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After drubbing the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, the Wolves are back in action on Wednesday to take on the Indiana Pacers. One game in and I’m already happy to never have to look at the Timberwolves in their 1920’s Bathing Suit jerseys ever again. See below, Andrew Wiggins looking more like he’s playing in a bath tub with a Toxic …

The Phoenix Suns have one game logged in the preseason books, a game from which you really can’t take too much away. After all, it’s preseason. This is an empty canvas for the coaching staff to experiment with rotations and manage minutes, while giving players an opportunity to try things they’ve worked on throughout the summer against real, aggressive competition. …

Ready or not, it’s time for Brooklyn Nets basketball. If you aren’t aware by now, it’s a new era in Brooklyn and it should include less tanking, more winning. They’ll face off against the Charlotte Hornets to kick off this so-called new era — both tonight for the preseason debut and also for the Nets season opener on Oct. 21. …

Los Angeles Lakers star guard Luka Dončić’s looks have received a lot of attention this offseason. More important than the 27-year-old sporting a headband during practice or wearing longer hair than usual is that he looks to be in the best shape of his life. Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers smiles during an NBA preseason game against the …

After a solid preseason opener, the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets shift to Salt Lake City for part 2. One talking point which will undoubtedly be repeated hundreds of times over the course of the season will be this: The tank has been parked, hopefully forever. The Jazz are trying to win and it’s apparent even during preseason. All eyes …

PHILADELPHIA, PA – APRIL 30: The sneakers worn by Paul George #8 of the Philadelphia 76ers during the game against the Boston Celtics during Round One Game Six of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on April 30, 2026 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, …

SACRAMENTO, CA ― It seems like yesterday that JJ Redick was a rookie head coach in the NBA with no previous coaching experience. It was the talk of the town. It seemed almost inconceivable that a former podcaster could simply join an NBA sideline and be as successful. Redick always accepted the challenge as just that, a challenge. He was …

When Ariel Hukporti went down in the opening minutes of the Sixers’ preseason opener, it didn’t look good. Now we know Hukporti suffered a torn Achilles in his right leg, which will sideline the center for the entire 2026-27 season. The team announced he will have surgery “later today.” Advertisement Early in the first quarter, Hukporti was looking good against …

In his first career NBA preseason game, Cameron Carr tallied 19 points (7-of-13 shooting, 3-of-7 from deep), three rebounds, two assists and two steals. He flashed impressive range and a smooth stroke beyond the arc and an ability to take tight routes around screens for space, and looked incredibly fluid covering ground with his 6-foot-5 frame and 7-foot-1 wingspan. Despite …

The Sixers’ preseason opener was the textbook definition of a glass-half-full, glass-half-empty night. The glass-half-full: Jaylen Brown scored 22 points in 15 minutes. VJ Edgecombe couldn’t buy a bucket from deep, but he chipped in a well-rounded 12 points, seven assists and four rebounds in only 20 minutes of action. Even Jabari Walker shined with 11 points and 11 rebounds …

If Naji Marshall doesn’t watch himself, the Dallas Mavericks are going to have an international incident on their hands. “I’m too strong, and I got too much bounce,” Marshall said with a flex to the camera in a video the team posted to social media on Tuesday. “I’m sorry, Macao. I’ll buy you another one.” Advertisement It came after a …

Ariel Hukporti’s injury in the Philadelphia 76ers’ preseason opener appears to have been as bad as initially feared. The team announced on Tuesday, Oct. 6, that an MRI confirmed Hukporti suffered a torn right Achilles tendon less than five minutes into the 76ers’ exhibition game against the New York Knicks a day earlier. The 7-footer is scheduled to undergo surgery, …

With the regular season set to tip off on Oct. 20, let’s take a look at where each team in the Northwest Division stands. We’ll break down what to like and be concerned about, a lineup to watch and a reasonable range for them to finish in the standings.  Let’s dig in, shall we? Advertisement Thunder • Nuggets • Timberwolves …

During JJ Redick’s first two seasons as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, they’ve finished 18th (2024-25) and 15th (2025-26) in opposing turnover rate and never eclipsed 14.6%, per Cleaning the Glass. While it was only a preseason game against the Sacramento Kings, which project as one of the league’s worst teams this year, their performance Monday night in …

After not playing in an organized basketball game since April 2, Luka Dončić returned to the floor Monday night for the Los Angeles Lakers in their 127-103 victory over the Sacramento Kings. He recorded 21 points (5-of-12 shooting), three assists (five turnovers), two rebounds and two steals in 16 minutes of action. Following the game, Dončic, who spent the final …

On Bright Side, it’s always about the players. Whether it’s analyzing Devin Booker’s playmaking, Dillon Brooks’ defensive impact, or Collin Gillespie’s floor spacing, we’re always giving you the latest on the team and their main contributors. But something we don’t do often is give a glimpse of the people who put the players in spots to succeed and operate on …

Hukporti to undergo surgery after tearing Achilles in Sixers’ preseason opener originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers have suffered a preseason injury hit at center. An MRI confirmed that Ariel Hukporti has a torn right Achilles tendon, the Sixers announced Tuesday afternoon. Hukport will undergo surgery later in the day, according to the team. Advertisement The Sixers didn’t …

Sports are cyclical. It’s very rare for a team to stay on top for a prolonged period of time, just the same as it’s rare for a team to stay in the doldrums for a long time. Smart organizations can keep championship windows open, and dumb organizations can keep shooting themselves in the foot, but in every sport, the bill …

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards revealed the latest edition of his signature shoe, the AE3s, on Oct. 6. The purple colorway of the Adidas produced shoe dropped with a video of Anthony’s brother, Bubba Edwards, and his childhood best friend, Nick Maddox, “delivering” the new purple colorway to a crowd of people in Minnesota. Advertisement Edwards said in an email …

CHARLESTON — This time last year, Jayson Tatum was in the background. While most of the Celtics were finishing up training camp and preparing for the season, Tatum spent most of his free time in the weight room, looking in from the outside. Advertisement He still made it a point to go to every practice and nearly every game, home …

Subscribe to The Dunker Spot We have a fun episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way! First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones preview the Northwest division (Thunder, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, Jazz). Advertisement On the WNBA side, the guys recap the Dream’s Game 1 win over the Liberty, as well as the Valkyries’ win over the Aces, then talk …

The 2026-27 NBA season tips off in two weeks, and I just wrapped a 12-team Yahoo points mock draft with some of the sharpest fantasy basketball minds in the industry. The league uses Yahoo’s default points scoring and roster spots. Twelve fantasy basketball analysts, 13 rounds and one big lesson: in Yahoo points leagues, the run on centers comes later …

NBA Europe will not merge with the EuroLeague — the continent’s preeminent basketball competition — at least not on the terms the NBA initially proposed, after EuroLeague shareholders rejected the NBA’s proposal, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport and other reports. However, those same stakeholders also put planned EuroLeague expansion on hold, something else the NBA requested, opening the door …

There’s not much of a point in writing a second-year player rankings article and starting it off with Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and VJ Edgecombe. They were fantasy studs a season ago, and they’ll be the same this year as the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 options, respectively. My list of second-year rankings starts with the best of …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bucks fans and fans across the country. Hey Brew Hoop family… NBA basketball is officially back this week, and with a new coach and (basically) a new team, there is so much to monitor. One of the main …