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The Brooklyn Nets had one of, if not the best offseason in the entire NBA. They added two of the biggest stars in free agency: Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. They fortified their bench by adding a pair of sturdy veterans in Garrett Temple and Wilson Chandler, who add depth to a team hoping to […]

On the outside looking in, the majority of players participating in Summer League are fighting to find their way on an NBA roster. And every year, a small group win the fight. It’s an uphill battle that takes a unique amount of perseverance, but it can be done, and is done every July. Here are […]

NBA Summer League is a launchpad for the youngest players in the league. Typically, Summer League team consists of team’s rookies and second-year players, as well as overseas and G League players fighting to prove they’re worth a roster spot on an NBA team or another overseas franchise.  Every year, players stand out, whether they […]

While Thursday is an off day for the NBA Finals, with the Raptors defeating the Warriors on Wednesday night, the internet is still abuzz with a plethora of stories around the league. Perhaps the most important news to come to fruition on early Thursday evening was from ESPN reported Adrian Wojnarowski, who reported that the […]

Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN dropped a bombshell, stating that the Houston Rockets have made their entire roster available in trade talks after falling to the Golden State Warriors in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. While a deal involving James Harden is extremely unlikely, all other players being on the table make sense for […]

There is going to be a large contingent of NBA teams interested in the services of forward Tobias Harris on June 30th at 6:00 p.m. when NBA Free Agency begins. Harris, 26, will be one of the most sought after free agents on the market after boasting career numbers with the Los Angeles Clippers in […]

Relative to years past, the 2019 NBA Draft class is not considered to be flowing with talent. Rather, behind Zion Williamson, the presumed number one pick in the draft, are a slew of prospects who are surrounded with more skepticism than optimism. Last year’s NBA Draft class was stocked with talent, with a high dosage […]

While the New Orleans Pelicans would like to try to win as many games as possible, as new executive vice president David Griffin has said, the unfortunate reality for them is they are not good enough to do so meaningfully, even with Zion Williamson set to come aboard as the No. 1 pick. Griffin also […]

Moving on from a pillar of your franchise over the past 12 years is never an easy decision. Especially since prior to his arrival, the franchise had made the playoffs just three times in their history over 12 seasons. But that is what the Memphis Grizzlies have needed to do and now must do with […]

The Brooklyn Nets have made one of the best NBA turnarounds in history. From being the franchise to make one of the worst trades in the history of the NBA, to becoming one of the most exciting young teams with an elite front office, and the chance to be major contenders for the highest level […]

The Detroit Pistons are trailing in the first round of the NBA Playoffs to the Milwaukee Bucks 2-0. They’ve lost by a combined total of 56 points, a 35-point drubbing in Game 1 and a much lesser 21-point beatdown in Game 2. Blake Griffin’s left knee is the size of a grapefruit. The other team […]

The Orlando Magic should be happy. They’re leaving Toronto with the series tied at 1-1 in their first playoff series since 2012, when Stan Van Gundy was the head coach and Dwight Howard was the star player. In the now, the Magic are still built around a defensive-minded head coach in Steve Clifford, and their […]

The first seed Milwaukee Bucks will face the eighth seed Detroit Pistons in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, with the first game of the series taking place on Sunday night on ESPN. Milwaukee won the season series against Detroit 4-0, with two wins at home and two wins on the road. Here […]

LeBron James has moved on. Seemingly before he even left Cleveland, LeBron had become a Laker. Since, the Cleveland Cavaliers will miss the playoffs for the first time in four years and have their fewest wins since the 2010-2011 season. They’ve fired their head coach, that once brought them their first NBA Championship, and currently, […]

The flashy and thrilling rookie seasons of Luka Doncic and Trae Young have been well documented. Both are well on their way to NBA superstardom. Doncic is a do-it-all handyman on offense, who can play multiple positions and handle the duties of numerous roles. Trae Young has a budding offensive game, highlighted by his unlimited […]

At the end of the season, the NBA awards one player with the Most Improved Player of the Year award. The award is indicative of taking the leap to entering the upper echelon of players in the league, such as previous winners CJ McCollum and Giannis Antetokoumpo. Only one player can win the award each […]

The 2019 NCAA Tournament is loaded with the next group of players to hit the NBA Draft. From Duke to Washington, there are many teams with future NBA stars. Here are the five best NBA prospects in each region, starting with the South. South 1. DeAndre Hunter – Virginia All aboard the DeAndre Hunter train. […]

Owner Ted Leonsis and general manager Ernie Grunfeld are being ridiculously stubborn. The Washington Wizards are in a terrible position, and it is because of them. For the second consecutive season, the Wizards have held off on a necessary decision to begin a full-on rebuild. Now, after the events of this season, their future is […]

The Detroit Pistons have been one of the hottest teams in the NBA since the month of February. They have jumped up to the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 32-31, and are 10-2 in their last 12 games. Blake Griffin has done his part as usual, even those his numbers […]

Exceeding expectations and silencing those who doubt them is a skill the Indiana Pacers have mastered. When they traded Paul George for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis in the 2017 offseason, the expectations for the franchise plummeted. Talks of tanking, rebuilding, and starting over after the move away from George were prevalent. That was until […]

It’s very rare that trading away a top-15 player in the league improves your team. But, when the Minnesota Timberwolves parted ways with Jimmy Butler in a trade that sent him to the Philadelphia 76ers in early November, they did just that. Butler’s presence in Minnesota was toxic. Dating back to when it became public […]

“I like how fast they play. … They just lack in experience in my opinion. I think they’re going to be one of those teams to be reckoned with soon,” said Warriors superstar Kevin Durant following the Golden State Warriors 125-123 win over the Sacramento Kings on February 21st. “It’s the fourth game we’ve deserved […]

The NBA buyout season is in full swing. Across the league, teams have waived players to free cap space, open roster spots for incoming players, or get rid of a veteran to allow a younger player the opportunity to absorb the minutes left behind by the older one. Other teams have gone thrift shopping, signing […]

The days of the ‘Grit N Grind’ Memphis Grizzlies are over. Zach Randolph and Tony Allen have long been gone. Their last chance to put an adequate wing on the floor with the ‘Grit N Grind’ group in Chandler Parsons, failed from the beginning. The signing was even more disastrous from the standpoint that Memphis […]

For the first two seasons of his NBA career, Malik Beasley played a total of 748 minutes. In year three, Beasley has nearly doubled his total minutes played, while ascending through the depth chart of a loaded Denver Nuggets’ roster. The Mile High City’s team is second in the Western Conference, just two games back […]

Clinging on to the eight seed in the Eastern Conference, the Detroit Pistons have underperformed and rattled to a record that places them four games below .500 at the All-Star break, with a record of 26-30. For a team with Blake Griffin, who established hosting a playoff series as a goal for the Pistons this […]

The sun hasn’t shined on the Phoenix Suns since it set on Steve Nash’s career. After landing the No. 1 overall pick and drafting DeAndre Ayton last summer, the Suns have an intriguing collection of talent. Now, if Phoenix hopes to see a rebirth, it’ll need Devin Booker to make sense of it all. Like […]

When Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé bought the team from the Maloof family, it was supposed to bring stability to a franchise on the verge of uprooting itself to a new city. But while the Kings remained in Sacramento, its direction on the court has veered recklessly in multiple directions at once. Ranadivé and general […]

The Detroit Pistons are tired of losing. After securing a playoff spot in the 2015-16 postseason led by the pick-and-roll pairing of Reggie Jackson and Andre Drummond, the Pistons have fallen short of the playoffs in consecutive seasons. These shortcomings led to a multitude of changes in the Motor City. Those adjustments began at the […]