After the first month of the 2025-26 NBA season, the OKC Thunder and Detroit Pistons are tops in the class. But there are plenty of teams failing.

The new NBA season has started fast. Teams are finding their identity and players are settling into their roles. The assist numbers show which players guide the offense and lift the rhythm of their team.

Leaning into the quality and fame of the league's international talent, the NBA unveiled a new All-Star Game format on Tuesday that will incorporate U.S. and World teams.

The Pistons look like a contender, the Clippers are nearing complete collapse and the Grizzlies are tricky to figure out.

The Toronto Raptors became the first team to clinch the next round of NBA Cup play on Friday, via a dominant 140-110 win over the Washington Wizards. The win improved their record in group play to 3-0, with an East-best plus-53 point differential.

Instead of on-ball screens, Miami is relying on pace (first in the NBA), off-ball movement and drives to the hoop to score. And it has revived an offense that’s typically been one of the league’s most plodding.

The Toronto Raptors are off to a great start in the first month of the season because all of their players are clicking. The starters are building chemistry wit

Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. is out for Friday's NBA Cup game against the Philadelphia 76ers due to low back tightness. Six spots in the knockout round are still up for grabs with one day of games to go. Lakers big man Deandre Ayton appeared on the team’s injury report ahead of their NBA Cup game against the Mavericks.

Neighbors stood in their driveways, snapping pictures, as a busload of Hornets players parked nearby. Unable to get a hard headcount of attendees from their son, Knueppel’s parents, Chari and Kon Sr., had prepared 15 pounds of chicken fajitas, the menu item that had become the family's go-to when it hosts Super Bowl parties.

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