The Thunder lead the way in odds for NBA Champion and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the frontrunner to win MVP, but the West is loaded. Can Oklahoma City repeat as champions? Can SGA repeat and win back-to-back MVPs? Let’s talk about it.

Like the NFL, the NBA now uses a Flex Scheduling system to move certain games into primetime national viewing while shuffling others back to local markets. The aim is to put the games that will attract the most viewers and deliver the best matchups in the spotlight, maximizing the impact of the broadcast.

But on the very first night of the new NBA season in October, a scout watching San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama raised a proverbial white flag as the 21-year-old from France completed a 40-point highlight reel of body-contorting dunks, blocked shots, crossover dribbles and deep 3-pointers.

It’s the unofficial start of NBA trade season. As of today — Monday, Dec. 15 — 79 players who signed or extended their contracts last summer became eligible to be traded. That means the options have greatly expanded for front offices trying to match salaries and develop trade packages that work for both sides.

NBC Sports announced changes to its upcoming NBA broadcast schedule on Saturday, led by flexing the Dec. 30 Lakers-Pistons game into primetime.

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The return of the NBA to NBC brings 100 of the best regular-season games with star-studded matchups to free TV and streaming on Peacock. The slate also includes the NBA Mexico City Game 2025, the first-ever quadrupleheader on Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

Tip off the month of December with the NBA on NBC, where back-to-back nights of doubleheader action are bringing the league into your living room.

One of the NBA's greatest shooters is switching teams. NBC officially hired Reggie Miller as a lead game analyst for next season when the NBA returns to NBC and debuts on Peacock this October. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are.

The polls have opened. Voting for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game opens on Dec. 17, and for the next month, fans can now cast one vote a day for the starters in that game — to be broadcast on NBC and Peacock.