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Ranking NBA cores, from 1 to 30: Which teams have the best big three?
Who joins LeBron and AD? Who is Boston's third most important player? We're stacking all 30 teams' cores based on present and future value.
TOP HEADLINES
Jokic's 34-point night powers Nuggets past Lakers
LeBron James gets the hoop and the harm
Anthony Davis gets up for a massive block on Jamal Murray
Christian Braun throws down powerful flush vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Peyton Watson slams it home for the Nuggets
Jokic slams home the hammer for the Nuggets
Reaves fires a dart to Davis for a Lakers and-1
LeBron James elevates for dunk Denver Nuggets
NBA SCOREBOARD
SATURDAY NIGHT HOOPS
Wemby gets way above basket on absurd double block for Spurs
LaMelo Ball goes off for staggering 50 points in loss to Bucks
AROUND THE LEAGUE
Latest NBA trade rumblings and league intel: What's next for the 76ers? How good can Dalton Knecht be?
Could this season see an early blockbuster? Should the league abolish conferences? Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst take their weekly pulse of the league.
NBA Cup continues! Mavs survive, Warriors clinch; Celtics, Bucks win
The NBA Cup action continued Friday with one team already clinching its quarterfinal spot.
DRAMA IN HOUSTON
Fred VanVleet lets referees have it after ejection
EARLY LOOK AT CP3, WEMBY PARTNERSHIP
Chris Paul, Victor Wembanyama and the duo that could change the NBA
The Hall of Fame point guard joined the sophomore phenom on the Spurs this season.
TRENDING IN THE ASSOCIATION
Compton to The Bay: Kendrick Lamar's new album could be good for the Warriors
The past four times Kendrick Lamar has released an album have coincided with Warriors titles ... could it happen a fifth time?
HONORING A LEGEND
Hawks to honor Mutombo with special decal, 'No, No, No' audio during Monday's game
The Atlanta Hawks are set to honor Dikembe Mutombo with neat tributes during their game against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.
Top Headlines
- Wemby flips switch in 4th, rallies Spurs in return
- Ball's career-best 50 not enough as Hornets fall
- 'Phenomenal' Pippen Jr. shines in dad's ex-arena
- With Embiid out, 'rookie of the year' McCain stars
- Sources: Zion (hamstring) not close to returning
- NBA follows NFL in warning players on burglaries
- Latest NBA intel: Early trade talk, more
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NBA Cup projections: Which teams will reach the quarterfinals?
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NBA contender questions: What's at stake for Celtics, Cavs and more
NBA insiders answer one big question surrounding the league's top contenders including what's at stake for high-profile teams.
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Inside Timberwolves' Rob Dillingham's bizarre NBA journey
Minnesota's rookie guard took one of the most unique paths ever to the league. Somehow it worked out.
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NBA Cup: Court designs for Lakers, Celtics, Bucks, Warriors and 26 others
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