Former Champion Questions Philadelphia’s Future if They Fall Short Again

The Philadelphia 76ers enter the 2025–26 NBA season under intense scrutiny. Despite holding a top-five draft pick, expectations remain sky-high for a roster built around Joel Embiid and Paul George. Three-time NBA champion Danny Green believes no team faces more pressure than Philadelphia. “They’ve been talking about blowing it up each year,” Green said. “What […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  16 Oct 2025
Cavaliers Eye Breakthrough Season Behind Donovan Mitchell’s Leadership

Cleveland’s High Stakes Season The Cleveland Cavaliers enter the 2025–26 season among the favorites to win the Eastern Conference and reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2018. Their roster is anchored by Donovan Mitchell, and Cleveland enters with strong expectations after posting a 64–18 record last year. Mitchell, now in his ninth […]

Antonio Kozlow  •  16 Oct 2025
The Charlotte Hornets are waiving veteran PG Spencer Dinwiddie

With the 2025-26 regular season less than a week away, teams are still making final roster cuts. The Charlotte Hornets are one of them.  On Thursday afternoon, NBA insider Shams Charania shared the Hornets’ latest roster decision. He reported that veteran PG Spencer Dinwiddie was waived by Charlotte. He signed a one-year, $3.63 million deal […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 Oct 2025
NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins predicts the Knicks to lose the 2026 NBA Finals

In the 2025 playoffs, the New York Knicks were close to punching a ticket to the NBA Finals. However, the team lost in six games to the Indiana Pacers during the conference finals.  After significant injuries to other teams in the East, the Knicks are one of the favorites to win the conference. Recently, former […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 Oct 2025
Anthony Edwards Tells Shams Charania ‘You Better Motherf—king Text Me’ If I’m Getting Traded

If Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards were to get traded, he hopes to receive the news directly from ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania rather than from social media. “If you know I’m finna get traded, you better motherf—king text me,” Edwards told Charania in a video posted on his YouTube channel. “Don’t leak that […]

James Foglio  •  16 Oct 2025
Nets, Wizards, and Hawks have the three youngest rosters heading into 2025-26

As the 2025-26 season is less than a week away, teams are ready for a fresh start. Not every franchise has the same type of optimism for the upcoming year. Several teams have young players who need time to develop.  That is true for the Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards. They have two of the […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 Oct 2025
Lakers’ Jaxson Hayes could obtain a Slovenian passport to play with Luka Doncic next summer

On Wednesday, October 15, the Lakers and Mavericks met for a neutral-site game in Las Vegas. It was the second-to-last preseason game for Los Angeles. In the end, they lost 121-94 to Dallas.  Several key players sat for the Lakers in this matchup. They were without Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Deandre Ayton, Austin Reaves, and […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 Oct 2025
Pelicans’ Kevon Looney Out At Least 2 Weeks With Knee Sprain

New Orleans Pelicans big man Kevon Looney has been diagnosed with a proximal tibiofibular ligament sprain in his left knee and will be re-evaluated in two to three weeks, the team announced Wednesday. The injury occurred during New Orleans’ preseason game against the South East Melbourne Phoenix on Oct. 5. The Pelicans said they further […]

James Foglio  •  16 Oct 2025
Jaylen Brown left the Celtics’ preseason finale due to hamstring tightness

To conclude the 2025-26 preseason, the Celtics hosted the Raptors at home on Wednesday evening. For a majority, if not all of the year, Boston will be without Jayson Tatum.  The one-time NBA champion is still recovering from an Achilles tear in the 2025 playoffs. Knowing they’ll be without Tatum, Jaylen Brwon and Derrick White […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 Oct 2025