Overview
- Joel Embiid played his first game since February in limited action, posting 14 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and three steals in under 19 minutes as the 76ers beat the Timberwolves 126-110.
- Nick Nurse said rookie VJ Edgecombe is expected to start the Sixers’ opener in Boston with Paul George and Jared McCain out, projecting a lineup of Tyrese Maxey, Edgecombe, Kelly Oubre Jr., Adem Bona and Embiid.
- Brooklyn head coach Jordi Fernández confirmed No. 8 pick Egor Dëmin had practiced 5‑on‑5 and made his preseason debut in the finale, where the Nets lost 119-114 at Toronto as Michael Porter Jr. scored 34 with 10 rebounds.
- Nets rookie guards felt Toronto’s pressure with 23 turnovers, though Dëmin looked the most ready among the first-year point guards as the staff continues sorting early-season backcourt minutes following the Macau trip.
- The Lakers used a dress-rehearsal lineup with Gabe Vincent starting alongside Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and Deandre Ayton in a one-point loss to the Kings, with Dončić scoring 31 and LeBron James sidelined by sciatica until a late-October re-evaluation that could keep him out into November.