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The 2025-26 NBA season tips off with an opening doubleheader featuring Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder hosting Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets.

Golden State surged late in the 2024-’25 NBA season after making a trade for two-way star Jimmy Butler, finishing just shy of a secured top-6 playoff spot but still playing their way into the Western...