The Pelicans are 26th in defensive rating and prove particularly weak at the point-of-attack and in pick-and-roll scenarios. Daniels, a former New Orleans pick, is going to have the ball in his hands, empowered to get downhill and distribute to several shooters in the Atlanta lineup.

NESN’s Collin Keane took things a step further, predicting that the Dubs will cut ties with Kuminga in favor of an NBA champion Boston Celtics forward. “Kuminga is a $22.5 million cap hit who has a team option for next season, so he’s essentially expiring,” Keane wrote Friday.

Back in 2023, the NBA decided to spice up the first half of its regular season with the In-Season Tournament, now known as the NBA Cup, which puts prize money and bragging rights on the line for all 30 teams, months before the NBA Playoffs arrive.

We have seven NBA games on the board, and our best NBA props for tonight are highlighted by a strong passing night for Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray.

After the Miami Heat lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the playoffs last season — a four-game sweep by a margin of 122 points, the most lopsided postseason loss in NBA history — head coach Erik Spoelstra realized the team needed a new identity.

With such an interesting makeup of talent, it's no surprise that the Rockets landed second on The Ringer's NBA League Pass rankings from Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe. The list was based on how watchable each team has been through the early portion of the season, and Houston was only behind the Nuggets.

Rodney Rogers, who spent over a decade in the NBA and won a Sixth Man of the Year award, died Friday. He was 54. Rogers spent 12 years in the NBA after a legendary college career at Wake Forest.

After 11,607 career points and nearly 800 games played, Danilo Gallinari retires as one of the better European imports to play in the NBA.

Former NBA player Rodney Rogers has died at age 54. The Durham native played 12 years professionally and played from 1990-93 at Wake Forest University.