NBA NewsYesterday, Oct 8, 2026

Mobley’s outlook this season may have more to do with those around him.

Oklahoma City got worse, and it still might not matter

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PORTLAND, Ore. — For years, the general manager studied him from afar. And when the Portland Trail Blazers decided to make a splash and trade for Ja Morant this summer, their new coach flew across the country to meet with him. But no matter how much Joe Cronin did background checks, and no matter how well a steakhouse lunch in South Carolina with Micah Nori went, nobody was sure what the Morant experience would be like in Portland. The early returns? Attitude-wise, he has been a dream: upbeat...

“When I retired, I’d have three or four guys every summer DM me and say, ‘Can I come out to Sag Harbor and work with you?’” Redick said. “I’d say, ‘I’m out here the whole summer, I’m always available, we have a house to stay in,’ and they’d all bail.” Grimes did not. The key would be easy to find. All Grimes had to do was show up with his friend and pick a bedroom. “He gave us a description of the house, like what it looked like,” Grimes told The Athletic. “And every house on the block looked...

New York will watch the Knicks play basketball inside the Garden for the first time since they waved them goodbye after the Game 4 win over the Spurs and before they hoisted the Larry O’B back in Texas. The MSG faithful will have to wait a couple of weeks for the unveiling of the banner(s?), […]

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Although the new-look Lakers seem promising, Nick Young dismisses their chances as a title contender because of one reason.

Luka is quite happy with two of the Lakers’ pickups in free agency thus far

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is still aiming to bring a new league to Europe in the near future.

I think I think some thoughts about Wizards rookie AJ Dybantsa. | Getty Images With a hat tip to OG NFL writer Peter King, and to Bill Simmons and the crew at Grantland and The Ringer, and to Zach Lowe, and to Eric Koreen, and to the legion of writers I’m ripping off with this format, here are 10 things I think I think about this year’s Washington Wizards: Trae Young will lead the NBA in assists per game for just the second time in his career. Young’s been a genius-level passer throughout his...