The 65-game requirement is poised to knock out a ton of potential All-NBA candidates this season, which could lead to an unexpected windfall for a few fortunate players.

The Lakers’ LeBron James, of course, might no longer be an All-NBA player at age 41 after making one of the teams for the last 21 consecutive seasons. But the league will take the bat out of voters’ hands to decide if James misses just two more games.

The NBA has concluded eleven weeks of the 2025-2026 season. Oklahoma City continues its dominant start to the season, while Indiana, last season’s Eastern Conference champion, carries on without superstar Tyrese Haliburton.

We are one month into the 2025-26 NBA season -- a campaign already featuring plenty of spectacular moments. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets played arguably the game of the year in the first battle of the season, and things haven't slowed since.

Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Donovan Mitchell are players who meet the NBA's "star" requirements. llustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Patrick Smith, Jason Miller / Getty Images; Jerome Miron / Imagn Images The 2025-26 NBA ...

We're a little more than a week into the NBA season, which would generally be a small sample size. But for the purposes of this exercise it's enough material to roll out my first League Pass rankings. The idea here is to place the teams in order of ...

Mavs superstar Luka Doncic was officially named to the All-NBA #-Team after averaging 32.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 8.0 assists. DALLAS — Luka Doncic entered the 2022-23 season as a common pre-season favorite for the MVP award. With the Dallas Mavericks ...