Meet the tier busters

Four teams are way off from preseason expectations.

Who passed the Cup check?

The bracket is set. Now ... we wait a week and a half to see how this all resolves.

How the mighty (Pistons) have fallen!

Detroit's win streak is snapped at lucky 13. Toronto and Oklahoma City stay cooking, though.

The Magic are back (don't tell Paolo)

The Battle of L.A. has been decided, the Wizards have won again and the 2025 NBA Cup group stage narrows into resolution.

The miracle of the Pistons

Detroit won its 13th straight exactly two years after it had lost its 13th straight amid a 28-game losing streak. How is this possible?

CP3 you later

Chris Paul will reportedly retire at the end of the season. He instantly becomes one of the NBA's biggest winners who never won a championship.

LaMelo is not having a ball

The flashy star reportedly would be open to moving on from Queen City. This can go a couple different ways.

The cold, calculating Clippers are paying a different Norm Powell price

Los Angeles did the cap-savvy thing by trading their 32-year scorer before he needed an extension. The result is a 4-10 record.

Beam me down

The Sacramento Kings are once again the bleakest franchise in the NBA.

Good for Willie Green

Joe Dumars and Troy Weaver put a coach they didn't trust in charge of a roster no one could fully trust with a couple of huge bets on the line. How did it possibly go wrong?

Dangerous near death, dangerous in discovery

The Warriors and Spurs played two close games including an instant classic on Friday. The teams showed how dangerous they both are at opposite ends of the development curve.

NBA All-Star's USA vs. USA vs. The World is a trainwreck waiting to happen

Want to see American basketball stars get absolutely destroyed on their home soil? That could very possibly happen at NBA All-Star later this season.