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Examining The 17 Teams With Standard Roster Openings

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Once the dust settled following a flurry of roster moves leading up to Monday’s regular season cutdown deadline, 13 of the NBA’s 30 teams entered opening night with full 15-man standard rosters, while the other 17 are carrying just 14 players on standard contracts, leaving one spot open to start the year. In some cases, […]

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Nick Wright calls out media for unfair Angel Reese coverage

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Updated Oct 23, 11:46 PM ET

Grifters and pundits have a nasty habit of painting Angel Reese as the villain in Caitlin Clark’s origin story, but Reese has been the Atlanta Dream’s hero in the WNBA Finals, and Nick Wright implored sports media to cover that story. “Sports media needs to decide whether it wants to cover the WNBA or not,” Wright…

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Devin Booker gets floated as sensible ‘all-in trade’ target for Rockets

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The Houston Rockets will face an early test as they take on the San Antonio Spurs at Moody Center on Friday. The Rockets handily won their first game against the Dallas Mavericks, 128-110, on Wednesday. Houston looked great versus the Mavericks, showcasing its starting unit of Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., […] The post Devin Booker gets floated as sensible ‘all-in trade’ target for Rockets appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Will the Nets’ positional size approach lead to another season of small-ball problems?

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BROOKLYN, NY - OCTOBER 21: Julius Randle #30 and Moritz Wagner #13 of the Brooklyn Nets shake hands against the Charlotte Hornets on October 21, 2026 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. 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 Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Get...

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Pistons vs. Heat preview: Early-season look at new-look Heat

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Updated Oct 23, 9:29 PM ET

Both the Pistons and the Heat enter this game on opposite-outcomes on Opening Night. For the Pistons, they overcame a 22-point second half deficit against the Boston Celtics to pull off a thrilling win. For the Heat, it was a 25-point loss against the Timberwolves in which they were pretty much only in the game in the first quarter. The Timberwolves seem like a very bad matchup for the Heat with their high-level guard play that the Heat have to counter with a couple of star bigs, but not nece...

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The Mavs forgot they were a passing team

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Updated Oct 23, 11:40 AM ET

The Dallas Mavericks have a lot of problems to solve in order to play at the best level for a whole game by the looks of it after game one against the Houston Rockets. Transition defense, turnovers, decision-making and better shot-quality, to name a few.  New Mavs head coach Dusty May hit the nail on the head after the game, when he said: “I thought we started playing a little too quickly, and shooting some shots, some semi-open shots, instead of getting possession back, making them...

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How Jaylen Brown remedies a decade-long issue for Sixers

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 22: Jaylen Brown #7 of the Philadelphia 76ers dunks during the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on October 22, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) | Getty Images The home debut for LeBron James and Jaylen Brown was always going to be a memorable one. The Sixers made sure of that with their biggest comeback in the play-by-play era. They stormed back from 29 points down to fend off th...

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Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls Preview & Game Thread: Fans, meet the young Bucks

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Updated Oct 23, 10:31 AM ET

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - OCTOBER 14: Kasparas Jakucionis #25 of the Milwaukee Bucks dribbles the ball against Noa Essengue #2 of the Chicago Bulls in the fourth quarter during the preseason NBA game at Fiserv Forum on October 14, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) | Getty Ima...

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76ers' LeBron James Says Cavs Were 'In Consideration For Sure' as NBA Free Agency Landing Spot

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LeBron James says he gave "a lot of consideration" to rejoining the Cleveland Cavaliers before signing with the Philadelphia 76ers this offseason.

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9 NBA overreactions after one game for every team

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Every team in the NBA has made its debut in the 2026-27 season after the Denver Nuggets and Cleveland Cavaliers both played for the first time on Thursday night. The regular season is genuinely eternal with 82 games on the calendar for each franchise before the playoffs start, but it’s our right as sports fans […]

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