The NBA Cup moved into the quarterfinal rounds with two games in the East Tuesday and two in the West on Wednesday.

Reaching Vegas already means a significant raise for some players. Each full-time player on a semifinal roster earns a $106,187 paycheck, which escalates with each subsequent round of the NBA Cup. The championship-winning players will earn $530,933, a nice payday for anyone playing on or near the league minimum $1.366 million salary.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Victor Wembanyama could rejoin the San Antonio Spurs this weekend in their Emirates NBA Cup chase.

The knockout rounds of the 2025 NBA Cup started on Tuesday, Dec. 9 when the Miami Heat faced the Orlando Magic in an East quarterfinal game.

Wembanyama looked good in some shooting and light work pregame on Wednesday and got a positive review from his coach.

The 19-1 Thunder are currently the favorites to win the 2025 NBA Cup (-125 at FanDuel ). The Bucks won the competition last year, and the Lakers won the initial version in 2023.

In 2012, Reid joined Hall of Famer Mitch Richmond as the second Cobras alum to play in an NBA game, logging five appearances with the Oklahoma City Thunder.