The Lakers make history, plus Cooper Kupp's trade market

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Good morning! Be a Cinderella today, just with different shoes.

It was a moment we expected, but didnt know for sure would happen last night: LeBron James and Bronny James played in a regular season game together, becoming the first father-son duo to do so in NBA history .

It was a very cool moment, no matter how you feel about the younger James NBA credentials.

Even cooler was the Lakers performance in a 110-103 win over the Timberwolves , Western Conference finalists last season.

The elder James was great; Anthony Davis was better, with 36 points and 16 rebounds.

Davis looked like an MVP.

(Bronny played three minutes, grabbing a rebound.) If they can maintain anything close to this form, the West may be even more competitive than we thought.

Moving on: The NFL trade deadline will probably never be as ballyhooed as its siblings in the NBA, MLB and NHL .

But two weeks out, this years edition has plenty of potential.

The NFL contender pool is deep as is its stable of disappointing teams.

Buyers and sellers galore.

Yesterday, our NFL staff made recommendations for all 32 teams, but there are two possibilities I want to discuss and first, the related breaking news from yesterday: Read the full list here to see what your team should do .

I wish you well in the transactions to come.

Valenzuela dead at 63 Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela died yesterday at 63 years old, the team announced.

The 1981 Cy Young winner became an icon in Los Angeles during his playing career, and continued his status as a Spanish broadcaster for the team before stepping away recently for health reasons.

Read his obituary here .

Advertisement Game 5 sets a record The deciding game of the WNBA Finals drew 2.15 million viewers, per ESPN, making it the highest-rated WNBA Finals game in 25 years, up 115 percent over last seasons title-clincher.

Even more impressive was its Sunday slot, making it the largest WNBA audience to ever have NFL competition on the airwaves.

This just speaks to the growth of the entire womens game.

More details here .

More news For the NBA teams that played last night, the future is very much now.

By my count, 14 or 15 NBA teams have legitimate hopes of a deep playoff run, which leaves half the league either hoping for a surprise run or ...

tanking.

Two things to know: Possible tank operations this season: Detroit, Washington, Charlotte, Brooklyn and maybe even Chicago and Utah.

Something to keep an eye on.

Duke opens its season Sunday against Arizona State.

Get ready to watch some tank tape.

Soccer: Bayern Munich at FC Barcelona 3 p.m.

ET on Paramount+ A mammoth Champions League matchup to start your viewing day, and it should be the toughest match for both in the league stage .

Delicious.

NBA: Suns at Clippers 10 p.m.

ET on ESPN With Kawhi Leonard out, the Clips are suddenly in a dangerous limbo.

The sparkling, new arena debuts tonight with little star power outside of 35-year-old James Harden suiting up for the home team.

And, as Zach Harper noted in yesterdays Bounce , if the Clippers somehow win the lottery this year a real possibility theyd have to give the No.

1 pick to Oklahoma City, currently a favorite to win the West.

Love the opening-day vibes.

Get tickets to games like these here .

Dont miss The NBA Daily again this morning as basketball gets in full swing.

Their analysis of a wild opening night was great.

Listen here .

Describing Boise States Ashton Jeanty as a Cinderella in a steel-toe boot should be enough to want to read this story, but let me add that its the best Jeanty profile youll read.

Click .

Yes, Indiana has a better chance of making the Playoff than Alabama .

Austin Mock explained why in our latest CFP Stock Watch .

I loved our series yesterday on how each World Series team was built.

Chad Jennings detailed how L.A.

hit gold at every turn , while the Yankees climb was long, tough and lucky .

Make sure to read Jake Cielys Week 8 fantasy football waiver wire recommendations before its too late.

How has Rangers winger Artemi Panarin become a superstar at 32? Scouts broke down his shocking rise yesterday to Arthur Staple.

Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday : Our first annual NHL front office rankings .

Most-read on the website yesterday : The latest NFL Power Rankings , where we dont know what to do with the Packers.

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