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The first week of the 2025-26 NBA season is through and, already, there’s no shortage of compelling story lines at work.

The Los Angeles Lakers came into the season with a ton of optimism for the second year of the LeBron James and Luka Doncic partnership. There was a stretch of games at the end of last regular season where the Lakers were one of the top teams in defensive ...

ESPN analyst Kevin Pelton used simulation No. 620 to run through the NBA season from Opening Night to the Finals.

While the first-round series did not go their way, what stands out to Coach JJ Redick is how hard his team played last spring – and how this year’s roster needs to get to that level.

Luka Doncic had a nice assist for the Lakers while he waits to play in the preseason. Luka Doncic enters his first full season with the Lakers, aiming to improve team performance. He organized a Porsche Driving Experience team bonding event to build chemistry.

LeBron James, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, has agreed to a two-year max deal that will keep him with the Lakers.

It has been an eventful start to the season for the Miami Heat. On this week's episode of the Miami Herald's Heat Check, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald and Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press discussed their takeaways from the first week of the Heat's season.