Another NBA year at its end. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to see my dumb jokes! Decided to make a thread of things that happened this calendar year in the NBA, here's to another great year! (1/10)

The NBA has reached deals with Kalshi and Polymarket to make them the league's preferred prediction markets partners. The companies can now use NBA IP on their platforms, while the NBA gets right of approval on markets that they offer. That and more: nytimes.com/athletic/7723134…

"He got a great PR team. There's no beef but it might be a little lamb chops and some gravy. He should stay ready at all times.” (Via @ohnohedidnt24)

JAYSON TATUM TODAY: 36 POINTS 9 REBOUNDS 7 ASSISTS 3 STEALS 54% FG HATERS SILENT 🔥

James Dolan used the promise of Knicks championship rings to test employees’ cybersecurity awareness, sources tell The Athletic. Those who clicked the fake offer for complimentary rings were forced to attend a mandatory cybersecurity class. Free to read: nyti.ms/4i3iIVT

The Knicks' assistant coaches did not receive their championship rings during Tuesday's ceremony, despite being handed ring boxes, according to league sources. Many longtime employees at Madison Square Garden will not receive rings at all, per team sources. Those employees got their hopes up in late September, when they were sent a fake championship ring offer as part of a phishing test. nyti.ms/4jB0yvR

Jayson Tatum on the Jaylen Brown trade in a recent interview: "I was just as much caught off guard as the rest of the world." Jaylen Brown in the comments: 🧢

Final

Seattle is no longer considered a lock for an NBA expansion team, Adam Silver has informed team owners, per @WindhorstESPN. The league is reportedly using Mexico City as a potential alternative to pressure Seattle’s bidding group into raising its offer. (h/t @TheNBABase )

Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard has agreed to a two-year, $44.2 million contract extension, plus a mutual option in the 2029-30 season, CAA Co-Head of Basketball Austin Brown and agent Max Saidman tell ESPN.

Nikola Jokic is joining Anthony Edwards as global basketball ambassadors for Sprite “Anyone want to hear some good jokes? Because I have none… Anybody play basketball, nope? Probably not good enough.” (via @Sprite)

The New York Knicks are tabling all contract extension talks, per team spokesperson: "As an organization, our entire focus is on preparing for the upcoming season and delivering another year for our fans to be proud of. As a result, we will not be negotiating contract extensions until later in the season and will remain solely focused on preparing for the start of the season."

Breaking: Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson has won a record fifth WNBA Most Valuable Player award for the 2026 season, becoming the first player in league history to win three straight MVPs, sources tell ESPN.

BACK IN ACTION ☘️ ⏰ 7:00 PM 🆚 @cavs 📺 @NBCSBoston 🎙️ @985TheSportsHub #DifferentHere

This is crazy. (via @IngramAlerts)

LeBron James left Sixers practice today in a helicopter 👀

Kings reporters were caught on a hot mic during media day: “Ben Simmons: Cringe, cringe, he’s lucky he’s fine… Zach LaVine is cute but his personality fu**ing annoys me. It just seems like he’s hell of like a prick.” (h/t @kings_muse & @LegionHoops)