Devin Booker and Donovan Mitchell have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 2. Booker averaged 33.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists as the Phoenix Suns went 3-0. Mitchell averaged 25.3 points and 4.3 assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers went 4-0.

A wrongful termination lawsuit filed by Donnie Nelson against the Dallas Mavericks has been "dismissed with prejudice," according to Dallas County court documents filed last week. The lawsuit was scheduled to go to trial in December. "The parties have reached a resolution of their dispute on confidential terms," Rogge Dunn, Nelson's attorney, told...

The New York Knicks have agreed to a deal with Matt Ryan. The Knicks have had to sign two players within the first two weeks of the season. Ryan appeared in 28 games with the New Orleans Pelicans last season, averaging 5.4 points and 1.4 rebounds in 13.9 minutes. Ryan is a career 41.1 percent three-point shooter. The Pelicans waived Ryan in early...

The Golden State Warriors rank No. 1 in the NBA in Net Rating for the second week at +17.8 ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder at +17.2 and Cleveland Cavaliers at +14.6. The Philadelphia 76ers are at No. 29 as they've started the season without Joel Embiid and Paul George, while the Milwaukee Bucks are 26th despite having both Giannis Antetokounmpo and...

Nikola Jokic finished the second week of the season No. 1 in the NBA in PER at 32.8 ahead of Anthony Davis. Davis was also ranked No. 2 last week, while last week's No. 1, Jayson Tatum, dropped to No. 6. Buddy Hield ranks seventh as he's shooting 51.7 percent on 9.7 three-point attempts per game. NBA PER (Week 2) 1. Nikola Jokic: 32.8 2. Anthony Davis:...

Our first look at the 15 teams in the East! Hawks: Early thoughts on Zaccharie Risacher Bulls: They have a different identity than in years past, but couldn't get by the Nets. 7:56 Nets: It looks like they improbably have a pretty deep team. Pistons: Detroit's defense is much improved after shutting down the hot Nets. 30:12 Celtics: Ho-hum,...