By the end of the first week of the season there will be talk of “Player X is off to a fast start, making his MVP case,” and by the time Tim Bontemps does his poll at ESPN it will frame the race in a...

Per an ESPN simulation of the 2025-26 campaign, Golden State will advance to its seventh NBA Finals under coach Steve Kerr but come up short of a fifth title, falling to the Orlando Magic.

The OKC Thunder continued preseason play with a 116-112 road win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. Here are takeaways.