NBA Opening Night has arrived!
The new NBA season tips off tonight with a pair of games. First, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will welcome Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets. Then, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors pay a visit to Los Angeles to take on the Lakers. For tonight’s NBA action, Bleacher Nation Fantasy is providing a Steph Curry bonus pick! In this post, we’ll talk a bit about the offer as well as a few other options for tonight’s action.
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Despite a current downward trend in his young NBA career, the Lakers still have some belief in Dalton Knecht. According to Keith Smith of Spotrac, LA has reportedly picked up the 2026-27 team option on Knecht. The deadline to make the decision was Oct. 31. Knecht will make $4.2 million next season. After starting his […]
The Mavericks wrapped up their preseason last week with a 121-94 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Las Vegas. It concluded a four-game stretch of preseason games before the first regular season game takes place this coming Wednesday, the 22nd. The preseason gave the Mavericks a lot to look at, between the uncertainty of […]
Being the son of a legendary athlete is really difficult. Your odds of being better than your father are not great and you will forever be compared to him. Look how many guys come up short: Scottie Pippen, Jr. Both of Michael Jordan’s sons. Perhaps most notoriously, Bronny James, who many feel is on the […]
In the first game of the 2025-26 season for both teams, the Golden State Warriors visit the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena, beginning at 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. The Lakers are 2-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 225.5 points.
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The Lakers’ season officially commences on Tuesday when take on the Golden State Warriors. Los Angeles looks to set the tone of the season with a strong victory at home where they will play three of their first five games to begin the year. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors […]
Gonzaga had 11 Zags listed on an NBA opening day roster in 2024-25, so the 2025-26 season took a slight dip, at least for now. Here are all 10 that have been groomed by coach Mark Few over the years: OKC’s Chet Holmgren Sacramento’s Domas Sabonis Indiana’s Andrew Nembhard Orlando’s Jalen Suggs Los Angeles Lakers’ […]
For as badly as the Lakers flamed out of the playoffs in the spring, a number of things had to go wrong. JJ Redick took a lot of rightful blame for his stubbornness and rookie-like decisions. The team’s stars all shouldered blame for subpar performances as well. But one of the biggest areas of failure […]
A familiar face will help NBC welcome back the NBA during Tuesday’s opening night doubleheader.
Following a two-decade-long hiatus, the network will officially take over as the league’s primary partner and kick off a new season by broadcasting Rockets-Thunder and Warriors-Lakers. As if the return of the famous partnership wasn’t highly anticipated enough, NBC announced a handful of months back that legend Michael Jordan would join the team as a special contributor . Exactly what that woul...
Soon, the LeBron James era will come to an end in Los Angeles. While he’s still on the roster, the franchise will get a glimpse of what the LeBron-less future holds as he’ll be sidelined into November with an injury. Coming into the preseason, the debate around the starting five largely came down to whether […]
The Lakers’ fairly decisive loss to the Wolves in the playoffs made it clear the roster needed changing. Considering that Jaxson Hayes, the team’s starting center, was benched in the second half of a pivotal Game 4 and did not play in Game 5, it seemed safe to assume Hayes would be among that turnover. […]
When you think of Jaxson Hayes, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it his highlight dunks? His time with the Lakers or the Pelicans? Or perhaps you think about his unreal 64.9% career shooting percentage. One thing you probably don’t think about is the country of Slovenia. Well, that might be changing […]
The Lakers clearly didn’t put a great amount of emphasis on the preseason this year. Only a single contest, and the final one at that, featured the team’s full projected rotation. However, there was still plenty learned, even if it was more individual takeaways than anything else. So, let’s just dive right in and look […]
The Lakers haven’t started regular season action, and already the injury report is getting surprisingly long. In the team’s preseason dress rehearsal, LeBron James, Bronny James and Adou Thiero were all out. During that game, Jaxson Hayes also suffered a wrist contusion and did not return to the court. Fortunately, the updates after practice on […]
When Dallas traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers last winter, fans were outraged. When Anthony Davis, who came over from LA in the trade, was injured, that was bad. Then former Duke star Kyrie Irving blew out an ACL, which was also devastating. However, Dallas got unbelievably lucky in the draft and ended […]
It would be fair to assume that, after declaring Friday’s preseason finale as a dress rehearsal, the starting lineup in that contest would be the starting lineup when the regular season opens. To that point, though, the lineup selected against the Kings was certainly surprising. The inclusion of Gabe Vincent was not one anyone expected, […]
With the preseason in the rear view mirror, the Lakers are trimming down the extra pieces on their roster. On Saturday, the team announced they had waived RJ Davis, Augustas Marčiulionis, Anton Watson and Nate Williams. All four players were on Exhibit-10 contracts. As a reminder, an Exhibit-10 contract incentivizes a player to sign with […]
LOS ANGELES – After five preseason games where they often played with various key rotation players out, on Friday, the Lakers finally had a game they took seriously. Head coach JJ Redick called this preseason finale a dress rehearsal for his team. No, the Lakers didn’t win, falling 117-116 to the Kings. However, this contest wasn’t […]
Los Angeles played well for most of the game, but still lost to the Kings 117-116 in preseason play. Luka Dončić ended with 31 points, five rebounds and nine assists. Gabe Vincent scored 14 points in 23 minutes. Rui Hachimura pitched in with 18 in 30 minutes of play. Austin Reaves struggled, scoring eight points […]
Being a role player in the NBA is tough. You have limited minutes and are judged on your ability to score on just a handful of shots. During his six years in the NBA, Gabe Vincent has established himself as a guard who can score off the bench in this league. During his first two […]
When the Mavericks traded Luka Dončić to the Lakers, the basketball world came to a halt. Not only had there been little to no rumors of a deal happening, but figuring out why Dallas would get rid of a superstar they drafted entering their prime was hard to wrap one’s head around. Once the Mavericks […]
The Lakers will conclude their preseason stint at home on Friday against the Sacramento Kings. With most of their key players expected to suit up, L.A. looks to transition to the regular season on a strong note. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Sacramento Kings When: 7:30 p.m. PT, Oct 17 Where: Crypto.com Arena Watch: NBA […]
This year’s Lakers preseason has been more about what hasn’t happened than what has. We’ve only seen Luka Dončić play in one game. LeBron James will be out till possibly mid-November with sciatica. Add in the rest of the main guys taking turns sitting out games, and you end up with a 1-4 preseason record […]
The Mavericks played in their preseason finale late Wednesday night in Las Vegas against the Los Angeles Lakers, marking the final game for the Mavs this preseason. The Mavericks, led by Anthony Davis and Cooper Flagg playing point guard, ended up cruising past the Lakers, 121-94 in what Jason Kidd called “full dress rehearsal” pre-game. […]
While you don’t ever want to take too much away from a Summer League game in mid-July, there are some problems for the New Orleans Pelicans. Trailing nearly throughout, the Pelicans fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 94-81. They are 0-2 in Las Vegas with three games yet to play. New Orleans got 13 points […]