How do NBA rookies rank this year? Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg lead so far, but Jeremiah Fears, Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey are coming on strong.

The NBA rookie race heats up as former Duke teammates, Hornets’ Kon Knueppel and Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg, go head-to-head, each staking their claim as the season’s top newcomer.

The NBA regular season schedule continues on Wednesday with nine games on the slate, which begins at 7 p.m. ET and has the last tip at 8:30 p.m.

Lakers vs. Celtics is the headline matchup. Other top games include Heat vs. Magic, Spurs vs. Cavaliers, Sixers vs. Bucks and Suns vs. Rockets. The Missouri welcome offers below are similar to the best Ohio sportsbook promos but more lucrative.

NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. Last week: The NBA's new 'heaves' rule is working Fact or Fiction: Chris Paul is a top-five point guard in NBA history We have convened a Hall of Fame panel,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks 132-111 at home on Friday as OKC improved to 22-1 on the season with the best record in the league.

There is a 12-game NBA regular season slate on Friday, which begins at 7 p.m. ET and has the last tip at 9:30 p.m. ET. Josh Giddey, Tyrese