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LEAGUEWIDE
NBA season starts with 6 coaches in new places
Tim Reynolds, AP
What NBA preseason has revealed about each team
Ben Golliver, ESPN
Offseason Grades for All 30 NBA Teams
Dustin Brewer, Hoops
NBA points of emphasis for 2026-27 include tighter officiating on push-offs and flopping
Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports
PODCAST: Ronnie Nunn on this season’s officiating Points of Emphasis
Ray LeBov, No Weak Stuff
Ranking all 30 NBA teams by position: The strongest and weakest teams at every spot
Law Murray, The Athletic
Explaining the NBA’s mutual option trend
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports
10 people who will define the NBA season
Vincent Goodwill, ESPN
NBA preseason takeaways: What we’ve learned about each team so far
Steve Jones, Yahoo Sports
Every NBA team wants a strong start to the season. These 5 teams need it
Jason Jones, The Athletic
2026-27 preview: key questions: Eastern edition
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry
NBA League Pass Rankings: Part 3
Zach Lowe, The Lowe Post
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BOS: Payton Pritchard might be adding another dimension to his game
Noa Dalzell, Celtics Blog
BOS: Brad Stevens sizes up his Celtics
Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe
BOS: Coach Mike Conley? For one night, Boston Celtics ask veteran to fill new role
Jay King, The Athletic
BOS: Mazzulla’s group is ahead of schedule
Gio Rivera, Celtics Blog
CHI: Leonard Miller has turned into a key rotational piece for Bulls
Jay Cohen, Associated Press
DAL: Mavericks’ Season Preview
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball
DAL: Tarik Biberovic is the 3-point marksman the Mavericks needed with Klay Thompson gone
Noah Weber, The Smoking Cuban
DEN: Nuggets’ free-throw parade is no accident with their newfound physicality
David Decker, Nugg Love
DEN: Tyus Jones holds the keys to Nuggets’ second unit
Vinny Benedetto, Denver Gazette
DEN: Battle For The Last Rotation Spot
Brendan Vogt, The DNVR
HOU: Kevin Durant is going to score less, defend more and 9 other Houston Rockets predictions
William Guillory, The Athletic
HOU: Tari Eason has quietly become one of the the Rockets’ most valuable players. What’s next in 2026-27?
Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle
IND: Tyrese Haliburton is back. His Oklahoma City return showed what that means for Pacers
Zion Brown, Indy Star
LAC: Clippers cap preseason with promising performance
Justin Russo
LAL: Ziaire Williams looks to continue providing energy boost to Lakers
Thuc Nhi Nguyen, LA Times
LAL: What Having Kessler Behind You Actually Means
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball
MEM: GG Jackson is already planting seeds for the leap Grizzlies need him to make
Maxwell Ogden, Beale Street Bears
MIA: Heat has decision to make on center Nick Richards. What it means for both parties
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
MIA: Miami Heat lineup: 5 questions Erik Spoelstra must answer as the season begins
Eric Nehm, The Athletic
MIN: Will the Timberwolves play LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards together … all the time?
Jace Frederick, Pioneer Press
NOP: Kobe Bufkin On Pelicans Roster Fight: ‘Just Trying To Make The Team’
Grant Afseth, RG
NYK: The Case for James Wiseman
Lee Escobedo, The KOT Show
NYK: The Knicks ended their preseason on a high note
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
PHI: How good can the 76ers be? Breaking down their best and worst-case scenarios
Tony Jones, The Athletic
PHI: Nick Nurse, Sixers evaluate talented starting lineup in preseason
Ky Carlin, USA Today
PHX: How concerned should we be about Rasheer Fleming’s disappointing preseason?
Gerald Bourguet, Suns After Dark
PHX: Suns’ third big brings 3-point shooting to position
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic
POR: Trail Blazers are Bringing Back an Old Play to Boost the Offense
Dave Deckard, Blazer’s Edge
POR: Sidy Cissoko is winning the Blazers’ backup wing battle
Nicholas Kula, Rip City Project
SAC: Ben Simmons discusses why he decided to join Kings in NBA free agency
Morgan Ragan/Deuce Mason, NBC Sports
SAC: One Underrated Kings Reserve Is Quietly Having a Critical Preseason
Logan Struck, Sports Illustrated
SAS: Spurs’ 3-guard starting lineup makes anticipated preseason debut
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
SAS: Luke Kornet and Tarris Reed Jr. could be a necessity against Thunder rookie Aday Mara
Jahlil Williams, Air Alamo
SAS: Spurs Unveil 3-Guard Lineup
Paul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot
TOR: An RJ Barrett Extension Outlook
Jonas Plaut, The Cap Crunch
TOR: Takeaways: Barnes shines in Raptors’ pre-season loss to Knicks
Michael Grange, Sportsnet
WAS: Why Kyshawn George should still play a big role for the Wizards this season
Kyle Williams, Baltimore Banner