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Every piece we have published — 213 so far — across all three desks, and every player and team with a page in the ledger.
213 pieces
October 2026
- NBA·WaiversFree Minutes
Add Wagler in 12-team categories: the free throws changed it
Three games, 79 minutes, 17 of 19 from the line. The field goal percentage is still a cost, and here is what it costs. Daniss Jenkins is the other name, with a warning attached.
- NCAAM·ResultFull Court Press
Kayden Mingo scores 31 as Baylor beat Florida 82-76 in overtime in a Jacksonville exhibition
Denzel Aberdeen tied it with 0.8 seconds left in regulation, and then the Mingo brothers took over. Baylor made 9 of 10 free throws in overtime. Florida, first in the Hoopspire Top 32, went 4 of 29 from three.
- PBA·ResultFull Court Press
Deonte Burton scores 27 and blocks two late shots as NLEX hold off Phoenix 97-92 in Game 1
NLEX led by 15 in the third quarter, and Phoenix got back within two in the last minute. Then Marcellus Earlington was called for a flagrant foul, and the free throws that followed settled it. NLEX lead the best-of-five quarterfinal 1-0.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Dončić scores 52 as the Lakers beat the Jazz 132-123
Los Angeles was down 18 points after one quarter, then won the second 45-24. Dončić added 10 assists, Austin Reaves scored 29, and the Lakers are 3-0.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Levanga Hokkaido come back from 20 down to beat Hiroshima 96-93 and end their unbeaten start, and Alvark Tokyo lose twice: B.League roundup
Hiroshima led 36-16 in the second quarter and were ahead 93-91 with 18 seconds left. Marques Bolden's three-point play and two Gary Clark free throws won it for Hokkaido. Alvark Tokyo lost at home to Ibaraki on Thursday and to Mikawa on Saturday, and Braian Angola scored Toyama's last eight points to beat Shimane.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
Lee Jung-hyun's three at the buzzer gives Sono a 97-96 win over KCC, SK come back from 20 down to beat LG, and Samsung go 8-0
KCC led by two with six seconds left in Goyang. Johnny O'Bryant III grabbed a missed free throw and Lee Jung-hyun hit the winner as time ran out. SK trailed LG 37-17 on Saturday and won 86-85, then beat KT on Sunday. Samsung won at Hyundai Mobis and at Korea Gas and are still unbeaten.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Magic beat the 0-3 Knicks 111-102: NBA Sunday roundup
Franz Wagner had 23 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists as Orlando scored 40 in the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden. Detroit, Minnesota, Memphis and Oklahoma City all moved to 3-0.
- PBA·ResultFull Court Press
TNT win every quarter and rout top seed Magnolia 92-70 in Game 1, with 26 from Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
The defending champions led by as many as 25 and ended Magnolia's six-game winning streak. Hollis-Jefferson added nine rebounds, five assists and three steals. TNT lead the best-of-five quarterfinal 1-0, and Game 2 is Wednesday.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Valkyries beat the Dream 67-62 in Atlanta to tie the WNBA Finals 2-2
Golden State led by 16 before halftime, forced 14 Atlanta turnovers in the first half and held on as the Dream came back in the fourth. Veronica Burton scored the last Valkyries basket with 34.6 seconds left and stole the ball from Angel Reese to close it. Game 5 is Monday in San Francisco.
- PBA·Hot HandOpinion
The PBA should drop the twice-to-beat in every conference, and Tim Cone just showed why
The Governors' Cup plays its quarterfinals as best-of-five series. The Philippine Cup and the Commissioner's Cup still let one game end a season. Ginebra's coach refused to lose his way into a better matchup, and the format that let him make that choice is the one the league should keep.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Booker scores 43 as the Suns beat the Warriors, and the 76ers and Rockets go to 3-0: NBA Saturday roundup
Joel Embiid had a triple-double, Brooklyn scored 41 in the fourth quarter at Cleveland and lost by four, and Miami came back from 23 down to tie Charlotte before falling to 0-3.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Nuggets come back from 23 down to beat the Pelicans 141-135 in overtime
Jamal Murray scored 42 and tied it with two free throws with 16.8 seconds left. Nikola Jokić had 35 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and Trevon Brazile scored seven in overtime.
- CBA·ResultFull Court Press
Beijing Ducks beat Shenzhen 120-62 and Sharife Cooper scores 40 as Liaoning stay unbeaten in CBA Round 3
Beijing and Liaoning are the only 3-0 teams after Round 3. Shanxi came from 32-24 down after the first quarter to beat the champions, Shanghai, 103-92, and Ningbo, Jiangsu and Qingdao are still without a win.
- LNBP·ResultFull Court Press
Dorados beat Fuerza Regia 120-116 in overtime to stay alive as Astros and Soles sweep into the LNBP zone finals
Sindarius Thornwell's three with 19 seconds left in overtime won Game 3 in Chihuahua and cut the defending champions' lead to 2-1. Astros won 81-72 in Zacatecas and Soles 92-70 in León to finish 3-0 sweeps, and Panteras lead Lobos 2-1.
- WNBA·PreviewFull Court Press
Dream, unbeaten at home in the playoffs, host the Valkyries in Game 4 with a 2-1 Finals lead
Atlanta have outscored Golden State 43-11 on the fast break in the series and won the last two games by 14 and 26. A win on Saturday at State Farm Arena puts the Dream one win from the franchise's first title.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Grizzlies close on a 17-0 run to win at Golden State, and the Hawks win by 47: NBA Friday roundup
Memphis was down 106-94 with 3:47 left and did not allow another basket. Utah beat New Orleans by a point, Alperen Şengün scored 14 in the fourth in Austin, and the Bulls made all 10 of their late free throws in Milwaukee.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
Assem Marei grabs 34 rebounds as LG beat Hyundai Mobis 88-83, and DB come back from 11 down to win 102-95 at KT
LG scored the last seven points in Ulsan after Darius Bazley's 34 put Mobis ahead with 2:21 left. On Friday, Wonju DB won the fourth quarter 31-16 in Suwon behind 30 from Rayshaun Hammonds and 26 points and 11 assists from Ethan Alvano.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Tatum scores 36 as the Celtics hold off the champion Knicks 107-103
Jayson Tatum scored or set up 12 of Boston's last 13 points, three nights after a 6-of-23 opener. New York is 0-2, and Jalen Brunson missed two free throws with 3.6 seconds left.
- NBA·Second LookOpinion
The Spurs are right to start three guards. Judge it in December, not on last June
Mitch Johnson put De'Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper in his starting five. In the opener against Oklahoma City the three were ahead whenever they shared the floor, and San Antonio lost the game in the minutes they did not. Give the group 200 minutes before anyone decides.
- FIBA·Second LookHeritage Line
Gabriela Jaquez missed Mexico's summer. Mexico should save the big ask for 2028
The Chicago Sky rookie grew up in California and has played two FIBA events for Mexico. She was in the WNBA when Mexico reached two finals this summer, and next July's AmeriCup lands in the same season. The qualifying games that matter most come in early 2028, when the WNBA is off.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
76ers come back from 29 down to beat the Cavaliers 114-106 in their home opener
Cleveland led 69-40 late in the second quarter. Philadelphia did not lead until Joel Embiid's jumper with 6:54 left, then closed on Jaylen Brown's three straight baskets and a Tyrese Maxey night of 32 points.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Thunder beat the Nuggets 96-84 as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 15 after halftime
Gilgeous-Alexander had two points at the break and 10 in the fourth quarter. Denver turned it over 22 times, and Nikola Jokić made 5 of 19 shots in the Nuggets' opener.
- NCAAM·DataThe Margin
The Hoopspire Top 32 for 2026-27: Florida start first because they kept their team
Our preseason ranking of men's college basketball, with the reason for every place, plus 10 bubble teams. Florida bring back 79% of their minutes from a top-five team. Houston, fourth in ESPN's BPI last season, start 18th.
- LNBP·PreviewFull Court Press
Astros win the fourth quarter 18-5 to beat Mineros 86-83, Fuerza Regia and Soles go 2-0 up, and Panteras level with Lobos in the LNBP zone semifinals
Three of the four zone semifinals are 2-0 after the first weekend, and all four series move to the lower seeds' arenas for Games 3 and 4 on Thursday and Friday. Fuerza Regia, the defending champions, came back from 10 down at halftime to beat Dorados 80-76.
- CBA·ResultFull Court Press
Beijing Ducks beat Guangdong 96-78 and leave the Southern Tigers 0-2, and Liaoning hold off Qingdao 97-93
Beijing won the second quarter 34-19 and led by 14 at halftime, with 20 points and 10 assists from Barry Brown Jr. On Wednesday, Sharife Cooper scored 27 as Liaoning stayed unbeaten. Eight Round 2 games in two days.
- FIBA·ReportFull Court Press
Bennie Boatwright takes his oath as a Filipino citizen
The Fujian Sturgeons forward took his oath of allegiance in China on Wednesday, a step toward a first Gilas Pilipinas game in the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers. The Philippines play Syria and Iran in Seremban, Malaysia, on November 27 and 29.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Dream rout Valkyries 97-71 to lead the WNBA Finals 2-1
Golden State never led in Game 3 in Atlanta. Angel Reese had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Dream have won two straight after Reese's 30 and 16 took Game 2 in San Francisco. Game 4 is Saturday in Atlanta.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Edwards scores 45 as Timberwolves beat Heat 131-106
Anthony Edwards made nine threes, four of them in the third quarter, and had 10 rebounds in Minnesota's opener in Miami. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 for the Heat on 13-of-19 shooting.
- NBB·ResultFull Court Press
Sesi Franca beat Mogi 90-74 to go 2-0 behind David Jackson and Vitinho, and Flamengo get their first NBB win, 81-71 over Botafogo
Franca trailed by one at halftime at the Pedrocão and won the third quarter 19-9. Six NBB CAIXA games on Tuesday and Wednesday: Paulistano nearly lost a 22-point lead at Pato, and Bauru beat São José to join Franca and Unifacisa at 2-0.
- TPBL·ReportFull Court Press
Dreamers' Gilbeck and Lin named TPBL Players of the Week
Lin Chun-chi hit a three with 1:29 left and the winning jumper with 7.2 seconds left as the champions came back to beat Kaohsiung 115-114, a day after losing the opener to the Kings in overtime. Three more teams play their first games this weekend.
- EuroLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Hapoel Tel Aviv come back from 13 down to beat Virtus Bologna 90-81 and open EuroLeague Round 7
Zach LeDay had 22 points and 10 rebounds in Sofia, and Hapoel won the third quarter 28-14 for a third straight win. Virtus had won four in a row. Nine more Round 7 games follow on Thursday and Friday, starting with the Belgrade derby.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Hawks beat Magic 132-125 in an opener with 22 lead changes
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 31, including threes with 1:27 and 51 seconds left, as Atlanta won in Orlando. Paolo Banchero had 35 points and 10 assists for the Magic, on 10-of-12 shooting.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Hiroshima score 12 straight in the third to beat Akita 98-84 and go 9-0, and Josh Hawkinson's 31 brings the SunRockers back from 14 down at Shinshu: B.League Wednesday roundup
Akita led by eight early and the game was tied seven times before the Dragonflies pulled away. Nine Premier games on Wednesday: Nagoya won by 29 at Utsunomiya to stay unbeaten at 7-0, Toyama scored 66 in the second half at Hokkaido, and Kawasaki beat Osaka by 34.
- NBL·ResultFull Court Press
JackJumpers beat short-handed Bullets 106-85 to stay top, with 22 from Josh Bannan against his old club
Tasmania led 14-2 inside five minutes, won every quarter and moved to 6-2. Brisbane played without Tyrell Harrison, Jacob Holt, Arnas Velička and Sam McDaniel, and Raul Neto made his debut with nine points on four of four shooting.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
Kerem Kanter scores 30 as Samsung beat KCC 97-86 to go 6-0, and Jameel Warney's 18 rebounds lift SK past Jung Kwan Jang 84-76
Samsung trailed early, never trailed after the middle of the second quarter and led by 15 in the third. On Tuesday, SK came back from 15-2 down to hand second-place Jung Kwan Jang its second loss.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Pacers hold off Pelicans 123-120 as Siakam scores 30
New Orleans led by eight with 8:34 left. Pascal Siakam scored four baskets in the last four minutes, Tyrese Haliburton's three-point play put Indiana ahead for good, and the Pelicans missed two threes to tie at the end.
- PBA·ResultFull Court Press
San Miguel erase a 20-point deficit to beat NLEX 135-133 on the night June Mar Fajardo reaches 10,000 points, and Magnolia take the top seed in Group B
George King's basket was counted with 5.2 seconds left when Robert Bolick was called for pulling the net. San Miguel won the fourth quarter 39-21 but still finished second in Group A. Magnolia beat Rain or Shine 107-103 for a sixth straight win and will play TNT in the quarterfinals.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Ty Jerome scores 45 in Wednesday's NBA roundup
Eight more openers: Jerome made 17 of 25 shots for Memphis, Walker Kessler went 12 for 12 in the Lakers' 22-point win over Golden State, Anthony Davis had 34 and 12 as Washington came from behind against Milwaukee, and Portland led Phoenix 43-12 after one quarter.
- FIBA·Hot HandHeritage Line
Sweden needs Elliot Cadeau in November. Michigan has him
The Michigan guard from New Jersey has played for Sweden since he was 15 and counts as a local under FIBA's rules. He started both July wins that kept Sweden's World Cup hopes alive. The last four qualifiers fall in the college season.
- FIBA·Second LookHeritage Line
Sumayah Sugapong was free for Gilas in March because Arizona lost early. The Philippines should not plan on that
The Arizona guard has played for the Philippines since an under-18 event in 2022, so she counts as a local. She made the World Cup qualifiers in France because her college season ended on 4 March. A better Arizona season would close that door.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
76ers beat the Knicks 106-100 on banner night as LeBron James scores three straight in his Philadelphia debut
New York raised its 2025-26 championship banner and an NBA Cup banner before tip-off, then lost the season opener at Madison Square Garden. Tyrese Maxey scored 28, and James finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Pistons score 23 straight and come back from 22 down to beat the Celtics 121-113
Paul George scored 38 for Boston and hit three straight threes for a 72-50 lead in the third quarter. Duncan Robinson scored 15 of his 21 in the fourth, 12 of them in Detroit's 23-0 run.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Thunder beat the Spurs 116-104 in a Western final rematch as Jared McCain hits six threes off the bench
Oklahoma City led by 26 in the second quarter and held off a 36-point San Antonio third. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32, and Victor Wembanyama had 13 rebounds and six blocks but made 1 of 13 shots.
- NBA·InjuriesFree Minutes
Add Keaton Wagler in deep leagues: the Clippers open without Ingram, Strus and Beal
The rookie started the Clippers' last preseason game and played 28 minutes. Five Clippers are listed out for Wednesday's opener. Here is who gets those minutes, and what Wagler's shooting costs you in categories.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
DB win the third quarter 38-18 and rout Korea Gas 104-78 as Ethan Alvano goes 6 for 6
Wonju led by 39 late in the third on Monday night and ended Korea Gas's three-game winning streak. Henry Ellenson scored 22, Rayshaun Hammonds 21 off the bench, and Lee Yong-woo made five threes.
- NBA·PreviewFull Court Press
Knicks open their title defense against the 76ers as the NBA season starts Tuesday
Boston plays at Detroit at 3 p.m. Eastern, Philadelphia visits the champions at Madison Square Garden at 7, and Oklahoma City goes to San Antonio at 9:30, five months after the Spurs won Game 7 of the West final in Oklahoma City.
- WNBA·PreviewFull Court Press
Valkyries, 5-0 at home in the playoffs, host the Dream in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals
Golden State lead the series 1-0 after a 7-0 finish on Saturday. Atlanta lost for the first time this postseason in Game 1 and made four of 25 threes. Game 2 tips at 8 p.m. Eastern at Chase Center.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Ryo Yamazaki's three on the last play keeps Hiroshima perfect at 8-0, 77-75 over San-en, and the SunRockers win by 43 at Chiba Jets: B.League Monday roundup
San-en led 75-71 with 20 seconds left at Hiroshima Green Arena and lost its first game of the season. Nine Premier games on Monday: Jarrett Culver scored 38 for Sendai, Alvark Tokyo won a seventh straight, and Nagoya stayed unbeaten at 6-0.
- NBA·WaiversFree Minutes
Philadelphia plays four games in the first week, Portland two: fill your Thursday
The season opens Tuesday with 43 games before Sunday night. Only the 76ers play four, five teams play twice, and Thursday has two games. Here is what that does to your first matchup.
- PBA·ResultFull Court Press
Alec Stockton ties it with 0.4 seconds left and wins it in overtime as Converge beat TNT 114-112, and Ginebra and Rain or Shine win: PBA weekend roundup
Converge came back from 15 down to finish third in Group A. Ginebra beat Phoenix 106-89 to move into fourth in Group B, and Rain or Shine held off Blackwater 125-123 to clinch a quarterfinal place.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Gabby Williams scores 26 as the Valkyries close on a 7-0 run to beat the Dream 68-64 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals
Atlanta led by seven with nine minutes left and by three with 3:12 to go, then did not score again. Golden State lead the best-of-seven series 1-0, with Game 2 in San Francisco on Monday.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Keisei Tominaga scores 35 as Levanga Hokkaido hit 109 for the second time in three days, Jarrett Culver's 34 lifts Sendai, and Hiroshima go 7-0: B.League weekend roundup
Thirteen B.League Premier games from Friday to Sunday. Hokkaido won at Saga and at Yokohama by 19 and 31, Sendai came back from 13 down to beat Utsunomiya, and Hiroshima stayed perfect with an 89-71 win at Altiri Chiba.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Kel'el Ware forces overtime with a dunk and wins it with an alley-oop as the Bucks beat the Pacers 128-127, and the Celtics top the 76ers in overtime: Friday's NBA preseason roundup
All 12 games on the last night of the preseason, two of them in overtime. Joel Embiid scored 27 for Philadelphia, a buzzer-beating three made New Orleans sweat a 107-106 win, and the regular season opens Tuesday.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
Kerem Kanter scores 42 against LG, then Samsung hold off DB 95-92 to go 5-0: KBL roundup
Eight games from Thursday to Sunday. Seoul Samsung are the league's only unbeaten team, Anyang Jung Kwan Jang won twice to reach 6-1, and Johnny O'Bryant III scored 56 in two Sono wins.
- NBL·ResultFull Court Press
Makur Maker's late three lifts the Hawks past Melbourne United 91-89, and Taran Armstrong's 32 beats Sam Mennenga's 36: NBL weekend roundup
Four games on Saturday and Sunday. Illawarra won on the road for the first time this season, Tasmania went to 5-2, the Phoenix came from 12 down to beat Cairns by 32, and the Kings ended a two-game losing run against a short-handed Perth.
- EuroLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Olympiacos score 11 straight in overtime to win 105-100 at Barcelona after Justin Robinson's buzzer three: EuroLeague Round 6
Barcelona came back from 14 down and tied it at the final buzzer, then did not score for three minutes of overtime. Maccabi won at Valencia with an 8-0 finish, Besiktas survived a 19-0 Bayern run, and Hapoel Tel Aviv won in Athens.
- PBA·Hot HandOpinion
The PBA was right to send Macau home. It would be wrong to close the guest seat with them
Macau lost their last four games by 188 points, and the commissioner says they will not be invited back. Fine. But the Bay Area Dragons took Ginebra to Game 7 of a Finals, and the lesson from Macau is about terms, not about guests.
- FIBA·Hot HandHeritage Line
Naomi Panganiban settled her Gilas eligibility early. The Philippines' problem with her is March
The San Diego State guard was playing FIBA youth events for the Philippines before she turned 18, so she counts as a local. What kept her out of the World Cup qualifiers in March was a calendar that put them next to the college postseason.
- PBA·ResultFull Court Press
Ricci Rivero scores 26 as Phoenix come back from 13 down to beat Meralco 105-101 and clinch a quarterfinal spot
The Fuel Masters trailed 35-22 in the second quarter and by two after three. A 9-0 run in the fourth made it 101-91, new import Marcellus Earlington had 20 and 14 on debut, and Meralco finished the elimination round at 4-6 with its playoff hopes out of its hands.
- NBA·Second LookOpinion
The Knicks lost by 50, then won two nights later. Ignore the preseason scoreboard
Same two teams, two games, a 52-point swing in the margin. The difference was who played, not how good anyone is. What preseason games can tell you, and the one number they cannot.
- NBL·ResultFull Court Press
Bryce Cotton scores 35 and the last eight in a row as the 36ers beat the JackJumpers 94-88
Tasmania came back from 13 down and tied it 82-82 on Nick Marshall's three with 2:13 left. Cotton answered with a three, a layup and another three, and Adelaide improved to 4-4.
- NBL·ResultFull Court Press
Max Mackinnon has 24 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists as the Bullets beat the Phoenix 115-105
Brisbane took the lead in the first quarter and never gave it back, opening the second half with a 10-0 run. Angus Glover scored 27 off the bench for South East Melbourne.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Tyler Kolek's late three lifts the Knicks past the Raptors 122-120, two nights after a 50-point loss, and the Rockets rout the Thunder: Thursday's NBA preseason roundup
New York's starters came back after sitting out Tuesday's 148-98 loss in Toronto, and a 28-footer from Kolek with 53.2 seconds left broke a 117-117 tie. In Houston, a 20-0 first-quarter run sent the Rockets to a 116-89 win over Oklahoma City.
- NBA·DraftFree Minutes
Giannis and Bam shared 23 of Giannis' 32 preseason minutes. Take back half of the Bam discount
In September I priced Bam Adebayo a round late on a plan to stagger Miami's two bigs. In two preseason games they started together both times and played 22.7 minutes side by side. Move Adebayo up half a round, keep Antetokounmpo where he was, and watch the assists.
- PBA·ResultFull Court Press
June Mar Fajardo turns the game in the second quarter as San Miguel rout Terrafirma 135-105
Terrafirma led 33-28 early in the second quarter. Fajardo answered with 13 points and nine rebounds in that quarter on his way to 25 and 12, George King added 44, and the loss knocked Terrafirma out of the playoff race at 4-7.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
Louis King scores 44 as KCC beat Nagasaki Velca 98-83 in the EASL meeting of the Korean and Japanese champions
The game was tied 76-76 with about eight minutes left in Nagasaki. KCC scored 22 of the last 29 points, King made all nine of his free throws, and the B.League champions lost their first EASL game.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
Ra Gun-ah scores all 14 of his points in the third quarter as Korea Gas erase a 17-point deficit and beat KT 82-69
KT led 35-18 midway through the second quarter in Daegu. Korea Gas closed the half on a 9-0 run, won the third quarter 28-14 and finished with a second straight win, its first at home this season.
- NBL·ResultFull Court Press
Torrey Craig hits four threes in the last two minutes, but the Breakers hold off the Kings 102-101 in Canberra
New Zealand led by 13 with 2:24 left after winning the third quarter 24-12. Craig scored 12 points in the last 1:55 to pull Sydney within two, and Tyler Robertson's tip-in with two seconds left came too late for Sydney.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Zhaire Smith's overtime jumper beats the Pacers 114-112, and the Raptors rout the Knicks by 50: Tuesday's NBA preseason roundup
Oklahoma City came back from 20 down against Indiana and won it with 45.6 seconds left in overtime. Toronto led New York by 53, Orlando never trailed Cleveland, Golden State erased a 20-point Lakers lead in Las Vegas, and Portland won at Sacramento.
- WNBA·Second LookOpinion
Ignore the 3-0. Pick the Dream to win the WNBA Finals
Golden State beat Atlanta three times before July 5, by 19 points combined. Over 44 games the two teams finished 0.2 points a game apart, and only one of them is unbeaten in the playoffs.
- NBA·DraftFree Minutes
LaMelo Ball's assists made the trip to Minnesota, and his turnovers came with them, almost doubled
In 59 preseason minutes next to Anthony Edwards, Ball has 17 assists and 11 turnovers. Draft him off last season's rates at 30 minutes, about 7.6 assists and 3.0 turnovers, and build your nine-cat team so the turnovers do not cost you a category.
- LNBP·ResultFull Court Press
Dorados edge Gambusinos 88-87 and Lobos sweep Freseros to win their LNBP Play-In series, while two series go to a third game
Dorados and Lobos both won 2-0 and move on to the zone semifinals. Abejas and Mineros won at home on Monday to level their series with Santos and Diablos Rojos at 1-1. Game 3s are on Thursday.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Isaiah Livers' three in overtime beats the Chiba Jets 108-106 as Gakuto Arai scores 33: B.League Monday roundup
Yokohama won the fourth quarter 33-27 to force overtime, then Livers' three with 30 seconds left put them ahead for good. Alvark Tokyo and Gunma both moved to 6-1 ahead of their meeting on Saturday, and Shiga and Nagasaki won at home.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
John Mooney's late three and free throws carry Jung Kwan Jang past Sono 85-81, and Hyundai Mobis earn a first win
The lead changed hands five times in the last three minutes in Anyang before Mooney scored the last five points. Jung Kwan Jang are 4-1 and second. On Monday, Gaige Prim scored 33 as Mobis beat DB 99-89 without trailing.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
RayJ Dennis' three with 11.6 seconds left lifts the Hawks past the Thunder 113-110, and Minnesota beat the Knicks by 18: Monday's NBA preseason roundup
Oklahoma City's young lineup led 107-106 inside the last minute in Atlanta before the Hawks scored the next seven. Utah beat San Antonio without trailing, Brooklyn won at Washington, and Portland beat the London Lions by 53.
- PBA·ResultFull Court Press
TNT rout Macau 142-87 as Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scores 22 in his return and Jio Jalalon posts a triple-double
In his first game since rupturing his right Achilles in December, Hollis-Jefferson had 22 points, six rebounds and five assists with no turnovers. TNT led by as many as 61 and move to 7-4, with Converge left on Sunday.
- WNBA·PreviewFull Court Press
Valkyries host Dream in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday, with a first title guaranteed for one of them
Golden State, in their second season, have home court after a 32-12 regular season and won all three meetings with Atlanta. The Dream are back in the Finals for the first time since 2013, and they have never won a Finals game.
- PBA·Hot HandOpinion
Macau lost by 60 and by 55 in seven days. The PBA's guest seat should come with a roster promise
Before the break, Macau were 2-6 and lost by about 16 a game. After losing their import and three regular players during the break, they are 0-3 and losing by 45. I want guest teams in the PBA, on one condition.
- NBA·DraftFree Minutes
James Harden at 37: take him at his late third-round price, and draft him for points, not assists
Harden scored 24 in 26 minutes in his preseason debut. At an assumed 32 minutes that rate is 29.5 points a night and 2.5 assists. In 9-category head-to-head leagues, his late third-round cost already prices that in.
- NBA·SigningFull Court Press
Warriors sign Brandin Podziemski to five-year, $110 million extension
The deal starts at $18.9 million in 2027-28, about $1.9 million above his projected cap hold, and ends with a mutual option in 2031-32. Podziemski was one of 18 players to play all 82 games last season.
- PBA·ReportFull Court Press
TNT activate Rondae Hollis-Jefferson for Tuesday return against Macau, 10 months after Achilles rupture
The three-time Best Import takes Nick Hornsby's slot, TNT's fourth import of the Governors' Cup. TNT are 6-4 in Group A with two group games left, and Macau have lost four straight.
- NBA·DraftFree Minutes
Dallas plays 12 games in the last three weeks, New Orleans nine: use the schedule as a tiebreaker, not a reason to reach
I counted every team's games in each Monday-to-Sunday week of the 2026-27 schedule. Over March 22 to April 11, nine teams play 12 and New Orleans plays nine. In the week of March 29, the Pelicans play twice while 21 teams play four times.
- NBL·ResultFull Court Press
Adelaide end Sydney's unbeaten start 84-78 as Cotton and Davis clash again, and Cairns hit 18 threes at Illawarra
John Jenkins III hit six threes in the first Championship Series rematch, and Bryce Cotton and Kendric Davis were each called for a flagrant foul in the final minute. Melbourne came from 10 down to beat South East Melbourne 104-99, and Sam Mennenga's 40 and 18 was not enough at Perth.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Antonio Reeves' floater with 2.3 seconds left beats the Heat, and the Wizards win in overtime: Saturday's NBA preseason roundup
Minnesota won 125-124 in Miami, Washington beat Detroit 114-108 after Isaac Jones forced overtime, and Atlanta held on 119-117 at Indiana. Boston beat a 76ers team without LeBron James, Jaylen Brown and Joel Embiid 144-106.
- NBB·ResultFull Court Press
Flamengo beat CAIXA/Brasília 78-73 to win the NBB Opening Tournament for a second straight year
Yago's three in the final stretch sealed it in Belo Horizonte, and Ruan Miranda had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Didi Louzada was named MVP, and Flamengo won all four games. The NBB season starts on Saturday, October 17.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Jarrett Culver scores Sendai's last three baskets in a 70-68 win at the SunRockers as Nagoya stay unbeaten
Culver finished with 32 and Sendai came back from 12 down at Toyota Arena Tokyo. Toyama beat Altiri Chiba 94-74, Nagoya won 90-78 at Ibaraki to move to 5-0, and Akita and Mikawa won on the road.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
Kerem Kanter's three with six seconds left beats Sono 82-81 and keeps Samsung unbeaten
Samsung came back from 11 down in the fourth quarter to move to 3-0, alone at the top of the KBL. Jung Kwan Jang beat LG 88-65, and KT won 87-81 at KCC after 13 lead changes.
- FIBA·ResultFull Court Press
Madison Ryan's basket with 0.9 seconds left gives Australia a third straight FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup, 83-82 over Japan
Japan came back from 15 down and led 82-81 on Miya Takeuchi's three with 3.7 seconds left. Ryan answered off the glass. Takeuchi was named MVP, and China beat Korea 106-69 for third.
- PBA·ResultFull Court Press
Magnolia rout Ginebra 112-93 to clinch a quarterfinal spot, and Juan Gómez de Liaño's triple-double sends Converge through
Magnolia led by as many as 28 for a fifth straight win and top Group B at 6-3. Converge scored 53 in the fourth quarter to beat Titan Ultra 152-119, a result that knocked Titan Ultra out of the race.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Mavericks beat Rockets 132-115 in Macao to split the NBA China Games
Dallas broke a 77-77 tie with a 15-2 run in the third quarter of Sunday's preseason game. Kyrie Irving scored 17 and Cooper Flagg had seven assists. Houston rested Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun and Fred VanVleet.
- WNBA·Second LookOpinion
Toronto and Portland should copy the Valkyries: build the defense first and let the offense catch up
Golden State reached the WNBA Finals in their second season with an offense close to the league average and a defense 8.7 points per 100 possessions better than it. The two 2026 expansion teams scored about as well as the 2025 Valkyries did. They defended far worse.
- NBA·DraftFree Minutes
28 of the top 150 changed teams: draft them at their four-minutes-fewer rank, except Kawhi Leonard
I checked all 150 players in our pool against the NBA rosters of October 10. Twenty-eight are on new teams. In the first four rounds, the movers swing a median 58 places on a four-minute minutes miss, against 36 for players who stayed. Leonard holds at sixth. Kel'el Ware falls 60.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Dream hold off Liberty 85-83 to sweep into the WNBA Finals
Jordin Canada scored 19 with 11 assists, and Atlanta answered a five-point deficit early in the fourth quarter with a 9-0 run. Breanna Stewart's basket at the buzzer made it a two-point game, and the Dream play the Valkyries for the title.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Hiroshima beat Shiga 111-105 in triple overtime to stay perfect as Nagasaki hand Gunma a first loss
Kofi Cockburn scored 42 with 21 rebounds, and Ryo Terashima forced the second and third overtimes with late baskets. Nagasaki beat Gunma 70-59, and San-en held on 83-81 at Shinshu to stay unbeaten.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
Keve Aluma and Ra Gun-ah give Korea Gas its first win, 81-75 at Hyundai Mobis
Aluma had 26 points and 14 rebounds and Ra 25 and 10 as Daegu KOGAS led for the last three quarters and left Ulsan winless at 0-3. In Busan, Henry Ellenson scored 24 and Wonju DB beat KCC 85-79.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Valkyries come back from 11 down, beat Aces 87-77 in overtime to reach the WNBA Finals in their second season
Golden State scored 17 straight points in the third quarter, erased a six-point deficit in the last three minutes of regulation and won overtime 16-6. Gabby Williams scored eight in the extra period, and the Valkyries swept Las Vegas 3-0.
- NBA·DraftFree Minutes
Pick your second-rounder for your first-rounder: Embiid turns Donovan Mitchell's five categories into eight
I paired every first-round pick in a 12-team snake draft with the five players ranked at or just behind his second-round pick. In eight of 12 slots a better-fitting partner is there. In five of them it costs about two places on the board or less. Turnovers are the hole almost nobody fills.
- FIBA·ResultFull Court Press
Australia and Japan reach the FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup final as China miss it for the first time since 1990
Australia beat China 78-59 after a 31-9 first quarter, and Japan beat Korea 80-43, in Friday's semi-finals in Seremban. Chinese Taipei took the last place at the 2027 U19 Women's World Cup by beating the Philippines 86-55.
- NBL·ResultFull Court Press
David Johnson scores 32 as Tasmania post a franchise-record 122 in Wollongong
The JackJumpers shot 65% from the field and 16 of 28 from three to beat Illawarra 122-112 and move to 4-1. They led by 27 before a 39-point Hawks fourth quarter.
- WNBA·PreviewFull Court Press
Dream and Valkyries can reach the WNBA Finals with Game 3 wins on the road Friday
Atlanta lead New York 2-0 and Golden State lead Las Vegas 2-0. Game 3s are at Barclays Center at 7:30 p.m. ET and Michelob Ultra Arena at 9:30 p.m. ET, and both home teams have to win to stay alive.
- PBA·ResultFull Court Press
KJ Buffen's 24 and 20 carry Magnolia past Blackwater 107-101 for a fourth straight win
Buffen's five-point burst made it 105-97 with 2:10 left, and a Chris Koon steal sealed it after Blackwater cut the gap to four. Magnolia are 5-3 after starting the conference 1-3.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
Lee Kyu-tae's 11 fourth-quarter points hand Jung Kwan Jang its first loss as Samsung go 2-0
Samsung beat Anyang Jung Kwan Jang 66-58 at Jamsil and are the KBL's only team with two wins and no losses. KT survived a 12-0 Sono run and won 88-79 behind 30 from Paris Bass.
- EuroLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Olympiacos beat Anadolu Efes 89-66 without trailing, with 21 offensive rebounds
Georgios Bartzokas' team led from start to finish in Piraeus and out-rebounded Efes 49-31. Olympiacos are 3-1 and visit unbeaten Valencia on Tuesday.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Rockets beat Mavericks by 18 in Macao as Hawks erase a 23-point Spurs lead in preseason
Houston led from the first basket to the last in the first of two NBA China Games. On Thursday night, Atlanta came back to win 123-116 in San Antonio, Washington won at Madison Square Garden and Luka Dončić scored 23 for the Lakers.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Toyama come back from 29 down to beat Tokyo SunRockers 96-90 in overtime as Braian Angola scores 41
Toyama did not lead until 42 seconds before the end of regulation at Toyota Arena Tokyo. Kyoto won 74-73 on two late free throws to go 5-1, Altiri Chiba held off Osaka after leading by 24, and Jarrett Culver and Trey Kell scored 37 and 38.
- EuroLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Zalgiris win 88-81 at Barcelona with a 33-16 fourth quarter as Besiktas win at Baskonia
Zalgiris trailed by 10 after three quarters at the Palau Blaugrana and made 13 threes. In Vitoria, Scottie Wilbekin scored 24 and Besiktas won 92-84 although Chris Duarte made all 15 of his free throws.
- NBA·DraftFree Minutes
The draft cliff comes after Luka Dončić at sixth: slots 7 to 12 are worth almost the same
I added up what every slot in a 12-team snake draft collects in the first four rounds. Slot 1 gets 14.96 points of nine-category value and slot 6 gets 11.27. Slots 7 to 12 all land between 9.36 and 9.72.
- NBL·ResultFull Court Press
Bolden's late three helps Cairns hold off Brisbane 97-91 despite 30 from Nate Hinton
Jack McVeigh set up the last two Taipans baskets in the first Queensland derby of NBL27. Jaylon Brown scored 25, and 17-year-old Next Star Luke Paul made his debut. Brisbane have lost three straight.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Dream beat Liberty 101-98 in overtime to take a 2-0 semifinal lead
Marine Fauthoux tied it with 10.3 seconds left in regulation and Breanna Stewart scored 35. Naz Hillmon's layup with 20.8 seconds left in overtime put Atlanta one win from the WNBA Finals.
- LNBP·ResultFull Court Press
Fuerza Regia beat Soles 92-75 and cut the LNBP leaders' margin to one game
Astros won 86-71 to move to 20-8, one game behind 21-7 Soles. Panteras beat Diablos Rojos by a single point for the second night running, 93-92, and Abejas moved clear in eighth.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Kobe close on an 11-0 run to beat Chiba Jets 94-86 as Gunma stay unbeaten
Fardaws Aimaq had 29 points and 16 rebounds at Glion Arena. Gunma won 76-65 in Okinawa to go 5-0, Nagasaki came from 14 down for their first win, Kawasaki won at Akita and Alvark Tokyo led Saga from start to finish.
- FIBA·ResultFull Court Press
Korea and China complete the FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup semi-finals in Seremban
Korea held off Chinese Taipei 67-64 and China beat the Philippines 112-49 in Seremban. Friday's semi-finals are Japan v Korea and Australia v China, and the winner of Philippines v Chinese Taipei joins them at the 2027 U19 Women's World Cup.
- EuroLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Real Madrid beat Partizan 86-76 for their first EuroLeague win of the season and end Partizan's unbeaten start
Madrid made all 17 of their free throws in their first home game of the season. Partizan made three of 20 threes. Panathinaikos and Valencia are the last two unbeaten teams after Round 4's Thursday games.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Valkyries beat Aces 83-81 on Kiah Stokes' late block to lead semifinal 2-0
Golden State led by 17 in the third quarter, then trailed 76-74 with 1:36 left. Veronica Burton's 28-foot three put them back in front, and Stokes blocked Chelsea Gray with 3.0 seconds left.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
Yang Jun-seok's last four points carry LG past DB 96-92 after 21 lead changes
Lee Yong-woo's three tied it 92-92 with 52 seconds left in Wonju. Yang answered with a basket and two free throws, and LG made 12 threes to DB's five.
- EuroLeague·Hot HandOpinion
Real Madrid's 0-3 start was a road trip, not a crisis
Madrid lost three away games by a combined 15 points, then beat unbeaten Partizan at home. After four rounds their point difference is -5, better than three teams with more wins. I expect them to be 4-3 after Round 7.
- NBA·DraftFree Minutes
Before you pick a punt, pick the flexible player: Mikal Bridges loses 22 places at worst, Dyson Daniels loses 84
I ranked all 150 players under each of the nine punt builds. In the top 60, players above average in six categories lose a median 17 places in their worst build. Players above average in four lose 49. In rounds two to four, when two names are close, take the one that keeps your options open.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
Louis King's late threes lift KCC past winless KOGAS 103-98
King scored 29 off the bench, including two threes in the last 75 seconds after KOGAS cut a 16-point lead to two. Keve Aluma had 30 points and 13 rebounds for KOGAS, now 0-3.
- NBL·ResultFull Court Press
Melbourne United hold off a 13-2 Adelaide run to win 96-91
United led by 20 before the half and by 14 with under five minutes left. Bryce Cotton and Nick Rakocevic scored 33 each, and the 36ers got within three before Cole Anthony's three settled it.
- PBA·ResultFull Court Press
NLEX beat nine-man Macau 138-78, the biggest winning margin in PBA history
The 60-point win clinched NLEX a Governors' Cup quarterfinal place on the night the conference restarted. TNT beat Terrafirma 116-92 behind 31 points from Calvin Oftana in his first game back.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Sendai close on a 6-0 run to beat Altiri Chiba 81-74
Seiya Funyu scored all 13 of his points after half-time, and Sendai won a fourth quarter with seven lead changes 30-21. Both teams came in at 1-3.
- LNBP·ResultFull Court Press
Soles edge Fuerza Regia 88-86 to stay two games clear at the top of the LNBP
Seven games on Tuesday night left Soles 21-6 at the top. Panteras won 77-76 to draw level with Fuerza Regia in third, and Abejas joined a three-way tie for eighth.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Warriors rout Lakers 124-98 in preseason as rookie Yaxel Lendeborg scores 17
Golden State led from the first basket to the last and by as many as 38. Stephen Curry had 16 points in 14 minutes, with two four-point plays. Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves did not play.
- NBA·DataThe Margin
The Hoopspire Top 100 for 2026-27, No. 10 to 1: Nikola Jokić is No. 1, and one game decides No. 2
Jokić leads by 2.26 points of Margin Score, more than the whole spread of Part 9. Luka Dončić was second game for game, but 64 games put Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ahead of him by 0.18.
- NBA·DraftFree Minutes
Four minutes either way: Nikola Jokić moves two places, Jay Huff moves 105
I re-ranked all 150 players at four minutes more and four minutes fewer than they played last season. The top six barely move. From pick 51 to pick 100, a four-minute miss either way covers a median of about 80 places. Spend your research time there.
- CBA·PreviewFull Court Press
Champions Shanghai open the CBA season at home to Shenzhen on October 16
The Shanghai Sharks went 38-4 and 21-0 at home last season before Brandon Goodwin led them to their first title since 2001-02. They begin their defence on opening night, after a winless week at the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.
- WNBA·PreviewFull Court Press
Dream rule out Allisha Gray for Game 2 against the Liberty as both semifinals resume Wednesday
Atlanta's leading scorer hurt her left hand in Game 1. The Dream and the Valkyries both lead 1-0 going into a Wednesday double-header in Atlanta and San Francisco.
- TPBL·PreviewFull Court Press
Dreamers open the TPBL season against the Kings, the team they beat from 3-1 down
The Formosa Dreamers host the New Taipei Kings in Taichung on Saturday, October 17, a rematch of June's seven-game final. Seven preseason games at Taipei's Heping Basketball Gymnasium come first, from Friday, October 9.
- BLeague·PreviewFull Court Press
Kai Sotto and Altiri Chiba visit Sendai as five Filipino players take the floor on Wednesday
Sotto has two double-doubles in two games. Both Chiba and Sendai are 1-3, and Sendai have the league's fourth-highest scorer in Jarrett Culver. Unbeaten Hiroshima visit winless Ibaraki.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
Paris Bass leads KT past LG 97-72 with 23 points and 14 rebounds
Suwon KT won the second quarter 26-13 and the fourth 28-13, and led by as many as 27. Both teams are now 1-1. Miguel Oczon made four threes for KT.
- FIBA·ResultFull Court Press
Philippines earn first Division A win at the FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup as Australia and Japan reach the semi-finals
The Philippines came from 39-30 down at half-time to beat New Zealand 69-64 in Seremban and play China for a semi-final place on Thursday. Australia and Japan won their groups 3-0.
- GLeague·TradeFull Court Press
Stockton Kings trade a first-round pick to the Laketown Squadron for Trhae Mitchell's rights
Stockton give up their first pick in the G League draft on October 24 for a six-season guard who won a title with Rio Grande Valley and made the 2023-24 All-Defensive Team. It is their third trade since mid-September.
- EuroLeague·PreviewFull Court Press
Winless Real Madrid open their home season against unbeaten Partizan in EuroLeague Round 4
Madrid have lost all three of their games, all on the road, by a combined 15 points. Four teams are 3-0, and two of them meet in Athens on Thursday, when Panathinaikos host Fenerbahce.
- NBA·Second LookOpinion
Toronto was right to bring Kawhi Leonard back. The bill arrives in 2031
The Raptors swapped our No. 41 player for our No. 4, and even a Leonard who plays 37 games at last season's level ranks ahead of what they gave up. The real price is two unprotected first-round picks in drafts held after his contract ends.
- NBA·DataThe Margin
The Hoopspire Top 100 for 2026-27, No. 20 to 11: Giannis Antetokounmpo ranks fourth game for game and 19th on the list
Antetokounmpo played 36 games and keeps 74% of his score. The other nine played 64 games or more, and every one of them moves up. Jalen Duren shot 68.8% true shooting, the best in the part.
- NBA·DraftFree Minutes
Draft in bundles: threes and field goal percentage almost never come together
Across 150 players, threes and field goal percentage pull in opposite directions, and only Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Durant are clearly good at both. Rebounds, blocks and field goal percentage travel together, and so do threes and free throws. Pick your bundles early.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
John Mooney grabs 17 rebounds as Jung Kwan Jang win 86-80 at Korea Gas and stand alone at 2-0
Jung Kwan Jang scored 15 straight points in the first quarter and never trailed again. Mooney had 23 points and six assists. SJ Belangel scored 23 for Korea Gas, who made 13 threes and lost the boards 40-28.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Rookie Keaton Wagler's step-back with 14 seconds left gives the Clippers a 104-101 preseason win over the Warriors in Honolulu
The lead changed hands three times in the last 46 seconds. Rui Hachimura scored 21 in 15 minutes, Stephen Curry had 10 in 13, and Blake Wesley's block on the final Warriors drive held the lead.
- NBA·DataThe Margin
The Hoopspire Top 100 for 2026-27, No. 30 to 21: LeBron James at 41, four No. 1 picks and nobody hurt by the cut
Part 8 answers Part 7's question: seven of these ten played 65 games or more, and all ten rank higher here than they do game for game. Zion Williamson and Scottie Barnes, three places apart, reach their scores from opposite ends of the box score.
- NBA·DraftFree Minutes
Stop drafting for position: the 12th center goes 56th, and you still never run short
In a 12-team nine-category league, pricing each pick against the best player left at his position moves nobody more than two places. Two center slots change nothing. Even a 14-team league moves nobody more than four.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
B.League Sunday: Mikawa win by 44, Kyoto hold Nagasaki to two first-quarter points, Shiga and Utsunomiya hit back
Every other B.League Premier game from Sunday, October 4, in brief. Mikawa, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hokkaido, the SunRockers, San-en and Gunma finished weekend sweeps, while Shiga, Utsunomiya and Shinshu split their series.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Dream win the third quarter 32-15 and take Game 1 from the Liberty 92-82
Jordin Canada scored 25, 12 of them in the third, and DeWanna Bonner added 23 off the bench. Atlanta had 14 steals and outscored New York 18-0 on the fast break. Sabrina Ionescu scored 27 for the Liberty.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
Jung Kwan Jang hold off Hyundai Mobis 88-85 as two late threes miss
Anyang led by 16 with 8:41 left. Ulsan scored 20 of the last 27 points and cut it to 87-85, then missed two threes in the final three seconds. John Mooney had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Gaige Prim 33 for Mobis.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
Kerem Kanter scores 30 as Samsung win at KT 81-76 despite Paris Bass's 35
Kanter scored nine straight Samsung points early in the fourth quarter and finished with 13 rebounds. Bass scored 15 KT points in a row across the third and fourth, but KT never led after halftime.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
KBL opening weekend: DB come back on Sono 95-86, Sono beat Korea Gas 82-73
The rest of the KBL's first weekend in brief. Kang Sang-jae's back-to-back threes turned a Wonju comeback into a lead, and Johnny O'Bryant III scored 26 in both of Goyang Sono's games.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Keyontae Johnson scores 37 as Alvark Tokyo run away from the Chiba Jets 96-71
Johnson had 27 of Alvark's 47 points by halftime, part of a 13-0 run that turned a three-point deficit into a lead the visitors never gave back. D.J. Hogg then scored 10 in 83 seconds in the third quarter.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Kai Sotto grabs 14 rebounds but Kawasaki beat Altiri Chiba 82-74 to split the weekend series
Sotto scored 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting and took five offensive rebounds. Kawasaki led from the first quarter on, by as many as 16, and made 17 of 18 free throws to Chiba's three.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Valkyries out-rebound Aces 52-25 and take Game 1 of the semifinals 71-60
Gabby Williams scored 25 with 11 rebounds, and Golden State took 17 offensive rebounds to Las Vegas' two. A'ja Wilson scored 24 but the Aces shot 34% after sweeping the regular-season series 3-0.
- NBA·DataThe Margin
The Hoopspire Top 100 for 2026-27, No. 40 to 31: the cut sends Joel Embiid from 10th to 36th
Part 7 answers the question Part 6 asked. Six of these ten played 54 games or fewer and lose between eight and 26 places to the cut, while four players with fuller seasons move up five to eight. Ten veterans sit 1.02 points of Margin Score apart.
- NBA·DraftFree Minutes
Points or categories: Giannis Antetokounmpo jumps from 53rd to 7th, Kel'el Ware falls from 47th to 103rd
Score the same 150 players with the standard default points system instead of nine categories and 41 of the top 50 stay put. The nine who leave averaged 29.6 minutes a night. The nine who arrive averaged 32.6, and Giannis leads them.
- NBA·ResultFull Court Press
Giannis Antetokounmpo sets up seven threes in his Heat debut as Miami beats Toronto 129-105 in the preseason opener
Antetokounmpo played 14 minutes in Quebec City, all in the first half, and had nine points on 3-of-3 shooting. Four of his assists went to Andrew Wiggins, who scored all 12 of his points from three.
- KBL·ResultFull Court Press
Archie Goodwin scores 25 as Changwon LG open the KBL season with a 103-68 rout of Busan KCC
LG outscored KCC 28-10 in the second quarter, led by as many as 36 and shot 55% from the field. Yang Hong-seok added 22, and Assem Marei had 14 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists.
- NBL·ResultFull Court Press
JackJumpers close overtime on a 10-0 run and beat the Bullets 109-99 behind Taran Armstrong's 29
Brisbane erased an 11-point deficit with 11 straight points late in the fourth quarter. Josh Bannan tied it with 22 seconds left, and Tasmania scored the last 10 of overtime to move to 3-1 without four injured players.
- PBA·PreviewFull Court Press
PBA Governors' Cup restarts Wednesday with TNT on the bubble and Ginebra last in Group B
After a nearly eight-week break for the Asian Games and the FIBA qualifiers, the Governors' Cup resumes on October 7. NLEX and San Miguel lead Group A at 7-2, and the Commissioner's Cup champions sit at 2-4.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Kai Sotto dunks on his debut as Altiri Chiba climb out of a 14-point hole to beat Kawasaki 99-90
Chiba won the fourth quarter 30-17. Kotetsu Kurokawa scored 30, D.J. Newbill had 18 points and eight assists, and the 7-foot-3 Sotto finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes.
- NBL·ResultFull Court Press
Taipans score the first 11 of the fourth and beat Melbourne United 107-95 despite Cole Anthony's 40
Cairns trailed 79-67 late in the third quarter, then won the fourth 35-14. Jaylon Brown scored 14 of his 20 in the last 10 minutes after making one of nine shots before it.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Valkyries erase a 16-point deficit, beat Wings 77-73 in Game 3 and move on to the Aces
Dallas led 53-37 in the third quarter after a 20-0 run. Golden State outscored the Wings 40-20 the rest of the way, and Gabby Williams scored eight of the Valkyries' last 10 points.
- NBA·DataThe Margin
The Hoopspire Top 100 for 2026-27, No. 50 to 41: Jimmy Butler played 38 games and the cut costs him 28 places
Game for game, Jimmy Butler ranks 19th of 406. After the cut for his 38 games he is 47th. Ten veterans in Part 6 sit 1.22 points of Margin Score apart.
- NBA·DataThe Margin
The Hoopspire Top 100 for 2026-27, No. 60 to 51: Jarrett Allen shot 66.9% and Derrick White shot 52.9%, two places apart
Part 5 puts the best shooter in this group and the worst one next door to each other. The worst shooter still ranks 55th, on 5.4 assists and 1.3 blocks, and ten veterans are separated by 0.73 points of Margin Score.
- NBA·CategoriesFree Minutes
Price the games: Joel Embiid falls from 20th to 31st and Scottie Barnes rises from 12th to 9th
Twelve of the nine-category top 50 played 54 games or fewer. Count the games they missed at the pool average and Embiid drops 11 places. Count them at the pool floor and he drops 30.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Aces beat Fever 94-83 in Game 3 behind Wilson's 36 and end Indiana's season
A'ja Wilson scored 36 and Las Vegas made 28 of 35 free throws, 14 of 15 in the fourth quarter, to take the series 2-1 and reach a semifinal that opens Sunday.
- NBA·CategoriesFree Minutes
Punt free throws and assists together: Rudy Gobert climbs from 79th to 9th, and 25 of the 27 big fallers are guards
Give up two categories and the board sorts by position. Fifteen centers and eight forwards rise 15 places or more into the top 60, and the guards who fall do it with 6.0 assists and 86% free throw shooting.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Ogunbowale scores a playoff-record 45 as Wings beat Valkyries in overtime to force Game 3
Dallas lost Game 1 by 24. In Game 2, Arike Ogunbowale made 16 of 18 free throws, hit a tying three with 4.1 seconds left, and added 11 more in overtime to even the series 1-1.
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- NBA·DataThe Margin
The Hoopspire Top 100 for 2026-27, No. 70 to 61: the best shooter in the group takes 6.5 shots a night
Part 4 pairs a center who shot 66.4% from the floor with a third pick who shot 54.0%, and the two land only a place apart. Ten veterans are separated by 0.67 points of Margin Score.
- NBA·CategoriesFree Minutes
Punting blocks keeps Victor Wembanyama in the top 10 and drops Rudy Gobert from 79th to 140th
The best shot blocker in the pool slips only seven places. The centers behind him get no such mercy: 10 of the 14 players who fall 30 places or more are listed at center, and Jalen Brunson climbs 20.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Eighth-seeded Liberty sweep top-seeded Lynx with 87-71 win in Game 2
New York never trailed or tied, led by as many as 19 and moves on to the semifinals, which start Sunday, Oct. 4. Jonquel Jones had 21 points and 13 rebounds.
- NBA·DataThe Margin
The Hoopspire Top 100 for 2026-27, No. 80 to 71: nine veterans inside 0.6 points and the first pick at 75
Part 3 of our countdown is the tightest yet. Nine veterans reach almost the same score by very different routes, and the first pick in the draft lands ahead of both Wizards already on our list.
- NBA·CategoriesFree Minutes
Punting points drops Jaylen Brown from 50th to 128th and lifts Donovan Clingan from 27th to 11th
Take points out of nine-cat and the top five do not move. Behind them the board turns over: 14 scorers fall 30 places or more, and the price they pay in turnovers stays on the bill.
- EuroLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Dubai beat Barcelona 94-87 to start the EuroLeague season 2-0
Dubai took 28 free throws to Barcelona's eight, led by as many as 20 and never trailed after the first quarter. Barcelona got within five only with 24 seconds left.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Fever beat Aces 99-89 to force Game 3 in Las Vegas
Caitlin Clark had 27 points and 15 assists as Indiana outscored Las Vegas 30-17 in the second quarter and led from late in the first half. The series is tied 1-1.
- WNBA·PreviewFull Court Press
Fever host Aces in Game 2 needing a win to stay alive
Indiana trails the best-of-three first-round series 1-0 after a 102-85 loss in Las Vegas. The Fever list Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston among their probable starters.
- NBL·InjuryFull Court Press
JackJumpers forward Majok Deng out at least four weeks with fractured fibula
Deng played on after the contact in the season opener and scored a tying layup before leaving the game. The club aims for a return in four to six weeks.
- NBA·DataThe Margin
The Hoopspire Top 100 for 2026-27, No. 90 to 81: three centers above 67% and Cameron Boozer at 85
Part 2 of our countdown pairs efficient finishers who played nearly every night with bigger scorers who missed a third of the season. The third pick in the draft is the second of our three rookies.
- NBA·CategoriesFree Minutes
Punting rebounds makes Shai Gilgeous-Alexander the first pick and drops Rudy Gobert from 79th to 147th
Take rebounds out of nine-cat and the same six players still go first, in a new order. Below them the board turns into a guard draft, and Darius Garland climbs 38 places.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Aces beat Fever 102-85 in Game 1 as A'ja Wilson scores 38
Wilson made 15 of 19 shots. Caitlin Clark had 15 points and 10 assists for Indiana, which must win at home on Tuesday to force a third game.
- NBL·ResultFull Court Press
Kings beat Hawks 121-100 as Sydney's bench scores 51
Makuach Maluach made all six of his shots off the bench. Sydney is 2-0 and hosts unbeaten Brisbane on Wednesday, while Illawarra falls to 0-3.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Yokohama score 11 of the last 12 points to beat Utsunomiya 74-71 and split their opening series
Narito Namizato made the go-ahead jumper with 23 seconds left and two free throws to seal it, a day after the Brex won the first game 88-78.
- NBA·DataThe Margin
The Hoopspire Top 100 for 2026-27, No. 100 to 91: Franz Wagner's missing games and a rookie at 95
Our countdown of the NBA's best 100 players starts here, ranked on what they did in 2025-26. Darius Acuff Jr. is the first of three rookies, placed on fit because he has no NBA season to measure.
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Punting threes lifts 11 players who averaged no threes into the top 60 and drops Stephen Curry from 11th to 40th
Every player in the pool who averaged zero threes gains the same amount when the category goes. The volume shooters fall, and Jalen Duren moves into the top ten.
- WNBA·PreviewFull Court Press
Fever open playoffs at Las Vegas with Clark probable and Harris out
Ty Harris broke her left fibula in the regular-season finale and will miss the rest of the season. Aliyah Boston is questionable for Game 1 of the best-of-three series.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
SeaHorses Mikawa beat Levanga Hokkaido 78-77 to split the weekend
Marques Bolden's three with seven seconds left cut it to one, but Hokkaido never got another shot. A day earlier Keisei Tominaga scored 41 in a 106-97 Hokkaido win.
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Punting field goal percentage drops Giannis from 53rd to 144th and sends six centers down 50 places or more
Remove field goal percentage from a nine-category pool of 150 and the top of the board barely moves. The efficient bigs fall, and volume three-point shooters take their places.
- EuroLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Dubai beat Real Madrid 78-77 in EuroLeague opener
McKinley Wright IV hit the go-ahead three with 51 seconds left, after Madrid went without a point over the final 3:06 of the game.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Lynx beat Fever 86-66 to finish with the WNBA's best record
Minnesota never trailed, led by 36, and Indiana's starters shot 9 of 37. Caitlin Clark went 1 of 12 in 18 minutes, and Indiana, 28-16, opens the playoffs at Las Vegas on Sunday.
- BLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Ryukyu beat Alvark Tokyo 85-74 to split the B.League Premier opening series
A day after losing 84-73 while making three of 12 free throws, the Golden Kings hit 14 threes to Alvark's four, and David Nwaba scored 51 points across the two games.
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Punting steals drops Dyson Daniels 84 places and lifts three low-minute centers into the top 40
Remove steals from a nine-category pool of 150 and the top of the board barely moves. The players built around one number, a high steal rate, fall the furthest.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Dream close the regular season 30-14, beat Liberty 83-65
Allisha Gray scored 24, and Atlanta outscored New York 23-7 in the second quarter to turn a one-point game into a 15-point halftime lead.
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Punting assists drops Josh Giddey from 61st to 146th and Cade Cunningham 53 places
Remove assists from a nine-category pool of 150 and nine of the top 10 hold. The middle of the draft moves: the players who pass fall, and the centers who rarely pass rise.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Fever beat Lynx 96-77 as four Minnesota starters miss the second half
Caitlin Clark scored 27 with nine assists as Indiana led by 29 in the first half. Minnesota clinched the No. 1 seed later that night when Portland beat Golden State.
- NBA·TradesFree Minutes
Giannis and Bam Can't Both Be the Center. Bam Loses More Than Giannis Does.
Spoelstra plans to stagger his two bigs so one is always anchoring the middle. Run the minutes through both players' per-36 rates and Bam Adebayo takes the bigger fantasy hit, not Giannis Antetokounmpo.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Dream beat Liberty 95-84, take control of the four seed
Atlanta outscored New York 32-24 in the third quarter and committed four turnovers all night to move to 29-14, pushing New York to 26-17 with one game left in the season series.
- WNBA·DataThe Margin
Washington's 26-16 record rests on close games, not on a +0.9 point margin
The Mystics' scoring margin predicts about 22 or 23 wins, not 26. They are 12-5 in games decided by five or fewer. The Fever, 27-15 with a +5.8 margin, are 5-5.
- WNBA·AnalysisThe Margin
The WNBA field is set. Almost nothing else is.
Eight teams are locked into the playoffs with games still to play, and three real seeding races, the No. 1 seed included, come down to this week's schedule.
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Punting free throws: six of the top ten stay put, and Giannis jumps 46 places
Drop free throw percentage from a nine-category pool of 150 and 43 of the top 50 hold their place in the group. Who rises, who falls, and the minutes arithmetic behind both.
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Punting turnovers barely moves the top 20, but Deni Avdija jumps 37 places
Remove turnovers from a nine-category pool of 150 and 19 of the top 20 hold. The middle of the draft moves: turnover-heavy scorers and passers rise, low-turnover centers fall.
- NBL·ResultFull Court Press
JackJumpers beat South East Melbourne 96-91 in their NBL season opener
Tasmania did not lead until 2:26 was left in the third quarter, then outscored the Phoenix 58-39 in the second half to come back from 14 points down, with David Johnson scoring 26.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Minnesota never trailed Connecticut, despite losing two of the four quarters
The Lynx built a 20-point second-quarter lead and never gave it back, even while Connecticut won the second and third quarters outright. Final: 101-89, and Minnesota stays a game up on Golden State for the league's top seed.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Ogwumike reaches 8,000 career points as Sparks beat Fire 105-84
The 2016 MVP, who will retire after this season, became the fourth player in WNBA history to reach the mark, with 20 points and 12 rebounds against Portland.
- EuroLeague·ResultFull Court Press
Real Madrid beat Olympiacos 93-89 to win the first EuroLeague SuperCup
Madrid held off a late Olympiacos push in Abu Dhabi for Pedro Martínez's first trophy as coach, and open the EuroLeague season at Dubai Basketball on Thursday.
- LNBP·ReportFull Court Press
Soles lead the LNBP by 2.5 games, and Astros are the only team playing them close
Mexicali is 17-4 with the league's best scoring margin by 73 points, but Astros won two of three against them this month.
- BLeague·DataThe Margin
59 points vanished between Korea's two wins over Japan, and threes explain three
Korea's 67-57 gold medal win came a week after a 100-83 group win over the same opponent. The combined score fell by 59 points, and the official box scores show where they went.
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Blocks are scarce, and the players who get them cost you threes
Eleven of the 150 players in a nine-category pool averaged 1.5 blocks or more last season, against eighteen for steals. What that scarcity costs you elsewhere, and two ways to draft around it.
- FIBA·FeatureFull Court Press
Korea wins Asian Games basketball gold: the good, the bad and the ugly
Korea beat host Japan 67-57 in Nagoya to finish 6-0, while the Philippines had their worst finish and China missed the podium.
- WNBA·ResultFull Court Press
Mystics beat Fever 93-77 to close within a game of fifth place
Washington led by 26 in the second quarter and Indiana never led, leaving the Fever with two games left, both against the league-best Lynx.
- WNBA·AnalysisThe Margin
Caitlin Clark leads the WNBA in assists and in turnovers. The Fever still have its best offense.
Clark averages 8.5 assists and 4.6 turnovers a game, first in the league in both. Both come from carrying the second-heaviest possession load in the WNBA, and Indiana's offense is 3.0 points per 100 possessions clear of everyone else.
- WNBA·AnalysisThe Margin
Seattle outscored Indiana by 12 from the field and lost by 3
Indiana beat Seattle 110-107 on July 17 with 28 made free throws to Seattle's 13. Caitlin Clark alone attempted more free throws (19) than the Storm did as a team (18), and scored seven of Indiana's last eight points.
- WNBA·AnalysisThe Margin
Slow pace explains only part of the Valkyries' defense
Golden State allows 75.2 points a game, 7.8 fewer than any other WNBA team. About 5 of the 12 points below league average come from playing slowly. The other 7 come from efficiency, mostly opponents shooting worse on twos.
- NBA·CategoriesFree Minutes
A ranking is a z-score in disguise
Preseason fantasy ranks are nine separate judgements compressed into one number, and the compression throws away the part you need. How the list is built, why eight-cat and nine-cat disagree about the same player, and why you should draft tiers instead. The list itself is a click away.
- NBA·DraftFree Minutes
Draft the minutes, not the names
Every fantasy projection is a per-minute rate multiplied by a guess about playing time, and the guess is the part everyone skips. A method for building a board for head-to-head or roto, and for pricing rookies, returnees and the players who just changed teams.
- NBA·ProjectionsFree Minutes
The nine-cat top 50: Giannis finished 53rd
A category ranking computed from last season's averages rather than remembered, with the method printed and the minutes shown. Giannis Antetokounmpo lands outside the top 50 on one number, and the reason is the most useful thing on this page.
- NBA·AnalysisThe Margin
Our 2026-27 NBA projection: Spurs over Knicks in the Finals, Thunder and Pistons top the standings
The Knicks are champions, the Spurs and Thunder still run the West, and Giannis, LeBron, Jaylen Brown, LaMelo Ball and Kawhi Leonard all changed teams. Every seed, series and major award, and what would have to happen for us to be wrong.
- FIBA·AnalysisThe Margin
USA turned a 14-point deficit into gold by winning the possessions around the shots
France made more threes and took as many free throws, and still lost the World Cup final 97-79. The United States won the third quarter 30-12 on two-point shooting, offensive rebounds and three extra possessions.