Friday will be NBA Cup group-play contests. • There will also be NBA Cup group play games on Tuesday, Nov. 25, and Wednesday, Nov. 26. • The semifinals and final will happen on Saturday, Dec. 13 and Tuesday,

All of the games count towards the 82-game regular-season standings, with the exception of the championship game. Teams that advance to the knockout round all receive a share of the roughly $18 million prize pool, with teams advancing the furthest getting the largest allotment.

The NBA Wednesday slate features 10 games. My biggest reaction when diving into the odds is that I like a lot of road favorites. Home court in the NBA is worth about 3 points from a neutral site, and there are only a handful of neutral-site games on the schedule (Emirates NBA Cup semifinals and final,

Happy Thursday, Rotoballers! Tonight we have a four-game slate headlined by Giannis and the Bucks hosting Stephen Curry and the Warriors on NBA TV. These articles focus on the overall best plays, which are typically more suited for cash games.

NBC's broadcast of the NBA tip-off was up 87% in viewers compared to last year and marked the season opener's biggest audience in more than a decade.

Giannis Antetokounmpo made exclusive NBA history following his 31-point, 20-rebound display in the Bucks' win over the Raptors on Friday.

Gobert's teams have also ranked in the top 10 for defensive rating in each of the last five seasons, going back to his days with Utah. The 33-year-old center is a clear floor raiser on defense, and he deserves a spot on this list despite some regression.