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Warriors’ turnaround gives Stephen Curry help now, reason for optimism later hoopswire.com/warriors-turna…
Warriors’ turnaround gives Stephen Curry help now, reason for optimism later

Warriors’ turnaround gives Stephen Curry help now, reason for optimism later

The Warriors were 0-3, and the concerns were familiar. Too old. Too dependent on Stephen Curry. Too many questions about where the help would come from. Eight straight wins have changed the convers...

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Blazers finding more ways to win, with Damian Lillard pointing to ‘playing for each other’ hoopswire.com/blazers-findin…
Blazers finding more ways to win, with Damian Lillard pointing to ‘playing for each other’

Blazers finding more ways to win, with Damian Lillard pointing to ‘playing for each other’

The Trail Blazers are giving opponents more to worry about than Damian Lillard. And Lillard sounds perfectly comfortable with that. Portland’s 123-103 win over the Thunder on Tuesday offered a look...

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Sixers’ Jaylen Brown explains Jayson Tatum brush-off, admits frustration after loss hoopswire.com/sixers-jaylen-…
Sixers’ Jaylen Brown explains Jayson Tatum brush-off, admits frustration after loss

Sixers’ Jaylen Brown explains Jayson Tatum brush-off, admits frustration after loss

Jaylen Brown says he wasn’t paying attention when Jayson Tatum tried to greet him before Tuesday’s game. By the end of the night, the Celtics had given him plenty to think about. Brown finished with

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Available NBA free agents by position. hoopswire.com/2026-nba-free-…
2026 NBA Free Agent List

2026 NBA Free Agent List

A look at 2026 NBA free agents, some of whom finished last season unsigned, by position. This list is updated daily.

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Sixers’ Jaylen Brown struggles against former team as Paul George makes Celtics’ case hoopswire.com/sixers-jaylen-…
Sixers’ Jaylen Brown struggles against former team as Paul George makes Celtics’ case

Sixers’ Jaylen Brown struggles against former team as Paul George makes Celtics’ case

Jaylen Brown’s first game against the Celtics generated plenty of conversation before tipoff. Paul George supplied the more meaningful response once they started playing. George scored 36 points in...

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Cavs have options to explore before considering bigger changes hoopswire.com/cavs-have-opti…
Cavs have options to explore before considering bigger changes

Cavs have options to explore before considering bigger changes

The Cavs don’t need to tear everything apart after 11 games. They do need to stop playing as if keeping the roster together guarantees that things will improve. At 5-6, the concerns extend beyond a

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Jaylen Brown appears to brush off Jayson Tatum before Celtics-Sixers reunion hoopswire.com/jaylen-brown-a…
Jaylen Brown appears to brush off Jayson Tatum before Celtics-Sixers reunion

Jaylen Brown appears to brush off Jayson Tatum before Celtics-Sixers reunion

Jaylen Brown said to “just check the ball up.” He certainly didn’t appear interested in much small talk. Before Tuesday’s Celtics-Sixers matchup in Philadelphia, Jayson Tatum approached his former...

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Cavs’ numbers raise more questions about James Harden’s fit hoopswire.com/cavs-numbers-r…
Cavs’ numbers raise more questions about James Harden’s fit

Cavs’ numbers raise more questions about James Harden’s fit

The Cavs brought in James Harden to make life easier for Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley. Through the opening stretch of this season, the numbers suggest those partnerships need work. Quite a bit of...

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Hawks have pieces for a trade, but finding the right upgrade another matter hoopswire.com/hawks-have-pie…
Hawks have pieces for a trade, but finding the right upgrade another matter

Hawks have pieces for a trade, but finding the right upgrade another matter

The Hawks have enough young talent to make things interesting in the East. Whether they have enough to make a serious playoff run is a different question. At 7-5, Atlanta also has several veteran...

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Hornets found more than their shooting touch in win over Cavs hoopswire.com/hornets-found-…
Hornets found more than their shooting touch in win over Cavs

Hornets found more than their shooting touch in win over Cavs

The Hornets probably can’t count on making half their three-pointers every night. They can ask for more of the rebounding and contributions throughout the lineup that helped end their six-game losing...

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Raptors’ young players offer encouragement amid veteran injury concerns hoopswire.com/raptors-young-…
Raptors’ young players offer encouragement amid veteran injury concerns

Raptors’ young players offer encouragement amid veteran injury concerns

The Raptors are getting useful answers from some of their younger players. The bigger questions involve veterans they expected to count on. A stock report from Jeremy Brener and the Raptors On SI...

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Cavs’ Meleek Thomas making case for more time alongside Donovan Mitchell hoopswire.com/cavs-meleek-th…
Cavs’ Meleek Thomas making case for more time alongside Donovan Mitchell

Cavs’ Meleek Thomas making case for more time alongside Donovan Mitchell

Meleek Thomas has given the Cavs something they could use more of lately. A reason to feel good about what they’re seeing. Whether that should mean a starting spot ahead of James Harden is a

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Pelicans’ biggest names may not be their most valuable trade pieces hoopswire.com/pelicans-bigge…
Pelicans’ biggest names may not be their most valuable trade pieces

Pelicans’ biggest names may not be their most valuable trade pieces

Zion Williamson remains the Pelicans’ biggest name. That doesn’t necessarily make him their most valuable trade asset. That’s the argument behind Fran Leiva’s assessment for Fadeaway World, which...

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Talkin’ Cavs: James Harden, Peyton Watson, Kenny Atkinson, rebounding hoopswire.com/talkin-cavs-ja…
Talkin' Cavs: James Harden, Peyton Watson, Kenny Atkinson, rebounding

Talkin' Cavs: James Harden, Peyton Watson, Kenny Atkinson, rebounding

The Cavs are 5-6, and after Monday’s loss to the shorthanded Hornets, there’s plenty to discuss. Unfortunately, not much of it is especially encouraging. I joined Jeff Phelps and Nick Pedone on 92.3...

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Pacers’ struggles expose how much still depends on Tyrese Haliburton hoopswire.com/pacers-struggl…
Pacers’ struggles expose how much still depends on Tyrese Haliburton

Pacers’ struggles expose how much still depends on Tyrese Haliburton

The Pacers expected Tyrese Haliburton’s return this season to change their outlook. His latest absence has shown how little room they have to operate without him. Indiana is 3-8 overall and 1-6...

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Magic Johnson: Lakers’ JJ Redick has ‘become a great NBA coach’ hoopswire.com/magic-johnson-…
Magic Johnson: Lakers’ JJ Redick has 'become a great NBA coach’

Magic Johnson: Lakers’ JJ Redick has 'become a great NBA coach’

Luka Doncic is getting plenty of attention for the Lakers’ 10-2 start. Magic Johnson wants to make sure JJ Redick gets some, too. The Lakers legend pointed to a specific adjustment in Monday’s win...

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Jeff Teague says Luka Doncic had to ‘dumb down his abilities’ with LeBron James hoopswire.com/jeff-teague-sa…
Jeff Teague says Luka Doncic had to ‘dumb down his abilities’ with LeBron James

Jeff Teague says Luka Doncic had to ‘dumb down his abilities’ with LeBron James

Luka Doncic’s fast start has Jeff Teague questioning how much sharing the Lakers with LeBron James limited his game. The former All-Star believes Doncic is benefiting from a roster that can fully...

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Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg on 43-point night: ‘Trying to make as many winning plays as I can’ hoopswire.com/mavericks-coop…
Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg on 43-point night: ‘Trying to make as many winning plays as I can’

Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg on 43-point night: ‘Trying to make as many winning plays as I can’

Cooper Flagg scored 43 points Monday night. His explanation afterward sounded like a guy who would have been happy doing whatever the Mavericks needed. “Whenever I get out there on the court, it just...

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Bucks’ 1-9 start raises questions about who fits their future hoopswire.com/bucks-1-9-star…
Bucks’ 1-9 start raises questions about who fits their future

Bucks’ 1-9 start raises questions about who fits their future

The Bucks knew trading Giannis Antetokounmpo would change their expectations. A 1-9 start has made the next question harder to avoid. Namely, who on this roster should be part of what comes next?...

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Sixers’ Tyrese Maxey credits LeBron James: ‘He has made everybody willing passers’ hoopswire.com/sixers-tyrese-…
Sixers’ Tyrese Maxey credits LeBron James: ‘He has made everybody willing passers’

Sixers’ Tyrese Maxey credits LeBron James: ‘He has made everybody willing passers’

The Sixers were supposed to need some time to figure out who gets the ball. Tyrese Maxey says LeBron James helped settle that issue almost immediately. At 9-2 entering Tuesday’s matchup with the...

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