That might be a slight exaggeration. By most measures, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets are the two best teams in the league. The rest of the West’s top six — the Rockets, Lakers, Spurs and Timberwolves — clock in as potential spoilers, most of whom have long runways for success.

As the NBA regular season unfolds, the Toronto Raptors are starting to resemble the team Head Coach Darko Rajaković envisioned when he took over. No longer chasing their post-championship shadow, they’ve embraced a new identity built on youth,

The Toronto Raptors and the Cleveland Cavaliers meet Thursday at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.

The Timberwolves are 4-2 in the last six games and 6-2 since Anthony Edwards return. While the record is impressive, Minnesota has beaten Washington, Dallas, Sacramento twice, and Utah twice with losses to Denver and New York. Minnesota actually hasn't beaten a team with a winning record yet and can with a road game at Phoenix next.

The 1–13 Washington Wizards are taking on the 10–5 Toronto Raptors in their second game in the 2025 NBA Cup. Washington aims to break both their 12-game losing

Sandro Mamukelashvili has been a key spark off the bench during the Raptors' strong start to the season. Brett Davis / Imagn Images INDIANAPOLIS — Sandro Mamukelashvili figured a win was a win. On Halloween,

Raptors push a stunning streak led by Brandon Ingram as the team rises to a level they haven’t touched since their 2019 NBA championship run.

Despite losing four of their first five games of the season, the Toronto Raptors have recently shot up to third place in the Eastern Conference with a 9-5 recor