The 19-1 Thunder are currently the favorites to win the 2025 NBA Cup (-125 at FanDuel ). The Bucks won the competition last year, and the Lakers won the initial version in 2023.

All eight teams left in the running for the NBA Cup are now playing for a shot at going to Las Vegas for the tournament semifinals, along with a chance of picking up more than $500,000 per player as a reward for claiming the title.

Two years ago Brunson, the most celebrated second-round pick since Nikola Jokic, led all American-born players in scoring, and he has since maintained the pace. He has been an MVP top-five finisher and for the second time with the Knicks he’s averaging 28 points.

Another season, another chance for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the NBA Cup. OKC was the runner-up to the Milwaukee Bucks in the

The Thunder, who lost in the 2024 NBA Cup final, take on the San Antonio Spurs in Las Vegas on Saturday night. San Antonio has a better shot at OKC with Victor Wembanyama in the lineup. The French big man is expected to make his return from injury for the semifinal showdown.

The two remaining tickets to Las Vegas will be punched Wednesday night in the NBA Cup Western Conference semis. Find out all the details and how to bet on basketball.

Four teams remain in the third annual NBA in-season tournament. Saturday's doubleheader goes down in Las Vegas and on Prime Video.

The Timberwolves have a better straight-up record than the Suns, and are winners of their past five games, but they’ve fallen short of being impressive in that stretch. They failed to cover in their previous three games against the Pelicans (twice) and the Clippers, two of the worst teams in the West.