TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES
BKN: It’s Ben Simmons’s Turn to be the Man in the Middle
Rohan Nadkarni, Sports Illustrated
BOS: Floaters, cutting, and drives: How Jayson Tatum re-vamped his game
Jack Simone, Celtics Blog
BOS: Celtics Losing Identity on Defense as Offense Emerges
Bobby Manning, CLNS
CHI: Dragic, Drummond Providing Major Value To Chicago Bulls
Jason Patt, Forbes
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CLE: 5 unexpected takeaways from the Cavs’ first week
Josh Cornelissen, King James Gospel
DEN: Are the Nuggets Starting to Find Their Rhythm?
Asher Levy, Denver Stiffs
DEN: Nuggets Film Friday: The difference makers
Gage Bridgford, Denver Stiffs
DET: ‘Godsend’ Bogdanovic helps young Pistons get to lesson-rich winning time
Keith Langlois, Pistons.com
DET: The Young Pistons Are Trying to Bring Back That ‘Bad Boys’ Feeling
Sopan Deb, NY Times
GSW: In his age-35 season, Steph Curry remains in complete control
Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind
GSW: Atkinson has no regrets spurning Hornets to stay with Dubs
Monte Poole, NBC Sports
IND: Bennedict Mathurin’s Hot Start Is No Fluke
Zach Kram, The Ringer
IND: Thoughts on the Pacers' first week
Scott Agness, Fieldhouse Files
LAC: Why turnovers continue to hold Clippers back early on: Film study
Law Murray, The Athletic
LAL: Troy Brown Jr. looks ready to help the Lakers
Cooper Halpern, Silver Screen And Roll
LAL: Westbrook is doing this to himself
Jesse Washington, Andscape
LAL: The Lakers have a problem and Russell Westbrook can be the solution
Trevor Lane
LAL: Lakers’ issues extend beyond Russell Westbrook
Dan Woike, LA Times
MIA: A Tough Start in Texas Turned Jimmy Butler Into an N.B.A. All-Star
Scott Cacciola, NY Times
MIA: Already undersized, Heat gets even smaller on this road trip
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald
MIL: Giannis mixes ‘vintage’ with new and improved skills to keep Bucks unbeaten
Eric Nehm, The Athletic
MIN: Anthony Edwards makes good on his promise & the Wolves take a small step forward
Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic
MIN: After years in the dark, Jaylen Nowell has entrenched himself in the spotlight
Jace Frederick, Pioneer Press
MIN: What Jaden McDaniels' production says about the Timberwolves offense
Chris Hine, Star Tribune
NOP: Professional pest Jose Alvarado making presence felt for Pelicans
Alex Kennedy, Basketball News
NOP: Alvarado is becoming the NBA's ultimate agitator
Christian Clark, The Advocate
NYK: How the Knicks are using floaters to be effective offensively
Fred Katz, The Athletic
NYK: Money Mitch
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
ORL: Franz Wagner showing his natural instincts as Magic's point forward
Spencer Davies, Basketball News
ORL: Paolo Banchero and the NBA: Records, respect and bringing ‘cheat code’ to life
Joe Vardon, The Athletic
PHI: The Sixers’ Defense Looks Like Hot Junk
Michael Pina, The Ringer
PHI: The Sixers’ defense is in disarray — & 1 big answer is sitting on the bench
Keith Pompey, The Inquirer
PHI: Georges Niang’s diary takes fans inside the Sixers’ slow start
Gina Mizell, The Inquirer
POR: With Lillard injured again, Billups’ master plan will be put to the test
Sam Amick, The Athletic
SAC: Q & A: Kevin Huerter
James Ham, The Kings Beat
SAS: Everybody loves Gorgui
Mike Finger, Express-News
TOR: O.G. Anunoby’s game is a Rorschach test
Samson Folk, Raptors Republic
TOR: Raptors' win doesn't avenge last season. But it could be a sign of what's coming
Michael Grange, Sportsnet
TOR: Boucher, Raptors' bench steadily improving despite Porter Jr.'s absence
Michael Grange, Sportsnet
UTA: The Jazz Are Off to a Surprising Start
Chris Herring, Sports Illustrated
UTA: How to Watch Jazz Games During a Transitional Year
Dan Clayton, Salt City Hoops
UTA: Markkanen Is On Fire
Calvin Chappell, SLC Dunk
WAS: The Wizards’ tall task: Continuing their defensive improvement without Delon Wright
David Aldridge, The Athletic
LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES
Jock Landale, Bol Bol and other players to know from NBA season’s first 10 days
John Hollinger, The Athletic
10 Things
Zach Lowe, ESPN
10 observations from the first 10 days of the season
Joseph Casciaro/Joe Wolfond, The Score
Early Surprises and Disappointments
Sports Illustrated
First Impressions on Exciting NBA Rookie Class
Ben Pickman, Sports Illustrated
A look at the early season struggles of four notable teams
Brad Botkin, CBS Sports
5 Early storylines
Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report
Derrick Rose Is Out. Dennis Smith Jr. Is In
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry
YESTERDAY’S GAMES
DAL 129, BKN 125 (OT)
5 Thoughts
Alex Schiffer, The Athletic
Doncic powers Mavericks past Nets
Callie Caplan, Morning News
3 Takeaways
Tyler Watts, The Smoking Cuban
Luka Makes It Look Easy
Steve Lichtenstein
Luka engineers Mavs' OT victory
Tim Bontemps, ESPN
GSW 123, MIA 110
Curry picks on Tyler Herro, puts Heat to sleep, continues torrid start to season
Anthony Slater, The Athletic
Takeaways and details
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald
A vintage Splash Bros closeout
Daniel Hardee, Dub Nation HQ
Heat stagger late
Ira Winderman, SunSentinel
MEM 125, SAC 110
HB, Brown lament Kings' defensive deficiencies vs. Grizzlies
Jarrod Castillo, NBC Sports
The Kings fell to 0-4 thanks to Bane's 31 points and some more bad defense
Akis Yerocostas, Kings Herald
Grizzlies breeze past Kings with balanced attack
Matthew Gill, Grizzly Bear Blues
Murray makes first career start, but Kings lose again to Grizzlies
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee
OKC 118, LAC 110
Five takeaways from OKC's win
Joe Mussatto, The Oklahoman
THE DRAFT
Victor Wembanyama's Defense
Tyler Metcalf, No Ceilings
Thompson twins shine and other takeaways from OTE Pro Day
Jonathan Givony, ESPN
Five International Stars in the NBA Draft: What Scouts Say
Rafael Barlowe, NBA Big Board
NBA HISTORY
How Yao Ming broke into the NBA and created a lasting legacy
Rhiannon Walker, The Athletic
NBA FANTASY
Waiver wire: Jalen McDaniels and Bojan Bogdanovic highlight this week's must-adds
Cole Huff, USA Today