The Bucks are the reigning NBA Cup champions, but the Knicks will have a chance to end their repeat hopes early in the group stage. This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/knicks as Knicks Should Be Favorites in NBA Cup Group.

Milwaukee joined the Los Angeles Lakers as the first two organizations to win an NBA title and an NBA Cup. Antetokounmpo joined LeBron James as the only players to capture career regular season, NBA Cup and NBA Finals MVPs and Bucks head coach Doc Rivers is the only coach to capture a Finals and Cup final title.

New York landed in, perhaps and on paper, the softest group in either conference. The Knicks will face the Hornets and Bulls on the road while hosting the Heat and defending Cup champion Bucks at Madison Square Garden.

While the Philadelphia 76ers’ regular season schedule has yet to be announced, their opponents for the group stage of the in-season tournament, the Emirates NBA

The NBA announced the groups for the Emirates NBA Cup 2025, the league's annual in-season tournament, on Wednesday, July 9.

The NBA announced the pool-play opponents for the Milwaukee Bucks as they defend their NBA Cup title in 2025.