On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo and Jay Williams join to talk all things NBA. 0:00 NBA opening night 2025-26 1:00 Stephen A.’s rules 2:30 JWill’s verdict 4:00 What did we learn about the Lakers? 9:18 Mad Dog thinks Golden State are “much more interesting” 13:00 Is Steve Kerr a top-five coach in NBA history? ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN+ http://espnplus.com/youtube ✔️ Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ✔️ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN ✔️ Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://es.pn/YouTubeTV #ESPN