Caruso, a defensive stopper, assimilated instantly into Oklahoma City’s scheme and drew massive assignments — such as guarding Nuggets center Nikola Jokić — during the team’s NBA Finals run. Think of the Bucks adding backup center Bobby Portis in ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander may be the reigning king of the NBA after leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to the championship as the NBA Finals MVP and 2024-25 league MVP, but he isn't the top player in NBA 2K26. That title goes to Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokić.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are the heavy favorite to reach the NBA Finals next season since Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton won’t play and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum could miss the entire campaign as well.

According to David Aldridge of The Athletic, the Pacers did not make the right moves this offseason. In fact, he ranked their offseason as the third worst in the entire NBA. Aldridge essentially blames the Tyrese Haliburton injury as the biggest reason for them not to make many moves this summer.

The Milwaukee Bucks underwent a significant change but that doesn't mean they should be counted out from the NBA playoffs.

With that in mind, let's take a look at all 16 of the potential NBA Finals matchups and rank them on how much we would want to watch them. 1. Thunder vs. Celtics

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as One glaring reason Mavericks could miss NBA playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks are hoping to move up from their No. 10 spot in the Western Conference playoff picture in the upcoming season.