the organization during that stretch. Allen appeared in 190 games for Phoenix, starting 108 of them, while …

Fresh off their one-point victory over the Miami Heat in which no starters from either team saw the court, the Minnesota Timberwolves are back in action on Monday. In their most important and telling game of the preseason, the Wolves head to the Big Apple to take on the defending champions Game Info: When: Monday, October 11 at 6:30 PM …

New York Knicks management clearly thought talk about contract extensions for Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart were becoming a distraction, so they paused those talks until later in the season. That move caught Towns off guard, he told James Edwards of The Athletic. Advertisement “It was news to me,” Towns said. “Very disappointed, to say the least. Let’s state the …

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic 119-105. The Cavs are now 1-1 in the preseason. James Harden led all scorers with 24 points. This was Harden’s first game of the preseason after missing Cleveland’s previous game with ankle soreness. He looked like he hadn’t missed a step, easing into a rhythym and making his first five shots. Cleveland traded …

Kings center Maxime Raynaud out at least two weeks with right knee injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Maxime Raynaud will miss at least the next two weeks with a right knee injury, the Kings announced Sunday. Advertisement An MRI revealed a right patellar subluxation — a partial dislocation of the kneecap — and the second-year center will …

The Washington Wizards have signed Alondes Williams to an Exhibit-10 contract, the team announced Sunday. The deal, which doesn’t count toward Washington’s 15-man roster, allows Williams to participate in training camp with the Wizards while the team secures his G League rights. The 27-year-old has exhausted his two-way eligibility, so Washington will likely sign him to a G league contract …

Preseason results are thoroughly meaningless. With players shuffling in and out of the lineup as everyone ramps up for the regular season, it’s hard to place too much emphasis on the wins and losses. Instead, it’s all about the process and if the team is doing the right things in the minutes the starters and regular rotation players are on …

BOSTON — Paul George followed through extra long as his first three-pointer as a member of the Celtics swished through the net. The 36-year-old has hit nearly 3,000 threes in his NBA career, but this was his first time doing so in green. So, he let out a sigh of relief. Advertisement “You want to make every one you shoot …

Keldon Johnson is the longest-tenured member of the San Antonio Spurs. Drafted 29th overall in 2019, Keldon was the bonus draft pick that came to San Antonio along with DeMar DeRozan and Jakob Poeltl by way of Toronto when the Spurs sent Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green to the Raptors. After his first season with the Spurs (which ended in …

The most recent episode of the Thinking Basketball podcast, hosted by Ben Taylor and Cody Houdek, featured a fascinating thought exercise: what would a draft lottery look like if we put the past three drafts into a single prospect pool? It was an interesting conversation that involves weighing the relative merits of players about whom we have varying levels of …