This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/magic as OPINION: NBA Finals trip for Orlando Magic not out of the question .

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to make a deep playoff run next season by an NBA executive. After an eventful offseason, there is a new expectation from the Lakers. Ayton isn’t on the same level as Davis, but he’s been a solid starting center since ...

Fans of the deep ball are in luck, because thanks to a new NBA rule change, players can now fire off end-of-quarter miracle heaves from downtown without the worry of negatively affecting their shooting percentages. Instead, any unsuccessful, time-expiring Hail Mary will be recorded as a missed field goal for the team.

One bet are the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers. Both matchups in the 2025-26 regular season will be shown on national television. Even though they had the same expectations for last year's NBA Finals, it looks like the schedule-makers are willing to look past the latter's shortcomings.

ESPN has demoted basketball analyst Doris Burke from its NBA Finals broadcast team just months after she called her second NBA Finals. In announcing its NBA broadcast plans for the upcoming season, ESPN said Thursday that Tim Legler would be joining its lead team of play-play-play announcer Mike Breen,

Myles Turner set his sights on Milwaukee Bucks' NBA Finals trophies on his first day in the team facilities this week.

The Memphis Grizzlies aren't the flashiest franchise in the NBA, playing in a small market and not having a ton of postseason success to boast, with just one We

What happened to Kristaps Porzingis with the Boston Celtics in the 2025 NBA Playoffs? We know that the Latvian big man had a mysterious viral malady that kept him from being able to play at the high level the Celtics needed him to in order to have a shot against the New York Knicks in the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals.