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Whether or not Giannis Antetokounmpo would request a trade from the Milwaukee Bucks was one of the hottest questions circulating around the NBA this offseason. Much noise was made about Giannis’ long-term future, yet the two-time MVP has remained loyal to his team and will start the 2025-26 season with the Bucks. Even so, many […]

As the basketball world awaits to see if Giannis Antetokounmpo wants out of the Milwaukee Bucks throughout this upcoming season, the superstar is more focused on making the current team much better. After the Bucks star led Greece to a bronze medal in EuroBasket just recently, he’s now locked in to the NBA season ahead. […]

With the 2025–26 NBA season a month away, a new report has shed light on Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey’s draft-night intentions. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the 19-year-old forward preferred to land with the Washington Wizards, not the Utah Jazz, who ultimately selected him No. 5 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft. “This […]

With the Milwaukee Bucks preparing for the 2025-26 season, the team will once again be led by superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has been surrounded by trade speculation throughout the offseason. As the Bucks star led Greece to a bronze medal at EuroBasket, he also discussed a situation that might make him want to leave a […]

The Orlando Magic’s journey over the past few seasons has been nothing short of fascinating. Once a rebuilding team clinging to young promise and lottery picks, Orlando is now a squad with legitimate aspirations in the Eastern Conference. Two seasons ago, they shocked the league by playing far above expectations, driven by Paolo Banchero’s breakout […]

With just 29 days before the Golden State Warriors tip off against LeBron James, Luka Doncic, and the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on Oct. 21, the franchise is working to finalize its roster. According to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, Golden State is expected to fill its six remaining roster spots with […]

The Washington Wizards enter the 2025-26 NBA season in a position they have not enjoyed for quite some time: optimism. After years of drifting through lottery seasons and patchwork roster moves, the franchise has finally begun to carve out a clearer identity. Their young core of Alex Sarr, Bilal Coulibaly, and Bub Carrington has energized […]

The Detroit Pistons were the NBA’s most surprising story last season, transforming from a franchise that had back-to-back years at the bottom of the standings into a playoff team that finished sixth in the Eastern Conference. What made the turnaround so impressive was not just the improvement of their young stars, such as Cade Cunningham, […]

We got the NBA 2K26 2KTV Episode 3 Answers to help players earn some free VC this weekend. For those new to the series, NBA 2KTV is a weekly in-game program hosted by Alexis Morgan and Chris Manning. Overall, the show features a wide variety of content from interviews with real players and developers, fan […]

Ben Simmons is only 29 years of age, and for anyone who followed him since his days at Montverde Academy, one would think that he’d still be making All-NBA and All-Defensive teams as one of the biggest stars in the league. Simmons has been billed as the “next LeBron James” before he was drafted first […]

No adjective would come closer to describing the New Orleans Pelicans’ 2024-25 season than the word “nightmare”. Or perhaps “abhorrent” would be much more suitable. Whatever the case may be, it’s clear that the Pelicans did not expect to win just 21 games last season, especially not after they acquired Dejounte Murray to supplement their […]

Kevin Durant is slowly preparing to enter his 18th season in the NBA, this time embarking on a new challenge with the Houston Rockets. It’s been 30 years since the Rockets won their last championship and with their young core rising to the occasion last season, they feel as though they’re just one superstar away […]

Just a season after winning the NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics are already in a transition period. With Jayson Tatum out for an extended period after suffering an Achilles injury in the last playoffs, team officials decided to focus on the future instead of rolling the dice in the upcoming campaign. The Celtics also reduced […]

The New York Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns had plenty of positives to take from what was his debut season with the franchise. The first overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft came to New York after already having established himself as one of the best big men in the league. Now, he has spoken out on […]

Karl-Anthony Towns is reminiscing about his outfit faux pas. In an episode of The Late Night Show with Jimmy Fallon, the NBA star explained why, in the second half of the Philadelphia 76ers game vs. the New York Knicks, he changed from his Philadelphia Eagles shirt to a New York Knicks one. Fallon explained that […]

Through three weeks, the Los Angeles Chargers look like one of the best teams in the NFL. They have impressed in the regular season before, but this season the franchise is exuding a different aura. The Jim Harbaugh effect is definitely part of it, as the head coach gets more settled in during his second […]

Heading into his 23rd NBA season, Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James, through his agent, Rich Paul, says he’s focused on the 2025-26 campaign. Paul says the present is imperative for James, which suggests the upcoming season could determine James’ future with the Lakers as he enters the final season of his two-year, $104 million […]

LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Clippers have remained steady contenders over the last few years in the ever-competitive Western Conference. While expectations on the outside were unclear heading into the 2024-25 season, the Clippers maintained belief that they were legitimate title contenders. At the center of those beliefs was Ivica Zubac. Zubac entered […]

With the NBA season slowly approaching, many people are wondering what the future will look like for LeBron James. He will be entering his 23rd season this year, and though he is still playing at a high level, everyone knows that the end could be near for the Los Angeles Lakers’ star. James added more […]

On Monday, the Houston Rockets got a devastating injury update when it was revealed that starting point guard Fred VanVleet had suffered a torn ACL that could keep him out of the entire upcoming 2025-26 season. The news, first reported by NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN, immediately hangs a cloud over what had been […]

The very last week of the regular season is as odd as it gets when it came to seeing a playoff teams such as the Denver Nuggets fire their head coach, Michael Malone, especially two years removed from winning an NBA championship. However, that’s how it went down last season. The Nuggets relieved coach Malone […]

Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet has suffered a torn right ACL and will likely miss the entire 2025-26 NBA season. News of VanVleet’s knee injury was first reported by Shams Charania of ESPN. The injury occurred during a team minicamp in the Bahamas. He is scheduled to have immediate surgery this week, league sources told […]

The Atlanta Hawks have big expectations coming into the year, and it’s because of the offseason that they had. ESPN did a survey with league insiders, and the Hawks had the most votes for which team had the best offseason, according to Tim Bontemps. “After largely being an afterthought in NBA circles the past several […]

The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder have turned many into believers to become the NBA’s first back-to-back champs since the Golden State Warriors. Amid a trend that seemingly repeats itself at least once every decade, Oklahoma City earned the benefit of the doubt in a new NBA preseason survery conducted annually by ESPN. While the […]

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II has continued to improve his all-around game. He’s a strong defender and rumors suggest Lively could begin taking three-point attempts in games this season. However, Lively is known for his impressive dunking ability. Although most people would love to be dunking by the time they are in seventh grade, […]

After a rematch between Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic came down to the wire for MVP, the two candidates are projected to face off a third time in 2025-26. Coming off of finishing runner-up against the three-time MVP, Gilgeous-Alexander beat Jokic with 71 first-place votes to The Joker’s […]

The Brooklyn Nets enter the 2025-26 campaign with a new-look roster following the NBA’s busiest offseason. After finishing with the league’s sixth-worst record last season and falling to the eighth pick in the 2025 draft, securing a top selection next June will be a top priority. The team’s lack of experienced ball-handlers will aid its […]

Quite a few people view Damian Lillard as the best-ever player in the history of the Portland Trail Blazers. Perhaps rightfully so, considering Dame went at 24.9 points, 7.1 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game over an 11-year stretch that included multiple playoff runs, most prominently a Western Conference Final appearance back in 2019. And […]

For the Milwaukee Bucks, the last three years have been a sobering reminder of how quickly a championship window can narrow in the NBA. Despite having one of the most dominant players of this generation in Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks have fallen in the first round of the playoffs for three consecutive seasons. Injuries, roster […]

The Toronto Raptors enter the 2025-26 NBA season in an interesting position. For the third straight year, the franchise fell short of the postseason, but unlike seasons past, the tone surrounding this team feels different. There is genuine optimism in Toronto, largely because the Raptors have doubled down on their young core while also making […]

With their recent success in launching retro models over the last few years, Nike and Air Jordan will continue this trend in bringing back fan-favorite silhouettes and colorways from the last 20 years. The Air Jordan 5 has returned in more ways than one, receiving a whole new slate of collaborations, including the return of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have officially less than one month to go until their 2025 season kicks off at home against the Golden State Warriors. It’s been an interesting offseason for the Lakers, who re-signed Luka Doncic and added Marcus Smart and Deandre Ayton on the buyout market. The Lakers, of course, also still employ […]

The Miami Heat are a franchise that rarely sits still, and as the 2025-26 NBA season begins, they find themselves once again at a pivotal crossroads. Last year was one of the most turbulent campaigns in recent memory for South Beach. After finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference and clawing their way through the Play-In […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are entering the 2025-26 NBA season with something they lacked for much of last year: optimism. Coming off a brutal 24-58 record, the third-worst in the Eastern Conference, it would have been easy to dismiss the Sixers as a franchise running out of answers. Instead, the front office doubled down on continuity […]

Veterans Jrue Holiday and Damian Lillard joined a young Portland Blazers team ahead of the 2025-26 campaign, as the two have stayed in contact throughout the offseason. While Lillard rehabs from a ruptured Achilles injury to start the season, Holiday is excited about the young talent around him. He was traded by the Boston Celtics […]

Boston Celtics’ franchise star and NBA Champion Jayson Tatum will achieve another milestone in his illustrious career off the court as he adds a chapter to his legacy with Jordan Brand and the Jumpman. While Tatum continues to rehabilitate from an achilles injury, likely missing the upcoming season, his signature sneakers will continue to remain […]

The Phoenix Suns are reuniting with one of the franchise’s greats in Steve Nash, as they announced he will be in a senior advisor role, according to majority owner Mat Ishbia. After there were rumors of the Suns pursuing Nash as a head coach, he is with the team, but in a different role. This […]

With fans locking in their predictions for the New Orleans Pelicans’ upcoming 2025-26 season, there is no doubt that the team will be once again led by star Zion Williamson. Though there had been trade speculation around the Pelicans’ young star, Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars would give insight into the conversations […]

LeBron James is set to begin his 23rd season in the NBA next month, setting another record in the process, but there is a lot of speculation that season No. 23 will be the final one for the Los Angeles Lakers star — or at least as a Lakers star. James, the oldest player in […]