Target Lauri Markkanen, De'Andre Hunter & Trey Murphy III for tonight's player prop picks as the NBA Cup gets underway on Friday.

Our NBA player props for Thursday, October 30, expect another big scoring night from OKC sixth-man Ajay Mitchell.

Happy Halloween, Rotoballers! Tonight we have an eight-game slate to kick off the Emirates NBA Cup in-season tournament. Last season, teams used slightly condensed rotations and leaned on their stars for a few extra minutes in NBA Cup games.

The latest edition of Newsweek Sports Betting 📩 breaks down the NBA best bets for October 28 and Victor Wembanyama's MVP odds.

Today, we're going to talk about the best NBA players to come out of every state in America, from Alabama and Wyoming. For this exercise, we chose players based on where they spent most of their lives before college rather than just their place of birth.

ESPN analyst Kevin Pelton breaks down why Josh Giddey, Chet Holmgren and eight others could make the coveted weekend in L.A. this season.

Gobert's teams have also ranked in the top 10 for defensive rating in each of the last five seasons, going back to his days with Utah. The 33-year-old center is a clear floor raiser on defense, and he deserves a spot on this list despite some regression.

Draymond Green is still confident that he's the top defensive player in the NBA as he begins his 14th season with the Golden State Warriors.

Games that matter are starting in college basketball, but we've already learned a lot through practices and preseason action.