The NBA is about a month into the 2025-26 season, and hope is already starting to die for some teams. Most mainstream outlets had the Dallas Mavericks as a playoff team in the Western Conference over the summer, but now they’ve fired Nico Harrison and appear ready to tank for the 2026 NBA Draft. The Memphis Grizzlies thought they could compete in the West even after trading Desmond Bane over the summer, but their season is quickly going off the rails while so many key players have been sidelined with injuries. The East still looks wide open, and it’s possible that one good move could take a team from
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