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The Boston Celtics made a big move in advance of the trade deadline recently. But it wasn’t one of the normal Danny Ainge monster signings. It was a little more under the radar, but still very significant to the franchise going forward. The Celtics picked up Greg Monroe off waivers for one year and $5 […]

Boston Celtics swingman Marcus Smart has been an important player for the team ever since he was drafted a few years ago. This season is Smart’s fourth with the Celtics, and he is averaging 10.1 points, 4.7 assists and 3.6 rebounds, per Basketball-Reference. Those averages are very similar to his numbers last year. But there […]

The Detroit Pistons managed to pick up a perennial All-Star in Blake Griffin after trading for him on Monday. The trade has a chance of getting the team to the playoffs if all goes well. So far, the Pistons are 2-0 since getting Griffin, but that doesn’t mean everything has been all sunsets and rainbows […]

The Houston Rockets have had a sensational season thus far, and sit in the second spot in the Western Conference playoff picture. The Rockets are making noise as possibly the only team that could knock off the defending champion Golden State Warriors this year. One of the major reasons the Rockets have been so good […]

The Milwaukee Bucks got a scare on Sunday in a game against the Brooklyn Nets when Giannis Antetokounmpo appeared to hurt his ankle. In the fourth quarter of the game, Antetokounmpo was cutting up to the top of the key while defending an offensive player, and all of a sudden fell to the ground clutching his […]

For the entire season, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has shined in his role, but has still had to succumb to the team’s desire to keep him on the floor. He has already played more games this season than he did in the entirety of last season, and the All-Star break hasn’t even happened yet. […]

After a lackluster win the other night over the Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was disappointed. He said the team was “mentally fried,” possibly looking ahead to the All-Star break while still having some games to play, like the one Friday night against the Denver Nuggets. The Warriors lost to the […]

The Dallas Mavericks are not a good team. In fact, they are last in the Western Conference with a 16-36 record, the same number of wins as the lowly Sacramento Kings. But for some reason, the Mavs are putting people in seats at home games so far this season. Dallas is currently leading the NBA […]

Charles Oakley, a former New York Knicks forward, was cleared Friday of charges he incurred for an incident involving two security guards at Madison Square Garden some time ago, per Elizabeth Rosner of the New York Post. Oakley’s misdemeanor assault charges — for a televised scuffle with two Madison Square Garden security guards — were dismissed […]

The Miami Heat are trying to figure out what do with the NBA trade deadline, and there has been some talk that Hassan Whiteside is at the center of those thoughts. But it looks like the team may not move Whiteside at the deadline after all, per Sean Deveney of Sporting News. At this time of […]

The Boston Celtics have found a way to become the best team in the Eastern Conference despite not having Gordon Hayward and having to incorporate Kyrie Irving into a new situation. One of the ways they have been able to do this is by getting good play from role players such as Marcus Smart, Jaylen […]

Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell has taken the NBA by storm with his strong play, highlight dunks and general surprising demeanor for a rookie in the most prestigious league in the world. Mitchell will play in the Rising Stars game. Pretty good for a rookie. But on his actual team, Mitchell has already made franchise […]

Reports are out there that the Charlotte Hornets have made Kemba Walker available to be traded. From the team’s perspective, it has to move money because its payroll is incredibly high and the team is unlikely to make the playoffs. But in a column by Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer, he said he received […]

The Golden State Warriors are the best team in the NBA with aspirations to win a second consecutive NBA title. But that takes a lot of energy and mental toughness, and head coach Steve Kerr is starting to see some slippage from this team in that regard. After the team’s most recent win, a 119-104 […]

Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic was named to the NBA All-Star Game as a replacement for Cleveland Cavaliers center Kevin Love, who broke his hand and will miss up to eight weeks. There are arguments that other Eastern Conference players should have made it over Dragic, but that’s not really the point. The real point […]

The L.A. Clippers welcomed their new players Thursday morning at their first practice. Among them were Tobias Harris and Avery Bradley, both of whom were acquired in the trade that sent Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons. Bradley and Harris both gave their thoughts on how they would fit in with Clippers now that they […]

The Chicago Bulls successfully got out of a bad situation and traded Nikola Mirotic, and got Omer Asik, Jameer Nelson, Tony Allen and a first-round pick. Essentially, the Bulls traded away someone who doesn’t want to be there for three players who they can decide what to do with. But it appears the Bulls are […]

The New York Knicks have a young roster that has pieces with some promise. They have a gem in Kristaps Porzingis, and some other young players could possibly grow to be solid role players to play with the 7-foot-3 Latvian sensation. But currently out of a playoff spot, there is some thought that the Knicks […]

Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris seems to be fitting in just fine with the culture in Beantown. During a recent game against the New York Knicks, there was a break in the action. Morris walked over and give a fist bump to the owner of the Celtics, but then noticed that he was wearing a […]

The Chicago Bulls finally traded Nikola Mirotic, and were able to get Omer Asik, Jameer Nelson and Tony Allen in return from the New Orleans Pelicans. However, there are reports that say Allen will be waived so he can become a free agent. It’s also unclear what will happen with Asik. But as far as […]

The New York Knicks really want to move off the contract of Joakim Noah. The Knicks have been trying to look for a possible trade scenario to get Noah out of New York for some time now. Thus far, the team has been unsuccessful. But it has now come out that the Knicks are willing […]

With the NBA All-Star game fast approaching, team Stephen Curry and Team LeBron James are gearing up for a very entertaining showdown. But James will have a new player on his team because Kevin Love broke his hand a couple of days ago and will be about up to two months. That new players is […]

The Houston Rockets are the second-best team in the Western Conference, and considered to be the biggest threat to unseat the Golden State Warriors in the conference, possibly even getting a good opportunity to win an NBA championship. But even though the Rockets have a deep roster and an MVP candidate in James Harden, the […]

The LeBron James sweepstakes has already started, and the 2017-18 season isn’t even close to being over. It’s already been reported that James would be willing to take a meeting with the defending champion Golden State Warriors this summer during free agency. That news basically broke the entire internet, and now everyone is thinking the […]

When the Detroit Pistons were in pursuit of Blake Griffin, they were not sure whether they could get him. They looked around the market for many possible players who could be available, but quickly became focused on Griffin as the main target. They put the deal together and made it happen. But the Pistons were […]

LeBron James is the best player on the Cleveland Cavaliers. Heck, he’s the best player in the entire NBA. But there comes a point in every basketball career when a player starts to decline, and James might be headed there very, very soon. James is quite possibly the best stat stuffer in the league, but […]

New York Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek seems to like this backcourt combination of Frank Ntilikina and Trey Burke. After a win 111-95 win Tuesday night over the Brooklyn Nets, Jeff Hornacek gave high praise to his young guards, suggesting that they were a big reason the Knicks came away with the win, per Ian Begley […]

New York Knicks center Enes Kanter has played well since being traded to the Knicks from the Oklahoma City Thunder. This season, he has averaged 14.0 points and 10.1 rebounds, with a player efficiency rating of 24.0. While Kanter may lack skills on the defensive end, he can certainly impact the game on the offensive […]

The L.A. Clippers proved on Monday that they were not afraid to trade a star player in order to give themselves financial flexibility in the future. They did it with Blake Griffin, and more moves may be coming for DeAndre Jordan and Lou Williams. Some around the NBA believe that the Clippers, by making all […]

Now that Blake Griffin is a member of the Detroit Pistons, the question becomes how he will be able to mesh with the team’s resident big man, Andre Drummond. The two players, now teammates, have very different games. Playing them together could pose a problem, one that head coach Stan Van Gundy cannot afford if […]

The performance James Harden put on Tuesday night left many around the NBA completely stunned. Harden, the star player for the Houston Rockets, put up 60 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in a 114-107 win over the Orlando Magic. It was the first time any player in NBA history tallied a triple-double with 60 […]

One of the biggest questions after the the L.A. Clippers and Detroit Pistons made a deal centered around Blake Griffin was who won the trade. It’s one of those things NBA folk like to debate. Was the trade best for the Clippers, or the Pistons? And why? The answer may be difficult to decipher, per […]

The Detroit Pistons just traded for Blake Griffin, and they’re not done yet. There is talk around the NBA that the Pistons, who just acquired a lot of salary on Griffin’s contract, went to improve their financial outlook by making more moves, and Stanley Johnson is one of the players that could fall victim to […]

As if Houston Rockets fans needed any more proof that James Harden is really, really good — they got it anyway. Harden exploded for 60 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists Tuesday night against the Orlando Magic, and everyone around the NBA lost their minds — and for good reason — it was the first […]

Any time a player in the NBA gets traded or leaves a team, fan silliness can always be expected. When Blake Griffin was traded from the L.A. Clippers to the Detroit Pistons on Monday, there were definitely many reactions around the NBA. But one fan showed his displeasure with what transpired by removing every single […]

It looks like the L.A. Clippers tried to get more for Blake Griffin. In a Hoop Collective podcast by ESPN, a panel that included Royce Young and Brian Windhorst, the two reporters discussed the ramifications of the Griffin trade. Young revealed the the Clippers tried to engage the Oklahoma City Thunder and get Paul George […]

The NBA has lost a former player in a tragic accident. Rasual Butler, who played 13 years in the NBA for a host of franchises, died early Wednesday morning in a car crash. His wife was also killed in the crash, per TMZ Sports. Ex-NBA player Rasual Butler and his wife — a singer who appeared […]

It’s not often that the Golden State Warriors lay an egg. But it happened in a big way on Tuesday night against the Utah Jazz. The Warriors lost 129-99 to the Jazz, possibly the worst loss of the season for the defending NBA champions. No one was happy after the game, most of all head […]

The Utah Jazz are completely different when center Rudy Gobert is in the lineup. Aside from absolutely thumping the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, the Jazz make the best use of Gobert on the defensive end. And the numbers since he’s returned prove that. The Jazz have owned the NBA’s best defense since Gobert has […]