Ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season, many publications ranked all of the top players in the league. Some players were divisive. Others were not.

His shooting rates might have been unsustainable, but the stat line might be more doable than you'd think. Back in 2022-23, he gave the Houston Rockets nightly contributions of 19.2 points, 5.7 assists, 5.3 rebounds, 2.4 triples and 1.4 steals.

Cooper Flagg is getting his own NBA Top Shop signature collectible originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. NBA Top Shop is back for its most ambitious season yet.

This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Don’t be late today. Much of the fanfare around last night’s NBA opening games focused on NBC,

It's finally arrived. Almost four months after they won the 2025 NBA championship, the Oklahoma City Thunder held a pregame ceremony. Per tradition, they had the first game of the 2025-26 regular season on Opening Night.

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is the NBA's highest-paid player in 2025, according to Brett Knight of <a href=" reportedly bringing in an "estimated $159.6 million in pretax earnings this season—counting both his playing salary and his annual income from endorsements and other business endeavors.