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Malik Monk has been one of the most consistent players for the Sacramento Kings this season, a turnaround from his earlier years in the NBA when he was anything but. That turnaround began last season when Monk signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Lakers after receiving minimal interest on the open market. […]

The Golden State Warriors haven’t exactly gotten off to the best start this season as they hope to defend their title. A big part of their struggles have been the shooting woes of Jordan Poole. He hasn’t been playing as well as he did last season, but he does have a supporter behind him in […]

The Sacramento Kings have been one of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season and that’s largely in part due to the play of Domantas Sabonis. His play has caught the eye of his former Indiana Pacers teammate Malcolm Brogdon who believes Sabonis should be an All-Star this season as per Bobby Manning […]

Yuta Watanabe has emerged as one of the Brooklyn Nets most productive players this season, but it appears as if the team will be without him for the foreseeable future. The team has one more game on the current road trip against the Indiana Pacers on Friday and Watanabe will not be active for that […]

The Phoenix Suns have been without star point guard Chris Paul in the lineup for the past seven games and it’s unclear when he will return. He was officially listed as out for the Suns game on Friday against the Detroit Pistons as per Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. Chris Paul (heel) and Landry […]

Last season, the Boston Celtics had the best defense in the NBA. That propelled them to the NBA Finals and they were within two wins of a championship. This season, the Celtics have done an about-face and are the top offensive team in the league. Jayson Tatum has been leading the way offensively and he […]

The Sacramento Kings are currently on a seven-game win streak and surprisingly sit in third place in the Western Conference standings with a 10-6 record. They are a mere half a game back of the Phoenix Suns for the No. 1 seed. They’re shocking play this season has ESPN NBA analyst Jalen Rose proclaiming that […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has blossomed into a superstar the past couple of years with the Oklahoma City Thunder. And now, there is at least one person in the NBA who thinks Gilgeous-Alexander is worthy of one of the league’s highest honors. Ahead of the Denver Nuggets game against the Thunder on Wednesday, Nuggets head coach Mike […]

When the Utah Jazz traded Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert in the off-season, the expectation was that they were headed for a rebuild and a tanking season. Instead, the Jazz have been arguably the biggest surprise of the season and Malik Beasley has been a big part of that. Malik Beasley arrived in Utah from […]

The Golden State Warriors haven’t had a very good start to the 2022-23 season. It’s been mired with inconsistency and poor play. But on Sunday in a 127-120 win over the Houston Rockets, they were able to set a milestone courtesy of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Andrew Wiggins. The group combined for 23 3-point […]

The Sacramento Kings have been one of the better teams in the NBA this season and that’s largely due to the play of Domantas Sabonis. In a win against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, Sabonis finished with 15 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and he shot 4-5 from the field and 6-8 from the free-throw […]

Harrison Barnes is no stranger to hearing his name come up in trade rumors but it seems as if he’s safe for now. The Sacramento Kings have gotten off to a strong start to the season and are not currently looking to trade Barnes as per James Ham of The Kings Beat. According to a […]

When the Utah Jazz traded Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell in the offseason, it was assumed that Mike Conley Jr. would be the next domino to fall. Instead the Jazz opted to keeping him on the roster which was a surprise to many including Conley himself as per Mark Medina of NBA.com. “I was just […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have not had Zion Williamson in the lineup for the past three games but it appears as if his return is imminent. Williamson is officially listed as probable for the Pelicans game on Monday against the Golden State Warriors as per Jim Eichenhofer of Pelicans.com. Zion Williamson listed as probable, Trey […]

James Wiseman has seen his share of struggles this season and he recently found himself out of the Golden State Warriors rotation. In order for him to continue to get live game reps, he was assigned to the the Santa Cruz Warriors, Golden State’s G League affiliate. It is rare for a player of Wiseman’s […]

Tyrese Haliburton is blossoming into a star with the Indiana Pacers and if he keeps up his current pace, he’ll etch his name into franchise history. In the Pacers win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday, Haliburton finished with 22 points and 14 assists. He is currently averaging 10.2 assists per game which leads the […]

The Miami Heat were 3-2 in the five games that Jimmy Butler had been back since missing two consecutive games with a hip injury. Now it appears the Heat will be without their All-Star forward for the foreseeable future. Butler did not travel with the team on their recent road trip and has been officially […]

Trae Young’s ascension as one of the NBA’s elite players took another step on Saturday with a big performance in win against the Toronto Raptors. Young finished the game with 33 points and 12 assists. It was his 54th game of at least 30 points and ten assists and it puts him four games away […]

The New York Knicks have been without Mitchell Robinson since Nov. 4, a big loss as Robinson had been the team’s starting center and one of their top defensive players. But help could be on the way as Robinson has been officially upgraded to questionable for the Knicks game against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday […]

A few seasons ago, it was a little hard to fathom Kentavious Caldwell-Pope being a key player on a championship team. His NBA career got off to a solid start, he was drafted in the lottery of the 2013 draft with the No. 8 overall pick by the Detroit Pistons and he became one of […]

The Phoenix Suns have been without Chris Paul for the past four games and Friday’s game against the Utah Jazz might make it a fifth straight game. Paul is officially listed as questionable for the matchup as per Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. #Suns injury report: Chris Paul (sore right heel) and Josh Okogie […]

The New Orleans Pelicans got Zion Williamson back in the lineup this season after he missed all of the 2021-22 season with a foot injury. He hasn’t quite been able to stay on the court this season either and he’s officially listed as questionable for the Pelicans game against the Boston Celtics on Friday as […]

Ja Morant has rapidly become one of the top players in the NBA and former player turned ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins is calling him must-see TV. .@KendrickPerkins is here for more Ja Morant 🍿 "He's the most electrifying, exciting player in today's game. … he is culture for the league." pic.twitter.com/kjq2WrYlxo — NBA on ESPN […]

Joe Mazzulla was thrown into the fire this season when he was named interim head coach of the Boston Celtics. He had been a part of the Celtics organization since 2019 when he was named an assistant under former head coach Brad Stevens. He stayed on staff under Ime Udoka when Stevens moved into the […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been one of the top rising stars in the NBA and with the Oklahoma City Thunder win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, he entered some rarified air. Gilgeous-Alexander’s 42 point outburst put him on pace to become only the second guard to average at least 30 points per game on less […]

The Sacramento Kings have been one of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season and big reason why is De’Aaron Fox. Fox is currently leading the league in most points in the clutch this season with 42 as per the Twitter page StatMuse. He is also shooting 64.3 percent in crunch time. Most […]

Veteran guard Evan Fournier began the 2022-23 season in the starting lineup for the New York Knicks. Seven games into the season he was moved to the bench. Yesterday against the Utah Jazz, he didn’t get off the bench. Fournier wasn’t sure why he didn’t play, but he understands Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau’s decision […]

The Miami Heat have been without Victor Oladipo in the lineup this season and it appears as if they have no clue as to when he might return to the court. He traveled with the team for the first time this season due to the connectivity that comes along with being around his teammates, as […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have gotten off to an inconsistent start this season, but their record isn’t as bad as it could be because they have Joel Embiid. The Sixers got a big win on Sunday against one of the top teams in the NBA this season in the Utah Jazz and it was Embiid who […]

Moses Moody started off this season as a regular in the Golden State Warriors’ rotation despite playing sparingly last season as a rookie. He was averaging around 16 minutes a game off the bench but his playing time has dropped off recently. Against the Sacramento Kings on Nov. 7 he played only eight minutes and […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have gotten off to a strong 9-4 start this season, managed to have become one of the top teams in the Western Conference this season and Damian Lillard is thrilled about it. According to NBA.com’s Blazers reporter Casey Holdahl, Lillard is most impressed by the camaraderie this young team has shown. […]

The Phoenix Suns have been without Chris Paul for the past two games and they might be without him for a little while longer. According to Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic, Suns head coach Monty Williams is not going to rush Paul back into the lineup. “As much as he wants to get out […]

When Joel Embiid was first drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 draft, the hope was that he would become one of the franchise’s next superstars. The Sixers had been embroiled in what was known as ‘The Process’ with former general manager Sam Hinkie engineering one of the […]

Jayson Tatum has been having a breakout season for the Boston Celtics this year and he continued that on-court dominance on Saturday against the Detroit Pistons with his second 40 point game of the season. He had 40 points back on Oct. 22 in a win over the Orlando Magic. Against the Pistons he dropped […]

The Orlando Magic have been without Gary Harris in the lineup since the start of the season as he’s been recovering from off-season knee surgery. But according to Khobi Price of the Orlando Sentinel, Harris is getting close to making his 2022-23 season debut. Now in his ninth year in the NBA, Gary Harris has […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s name has come up in potential trade chatter recently with reports suggesting that he may be getting frustrated with the losing with the Oklahoma City Thunder. But according to Brandon Rahbar of The Daily Thunder, Gilgeous-Alexander is looking forward to the future in Oklahoma City. SGA on this OKC squad: “I’m very excited […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have been without Jaren Jackson Jr. this season but it appears as if his return to the lineup is drawing near. According to Damichael Cole of the Memphis Commercial News, Jackson’s status for Sunday’s game against the Washington Wizards has been upgraded to doubtful. Every game prior, his status had always been […]

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have emerged as one of the best duos in the NBA and last season the pair led the Boston Celtics to their first finals appearance since 2010. This season, they’ve managed to do something that no other pair of teammates has been able to do. According to the Twitter page […]

The emergence of Bol Bol has been one of the top storylines for the Orlando Magic this season. Despite continuing to dwell among the league’s bottom feeders, the Magic potentially have a future building block in Bol as he appears to finally be healthy. Opportunity and fit go a long way towards being a productive […]