Two intraconference opponents based on the prior year's standings (two games). These games match a first-place team against ...

Welcome to The Athletic’s 2025-26 edition of the team season previews, a deep dive into what to expect from each team for the upcoming season by Sean Gentille, Shayna Goldman, and Dom Luszczyszyn.

If I asked you to name the top five defenses in the NBA after the All-Star break last season, you'd probably guess the Warriors, Magic and Thunder pretty quickly. The other two? The lottery-bound ...

The first month of the 202 5-26 NBA season is in the books and teams are starting to figure out what's real and what's not on their rosters. Enough results are in now to start taking stock of the ...