NBA NewsYesterday, Oct 9, 2026

The Knicks announced on Friday morning that they would not be doing any contract negotiations at the moment.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 18 points as the Miami Heat defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 128-118 at Kaseya Center on Thursday, October 8, to improve to 2-0 in the preseason. Miami overcame a third-quarter collapse and a late deficit before pulling away in the fourth quarter. The Heat outscored New Orleans 35-22 in the final period […] The post Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Heat to preseason win over Pelicans appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Austin Reaves hardly missed a beat.

The San Antonio Spurs opened their 2026 preseason with a 123-116 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday at Frost Bank Center, surrendering a 19-point first-quarter lead before Atlanta rallied for the road victory. San Antonio led 39-20 after the opening period, but the Hawks responded with a 42-point second quarter to cut the deficit […] The post Spurs fall to Hawks after blowing 19-point lead in preseason opener appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra remains confident in Klay Thompson’s shooting ability, emphasizing the defensive attention the veteran guard continues to command. Spoelstra discussed how Thompson and Giannis Antetokounmpo create different challenges for opposing defenses, pointing to their established reputations as two of the NBA’s most difficult players to guard. “You have two players […] The post Erik Spoelstra has no concerns about Klay Thompson appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

One of the biggest obstacles in running back Knicks championship team is avoiding the severe penalties that come with exceeding the NBA’s salary cap.

Kessler is yet to suit up, but that should change soon.

The Los Angeles Lakers improved their preseason record to 2-1 on Thursday night thanks to a 114-110 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

Make sure to subscribe to Clutch Scoops on YouTube and follow @ClutchPoints on X so you don’t miss the weekly live show with all the latest NBA intel every Thursday afternoon. All 30 NBA teams are in the midst of preseason action, leading to many storylines across the league. From Tyrese Haliburton and Damian Lillard […] The post Clutch Scoops: NBA preseason standouts, LeBron James’ 76ers outlook, latest Brandon Miller, Brandin Podziemski extension intel appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Joel Embiid has one simple question: Why me?

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The underdog New Orleans Pelicans enter the 2026-27 season with a new voice on the sideline, a reshuffled frontcourt, and a franchise still searching for its first playoff series victory since 2018. Derik Queen was drafted to help fix all of those problems, but the first order of business has been protecting Jamahl Mosley’s process […] The post Derik Queen defends Jamahl Mosley’s process, told to ‘dream’ about unique rotation appeared first on ClutchPoints.