The Sacramento Kings suffered a play-in tournament loss for the second consecutive year last season, as they have failed to make the playoffs since ending their

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The Cleveland Cavaliers won 64 games last year and largely cruised to the Eastern Conference's No. 1 playoff seed. However, the Cavs' season crashed down in the Eastern Conference semifinals because of injuries and the sensational play of a tenacious Indiana Pacers team led by clutch superstar Tyrese Haliburton.

The Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks, two teams that failed to make the NBA playoffs a year ago, bring high aspirations into their season opener on Wednesday in Atlanta.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will try to do something that hasn't been done in the NBA since 2018 — repeat as champion.

The Boston Celtics have an arduous climb ahead of them this season with superstar forward Jayson Tatum starting the season on injured reserve recovering from a ruptured achilles tendon suffered during the playoffs and Jaylen Brown on an island with coach Joe Mazzulla’s team.

Victor Wembanyama is back in action after recovering from deep vein thrombosis. He starts his third season with the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks.