Nikola Jokic has started the season with three consecutive triple doubles and Denver was a shot away from being 3-0. Aaron Gordon dropped 50 points in the season opener, Jamal Murray 43 in their most recent outing, and Denver has the third-ranked offensive efficiency.

DeMarcus Cousins says that he thinks it's time for the Philadelphia 76ers to start thinking about trading Joel Embiid.

Tyrese Maxey scored 39 points with 10 assists, and the Philadelphia 76ers stormed back with Joel Embiid on the bench, beating the Washington Wizards 139-134 in overtime to remain unbeaten.

PHILADELPHIA — When a team with so much expectation for a season goes through 82 games and wins 24 of them, the next year can go a couple of ways. The spiral could continue. The frustration can linger. And almost everything can fall apart. Or maybe reinforcements can be made and lessons can be learned.

The Philadelphia 76ers are one of only four NBA teams left who still haven’t lost a game in this early stage of the 2025-26 season. While it still early days, that is certainly a positive improvement so far from last year when Philadelphia finished with an underwhelming 24-58 record.

Philadelphia 76ers guard VJ Edgecombe (77) drives to the basket against Boston Celtics guard Anfernee Simons (4) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Boston.

After returning to the 76ers by signing his qualifying offer, Quentin Grimes gives Philadelphia fans a vibe check at 4-0.

Joel Embiid was a spectator by the time the 76ers made their big push. Perhaps Philadelphia can be interesting this season — even if its star big man is ofte