
Lineup
NFL
26 TRAVIS KELCE
The unbeaten Chiefs' sensational tight end got where he is by being himself
By Dan Greene
NBA PREVIEW 2017-18
34 JIMMY BUTLER
The dominoes buff leads the new-look, superstar-heavy T-Wolves
By Lee Jenkins
42 ISAIAH THOMAS
Even nursing a hip injury, the Cavs' 5'9" point guard looms large
By Lee Jenkins
50 PICK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL
Cliques. Disses. Subtweeting. The offseason was right out of Mean Girls
By Steve Rushin
54 SCOUTING REPORTS
The more things change in the NBA, the more the Finals will look the same
76 VALUE GUIDE
Ranking the teams, from FOMO-inspiring to yawn-inducing
By Ben Golliver
98 JERRY WEST
At 79, he's the beating heart of teams from the Bay Area to L.A.
By Jack McCallum
DEPARTMENTS
4 SI Digital
6 Leading Off
12 Inbox
15 Scorecard
22 Faces in the Crowd
108 Point After
Michael Rosenberg: Why watch the Chargers?
SI HAS REGIONAL COVERS THIS WEEK:
Robert Beck (Jimmy Butler); Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty Images (Kyrie Irving); Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty Images (Steph Curry)