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2024 NBA Re-Draft: Where Stephon Castle, Top Pick Zaccharie Risacher Land Two Years Later

How would the first round of the 2024 NBA draft play out two years later?

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Shortest NBA Players in 2025–26 (and All Time)

The NBA is a tall man’s league, but some short kings have broken through and made outsized impacts through the years.

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NC Betting Apps 2026: Top Sportsbooks in North Carolina Ranked

North Carolina betting apps handle the mainstream action just fine, but serious play still drifts offshore with bigger prop boards, more ACC and Panthers markets, crypto payouts, and promos that offer more than free bets. Here is how the international NC mobile sportsbooks stack up for overall betting value.

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Ranking the Five Best NBA Announcers: Where Do Mike Breen, Ian Eagle Stack Up

A look at the best NBA announcers who currently grace the microphone across the league’s broadcasts.

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Why Kon Knueppel Should've Won Rookie of the Year Over Former Duke Teammate Cooper Flagg

A look at Kon Knueppel's case for the NBA Rookie of the Year award over his former teammate and this year's winner Cooper Flagg.

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How to watch NBA Playoffs 2026: FREE live streams, TV schedule

All the ways to watch NBA Playoffs 2026 live streams online, as Jalen Brunson and Victor Wembanyama headline the Knicks vs Spurs NBA Finals series.

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NBA Playoff Power Ranking: Where Every Team Stands Heading Into the First Round

There are 16 teams left to battle for the championship—how do they stack up against each other?

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No Kon Knueppel or Cooper Flagg, but These Five Rookies Could Impact the NBA Playoffs

A look across the NBA playoff field at teams who have rookie players contributing to their success.

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Grading the Hornets’ Season After Ugly Play-In Tournament Exit Against Magic

Does a blowout loss to the Magic in the play-in diminish the most successful Hornets season in years?

Sports Illustrated

Why Draymond Green Is Happy NBA Didn’t Suspend LaMelo Ball for Tripping Bam Adebayo

It’s not for the reason you might think.

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NBA Play-In Tournament: Takeaways After Warriors Go Night Night, Magic and Suns Advance to Playoffs

The final two spots in the NBA playoffs will be decided on Friday night.

Sports Illustrated

NBA playoff predictions 2026: the winner, key players and dark horses

Will a Thunder repeat end an NBA-record run of seven different champions in seven years? Our writers make their picks ahead of Saturday’s postseason tip-off

The Guardian - US

Chris Mannix’s Notes: Giannis Antetokounmpo on the Clock, Portland’s Early Hotel Checkout

Plus, Kon Knueppel’s Rookie of the Year stock watch and examining Doug Christie’s return as Kings coach.

Sports Illustrated

How Luka Dončić's Appeal of NBA’s 65-Game Rule Could Cost Kon Knueppel Rookie of the Year

Kon Knueppel had the bad luck of having a bad game before awards ballots have been turned in—even if it isn’t supposed to count in the voting.

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Portland’s Deni Avdija Did A Lot More Than Shoot Free Throws to Beat the Suns

Deni Avdija went 15-of-22 from the field on his way to 41 points in a play-in win over the Suns.

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LaMelo Ball Was So Excited After Hornets Play-In Win He Accidentally Punched the Team Mascot

Whoops!

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LaMelo Ball Escapes Suspension for ‘Reckless’ Play on Bam Adebayo

The NBA announced the findings of its investigation into Ball on Wednesday night.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Play-In Thrillers Were a Perfect NBA Playoffs Appetizer

The Heat-Hornets and Trail Blazers-Suns games were a welcome break from the usual play-in snoozefests.

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‘A hardware failure in our production truck’ — Amazon Prime Video’s Heat vs Hornets live stream has major outage in overtime

Amazon's first play-in game stream frustrates fans with technical difficulties.

Sports Illustrated

Erik Spoelstra Argues LaMelo Ball Should’ve Been Ejected After Tripping Bam Adebayo

Adebayo landed hard on his tailbone and missed the rest of the game. Ball later apologized.

Sports Illustrated

Hornets-Heat Prove Play-In Tournament’s Worth With Game of the Year to Open Postseason

The Hornets and Heat provided the game of the year in just the first NBA postseason game.

Sports Illustrated

Why Prime Video Sports Says Feed Dropped in Overtime of Hornets-Heat Play-In Game

Amazon Prime Video’s broadcast of the Heat-Hornets play-in game cut out with less than a minute to go in overtime and showed a “technical difficulties” graphic.

Sports Illustrated

As Lakers Prepare for Rockets Series, Luka Dončić's Status Remains a Mystery

The Los Angeles Lakers have no update on Luka Dončić's status as their first playoff game against the Rockets approaches.

Sports Illustrated

Three Takeaways From an Electric First Night of NBA Play-In Tournament After Hornets, Trail Blazers’ Huge Wins

After a thrilling Hornets win over the Heat to advance to Friday’s game, Phoenix is taking on Portland with the No. 7 seed on the line.

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The Best and Worst Case Scenario for Every NBA Team in the Postseason

Postseason expectations have a pretty wide range in the NBA.

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