The dog days of the season in January is when we see some odd results.

The NBA season has concluded 14 weeks. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Detroit Pistons continue to lead their conferences and are the two best teams in the NBA. On the opposite end, Washington and Indiana are the two worst

The Portland Trail Blazers are playing some great basketball. Their 9-3 record in January is the second-best in the NBA, and Shaedon Sharpe has been a big part of that. Sharpe is averaging 22 points per game this month and has been on fire from downtown, shooting 40.6% over his last four games.

A eight-game slate highlights Friday's NBA schedule, which begins at 7 p.m. ET, and has the last tip at 10 p.m. ET. Among the top options in the

Draymond Green believes the 2026 NBA draft will produce the best freshman class in history after three 18-year-olds posted 40-point games last weekend.

Seven total games were on the Monday NBA DFS schedule, and the five in the evening make up the main slate for daily Fantasy basketball players.

Dallas Mavericks 19-year-old forward Cooper Flagg, the top pick in last year's NBA Draft, was among 28 players selected on Monday for the NBA Rising Stars tournament player pool.The 11 second-year players and 10 rookies selected by NBA assistant coaches will be drafted onto three teams on Tuesday with the G-League squad chosen by the league office.