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Here are the 25 best NBA players under 25 entering 2026-27, led by Victor Wembanyama, Cooper Flagg, and a loaded group of rising young stars.

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Mike D’Antoni is headed into the Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend, and he knows exactly why. It wasn’t merely the 672 wins. It wasn’t the two NBA Coach of the Year awards. It wasn’t even coaching Steve Nash and James Harden during MVP seasons. It was the way his teams played. “That’s the reason […] The post Mike D’Antoni has one regret about offense that changed the NBA appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images) | Getty Images There were two fun stretches in the New York Liberty’s otherwise irritating victory over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday afternoon. The first came in the second quarter, after the Liberty had spent the first quarter messing around against a really bad Sun team that was also missing Brittney Griner. But these 8-24 Sun had lost their most recent game by 35 points, primed to save some face and avoid embarrassment. The Liberty were missing Sabrina Ionescu,...

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Hornets The Hornets’ acquisition of Dennis Schroder gives them something they badly needed after trading LaMelo Ball. Namely, an experienced point guard behind Coby White. Schroder is expected to slide into the No. 2 spot at the position, with rookie Christian Anderson Jr. behind him, as relayed by Schuyler Callihan of NBA on SI. Charlotte […] The post NBA Notes: Hornets, Dennis Schroder, Sixers, Joel Embiid, Nets appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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Mar 18, 2015; Portland, OR, USA; General view of the NCAA logo at midcourt prior to the second round of the 2015 NCAA Basketball Championship a the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect The NCAA doesn’t like to make it easy. The “5 for 5” came into effect in June and begins with the high school class of 2023 (student-athletes entering their fourth year of college). One month later, judges began ruling that players from the high school cla...

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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Carter Bryant #11 of the San Antonio Spurs dunks the ball during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on February 10, 2026 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE ...