Las Vegas has already hosted some important and exciting early-season games, but nothing tops next week's Players Era Women's Championship, a chance for players to earn NIL money and for teams to separate themselves from the other elite squads in the country.

Four of the nation's best -- Duke , South Carolina , Texas and UCLA -- meet up at Michelob ULTRA Arena, the home of the WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces, on Wednesday and Thanksgiving Day to compete in a Final Four-caliber event.

That's the highlight of the holiday week tournaments and games -- but far from the only intriguing action across the globe over the next 10 days. Games from Puerto Rico to Cancun and from Florida to Texas help create one of the best stretches on the basketball calendar this season.

Many of these games

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