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Oddsmakers enter the 2026-27 season with a clear favorite, but the gap at the top is thinner than it looks. In Yahoo Sports’ Vegas-based NBA power rankings, the Oklahoma City Thunder sit first with a +8.1 rating, just ahead of Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs at +7.4. The Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons and New York…
Kawhi Leonard drops 21 points in 17 minutes as the Raptors crush a shorthanded Knicks team 148-98 in preseason.
Nikola Jokic posted a triple-double as the Denver Nuggets erased a halftime deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 133-128.
One of the few young pieces on an aging roster is staying put for the long haul. Brandin Podziemski has agreed to a fully guaranteed five-year, $110 million rookie-scale extension with the Golden State Warriors, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Saturday. The 23-year-old guard will now avoid restricted free agency next summer. The Brandin Podziemski extension…
Ariel Hukporti tears his right Achilles in the 76ers’ preseason win over the Knicks and will miss 2026-27.
LeBron James sat out the 76ers’ preseason opener as Jaylen Brown scored 22 in a 120-97 rout of the Knicks.
Training camp in Portland has opened with a problem most teams would love to have: too many players who need the ball, and not enough room in the starting five. The Portland Trail Blazers traded for Ja Morant this summer. They had already brought back Damian Lillard in 2025 while he recovered from a torn…
For three months, one of the NBA‘s most productive young centers sat in contract limbo while the rest of free agency moved on without him. That wait is finally over. The Detroit Pistons and Jalen Duren have agreed to a fully guaranteed five-year, $200 million deal, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported. The Jalen Duren extension works…
LeBron James opens his 76ers chapter at Media Day, insisting Philadelphia is united and chasing more than a second-round exit.
Marcus Smart takes less money to reunite with Ime Udoka in Houston after a Lakers offer he called disrespectful.
