We're a little more than a week into the NBA season, which would generally be a small sample size. But for the purposes of this exercise it's enough material to roll out my first League Pass rankings.

Monday, Oct. 27: Trail Blazers at Lakers ( 10:30 p.m. ET ): After erupting for a career-best 51 points on Sunday in Sacramento, what will Austin Reaves have for an encore when the Lakers host Portland less than 24 hours later — and in their second game of the season without Luka Dončić (finger, leg) and LeBron James (sciatica)?

New York, Golden State, Denver and Cleveland round out the top five, but there is a lot of movement this week.

Multiple potential MVP candidates are in action on Thursday, Oct. 30, as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (the reigning MVP), Victor Wembanyama, Steph Curry and Giannis

The Miami Heat have had to deal with an unusual factor before several of their games so far this season, thanks to NBA Youngboy.,

Several new shows and segments are being introduced by the NBA’s broadcast partners in the first season of the league’s new media rights deal, representing a potential shift toward more in-depth basketball discussion.

On Wednesday afternoon, it was announced that the Philadelphia 76ers are assigning Johni Broome to their G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats. The former Auburn Tiger was selected by the Sixers with the fifth pick in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft.

As previously reported by The Dallas Express, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head Coach Chauncey Billups were each arrested due to alleged involvement with two separate gambling rings.