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NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is “100 percent sure” the 2019-20 season will resume. During an appearance on ESPN’s “The Paul Finebaum Show,” Barkley said that after speaking to some execs at Turner, he is certain the 2019-20 NBA campaign will start up again in Florida or Las Vegas. Chuck, however, also spoke about […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni knows what he’s going to get from superstars James Harden and Russell Westbrook on a nightly basis. Most pundits, however, believe the team is lacking a third consistent scorer alongside the two MVPs to seriously contend for a title. For his part though, D’Antoni thinks the Rockets already have […]

The Pistons organization has been around since 1948. The franchise was originally called the Fort Wayne Pistons and held that name from 1948 to 1957 before becoming the Detroit Pistons in 1957-58. Detroit has three championships in franchise history and an overall record of 2,753-2,927. The team has also made the playoffs a total of […]

Michael Jordan wasn’t the only NBA player on the 1992 Dream Team who didn’t want to play with Isiah Thomas, but His Airness is viewed as the main reason Zeke wasn’t on the squad that won gold in Barcelona. During “The Last Dance,” Jordan denied any involvement in Thomas not making the Dream Team. However, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers entered the NBA back in 1970. Since then, the franchise has recorded 1,867 wins and 2,168 losses in the regular season and captured one NBA championship. Cleveland’s lone title came in 2016 when LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love guided the Cavs to the title over the 73-9 Golden State Warriors […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers says Michael Jordan has always been the GOAT to him despite the magnificent career LeBron James has had and continues to have. Rivers, who played against Jordan and has coached versus LeBron, told ESPN he’s always going to take Mike over the field until he sees someone better […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal played one year of college ball at Florida and was a star. His stellar play under head coach Billy Donovan led him to become the No. 3 overall pick in the 2012 draft. However, if Beal’s mom had it her way, Bradley would have played at Kansas instead of […]

The Nets franchise has been around since 1967. They were originally called the New Jersey Americans of the ABA before becoming the New York Nets in 1968. The organization joined the NBA in 1976 and then became the New Jersey Nets in 1977. The 2012-13 season is when the franchise moved to Brooklyn and became the […]

Back in 1998, San Antonio Spurs rookie Tim Duncan told media personality Dan Patrick that he wasn’t a huge fan of Michael Jordan. While Duncan respected Jordan, the Big Fundamental said back in the day he wasn’t impressed by MJ, via Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News: Patrick: That’s it. You met Jordan? Duncan: But […]

The Brooklyn Nets have reportedly discussed pursuing a trade for Washington Wizards superstar shooting guard Bradley Beal whenever the 2020 offseason period officially begins. However, Beal’s agent doesn’t see a trade going down: “There are no Beal sweepstakes, and that’s why he re-signed with the Wizards,” Mark Bartelstein said in a recent phone interview with […]

Thanks to Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Phil Jackson, the Chicago Bulls won six championships during the ’90s and are now one of the most recognizable sports teams in the world. However, since the end of the Jordan era, the Bulls have only been to one Eastern Conference Finals and haven’t gotten back to the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been involved in some crazy trade rumors over the years. And while most of the rumors never came to fruition, it has still been fascinating for fans of the club to follow the rumors and see what type of players the front office is trying to acquire. For this piece, […]

The Phoenix Suns’ first NBA season was back in 1968. The franchise has compiled an overall record of 2,212-1,987 since its inaugural campaign and appeared in the playoffs 29 times. Unfortunately, the Suns haven’t had much success in the past decade. In fact, they haven’t made the playoffs since 2010. However, that doesn’t mean they […]

With the help of Nike, Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James narrated a powerful message about sports returning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. https://twitter.com/Nike/status/1264210410376269825 The NBA was the first sports league to shut play down because of COVID-19. Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus and commissioner Adam Silver immediately […]

The Boston Celtics are one of the hallmark organizations of the NBA, so they are always going to be mentioned in trade rumors, especially when a superstar player is on the trade block. For this piece, we take a look at the craziest Celtics trade rumors ever. Scottie Pippen almost traded to Celtics in 1997 […]

The Indiana Pacers have been around since 1967. They were in the ABA for the first nine years of its existence before joining the NBA in 1976. The Pacers franchise has an overall record of 2,210-2,076. While the organization has zero NBA championships, it does have three ABA trophies and 26 NBA playoff appearances. The […]

The Golden State Warriors have been involved in some wild trade rumors over the years. That’s what usually happens to a high-profile NBA team that has an aggressive general manager such as Bob Myers, who used to be an NBA agent. For this piece, we’ll be taking a look at some of the craziest trade […]

The Portland Trail Blazers became an NBA team in 1970. Since then, they have compiled an overall record of 2,163-1,873 and won one NBA championship in 1977. Portland has been a pretty solid team through the years, although there was a time in the mid-2000s when they struggled and failed to make the playoffs for […]

The Denver Nuggets have been around since 1967. They were initially called the Denver Rockets from 1967 to 1974 before changing their name to the Nuggets for the 1974-75 season. The franchise has an overall record of 2,159-2,128. For this piece, we’ll be taking a look at every trade deadline move the Nuggets have made […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been involved in some crazy trade rumors since the franchise became a professional team back in 1948. Here, we’ll take a look at some of the most insane Lakers trade rumors of all time. Kobe Bryant for LeBron James In 2007, the Lakers gauged the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ willingness to make […]

The San Antonio Spurs became a professional team in 1967. They were originally the Dallas Chaparrals of the ABA league before becoming an NBA franchise in 1976. The Spurs franchise has won five NBA championships and compiled an overall record of 2,567-1,718. Throughout its long history, the franchise has produced basketball legends such as David […]

The Los Angeles Clippers became a professional team back in 1970. Since then, they have compiled an overall record of 1,654-2,380. For this piece, we’ll be taking a look at every trade deadline move the Clippers have made in franchise history. The organization was initially called the Buffalo Braves. They became the San Diego Clippers […]

Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Joe Harris becomes an unrestricted free agent whenever the 2020 offseason period officially begins. Harris, who has established himself as one of the best shooters in the league with the Nets after beginning his pro career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, says he would love to re-sign with Brooklyn: “It would mean […]

The NBA playoffs are where basketball legends are made. During an 82-game regular season, plenty of players can put on superstar performances from time to time and showcase elite ability. However, the best NBA playoff performers — the players who can produce on the biggest stage when it matters like the postseason and NBA Finals […]

Houston Rockets superstar shooting guard James Harden has been training hard in Phoenix during the NBA hiatus. The former MVP says he’s been doing a lot of cardio, balance, stability and body control drills.  Kelly Iko of The Athletic details Harden’s regime here: “I’ve been doing a lot of cardio,” James Harden said. “I’ve got […]

Jaylen Brown will be sitting on $128,404,269 by the time the summer of 2024 rolls around, per Spotrac. That’s when his contract with the Boston Celtics expires. Brown entered the league in 2016 with the Boston Celtics. He averaged 6.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game as a rookie while making $4,743,000. In his second […]

Rajon Rondo will have made $102,807,152 in NBA money once his current contract with the Los Angeles Lakers ends in the summer of 2021, per Spotrac. The Phoenix Suns drafted Rondo with the 21st overall pick in the 2006 draft out of Kentucky. The team then traded the Louisville native to the Boston Celtics on […]

During his legendary NBA career, Shaquille O’Neal made $286,344,668 in NBA money, per Spotrac. Shaq began his Hall of Fame career with the Orlando Magic. He made $3 million during his rookie season and won the Rookie of the Year Award. O’Neal finished the 1992-93 season with averages of 23.4 points, 13.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists […]

Andre Iguodala will have collected $196,683,918 in NBA money when his current contract with the Miami Heat expires in the summer of 2022, per Spotrac. The Philadelphia 76ers selected Iguodala out of Arizona with the ninth overall pick in the 2004 draft. The athletic swingman made $1,914,480 during his rookie season and finished the year […]

Tristan Thompson will have made $98,094,129 in NBA money by the time the 2020 offseason period officially begins, per Spotrac. His current contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers expires at the conclusion of the 2019-20 season. The Cavs drafted Thompson with the fourth overall pick in the 2011 draft out of the University of Texas. The big […]

Ben Simmons will have made $196,270,450 in NBA money when his current contract with the Philadelphia 76ers expires in the summer of 2025, per Spotrac. The Sixers selected Simmons with the first overall pick in the 2016 draft out of LSU. However, the talented lefty missed his entire rookie season after breaking his foot. Simmons […]

Kobe Bryant not only won five championships and two Finals MVPs with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he also made $323,312,307, per Spotrac. During his rookie season with the Lakers in 1996, Bryant made $1,015,000. He finished the year with averages of 7.6 points per game. In his second year in the NBA, Kobe Bryant […]

CJ McCollum will have racked up $217,115,908 from the Portland Trail Blazers by the time his current contract expires in the summer of 2024, per Spotrac. The Blazers drafted McCollum with the 10th overall pick in the 2013 draft out of Lehigh. CJ made $2,316,720 during his rookie season in Portland and finished the year […]

Zach LaVine will have earned $87,647,298 from the Minnesota Timberwolves and Chicago Bulls by the time he becomes an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2022, per Spotrac. The Timberwolves drafted LaVine out of UCLA with the 13th overall pick in the 2014 draft. The high-flyer made $2,055,840 during his rookie season and finished […]

Andrew Wiggins will have collected $172,560,293 in NBA money when his current contract with the Golden State Warriors expires in the offseason of 2023, per Spotrac. The Cleveland Cavaliers drafted Wiggins with the first overall pick in the 2014 draft out of Kansas. However, the Canadian born swingman was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in […]

Al Horford will have made $267,386,768 in NBA money by the time his current contract ends with the Philadelphia 76ers in the summer of 2023, per Spotrac. The Atlanta Hawks drafted Horford in the 2007 draft. The Florida product made $3,745,800 during his rookie season and averaged 10.1 points and 9.7 rebounds per game for […]

Marc Gasol will have made $178,007,443 in NBA money by the time the 2020 offseason period officially begins, per Spotrac. The Spaniard began his NBA career with the Memphis Grizzlies and has also played for the Toronto Raptors. Gasol made $3,093,333 during his rookie season with Memphis. He averaged 11.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per […]

When Bradley Beal’s current contract with the Washington Wizards expires in the summer of 2023, the sharpshooter will have made $217,588,257 in NBA money, per Spotrac. The Wizards drafted Beal with the third overall pick in the 2012 draft out of Florida. He made $4,133,280 during his rookie season and finished the year with averages […]

The Brooklyn Nets have internally discussed avenues of acquiring Washington Wizards superstar shooting guard Bradley Beal, per Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News. The Nets are looking for a third star to pair next to Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Beal fits that bill, as he’s one of the best scorers in the […]