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Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Pistons, October 14, 2025

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The frenzied NBA offseason shook the league’s landscape.

Future Hall-of-Famer Kevin Durant supercharged the upstart Rockets. Unheralded swingman Cam Johnson fortified the Denver Nuggets. Sharpshooter Desmond Bane has the skillset to awaken Orlando’s dormant offense. The Boston Celtics, long part of the Eastern Conference upper class, decimated their roster following Jayson Tatum’s season-ending Achilles injury. Indiana stalwart Myles Turner left for Milwaukee, which also waived All-Star point guard Damian Lillard. The Hawks went on a spending spree in hopes of rising to the conference throne.

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