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ESPN Senior Writer- Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what's impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast.
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ESPN Senior Writer- ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010
- Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years
- Author of two books
The NBA season is just three days old, but plenty of news has the league buzzing.
Between the flurry of rookie and veteran contract extensions raising questions about contenders' futures, an eye-catching debut for one overhauled franchise and several star injuries dampening the typical optimism from teams to begin the season, it has been a busy start to 2024-25.
What's next for the Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks after both teams inked young stars to noteworthy extensions? Are the injury sagas of Joel Embiid and Kawhi Leonard ending soon? And what lies ahead for the NBA as Abu Dhabi continues to find ways to invest in the league?
We're answering the biggest questions and emptying our notebooks with what we're hearing heading into the season's first weekend.
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Extension talk in Houston | Atlanta | Denver
Star injury updates | Buzz in Charlotte
Abu Dhabi's investment in the Knicks
