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VJ Edgecombe may a rookie, but he sure didn't look like one on Wednesday night. The Philadelphia 76ers' third overall pick was superb in the first game of his NBA career, putting up 34 points, seven rebounds, three assists and a steal in his team's 117-116 win against the Boston Celtics.

15-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant made his Houston Rockets debut on Tuesday night in a double-overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center. The 2014 league MVP was acquired by Houston in an offseason trade with the Phoenix Suns that sent out Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green and draft picks.

The Dallas Mavericks made a big decision regarding No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg before his career debut against the Spurs.

The NBA star veteran’s rapper girlfriend shows up and shows out in Dallas for the first game of the season vs. the San Antonio Spurs.

From Michael Jordan to Mike Tirico and Roundball Rock, NBC showed the impact it will have on NBA games this season.

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks won their first battle of the 2025-26 NBA season with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Utah Jazz saw their fifth-overall pick Ace Bailey score his first-ever points in the NBA vs. the Los Angeles Clippers with an explosive breakway dunk.