Oklahoma City brought back every major piece from last year’s championship team, plus added Nikola Topic with the 12th overall pick, Brooks Barnhizer with the 44th, and signed 2022 11th overall pick Ousmane Dieng. The Thunder are favored to win back-to-back titles by a wide margin, and it’s hard to argue against.

The Indiana Pacers are unlikely to be able to ride the high of an NBA Finals appearance. Will they make the NBA playoffs in 2026?

NBC is returning to the sport after decades on the sideline, and streaming power player Amazon is joining the fray as key placements sell out.

Then, later that night, Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, and the Warriors go to Los Angeles to take on Luka Doncic without LeBron James.The start to the season will be a truly historic one, so I hope you tune in!