Entering the final week of group play, there are some critical games, including Clippers at Lakers Tuesday night on NBC and Peacock.

After the first month of the 2025-26 NBA season, the OKC Thunder and Detroit Pistons are tops in the class. But there are plenty of teams failing.

As the Hawks have improved to 9-4 in the absence of Trae Young, knocking on the door of a top-10 defense, Kristaps Porziņģis relayed, "Overall, I can see this group is trying, and we’re working hard, and we want to be a great team ." Great is a stretch, but good in Young's absence is an interesting development.

NC native Chris Paul hinted at retirement in a video dropped before the Clippers' game against the Hornets in Charlotte over the weekend.

Only seven teams in the NBA are playing at a slower pace than last season: the Hawks, Celtics, Bulls, Rockets, Clippers, Grizzlies and Thunder. It’s not dramatically slower for all five, but most have seen a decent drop.

Justin Martinez and Joe Mussatto break down which teams are the biggest threat to OKC in the latest episode of the Thunder Buddies Podcast

This season, DeRozan is averaging 17.9 points, 3.6 assists, and 3.3 rebounds in his second year in Sacramento. Those figures are currently marking lows on all fronts over DeRozan’s past decade in the league.

Sports analyst Rachel Nichols reveals her top three choices for the MVP race and why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is at the top.