The 2025-26 NBA season tips off with a doubleheader on Tuesday, Oct. 21, when the NBA returns to NBC and debuts on Peacock. The Oklahoma City Thunder hosts the Houston Rockets (7:30 p.m. ET) and the Golden State Warriors visit the Los Angeles Lakers (10 p.m. ET).

Let’s not overthink this one. Houston has Kevin Durant, the original “unicorn,” a singularity of backcourt smoothness and center’s size. San Antonio has Wemby, the apotheosis of Durant’s promise and the NBA’s go-to highlight generator. Together, these two can do quite literally anything previously committed to hardwood floor.

Hayes (ankle) has been listed as probable to play in Wednesday's game against the Spurs, NBA reporter Jovan Buha reports.

The NBA returns to Mexico when the Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons meet in the NBA Mexico City Game 2025 on Nov. 1. It marks the 34th NBA game played in Mexico – this will be the 15th regular-season game, along with 19 preseason games – as the country has hosted the most NBA games outside of the United States and Canada.

The Oklahoma City Thunder opens their in-season tournament run on the road against the Sacramento Kings Friday.

It's hard to deny that Gilgeous-Alexander is already among the best scorers in NBA history. Can he catch Wilt Chamberlain?

There were plenty of learning lessons along the way in Monday's one-point win, as the Heat led by four points with 57.4 seconds to play and still needed to survive a potential game-winning shot from Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard at the final buzzer.

Quinn Allen's favorite NBA player props for Tuesday, November 4, feature Giannis Antetokounmpo, Tyrese Maxey, and Trey Murphy III.

Odds courtesy of DraftKings recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts. After 24 years, the NBA is back on NBC and Peacock,