Sam Houston fired head coach Phil Longo on Wednesday after the Bearkats dropped to 1-7 with a 24-3 loss to Missouri State. The move ends a tenure of just 20 games that produced a 3-17 overall record and a 1-11 mark in Conference USA play. Athletic director Bobby Williams stated that Longo contributed as both an offensive coordinator and head coach, but a change is necessary to position the program to compete consistently in Conference USA.

The Raptors are coming off an impressive season. They secured the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference and made a major stride from where they had been the previous few seasons. Now they will have championship expectations due to the addition of Kawhi Leonard, who is returning to his former team. Optimism is sky-high for the Raptors once again, but will they be able to meet these expectations? We will find out soon enough. The Roster Point Guards: Immanuel Quickley, Jamal She

The Charlotte Hornets are entering the 2026–27 season with plenty of optimism after finishing their final 64 games with a 40–24 record before ultimately losing in the Play-In Tournament to the Orlando Magic. Charlotte was one of the most interesting teams to monitor this offseason as they moved on from franchise point guard LaMelo Ball and forward Miles Bridges, two players who had been with the organization for several years. After their most successful season as a team in y

The Wizards have been going through a rebuild, but there is definitely some optimism surrounding the team heading into this season. They have had a good amount of young talent over the last few seasons, and those players are continuing to get older and develop. Adding AJ Dybantsa also gives the team a potential franchise player to build around going forward. Anthony Davis is expected to be healthy alongside Trae Young. This team definitely has the talent to be a top-six seed

The Hawks are coming off a pretty solid season, earning the sixth seed in the East and giving the Knicks their toughest series of the postseason. They made a couple of solid moves this offseason, acquiring Lu Dort and Aaron Wiggins from the Thunder, two championship-caliber role players. Having the Pelicans' first-round pick also helped them add some guard depth by selecting Kingston Flemings with the eighth overall pick. This is yet another great team in a stacked Eastern Co

The Brooklyn Nets are in the process of a rebuild, and it really hasn't been the most promising so far. The team finished 20-62 last season and did not get the best lottery luck, which led them to select Mikel Brown Jr. with the sixth overall pick. The team also lost Nic Claxton this offseason in a trade that brought in Julius Randle. Randle will definitely be able to bring more to the offense, and I will say that Michael Porter Jr. and Julius Randle have a high ceiling toget

The Miami Heat have been one of the biggest stories this offseason with the acquisition of Giannis Antetokounmpo. Pat Riley finally went all in to get the team's next superstar, and they were able to outbid the Celtics. Outside of Giannis and Bam, the roster is weaker overall due to how much Miami had to give up to acquire Giannis. However, this team still has enough pieces to be very competitive in the East. Having the best coach in the NBA will also always put them in a goo

The Grizzlies have officially entered a new era and are going through the process of a retool. I don't like to use the word rebuild because a lot of the young talent on this roster has been with the team for a couple of years now. It isn't like the Grizzlies have nothing. The young core of Cameron Boozer, Cedric Coward, Zach Edey, Jaylen Wells, and G.G. Jackson, along with other young players, is the headline of this roster. Depending on how Cameron Boozer develops and how qu

With the 2026–27 NBA season right around the corner, I wanted to rank all 30 head coaches heading into the year. There have been plenty of coaching changes around the league, and a lot of guys have something to prove this season. These rankings are based on what each coach has shown so far, along with how I think they stack up going into the new season. Let's get into it. 30. Brian Keefe This one is simple: Keefe needs to prove himself this season, and he will definitely have

The Boston Celtics have had a chaotic last few months. Blowing a 3-1 lead to the Philadelphia 76ers was very unexpected, and then the team trading Jaylen Brown for Paul George and a couple of first-round picks, after almost securing a deal that would have basically been a Jaylen Brown-Giannis Antetokounmpo swap, was very shocking. The team is still projected to be a solid squad this season, but after getting worse overall while many other teams in the East improved, it may be

The Blazers have had a very interesting last year or so. There was the Chauncey Billups scandal at the start of last season, then the team actually exceeded expectations, made the playoffs, and had a pretty competitive first-round series against the Spurs. Since then, they have had some controversies under new owner Tom Dundon, with the biggest one being the decision not to bring interim head coach Tiago Splitter back. The coaching search Portland went through afterward was a