Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

The Celtics, Warriors, Suns and Nets had various off-court crises to deal with before the season really got off the ground. How have the four fared?

Utah’s blockbuster trades of Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and Bojan Bogdanovic shook up NBA Eastern and Western conferences and gave teams new hope.

Luke Doncic is playing a career-high 36.9 minutes per game and has an NBA season-high usage rate of 39.14% this season with the Mavericks.

The Nets elevated the personable, hard-working Jacque Vaughn, an NBA lifer as a player and coach and a person who provides stability amid volatility.

Vaughn replaces Steve Nash, who was fired after a 2-5 start and amid franchise chaos that included Kyrie Irving’s promotion of an antisemitic film.

“I think he made a mistake. But you need to understand he gives an example to people and people look up to him,” Deni Avdija said of Kyrie Irving.

After Kevin Durant didn’t initially condemn Kyrie Irving’s antisemitic behavior and comments, he tweeted a clarification after media availability.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver will meet with Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving to talk about his support of antisemitic views and reckless use of social media.

The San Antonio Spurs ignored their former sports psychologist’s reports of Josh Primo’s indecent exposure, an attorney for the woman said Thursday.