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Latest NBA intel: Execs, scouts and GMs on early trade talk and an East-West fix
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 updates: Pacers, Bucks renew rivalry
The NBA Cup continues Friday with the Pacers and Bucks looking to get their seasons on track.
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NBA SCOREBOARD
RANKING EVERY TEAM'S TOP TRIO
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.
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.
FANTASY BASKETBALL
Risers and fallers: Jalen Williams, Klay Thompson trending different ways
Which 11 fantasy basketball players are on the rise or trending down? Steve Alexander highlights some names you'll want to track this week.
Don't be surprised if ... Fox averages 30 PPG, Poeltl is a top-10 center
Eric Karabell forecasts what might be coming for several players around the NBA.
WHAT A NIGHT FOR LAMELO
LaMelo Ball hits a logo 3 while falling over
LaMelo fires an assist while falling out of bounds
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.
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Andscape
Paolo Banchero diary: 'It drives me crazy just being on the bench'
Orlando Magic All-Star forward talks about his oblique injury, 50-point game and more
Andscape
Sons of Dennis Rodman, Penny Hardaway chart own paths in NBA G League
NCAAM
The 25 greatest freshman efforts of the past 25 seasons
Cooper Flagg could be on track for a fantastic college basketball freshman season. But which heavyweights is he up against to have one of the greatest?
Top Headlines
- 'Lot of interest' in C's sale; owner plans '28 exit
- George has bone bruise, to miss at least 2 games
- Mavs' Doncic out at least week with wrist strain
- Pistons' Cunningham exits vs. Hornets after fall
- Sources: NBA ASG to have pickup-style format
- LeBron says he's taking break from social media
- Sources: Middleton cleared but still ramping up
- Warriors' Melton to have season-ending surgery
- Panic meter: 11 teams already on alert
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NBA trends: Giannis' Bucks, star injuries dominate league storylines
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NBA Cup projections: Which teams will reach the quarterfinals?
The second edition of the in-season tournament tips off Tuesday. Here's the best odds for the teams aiming to reach Las Vegas.
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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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