Oklahoma City, Houston and Memphis are young teams with large asset pools, but going "all-in" at the wrong time could backfire.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (37-9) will lean on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (first in NBA, 32.5 points per game) to help them knock off Anthony Edwards (seventh in league, 26.6) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (27-21) on Thursday,

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The year is still young, but Oklahoma's 2025 concert calendar is already filling up, with big music stars like Nelly, Jason Aldean and mroe coming.

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.

The versatile guard is named to the Western Conference reserves; teammate Norman Powell is not despite averaging a team-best 24 points per game.

Oklahoma City takes on the Sacramento Kings after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 52 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 116-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

The Jazz tried their best against the Timberwolves on Thursday, but it wasn't competitive. Joe Ingles, Rudy Gobert, and Mike Conley returned to Utah, and on the John Collins trade idea.

The nine-time WNBA All-Star center Brittney Griner announced on Instagram Tuesday that she agreed to join the Atlanta Dream in free agency

The NBA head coaches have to pick two guards, three frontcourt players and two "wild card" players at any position for the reserves. The West All-Stars have five frontcourt reserves in Davis, Jackson Jr., Sengun, Wembanyama and Jalen Williams.

Two teams widely rumored to be in the bidding for Jimmy Butler will attempt to demonstrate why they don't need the disgruntled superstar when the Phoenix Suns visit the Golden State Warriors on Friday night in San Francisco.