Behind the Boxscore, Milwaukee runs flat
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The undefeated Bulls
The problem with the first week of an 82-game NBA season is that everybody is right, still. Everyone is correct. Every misstep is a merely blip, never a sign, rather a one-off to be attributed to luck or novelty. Every small fissure drips with an easy, in-house, fix. Everyone is
Central Division preview
PREVIOUSLY: ATLANTIC, SOUTHEAST, PACIFIC, SOUTHWEST, NORTHWEST. MILWAUKEE BUCKS Last season: 48-34, lost to Pacers again in playoffs, lost Damian Lillard to Achilles tear. Offseason: Milwaukee shocks NBA and waives Dame, hires Myles Turner but also, out of grave necessity, employs Cole Anthony. C: Myles Turner – block machine who spreads the
Northwest division preview
PREVIOUSLY: ATLANTIC, SOUTHEAST, PACIFIC, SOUTHWEST. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Last season: dominated NBA from stem to stern, won 68 games and 2025 title. Offseason: NBA did little to dissuade anyone from thinking the Thunder aren't back-to-back-to-back-to-back-viable. C: Isaiah Hartenstein – do-it-all center is without question the league's greatest
Southwest Division preview
Reminder that power isn't something you earn, power is something you take. PREVIOUSLY: ATLANTIC, SOUTHEAST, PACIFIC. DALLAS MAVERICKS Last season: 39-43, fell in Play-In, traded Luka Dončić for some reason? Offseason: earned the No. 1 pick, for some reason? Everything's legal now. C: Dereck Lively – yeah,