The Cavaliers will be in the spotlight next year, more often than in years past. If Cleveland is playing well, they could get the love they deserve to be considered a true Finals contender. If the Cavaliers begin to struggle, the whole NBA world is going to know.

The 2025-26 NBA schedule has dropped, delivering a thrilling lineup of must-see games filled with high stakes, emotional reunions and budding rivalries. From Kevin Durant’s Oklahoma City homecoming on opening night to a star-packed Christmas Day clash between the Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers,

Three of the most significant Eastern Conference threats to the champion Thunder ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.

In guards Cade Cunningham and Jayden Ivey, they boast one of the most electric backcourts in the Eastern Conference, Ausar Thompson and Isaiah Stewart II could evolve into a scary frontcourt, and, led by Duncan Robinson and Ron Holland II, they boast a respectable bench—a semi-rarity out East—giving them a nine-man rotation that can compete.

This article was originally published on fansided.com as Predicting the NBA's biggest surprise and biggest disappointment in each conference.

Knicks-Bucks to NBC Stations in ET/CT followed by Clippers-Warriors to PT/MT in Most Markets; Both Games Stream Nationwide on Peacock NBA Tip-Off Doubleheader on Oct. 21; Peacock NBA Monday Doubleheader on Oct.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Pacers will have one of their NBA Cup group play games nationally televised on Amazon Prime in the first year the streaming service will broadcast NBA games.

The Orlando Magic have received a lot of outside hype for their offseason moves amid a weakening Eastern Conference. Even the national media is recognizing them