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Gonna post which teams have the most National TV games this season with the new media partners. Stay tuned!

The fact these games are airing on NBC makes opening night even more exciting!

Perfect doubleheader to kick off the NBC era!

FROM SHAMS:

🚨🚨🚨Opening Night of the 2025-26 NBA season on NBC on Oct. 21, per sources:

- Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder

- Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers

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🚨🎄 NBA Christmas Day 2025 on ABC and ESPN, per sources:

- Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks

- San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder

- Houston Rockets at LA Lakers

- Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors

- Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets

$83.4 million per year is crazy!

Tweet FROM SHAMS: BREAKING: Los Angeles Lakers All-NBA star Luka Doncic has signed a three-year, $165 million maximum contract extension with the franchise, with a player option in 2028, agent Bill Duffy of WME Basketball told ESPN. https://t.co/oRxAVIm2oD

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BREAKING: Los Angeles Lakers All-NBA star Luka Doncic has signed a three-year, $165 million maximum contract extension with the franchise, with a player option in 2028, agent Bill Duffy of WME Basketball told ESPN. https://t.co/oRxAVIm2oD

LOS ANGELES – Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and five other defendants – including a suspected high-level member of an Israeli transnational organized crime group – were arrested today on a federal indictment alleging they operated an illegal gambling business in which high-stakes poker games were played at an Encino mansion Arenas owned. Arenas, 43, a.k.a. “Agent Zero,” of Woodland Hills, is charged with one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, one count of operating an illegal gambling business, and one count of making false statements to federal investigators.

Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas — and five others — were arrested on a federal indictment alleging they were a part of an illegal gambling business: www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr...

Tweet FROM SHAMS: Free agent forward Josh Okogie has agreed to a one-year, $3.1 million deal with the Houston Rockets, sources tell ESPN. Okogie enters his 8th NBA season and gives the Rockets another active wing defender who has averaged 6.3 points over 416 games. https://t.co/RazV3afZq1

FROM SHAMS:

Free agent forward Josh Okogie has agreed to a one-year, $3.1 million deal with the Houston Rockets, sources tell ESPN. Okogie enters his 8th NBA season and gives the Rockets another active wing defender who has averaged 6.3 points over 416 games. https://t.co/RazV3afZq1

Tweet FROM SHAMS: BREAKING: Marcus Smart has agreed to a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards and intends to sign a two-year, $11 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers after clearing waivers, sources tell ESPN. A return to a grand stage for the 2022 NBA Defensive Player of the Year.

FROM SHAMS:

BREAKING: Marcus Smart has agreed to a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards and intends to sign a two-year, $11 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers after clearing waivers, sources tell ESPN. A return to a grand stage for the 2022 NBA Defensive Player of the Year.

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Jeremiah Fears is the only lottery pick who did not miss a summer league game

Each of the other 13 lottery picks from the 2025 NBA Draft missed at least one game either in Las Vegas, San Francisco, or Salt Lake City

Just a reminder to everyone that the Pelicans traded their unprotected 2026 first-round pick to the Hawks less than a month ago

Pelicans are cursed

FROM SHAMS:

Lillard now will have a 2025-26 set salary of $70M between his Portland and Milwaukee deals, and a salary of $141M over the next two years ahead of an opt-out in 2027. Blazers officials and Aaron Goodwin of Goodwin Sports Management are finalizing terms this week.

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@ShamsCharania

Where it all began!

Caitlin Clark announced this on social media. She will miss All-Star festivities this weekend due to injury.

This is so worth a read!

A lot of good stuff about Embiid's up and downs throughout his basketball career

The Phoenix Suns will get:

-Under the second apron

-Under the first apron

-Under the luxury tax

-$194 million tax penalty eliminated

-At least $210 million in savings this season

-Trade and spending restrictions unlocked

By waiving and stretching Bradley Beal.

a man is standing on a rug in a living room with stairs . ALT: a man is standing on a rug in a living room with stairs .

Devin Booker being the only guy left...

Finally some action!

Would expect CP3 to join them too

Tweet FROM SHAMS: BREAKING: Three-time NBA All-Star Bradley Beal has agreed to a contract buyout with the Phoenix Suns and plans to join the Los Angeles Clippers on a two-year, $11 million deal with a player option after clearing waivers, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports told ESPN.

FROM SHAMS:

BREAKING: Three-time NBA All-Star Bradley Beal has agreed to a contract buyout with the Phoenix Suns and plans to join the Los Angeles Clippers on a two-year, $11 million deal with a player option after clearing waivers, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports told ESPN.

Joel Embiid sees you In what he's calling his "most important" offseason, Joel Embiid responds to his critics.

This is the most open, most raw, most vulnerable and most introspective we've ever seen Joel Embiid be. Must read for Sixers fans.

www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Yang is already a fan favorite this summer and will be a fan favorite come regular season!

Put Furphy in the dunk contest in LA next season! Wow!

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Days to go until the 2025-26 NBA season...

ESPN knows what they're doing by trying to snag an interview with Lebron since that's all that network talks about 24/7

Kinda sad

Carter Bryant has been everywhere!

Think the Spurs found their 3 and D guy!

Ricky Rubio gave his candid thoughts on the state of the NBA, saying the league is "a show and a business."

Do you agree with Rubio's take?

H/T LoDeEvole/X

July in Las Vegas, a year apart! 📸