It's often the overlooked offseason moves that pay huge dividends deep in the playoffs. Here are five that may help their teams win the NBA Finals.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are the heavy favorite to reach the NBA Finals next season since Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton won’t play and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum could miss the entire campaign as well.

New York finished last year two wins short of the NBA Finals, fired its coach, hired a new one and has put together the bulk of next year’s roster with a little over a month until training camp begins. Based on the survey results, it feels as if Knicks fans are anticipating yet another season that sees the franchise ending a long drought.

Luka Doncic is back. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar returned to the hardwood after suffering a knee injury while representing Slovenia in preparation for the 2025 EuroBasket tournament. Doncic

Jalen McDaniels has turned into the definition of an NBA journeyman lately. McDaniels is now with his eighth organization since being a late second-round pick in 2019.

He was with the team for nearly a decade and was named the NBA Finals MVP in 1981. Suffice it to say, but his feel for the team is about as good as anyone's. It's an interesting point to bring up, given the fact that rumors are swirling about a possible ...

Houston was a major part of the NBA's reset in Orlando. Five years ago today, the team began the weirdest playoffs in league history.

During the 2000 NBA Finals, Shaquille O'Neal visited a sick boy, proving compassion outweighed championship pressure.