We're about three weeks into the 2025-26 NBA regular season, with the annual NBA Cup already underway after tipping off on Halloween night.

In the East, the Chicago Bulls have jumped to a surprising hot start, going 6-1 and in an early standings race with the Philadelphia 76ers , who seemed to have shaken their injury bug from last season.

In the West, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder have proved why continuity will serve them well this season. They remain the only undefeated team left. The Los Angeles Lakers , still without LeBron James , are 6-2. This is the best eight-game stretch his NBA team has had without him in the lineup.

In addition to our weekly rankings, our NBA insiders chose a newcomer -- defined by a rookie, offseason addition or new coach -- who has

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