Jaylen Brown, Al Horford and Jrue Holiday are all out, but that won’t stop the defending champs. Drew Peterson and Neemias Queta will enter the starting lineup, but look for Payton Pritchard off the bench. He had 43 points, 10 rebounds and five assists last night. White had 41 points as well.

The Brooklyn Nets are trending toward the bottom of the NBA standings with a 4-6 record in their last 10 games, sitting outside of the Play-In Tournament. Even though it's a bit disappointing for their long-term future as the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference, the Nets are still a lottery team, with the sixth-best odds at the No. 1 pick.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are the favorites, deservedly so, but underneath them the power structure is shifting rapidly. Fading are the Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets, who have been so great all season,

Here are our experts' NBA mock drafts for the 2025 cycle, including projected landing spots for Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey and more.

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The Los Angeles Lakers have been the hottest team in the NBA, winning 17 of their last 20 games. And, it's not all because of Luka Dončić.

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The latest Orlando Magic notebook touches on Orlando getting an additional national TV game this season, a G League center getting a call-up to the NBA, two-way contracts and the OMYF's signature fundraiser raising a record amount of money for at-risk youth.