As the N.B.A. season begins, the Knicks are reintroducing the triangle offense, but not even their players can explain exactly what it is.
Rose, whose Bulls will face the Knicks on Wednesday, is coming back from two knee injuries, and whether he can still be a franchise player will be an intriguing subplot this season.
Stevens, the former Butler coach, will continue his attempt to return Boston to relevance as it opens its season Wednesday against the Nets.
Lionel Hollins, the Nets’ new coach, played under Jack Ramsay with the N.B.A. champion Trail Blazers in 1977 and talked basketball with him up until Ramsay’s death in April at age 89.
Tony Parker, who had 23 points, hit a winning 3-pointer for San Antonio, which capped an emotional N.B.A. championship commemoration with a thrilling victory.
The Madison Square Garden Company said it was exploring a move that would split the Knicks and the Rangers from its live entertainment business.
San Antonio and Cleveland are two obvious contenders for the N.B.A. championship, but neither of those teams should become too comfortable.
The Nets, who made their much-trumpeted move to Brooklyn two seasons ago, are not being given much of a chance by prognosticators but have maintained a collection of talent.
Two of the teams expected to battle it out for supremacy in the Eastern Conference will face each other Friday as LeBron James and Cleveland visit Chicago and Derrick Rose.
A percolating class of teams is trying to break up the dominance of the Spurs and the Thunder in the Western Conference, where there is a reasonable chance that teams will need 50 wins just to make it to the playoffs.
Instead of apologizing, N.B.A. owners should promise not to make season-ticket holders buy into meaningless preseason games that lack star players.
The Bucks have joined the list of professional sports teams that have sought public financing to build arenas or stadiums, even as Milwaukee’s schools and recreation centers face money problems.
Jim Cleamons, a current assistant and former Knicks player, has ties to Phil Jackson, the team president, and an awkward history with Walt Frazier, the TV analyst.
Shaquille O’Neal, the former N.B.A. All-Star, has earned millions by promoting a wide variety of products, such as jewelry and soda.
With the N.B.A. announcing $24 billion worth of television contract deals, James threw down the gauntlet on future collective bargaining negotiations.
Garnett, 38, the only player left in the N.B.A. from the 1995 draft class, is expected to be a part of the Nets’ starting lineup this season, which may or may not be his last.
The Nets’ Andrei Kirilenko, 33, and Sergey Karasev, 20, share a basketball connection that started years ago in Russia.
