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The opening round of the NBA postseason is already delivering upsets, blowouts, and buzzer-beaters as the road to the Finals begins.

For the Atlanta Hawks, this deal gives them two movable contracts that will expire after 2025-26 (Terry Rozier and Duncan Robinson), two additions to a young core that includes Zaccharie Risacher, Dyson Daniels and Jalen Johnson and an unprotected first-rounder.

The Thunder are the first of eight teams to advance to the NBA playoffs' second round. In a Round 1 series that got competitively closer with each game, they did just enough to su

Alexander and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder entered the playoffs as favorites to win the NBA championship, and have done nothing to dissuade the betting public so far after sweeping the Memphis Grizzlies.