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Sam Quinn

NBA Play-In Tournament winners and losers: Deni Avdija drives Blazers to playoffs, Kon Knueppel gets benched

Here are the biggest winners and losers from the first night of action in the 2026 NBA postseason

Erik Spoelstra says Hornets' LaMelo Ball should've been ejected for 'stupid play' that injured Bam Adebayo

The Heat coach was upset about a 'dangerous' play that led to Miami's star player missing more than half of Tuesday night's season-ending loss

NBA Play-In Tournament predictions: Expert picks, odds for Hornets vs. Heat, Suns vs. Blazers and more

The 2026 NBA postseason gets started on Tuesday night with the Play-In Tournament

NBA postseason player rankings: The 50 names that will decide the 2026 playoffs, split in 11 tiers

These aren't the 50 best players in the NBA, but rather specifically the 50 players you want on your postseason roster

NBA awards picks: Experts split on MVP and Rookie, but SGA and Wemby are unanimous picks for other honors

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Nikola Jokić? Kon Knueppel or Cooper Flagg? There were some tough awards calls after the regular season

Doc Rivers out as Bucks head coach after 50-loss season, and more changes could be coming in Milwaukee

Doc Rivers, recently selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame, has stepped down after a 32-50 season in 2025-26

Resetting the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade market: Why 18 teams are plausible suitors

The Bucks' season is over, and Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn't know if he'll play for them again... so what does his trade market look like as the playoffs begin?

2026 NBA Draft order, lottery odds: Wizards, Pacers and Nets have best chances at No. 1 pick

The 2026 NBA Draft Lottery odds were set on Sunday night as the regular season wrapped up

Kings reportedly retaining Doug Christie as coach despite disappointing 2025-26 season

Christie replaced Mike Brown midway through the 2024-25 season

LeBron James going 'back to the old ways' as Lakers need 'everything' from their 41-year-old star

For the second time this week, LeBron nearly posted a triple-double on Thursday as the Lakers stay in the hunt for the West's No. 3 seed

Punish the worst teams? Adam Silver reportedly has 'enthusiastic' response to new NBA Draft Lottery proposal

The NBA plans to enact significant lottery reform this offseason to crack down on tanking

One to-do item for every non-playoff team, from sorting out Giannis' future to reconfiguring the front office

The draft lottery results will dictate much of the offseason, so let's work around it

Bulls want their next GM to keep Billy Donovan as coach, but history says that isn't a great idea

The best organizations in the NBA tend to hire general managers before coaches

Ranking the 2026 NBA non‑playoff teams most likely to make the postseason next season

Some situations feel hopeless, but several NBA teams are on the verge of turning the corner

If the Lakers are going to survive their recent injuries, they'll need one last miracle from LeBron James

Can James turn back the clock enough to buy his teammates recovery time?

Sam Quinn joined CBS sports as a basketball writer in 2019. Prior to that, he wrote for 247Sports and Bleacher Report. He is a New York native and NYU graduate who also has roots in Florida and California.

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