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Wagner tore the ACL in his left knee just before Christmas, robbing the Magic of a player who was among the most productive reserves in the NBA at that time. Boasting an 18-12 record at the time of his injury, the Magic finished the regular season 41-41 and were eliminated by two-seed Boston in the first round of the playoffs. While Wagner did not provide specifics regarding his recovery process, he aims to be cleared in time for the start of next season. “That’s part of the rehab — you go day-by-day, you figure it out, but, of course, that’s what I’m working toward,” Wagner told the Orlando Sentinel when asked about his availability for the beginning of the 2025-26 season. “I’m pretty positive-minded toward that.” Wagner has a team option for next season and has expressed a desire to return to Orlando. Fantasy-wise, he’s been most impactful as a streamer when the Magic were without starting center Wendell Carter Jr.

Robinson will be available to face either the Spurs or Thunder, and he’ll play with a brace on his hand. New York relies on Robinson for his rebounding and elite defense, so this is certainly a welcomed update for Knicks fans.

Fox missed the first two games of the series with an ankle injury and hasn’t looked 100 percent since returning. While he’s played through injury, his point totals and field goal percentages have declined in all four games he’s played in this series. Fox had 15 points in Game 3, 12 in Game 4, nine in Game 5 and five in Game 6. He’ll likely need to break this trend and score more than five points in Game 7 on Saturday if the Spurs are going to advance to the NBA Finals.

Williams had a rough go of it in his first action since Game 2 of this series. The 25-year-old small forward had one point in 10 minutes and was -18. Williams was clearly playing at less than 100 percent and giving the Thunder what he could. Coach Mark Daigneault said after the game that the Thunder will see how Williams feels about playing Game 7.

Harper’s 18 points in 22 minutes off the bench were absolutely crucial for the Spurs in Game 6. The 20-year-old guard scored more points than any individual player on the Thunder. Harper continues to impress with his play in the playoffs as he’s played beyond his years. Saturday’s Game 7 on the road will surely be his most difficult test yet.

Gilgeous-Alexander’s 15 points were his lowest total all season long and his -28 was his worst since last year’s conference finals. He was 6-of-18 and missed all five of his three-point attempts. Gilgeous-Alexander wasn’t able to bounce back in the second half as the Thunder lost the third quarter 32-13. He’ll need to bounce back in Game 7 on Saturday if the Thunder are going to repeat as Western Conference Champions.

Wembanyama said in his postgame interview that the Spurs haven’t done anything yet. He means that the Spurs haven’t won the series yet, but San Antonio played a nearly flawless Game 6 just to stay alive in this series. The Spurs led wire-to-wire and dominated from the outset, winning the first quarter 35-22. Coming out of halftime, they outscored the Thunder 32-13 in the third quarter. Wembanyama’s 28 points were a game-high. He and the Spurs will play in the NBA’s 160th Game 7 on Saturday.

Williams hasn’t played since injuring his hamstring in Game 2 of the series. He was questionable again for Game 6, but was ultimately ruled in. Jared McCain had 20 points in Game 5 and will start again. Williams won’t start and it’s unclear how many minutes the Thunder might allow him to play off the bench.

Federal prosecutors say Rozier, who played 10 seasons in the NBA, took a roughly $100,000 “bribe” to exit early from a March 2023 Hornets game so a group of sports gamblers could win bets on his props. A lawyer for Rozier denied that he was paid to change his performance. In the game in question, Rozier played 10 minutes, had five points and two assists. He last played for the Heat during the 2024-25 season and was placed on immediate leave following federal indictments last year.

After Robinson played a combined 48 games over the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, he appeared in 60 games for the Knicks this year. The 28-year-old center is a key reserve, averaging 19.6 minutes and controlling the boards with 8.8 rebounds. Whether the Knicks can win the Finals, which start next week, without him is a question the organization hopes remains hypothetical. In the case that Robinson is out, New York would probably elect to backfill some of those minutes with Ariel Hukporti.

The anti-tanking rules are a direct response to obvious and egregious tanking by teams looking to secure the most favorable draft position in the 2026 NBA lottery, including the Jazz, Grizzlies and Pacers. Among the new rules are: lessened odds of getting the top pick for the bottom-3 teams, expanding the draft lottery to 16 teams, flattened odds to get the top pick and limitations to consecutive No. 1 and top-5 selections.