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SportsCenter

Fixing the Mavs: Why there's no cure-all for this Dallas disaster

Can this mess be fixed? Our NBA insiders are breaking down the Mavs' options amid a tumultuous 4-10 start.

ESPN

Fantasy basketball: The blueprint to navigating 76ers lineups when Embiid is in or out

Andre Snellings does a deep dive on which players to start on the 76ers, depending on their lineup for the day.

CBS Sports

The Derik Queen draft pick is working out far better than the Derik Queen trade

The Pelicans overpaid for Queen, but New Orleans is still getting everything it hoped for

ESPN

Pistons' Cade Cunningham re-signs with Nike, to get signature shoe

Pistons star Cade Cunningham has reached a new six-year endorsement agreement to re-sign with Nike and will receive his own signature shoe, his agents told ESPN.

CBS Sports

NBA Hater Report: Steph Curry saving the Warriors isn't sustainable; Hawks might be better without Trae Young

Atlanta is 8-2 since Young got hurt thanks to an elite defense

CBS Sports

Eagles headline monumental NFL weekend with victory; Oklahoma, Georgia pick up crucial SEC wins

Plus, Willie Green is out as Pelicans coach after a 2-10 start

ESPN

Tiers for all 30 NBA teams: Real contenders to play-in dreamers

ESPN's Zach Kram and Kevin Pelton sort NBA teams into seven tiers based on outlook for success at the end of the regular season and beyond.

ESPN

Thunder face the Pelicans, aim for 6th straight win

Oklahoma City Thunder (13-1, first in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (2-11, 15th in the Western Conference)

ESPN

Memphis faces San Antonio, looks to end 4-game skid

Memphis Grizzlies (4-10, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (9-4, fifth in the Western Conference)

CBS Sports

Anthony Davis injury update: Mavericks star to be out at least an additional 7-10 days with calf strain

Davis has missed the last eight games with a calf strain