The next telecast will be Tuesday night’s matchup in New Orleans with the Pelicans, which tips off Charlotte’s two-game road trip.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder are 7-0 and became the third team in NBA history to start 7-0 in back-to-back seasons and the first since the 1993-95 Rockets. Without Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City hasn’t skipped a beat as another example of how valuable SGA is.

Let’s not overthink this one. Houston has Kevin Durant, the original “unicorn,” a singularity of backcourt smoothness and center’s size. San Antonio has Wemby, the apotheosis of Durant’s promise and the NBA’s go-to highlight generator. Together, these two can do quite literally anything previously committed to hardwood floor.

With the 2025-26 NBA season in full swing, the league is already seeing a lot of buzz and excitement for what’s to come throughout the schedule. The first big event is the NBA Cup, a six-week in-season knockout tournament where each team has a chance to win it all.

Notable NBA players who can become unrestricted free agents as their contracts end or who can exercise their player option.