While LeBron James is out, it has become painfully clear that Luka Doncic is going to have to play out of this world for the Lakers to have a chance.

James is entering his 23rd season, moving him past Vince Carter for the longest career in NBA history. He'll also turn 41 in late December. He's already the oldest player to ever make an All-NBA team, but age isn't the only thing working against him here.

The 2025-26 NBA season is here, and teams are starting the campaign in style.

ESPN and ABC will primarily cover games on Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays during the 2025-26 regular season. "Inside the NBA" will serve as ESPN's main pregame, halftime and postgame show for its biggest events, but "NBA Countdown" will still air before select games.

70 – Wembanyama is 70 blocks away from 500 in his career. With a career average of 3.7 BPG, he is on pace to reach this milestone in his 136th career game, which would be tied with Mark Eaton as the third fastest player to reach 500 career blocks. He’d also join Josh Smith as the only players to reach 500 before the age of 22.

The 2025-26 NBA season will officially commence on Tuesday night, and the arrival of the new league year brings a new set of betting lines for some important wagers.

Prior to the start of the 2025-26 NBA season, NBC hired Ashley ShahAhmadi as a courtside reporter. That turned out to be a smart move. On Tuesday night, ShahAhmadi made her regular-season debut for NBC.

Arturas Karnisovas thinks the next Bulls superstar might be in-house. Whether that's Matas Buzelis, Josh Giddey or Coby White remains to be seen. Coach Billy Donovan's focus is getting the most out of his team.