To put it simply, last season was one to forget for the Philadelphia 76ers. After signing Paul George in free agency, they had aspirations of competing for a ch

Standings from the NBA games on Wednesday Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W L PCT GB 1. Philadelphia 76ers 1 0 1.000 - 1. Toronto Raptors 1 0 1.000 - 1. New York Knicks 1 0 1.000 - 4. Boston Celtics 0 1 .

The top two picks from the 2025 draft face off as Dallas hosts San Antonio at 9:30 p.m. ET with streaming options available.

In the nightcap on NBC, the Warriors will visit the Lakers in Los Angeles. The league completely eschewed the Eastern Conference on its first showcase night in four months, indicating it understands something many fans have felt for some time now: The West is the far better conference.

The NBA is made up of 30 teams, competing from the fall well into the following spring for a shot at the NBA Playoffs, and the league championship. Those teams are broken up into conferences, which are further broken up into divisions.

According to John Hollinger of The Athletic, no player in NBA history has ever been a unanimous winner of the Defensive Player of the Year Award. With all due respect to Mobley, Rudy Gobert, Draymond Green and the league’s other elite stalwarts, the only obstacle in Wembanyama’s way here is the 65-game minimum.

12. Portland Trail Blazers Projected wins: 35.8 ESPN BET over/under total: 33.5