He's right. Sacramento started LaVine, DeRozan, Murray and Keon Ellis with Sabonis in that play-in loss. And since there's no way to walk back the De'Aaron Fox trade, the Kings are probably looking at distressed assets to remedy this situation (or at least make it a little better).

Jonathan Kuminga is closer out the door than he is returning to Golden State; which could benefit quite a few teams this offseason.

Denver still has the best player in the world in Nikola Jokić. With a exception of a down postseason from his running mate in 2024, Jokić and Jamal Murray are among the league's bigger playoff risers. And the Nuggets ending the season 3-0 under their interim coach could be more than the typical "new coach bump."

Golden State vs. Houston will represent the old guard vs. the up-and-comers. Will Jimmy Butler be the key to the Warriors' fifth title in 11 years?

After nearly three weeks of waiting, the Houston Rockets now know who they will face in their first playoff series in five years. The Golden State Warriors won Tuesday night's play-in game over Memphis to earn the Western Conference's No.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

The Warriors aren't worried about the Houston Rockets' physical tactics to counter Steph Curry ahead of Golden State's first-round NBA playoff matchup.

Behind 75 combined points from Jimmy Butler and Steph Curry, the Warriors secured the No. 7 seed in the playoffs with a win over the Grizzlies.