The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics made big moves this summer. The NBA's general managers took notice. In the NBA's annual GM survey, the Celtics and Bucks were all over the results.
Each team goes into the NBA season with hope, but there's always a few teams that fall short of expectations. Here are three teams we think will disappoint this season.
Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama went at it on the court Monday. Holmgren continued online.
Austin Riley may have saved the Atlanta Braves postseason...with only one hand. With Atlanta down 1-0 in their Division Series with the Philadelphia Phillies and down 4-3 in Game 2, Riley launched reliever Jeff Hoffman's 3-2 pitch deep into the left field seats.
Joey Porter Jr. is playing for his father's old team. On Sunday, he emulated his dad with a game-changing defensive play. Porter got his first career interception when, on third-and-goal, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson tried to throw a fade to veteran wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.
Zack Wheeler hadn't given up a hit or a run for 5 2/3 innings. Thanks to an error, he lost the shutout and no-hitter in one play.
The Celtics locked up Payton Pritchard long-term. But his contract also makes him a perfect trade chip.
Max Fried is pitching with a blister on Monday. The Philadelphia Phillies have been blistering his pitches. Philadelphia catcher J.T. Realmuto took Fried deep in the top of the third inning, giving the Phillies a 3-0 lead in Game 2 of the National League Division Series.
The Mavericks made aggressive moves this summer. It might not be enough to appease their star.
Luis Arraez's parents waited for the division series to see him play. They'll have to wait a long time now.
Jamal Murray is eligible for a lucrative extension with the Denver Nuggets. He thinks he can earn a bigger one.
Joel Embiid chose the United States over his native Cameroon and over France, where he received citizenship last summer. His presence could solve what emerged as Team USA's biggest weakness at the FIBA World Cup: interior defense and rebounding.
Corbin Burnes was cruising. Then two pitches changed the game.
The Rays have been one of baseball's best defensive teams for years. You wouldn't have known it from their first playoff game.
Tom Brady and Steph Curry have 11 rings combined. They're also the champions of cashing in on crypto.
Players may have "mixed feelings" about the trophy, but Adam Silver is betting that no one has mixed feelings about getting half a million dollars. As for the fans, so far no one cares about that.
The Spurs' future is bright with No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama, and guard Devin Vassell will be teammates with the young phenom for years to come after the team inked him to a five-year, $146 million contract extension on Monday.
Durant may not be the greatest of all time in the NBA, but one more medal would make a convincing case that he's the Olympic G.O.A.T.
The Portland Trail Blazers wouldn't trade star guard Damian Lillard to the Miami Heat. Then they helped his new rival.
The Heat may have missed on Damian Lillard, but that won't stop Jimmy Butler's new preseason tradition.
The Portland Trail Blazers have flipped Damian Lillard into five first-round picks — and they're not done yet. Days after acquiring Holiday in a three-team trade that sent Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks, Portland dealt the two-time All-Star point guard to the Boston Celtics.
The Los Angeles Clippers faced immediate and understandable backlash after signing controversial former top-15 pick Joshua Primo.
Hats, of all things, have become one of the storylines at the Ryder Cup. Rory McIlroy got into it with a Team USA caddie over a little cap waving on Saturday.
The San Francisco Giants have fired manager Gabe Kapler, who at his best showed an odd-ball creativity which worked and at his worst showed an odd-ball creativity that failed to translate into wins.
Josh Primo doesn't have an NBA team. The league still suspended him.