With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander looking for his second consecutive award, what do the current NBA MVP odds look like?

The New York Knicks captured their first championship since 1973 on Tuesday, December 16, and while it was just the NBA Cup, as opposed to the NBA Finals, there was plenty for the tortured fanbase to celebrate.

The recent defeat dropped the Rockets to fifth in ESPN's latest NBA power rankings. They've lost two of their last three games, but have also seen impressive production from Alperen Sengun. After posting a 33-point triple-double in Denver, the Turkish center is averaging 23.5 points, 9.4 rebounds and 7.1 assists on 50-35-74 shooting splits.

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly hanging onto their 2026 first-round draft pick as a potential trade chip toward landing Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The NBA announced today that voting for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game began at Noon ET and concludes on Jan. 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Fans with an NBA ID may submit one ballot each day via the NBA App and NBA.com. Additionally, there will be “3-for-1 days” for voting, in which votes count three times, on Dec. 21, Dec. 25, Dec. 30, Jan. 7 and Jan. 14.

Las Vegas may seem obvious, but is it still a good option? And are owners willing to split the financial pie even more?

It's hard for the four-time WNBA MVP to be outdone, but NBA WAG and rap star GloRilla might have done just that with her stunning ensemble.

At a point when the stock for LaMelo Ball, Trae Young and Ja Morant appears to be as low as it has been since all of them turned pro, at least one prominent NBA insider believes Ball would still have the highest trade value from that group.

At Kalshi, Seattle's chances of landing an NBA expansion team increased dramatically following Adam Silver's comments on Tuesday.

At this point, the Oklahoma City Thunder have made actual game breakdowns a bit mundane. Either they blow out teams or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turns into a scoring machine in high-pressure moments. The reigning NBA champions are on track for one of the greatest seasons ever — once again.

The polls have opened. Voting for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game opens on Dec. 17, and for the next month, fans can now cast one vote a day for the starters in that game — to be broadcast on NBC and Peacock.

It didn't take long for Josh Hart to see that his prank on Jalen Brunson was a big topic of discussion amongst NBA fans, and he took to X to post a response. As for what he had to say for himself, he really could only laugh at the situation and how it was caught on camera: