NBA NewsMonday, Jan 12, 2026

Lakers scrap shootarounds to preserve LeBron James during brutal January stretch.

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Miami Heat 124-112 to obtain their third straight win on Sunday night. Despite a slow start, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 29 points, Jalen Williams scored 19, while Chet Holmgren and Ajay Mitchel added 16 for the Thunder. On the other hand, Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points, including seven three-pointers, to […] The post Thunder outgun the Heat for third straight win appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Edwards made an explosive return after missing Minnesota's past two games with a right foot injury.

Here are the 11 NBA players most likely to be traded before the deadline, with Trae Young atop the list as the league’s next potential move.

LeBron James‘ numbers for the Lakers this season are some of the lowest since his rookie year, but after a slow start, he’s starting to put things together. However, despite regaining his form, he knows what his role is for this team, writes Dave McMenamin for ESPN. Meaning, James knows that for the first time […]

Kyle Lowry didn’t see any playing time Sunday night as he made possibly his final Toronto appearance in his long NBA career, writes Eric Koreen of The Athletic. Lowry is still a beloved figure in the city, where he spent seven years and helped the Raptors win their only NBA title. But the Sixers guard […]

Josh Hart‘s return made the Knicks feel like a more complete team, writes James L. Edwards of The Athletic. Hart was back in the starting lineup in Sunday’s win at Portland, logging 31 minutes and finishing with 18 points, three rebounds and six assists. He told reporters that he considered trying to come back earlier […]

Denver Nuggets - 0:23 How have they played without Jokic, plus a breakdown of the best passing stretch of Jamal Murray's career. Portland Trail Blazers / Houston Rockets - 12:12 A set between these teams saw the Rockets change their approach against Deni Avdija, but he dominated crunchtime on Friday nonetheless. Sacramento Kings / Golden State Warriors - 35:27 Sacramento has a discordant present, while the Warriors are in a mini-surge Dallas Mavericks - 54:00 We take stock of what AD was able...

Fourth-year forward Peyton Watson has been boosting his value ahead of restricted free agency in the summer and it will be tricky for the Nuggets to match a potential offer sheet, observes Troy Renck of The Denver Post. As Renck writes, Denver’s front office prioritized a rookie scale extension for Christian Braun last offseason over […]

Zion Williamson has moved into the top-10 in the NBA in PER with a mark of 24.5. Williamson had a PER of 29.0 in December over nine games after 20.0 in November. NBA PER (Week 11): 1. Nikola Jokic: 35.0 2. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 34.3 3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 31.4 4. Victor Wembanyama: 27.4 5. Luka Doncic: 26.8 6. Kawhi Leonard: 26.7 7. Zion Williamson: 24.5 8. Jaylen Brown: 24.2 9. Donovan Mitchell: 23.6 10. Mark Williams: 23.4 11. Jalen Duren: 23.2 12. Anthony Edwards: 23.1 13. Tyrese Max...

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