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From top-10 picks to late first-round draft steals, who are the top rookies that have impressed early this season?
Kon Knueppel, Cooper Flagg and VJ Edgecombe headline an incredibly productive 2025-26 NBA rookie class. Which rook is front of line for the hardware?
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2025-26 NBA MVP ladder, race: Odds, power rankings, frontrunners including Cunningham, Doncic, Maxey
Entering Week 4 of the NBA, Tyrese Maxey and Cade Cunningham have entered the MVP chat as long shots with Philadelphia and Detroit as two of the hottest teams in the NBA, while Victor Wembanyama ‘s 38 point night versus Chicago kept him in the top five of the MVP rankings.
Perhaps the biggest surprise, though, belongs to the Charlotte Hornets, who boast two rookies in the top five — Kon Knueppel and Ryan Kalkbrenner. Knueppel is having arguably the best all-around rookie season so far, averaging 16.7 points and 6.4 rebounds on 42.5% from the field and 40% from three, proving he’s more than ready for the NBA stage.
The Los Angeles Lakers have produced a good showing early, despite having to overcome some early-season injuries.
The third edition of the NBA In-Season Tournament kicks off in November. Here's a guide to the action in the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup.
The Sixers are off to a 7-4 start. Here’s what media outlets are saying about them.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is following up his 2024-25 MVP by doing the same things that won him the award in June.