When the 2025-26 NBA season returns Tuesday, some things will not have changed in years. Though Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry is now 37, and the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James 40 (and will begin the season sidelined by injury), the two superstars remain undisputed headliners a decade after the first of their four consecutive meetings in the NBA Finals. The sheer wattage of their stardom has barely dimmed, and it's why their teams will meet in one of Tuesday’s opening-night matchups.