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Jordan Walsh is learning the difference between having a role and being a role player

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Updated Oct 1, 8:22 AM ET

Apr 28, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jordan Walsh (27) reacts after his basket against the Philadelphia 76ers in the second half during game five of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Jordan Walsh is entering an in-between stage of his Celtics career. He’s 22 years old, which still makes him young enough to be discussed alongside Boston’s latest batch of developmenta...

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Rockets 2026-2027 player previews: Jabari Smith Jr.

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Updated Oct 7, 7:30 AM ET

HOUSTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 22: Jabari Smith Jr.#10 of the Houston Rockets poses during media day at Hilton Americas-Houston on September 22, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images) | Getty Images In the Rockets player stock market, there’s a lot of buzz around AMEN, and REED shares, and controversy around SGUN, but the hidden gem in that selection of Rockets growth stocks might turn out to be JABS. (Full disclosure, I own a great number of entirely fictional REED shares.) Q...

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Cole Swider has worked ‘really hard’ on body, defense since last stint with Lakers

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Updated Oct 7, 5:07 PM ET

EL SEGUNDO, CA - SEPTEMBER 28: Cole Swider #50 of the Los Angeles Lakers poses for a portrait during NBA Media Day on September 28, 2026 at UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo, California. 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 Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty ...

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Atlanta Hawks 2026-27 player preview: Zuby Ejiofor

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Updated Oct 15, 10:17 AM ET

ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 12: Zuby Ejiofor #20 of the Atlanta Hawks talks to the media after the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 12, 2026 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. 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 Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images...

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[DAVID ALDRIDGE] The Wizards have had over four decades of misery. Can No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa save them? “What pressure? I just put my head down. The ball hasn’t changed. I’m still hooping.”

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The Wizards haven’t won 50 games in a regular season since 1979, the last time they made the NBA Finals. They haven’t been to so much as a conference finals since. The totality of the franchise’s futility since is stark. Since 1979, the NBA has gone through the Magic-Bird era, the Jordan era, the Kobe-Shaq era, the Iverson era, the Spurs’ dynasty, the Warriors’ dynasty, multiple teams (the Pistons, Rockets and Heat) winning multiple championships, rebuilds of the Lakers and Celtics into champ...

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