The first set of games in the 2024-25 season are set to be played tomorrow, while the Phoenix Suns are set to debut on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. Phoenix comes into the year with high hopes following a massively disappointing season that saw the franchise fighting to avoid the play-in tournament until the final day of the season in April.

The Thunder are young and precocious enough to need and value the No. 1 seed, and the still-untapped upside of so many of their players makes this quite reachable. Just when we were getting to enjoy the Timberwolves’ two-big throwback approach, they changed it up. But coach Chris Finch and team president Tim Connelly know what they’re doing.

One year after finishing 13th in the conference, the Galaxy needs at least a draw in its regular-season finale in Houston to nail down the top seed in the West

Oct 15, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) drives against Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray (13) during the second quarter at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images / Rob Gray-Imagn Images Heading into the quickly approaching 2024-25 NBA season,