The Houston Rockets are proving that they firmly belong in the title conversation after weeks of elite two-way basketball. Most recently, they proved they could without their star scorer in Kevin Durant, defeating a hot Phoenix Suns team 114-92 on Monday night.

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.

A lot of focus on the NBA Cup this week, including the big game between the Clippers and Lakers on NBC and Peacock.

The Atlanta Hawks are now 9-4 this season with star guard Trae Young (knee) out of the lineup, and they’re heavily favored on the road in an NBA Cup Group Play

Thunder Dan Palyo's top NBA prop bets for 11/21/25: expert player-prop picks, value plays, quick model edges and line-shopping tips for today’s slate. Check odds & get the edge.

Nobody else has dove in on offensive rebounding to the extent the Rockets have, with their massive 38.5 percent offensive rebound rate after an offseason spent adding ever more size to go with their already formidable frontcourt. But in a copycat NBA, this could be the latest Houston-initiated math hack that ends up widely imitated.

The NBA features 10 games on Monday, providing a huge NBA DFS player pool with names like Nikola Jokic, Jalen Brunson, Cade Cunningham and

Brian Scalabrine breaks down Jalen Suggs' presence on the floor for the Magic and why his presence makes Orlando one of the best teams in the league.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/draft as Where the 2026 NBA Draft’s Top Prospects Stand Through a Few Games. The 2026 NBA Draft class is off to a scorching start across college basketball, with Cameron Boozer, AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson leading the charge.

Over the summer, Cooper Flagg headlined a loaded 2025 draft class. Among the other notable names in the lottery was one of his Duke teammates in Kon Knueppel. The sharpshooting forward has shined for the Charlotte Hornets to open the season, turning a lot of heads across the association.

There are just three games on the Tuesday NBA schedule but they're all NBA Cup matchups, which could up the intensity amongst those in the daily

The Hawks and the Wizards are set to play each other in the upcoming NBA 2025-26 season game. Here is everything you need to know about the schedule, date, time, live stream, and more.