NBA NewsYesterday, Oct 22, 2026

For more than a decade, LeBron James shaped a massive rivalry with Stephen Curry and the Warriors. Now he's gone. Left in his wake are two teams, each in dramatic transformation.

ESPN Analytics is unveiling the NBA Trade Lab, an interactive web application for fans to build, save and vote on mock trades.

During the offseason, the NBA said it would emphasize 'secondary, theatrical and exaggerated movement' with flopping fines for the 2026-27 season.

Walter Clayton has agreed to a two-way contract with the Mavericks, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets. The mutual interest between Clayton and the Mavs was reported by Marc Stein on Tuesday. Clayton was placed on waivers on Monday by the Grizzlies despite his $4.19MM guaranteed salary. Multiple other teams, including Sacramento, Miami, and Golden State, were linked […]

After Victor Wembanyama recorded arguably the worst offensive game of his NBA career in the San Antonio Spurs' season-opening loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, a Basketball Hall of Famer is asking what he worked on in the offseason.

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The Lakers’ backcourt is about to get a lot healthier.

Not that Anthony Edwards needs additional motivation to play basketball, but a Miami Heat player may have pushed the Minnesota Timberwolves star to go even further in his 45-point outing in a 131-106 win on Wednesday night.

The New Orleans Pelicans have heard the promises before. New coach, renewed expectations, flashes of potential, and another opportunity to turn the corner. Zion Williamson has lived through enough of those cycles to know that optimism means little without results. A three-point, last-second opening night loss to Tyrese Haliburton’s Indiana Pacers (123-120) was another frustrating […] The post How Zion Williamson ‘respectfully’ processed latest loss amid questions about Pelicans’ future with J...

Here’s what's stood out after the NBA's first full slate of games.

Jaren Jackson Jr. was back in Memphis Wednesday night for the first time since his surprising trade to the Jazz in February, writes Shreyas Laddha of The Salt Lake Tribune. It felt like a home game in some ways as he received a standing ovation from the fans, many of whom were wearing his former […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green questioned whether Luka Dončić, a perennial MVP candidate, will ever get over the hump and earn the award.