The 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics lost their best player, Jayson Tatum, to a torn Achilles during the 2025 postseason. The last Eastern Conference team to win a championship before the Celtics, the Milwaukee Bucks,

Outside of rostering 2024 first-round pick Nikola Topic, the Thunder haven't added any new players via trade or free agency -- but why would they need to? The defending champs already had the league's deepest rotation.

To officially sign Myles Turner, the Bucks needed to create some cap space. They did that by waiving nine-time All-Star point guard Damian Lillard and Vasilije Micić, two moves that became official Monday.

Paolo Banchero has checked a lot of boxes since joining the Orlando Magic. Won NBA Rookie of the Year, been an All-Star, helped the team to the playoffs twice. And now, the Magic are betting on there being more — much more.

Paolo Banchero has agreed to the richest contract in Orlando Magic history, a five-year extension that is worth $239 million and could reach about $287 million should he become eligible for a supermax deal, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Monday.