Entering the final week of group play, there are some critical games, including Clippers at Lakers Tuesday night on NBC and Peacock.

Our writers share their early predictions for how the Eastern Conference standings could take shape in the 2025-26 season. NBA.com Staff The Magic are a favorite among our writers to rise into the East’s upper tier in 2025-26. From time to time, NBA.com ...

For a long time, the Western Conference has been widely viewed as the superior half of the NBA. While the list of NBA champions has been fairly well-distributed

Anthony Davis will not be traded, according to the Dallas Mavericks. After the Mavericks fired Nico Harrison as general manager, trade rumors around Davis started to emerge.

The Emirates NBA Cup is back for its third installment. Tournament play begins on Oct. 31 and will conclude with the championship game on Dec. 16 in Las Vegas.

That might be a slight exaggeration. By most measures, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets are the two best teams in the league. The rest of the West’s top six — the Rockets, Lakers, Spurs and Timberwolves — clock in as potential spoilers, most of whom have long runways for success.

The Milwaukee Bucks (8–8, 10th in the Eastern Conference) host the Detroit Pistons (13–2, 1st in the East) at Fiserv Forum on Saturday ( 8 ET, NBA TV ). Milwaukee is coming off a 123–114 overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, while Detroit hasn’t played since Tuesday’s 120–112 win over the Atlanta Hawks.