LEAGUEWIDE
The Whiteboard: Most important NBA player on every Central Division team
Ian Levy, Fansided
1 Word to Describe Every Team’s 2025 NBA Offseason
Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report
NBA News and Rumor Roundup 9/24/2025
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops
The NBA’s 80th season has begun
Marc Stein, The Stein Line
TEAM NEWS
BOS: What can new-look Celtics expect from five offseason additions?
Zack Cox, Boston Herald
BKN: Brooklyn Nets | 2025-26 NBA Team Previews
Dustin Brewer, Hoops Daily
BKN: Nets Training Camp Primer: The First Steps To Nowhere
Steve Lichtenstein, Steve’s Newsletter
Perhaps learning a lesson in the art of tanking last season, when veterans like Dennis Shroder, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Cam Johnson brought winning pedigrees and, hence, extra wins to a program looking ahead to its first lottery pick in 15 years, Nets General Manager Sean Marks was a bit more selective with his roster construction this summer. Yes, Michael Porter Jr, who was Denver’s consideration in the Johnson trade, earned an NBA championship ring, but it remains to be seen whether he can adapt to this drastic change of scenery with the same professionalism as Johnson did. From my perspective, Terance Mann and Haywood Highsmith, the team’s “grey beards” at 28, were acquired in salary dumps to A) Add Draft capital, and B) Fill supporting roles with lesser projected impacts on games’ outcomes than the above vets from last season.
CHI: Matas Buzelis faces a steep learning curve that could complicate his role
Austin McGee, Pippen Ain’t Easy
CLE: Film Study: How Cavs can (and need to) improve defensively in 2025-26
John Schuhmann, NBA.com
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