Trade Radar · open rumor · Tuesday, October 20 · 1 d ago

NBA Set To Tip Off 2026/27 Season

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After a 128-day offseason, NBA opening day is here! The 2026/27 regular season will tip off on Tuesday, and rather than having to wait until the evening for the action to get underway, we’ve got an afternoon contest on tap. In the first game of an opening-day triple-header, the Pistons and Celtics will square off […]

Confidence

44%

Reporter starting tier	45	unattributed report
Corroboration	+0	nobody else has reported this yet
Age	−1	1 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Boston Celtics

$198.7M · over the cap · 14 contracts · cap sheet

Detroit Pistons

$193.3M · over the cap · 16 contracts · cap sheet

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