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We have officially reached the midpoint of the 2025-26 NBA season. Technically, the exact middle of the season falls on Thursday, Jan. 15, but a handful of teams have already crossed the 41-game halfway point this year. That means there is no better time to evaluate the races for all the NBA awards this season […]

Jaylen Brown has been one of the league’s most vocal players off the court this season when it comes to advocating for himself, and he is backing up his words with high-level play. The Boston Celtics star is the clear No. 1 option this season with Jayson Tatum recovering from his Achilles tear, and Brown […]

This week marks the halfway point of the 2025-26 NBA season. It also brings the final key date before the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline, as several players become trade-eligible with three weeks to go before all trades must be finalized. That is why this week’s edition of the NBA power rankings shines the spotlight […]

For the first time all season, the Memphis Grizzlies are beginning to seriously entertain the idea of trading All-Star point guard Ja Morant before the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline, as first reported by Shams Charania of ESPN. The Grizzlies, who are currently 16-21 entering Friday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, have dealt […]

Trae Young’s time with the Atlanta Hawks has come to an end. In what is the first blockbuster trade in 2026, the Hawks are sending Young to the Washington Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert, league sources told ClutchPoints. No draft picks are involved in this three-player trade sending the All-Star guard […]

The San Antonio Spurs will host the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night in a clash between two of the top three teams in the Western Conference. Both teams are looking to continue their positive momentum, but the Lakers and Spurs are facing some injury concerns with LeBron James and Victor Wembanyama, respectively. James has […]

What will happen with Trae Young leading up to the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline? This has become the focal question around the league at the start of 2026, as Young and his camp have begun discussing the idea of a trade with the Atlanta Hawks. Not only has Young become the focus of this […]

Pressure is mounting for the Golden State Warriors. There is not just pressure to try and possibly make trades to increase the franchise’s ability to contend for another championship at the end of Stephen Curry’s illustrious career, but a lot of pressure also surrounds Jonathan Kuminga’s staredown with Steve Kerr and the front office. It […]

Trae Young’s time with the Atlanta Hawks appears to be coming to an end. After being far apart during offseason discussions regarding a potential contract extension, Young and his camp have actively been discussing the potential of trade avenues to move the four-time All-Star guard before the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline, league sources told […]

Two seasons have gone by with the NBA utilizing its new Player Participation Policy, which includes a 65-game minimum for awards and accolades at the end of the season, like the MVP award. Not even halfway through this season, the 65-game minimum is being challenged by media members and fans of all 30 teams, especially […]

The San Antonio Spurs’ reign at the top of the NBA power rankings wasn’t expected to last long after three straight wins over the Oklahoma City Thunder, especially with how dominant the defending champions have been all season. However, as the calendar has flipped to 2026, the Thunder’s chances of winning back-to-back titles are certainly […]

The Detroit Pistons have been arguably the biggest surprise during the first half of the 2025-26 NBA season, as they have sat at the top of the Eastern Conference standings since the very start of the year. Cade Cunningham has emerged as a real MVP candidate, and the Pistons have looked like real contenders in […]

Josh Hart has missed each of the New York Knicks’ last four games since suffering an ankle injury against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Christmas Day. In Hart’s absence, the Knicks have gone 2-2, losing two straight games for the first time since the end of October after losing 111-99 at home to the Atlanta Hawks […]

San Antonio Spurs wing Devin Vassell suffered a left adductor strain during Monday night’s 113-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers and will be sidelined with no clear timeframe for his eventual return, the team revealed on Friday evening. Vassell recently underwent an MRI that confirmed the adductor injury. At this time, the Spurs have not […]

It seems like the Denver Nuggets can’t catch a break when it comes to injuries right now. Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun have missed multiple weeks with hamstring and ankle injuries, respectively, and both Cam Johnson and Nikola Jokic recently went down with knee injuries that will sideline them indefinitely. Now, ahead of the Nuggets’ […]

A new year is upon us, and the NBA trade market continues to see plenty of rumors heating up. Although the big names like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Anthony Davis are what everyone wants to know about, there are plenty of teams around the NBA looking to make moves to compete right now. The Milwaukee Bucks […]

The Chicago Bulls not only suffered a 136-101 loss on Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but they also lost both Josh Giddey and Coby White in this matchup due to injury. White left the game after just seven minutes with a left calf injury, and Giddey exited after 18 minutes as a result of […]

This past offseason was basically a reset for Damian Lillard. After suffering his Achilles injury and parting ways with the Milwaukee Bucks, all the stars aligned for him to correct his mistake of leaving the Portland Trail Blazers and return home. The franchise icon signed a three-year, $41.6 million contract with the Blazers, an organization […]

With just about five weeks until the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 5, trade rumors around the league are heating up. The hottest rumor surrounds Anthony Davis, Trae Young, and the Atlanta Hawks, as the Dallas Mavericks star has emerged as a prime trade candidate for the Hawks. Despite his injury concerns since arriving in […]

Denver Nuggets three-time MVP Nikola Jokic will miss approximately four to six weeks after hyperextending his left knee against the Miami Heat on Monday night, league sources told ClutchPoints on Tuesday morning. The good news surrounding Jokic is that he did not suffer any significant ligament damage in his knee, avoiding the catastrophic scenario of […]

Masterful. Brilliant. Sensational. Extraordinary. We could keep rattling off words to describe what Nikola Jokic has achieved this season, but the three letters that stand out after seeing the Denver Nuggets center perform on NBA Christmas Day are MVP.  Since the start of the 2025-26 NBA season, Oklahoma City Thunder guard and reigning league MVP Shai […]

Throughout the first two months of the 2025-26 NBA season, nobody has been able to stop the Oklahoma City Thunder. The defending champions steamrolled through their schedule entering December, and it appeared as if the Thunder would remain atop the NBA power rankings the entire year… that is, until they ran into the San Antonio […]

Before their Christmas Day battle with the Houston Rockets, JJ Redick made it clear that his Los Angeles Lakers needed to give more effort and that the “shortcuts” some players have been taking defensively are unacceptable. The lack of effort and intensity Redick saw from his group in a 132-108 loss to the Phoenix Suns […]

The NBA owns Christmas Day, regardless of what other leagues try to do to assert their dominance on the 25th of December. That was pretty evident on Thursday, as all five Christmas Day games in the NBA delivered compelling storylines and must-see action. This marquee five-game slate Santa Claus gave us started with a two-point […]

Denver Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson suffered a concerning-looking right knee injury in the team’s recent 131-130 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. The good news is that there was no structural damage in his right knee, and he was diagnosed with a bone bruise. The bad news is that Johnson is now set to miss multiple […]

There is no better time than the holiday season in the NBA. Aside from the new year beginning and a great slate of games on Christmas Day, featuring plenty of championship hopefuls, the NBA trade season has begun. So many big names have heard their names rumored on the trade block since the start of […]

The NBA on Christmas Day always delivers terrific matchups, some of which give us a glimpse as to how the rest of the season will play out. This year will be no different, as the final game of the night between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets features two teams with serious NBA Finals aspirations, […]

The end of December is not only a time to celebrate all of your achievements over the last year and the holidays with friends and family, but it’s also for trade talks and intel spreading across the NBA. With the holiday season upon us, there is no better time to unwrap the latest trade intel […]

The NBA Cup has to mean something, right? Maybe every team in the league doesn’t take it as seriously as others, but a few MVP candidates took part in the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas, and it was Jalen Brunson who claimed the in-season championship over Victor Wembanyama. Even though Wembanyama and his San […]

With the NBA Cup in the rearview mirror after the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the championship game, the league as a whole turns its attention to ushering in 2026 on the right foot in the NBA power rankings. Well, that certainly hasn’t been the case for many top teams as […]

As the holidays roll in, executives and scouts around the NBA have made their way to Orlando, Florida, for the NBA G League Winter Showcase. While the games and talent on the floor matter to many scouts, this event has essentially become a hub for the start of the NBA trade market, especially with the […]

Not many players in the history of the NBA have been able to say they won a championship in their first NBA season. Even fewer are able to say they’ve done so after starting their career on a two-way contract. Ajay Mitchell achieved both of these feats with the Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2024-25 […]

LAS VEGAS — It is always hard to drop everything you’ve been through over a handful of years and move on to something new. That is what San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet has experienced over the last six months, as he departed the Boston Celtics— with whom he had won a championship in 2024—to […]

Once again, the Emirates NBA Cup in Las Vegas has delivered thrilling games and a potential sneak peek at what’s to come the rest of the NBA season. With the San Antonio Spurs handing the Oklahoma City Thunder their second loss of the season, the Spurs certainly made a statement and moved back into the […]

Who says the NBA Cup means nothing to players around the league? Stars are giving maximum effort in these games, especially between reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama in their showdown during the NBA Cup semifinals on Saturday. Wembanyama, who was making his return from a calf injury that sidelined him for 12 straight […]

LAS VEGAS — Victor Wembanyama could not have scripted his return for the San Antonio Spurs from a calf injury that sidelined him for nearly a month in a better way than coming back for the NBA Cup semifinals against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite the Spurs going 9-3 in their 12 […]

Jordan Poole has not played for the New Orleans Pelicans since Nov. 4 due to a left quad strain. Now, after missing over a month’s worth of action, it appears as if Poole could make his return on Thursday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. For the first time in weeks, Poole has had his […]

The NBA trade season is upon us. Many players who just signed contracts this past offseason will become trade-eligible on Dec. 15, which has become the unofficial start of when trade talk really picks up around the NBA. Not to mention, the G League Winter Showcase in Orlando, taking place from Dec. 19-22, will paint […]

Toronto Raptors starting point guard Immanuel Quickley has been a late addition to the team’s injury report ahead of Tuesday night’s NBA Cup knockout game against the New York Knicks. Quickley, who has been added to the injury report with an undisclosed illness, is officially questionable to play in Tuesday’s NBA Cup game. Whether or […]