2026-27 NBA schedule release provides key fantasy edges

The schedule creates draft and streaming advantages: 94 Spurs rest days support Wembanyama at No. 1, New York starters benefit from limited road back-to-backs, and Philadelphia has the fewest 3-in-4 stretches. Denver's late first back-to-back and the Lakers' three 5-in-7 stretches remain useful in-season management signals; San Antonio's bench roles are still unsettled.