On the heels of the new year, ESPN analyst Zach Kram picks a moment from each basketball season that NBA fans will most likely learn about and remember for years to come.

Here are the biggest storylines you missed in the first half of the 2025-26 NBA regular season, and what to watch in the New Year.

> How does the In-Season Tournament affect the regular season? Every team will still play an 82-game regular season. All In-Season Tournament games will count toward the regular-season standings except the Championship, which will sit outside the regular season.

Julius Randle had one of the strongest passing games of his career on Monday. The veteran helped lead the charge for Minnesota in a win.

After losing to the other LA team, the Detroit Pistons are in Crypto.com Arena hoping to not start a second losing skid this season. They’re hosted by a reworked, experimental Lakers trying out new strategies.

The Philadelphia 76ers will take on the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center on Thursday for their New Year's Day battle.

Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors have begun to find their rhythm, securing their third straight win with a 126-116 victory over Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks on Christmas Day. And on Sunday, the Warriors looked to keep that momentum going as they opened a three-game road trip against the Toronto Raptors.

On0, Becky Hammon of the San Antonio Spurs made history as the first woman to coach an NBA regular season game when she filled in for Greg Popovich after he was ejected during a game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Timberwolves have been scouring the trade market for a point guard. Here's the floor general they must target.

Suns players Ryan Dunn, Mark Williams and Jordan Goodwin appeared on the latest "Young Man & the Three" episode and praised Ott's genius. "He’s a genius," Dunn said. "From the game, he understands how to manipulate the defense. He gives us confidence to do what we do. As you see, we got guys here that have been killing it lately.”