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Seven preseason assumptions already being challenged

The fantasy basketball experts go over what hasn't gone as planned during the opening week of the NBA season.

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Originally reported by ESPN
Seven preseason assumptions already being challenged
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ESPN reported on Thursday, October 29, 2026. Here is how the report opens:

The fantasy basketball experts go over what hasn't gone as planned during the opening week of the NBA season.

— ESPN

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  • The story: Seven preseason assumptions already being challenged
  • League: NBA
  • First reported: Thursday, October 29, 2026 by ESPN

Background: National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier basketball league in the world. The league is headquartered in New York City and Secaucus, New Jersey.

The NBA was created on August 3, 1949, with the merger of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL).

Text from Wikipedia’s National Basketball Association article, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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