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The Sixers know their road ahead for the 2026 NBA Cup.

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Diving deeper into the addition of LeBron James and how the legend will fit with the Sixers.

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KOC reacts to Russell Westbrook’s retirement and the sale of the Lakers to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner.

The NBA’s 2026-27 schedule rollout has begun, and opening night will feature three highly-anticipated matchups from both conferences. The festivities of the new season will...

While many debate the value of trading Austin Reaves, Lakers insiders come together to discuss what it would actually take to part with the star guard.

Here are five landing spots that could give Peyton Watson the best chance to earn a bigger role, a major payday, and grow into a future NBA star.

Kelsey Mitchell led the way for the home squad with 28 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals. Caitlin Clark broke her own record for most games with 20+ points and 10+ assists in WNBA history. Mitchell and Clark are currently the second and third leading scorers in the WNBA, respectively.

Selection Sunday for 2027 March Madness will be Sunday, March 14, when the 76-team fields for the men's and women's NCAA DI basketball tournaments will be announced.

The Denver Nuggets continue to be in a standoff with restricted free agent Peyton Watson despite the 23-year-old enjoying a breakthrough campaign that saw him average 14.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists. Watson is reportedly seeking a contract worth $20M–$28M annually, and it now seems Denver may also have an issue with how he […] The post NBA rumors: Nuggets leak dirt on Peyton Watson not returning for playoffs due to free agency appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Caitlin Clark is now averaging 21.7 points and 8.2 assists per game this season.

The Golden State Warriors are looking at a few different veteran free agents to round out their roster as the 2026-27 season approaches, per NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer.

It's the third former player to do so.

A second marquee matchup of the Knicks against the 76ers and LeBron James along with the Lakers playing at the Warriors mark the first opening day of NBA Cup play on Oct. 30.

“If it’s for two months, two years, whatever it is, I’m just excited to be here.”

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Jaylen Brown chose Bill Russell as his favorite athlete while naming LeBron James among five legends on his NBA Mount Rushmore.

Critics have heavily scrutinized Cunningham for her controversial comments about transgender athletes. Indiana also became a huge talking point following its heated matchup with the Chicago Sky on Saturday. Cunningham stressed that the Fever are not letting the outside noise affect them.

The plan to make Victor Wembanyama the face of the Spurs franchise was set in motion years before he suited up for the team.

Free agent guard Brandon Williams and forward Georges Niang continue to draw “legitimate” interest from Golden State as the Warriors‘ front office considers how to fill its open roster spots, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Substack link). Williams, who was previously linked to the Warriors by Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints (Twitter link), […]

The Cavaliers are once again linked to a potential starting small forward

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Some punishment could be coming to the Liberty star.

The Fever star just keeps doing great things on the hardwood.

Things are going well for the Fever right now, and Cunningham is a big part.

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Extenuating day of work at P&T with so much NBA content around this time of the year. Would you believe it? Me neither. Links and notes below. “It will be the same. It’s something that I get to walk around with and think about when I’m — when I need to give myself a little […]

Motiejus Krivas, Thomas Haugh, Braylon Mullins, and Billy Richmond all made massive decisions to return to school. What do they need to improve to make it worth it for the 2027 NBA Draft?