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It still isn’t sinking in for some that Luka Doncic is now a member of the Los Angeles Lakers after the Dallas Mavericks inexplicably traded him away without warning on Saturday night. It’s unfathomable that the Lakers now have their franchise cornerstone for the next 10 or so years, and the Mavericks didn’t even need […]

The Houston Rockets have emerged as a legitimate contending team throughout the 2024-25 season. They have built their winning identity on defense and grit, and they entered their Monday night showdown against the New York Knicks with a 32-16 record, good for one of the better tallies in the Association. However, the Rockets looked like […]

The entire NBA world still hasn’t quite processed the shocking development that transpired on Saturday when the Dallas Mavericks inexplicably decided to trade away Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package headlined by Anthony Davis. There is no precedent in the NBA for such a trade; Doncic is 25 and fresh off […]

The Atlanta Hawks are on shaky ground for the rest of the season; they owe their unprotected 2025 first-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs, and with budding star Jalen Johnson out for the season, concerns surrounding their outlook for the rest of the campaign are heightened, as they are in real danger of missing […]

On Sunday night, the San Antonio Spurs pulled off a blockbuster trade to expedite their return to contending ways, acquiring De’Aaron Fox from the Sacramento Kings in a deal that didn’t require them to give up their most valuable assets. Fox is an All-Star-caliber player who’s in the middle of his prime, giving Victor Wembanyama […]

When news of the bombshell Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks broke, many believed that Shams Charania of ESPN was hacked, with the perpetrator simply looking to mislead millions. After all, it was hard to believe that the Mavericks would give up on Doncic, a true superstar who led […]

The Sacramento Kings were faced with a huge decision concerning the future of the franchise when De’Aaron Fox and his camp told them that he wouldn’t be signing a new contract with the team. Fox even singled out the San Antonio Spurs as his preferred trade destination, and on Sunday night, he got his wish […]

The Bulls have been a notoriously passive franchise in recent seasons, preferring to see things through instead of being proactive on the trade market and deciding on a more concrete roster-building direction. They decided to hang on to Alex Caruso and DeMar DeRozan through last season, settling for minimal returns for assets that could have […]

The Chicago Bulls finally pulled on the trigger on a trade that ended Zach LaVine’s seven-and-a-half-year stint in the Windy City. LaVine has been involved in so many trade rumors that it wasn’t clear if he was ever going to be moved, but on Sunday, the Bulls decided that his time was up and that […]

On Saturday night, the New York Knicks seemed to not only lose the battle, but also the war. In addition to their 128-112 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers, they also lost OG Anunoby to what looked like a serious-looking non-contact injury; while setting his feet in preparation to launch a three-pointer, the Knicks forward […]

Jack Flaherty may have played a huge part in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series run in 2024, but there he remains as a free agent waiting for the team he’ll be playing for in 2025. With there being less than a month to go before Spring Training begins, however, it is expected that Flaherty […]

The 2022-23 season was defined by the heated MVP race between eventual winner Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic; the discourse surrounding them turned rather toxic, with some media members weaponizing racial bias and causing the discussion to be blown way out of proportion. But don’t let that fool anyone into thinking that these two incredible […]

On Thursday night, the reserves for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game rosters were announced. With there being only 12 roster spots for each conference, someone deserving of a spot on the roster was bound to be snubbed. And one such player that drew the short end of the stick was Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young, […]

The San Diego Padres had, by all accounts, a successful 2024 season, as they came to within one win away of advancing to the NLCS and eliminating the Los Angeles Dodgers from World Series contention. And they figure to play a huge part in the postseason picture in 2025 as well, as they retained their […]

On Wednesday night, the San Antonio Spurs fell even further below the .500 mark on the season as they lost to a veteran Los Angeles Clippers team, 128-116. Victor Wembanyama continues to stuff the stat sheet, but against the Clippers, Ivica Zubac had his way against him in the paint, scoring 21 points and hauling […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have made their plans this offseason to unload some of their veteran players, such as Nolan Arenado, in their bid to go younger, retooling their roster after a disappointing past few campaigns. However, even with a few teams needing a third baseman, Arenado remains a member of the Cardinals organization despite […]

The Philadelphia 76ers simply haven’t been allowed to have nice things for a consistent period of time throughout the 2024-25 season thus far. Amid injury troubles to Joel Embiid and Paul George, particularly at the beginning of the year, rookie Jared McCain, who slipped through the cracks and fell to the 76ers with the 16th […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander may be one of the best players in the association as he continues to lead the nascent Oklahoma City Thunder to greater and greater heights, but he is not everyone’s cup of coffee — MVP-level play be damned. Gilgeous-Alexander has built a reputation for himself as a free-throw merchant, and his posts on […]

Zach LaVine continues to be a person of interest with the trade deadline inching closer and closer. The Chicago Bulls currently have a 20-27 record, and logically, LaVine is a candidate to be traded away with the future of the team in mind. And over the past few seasons, there hasn’t been a team more […]

It has been a struggle for the Atlanta Hawks as of late; they have lost six games in a row to fall to 22-25 on the season, with their latest defeat coming at the hands of the surging Houston Rockets, 100-96. As is the case with nearly every Rockets game this season, it was a […]

On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers suffered through one of their worst performances of the season, falling prey to a trap game against the Philadelphia 76ers, 118-104, after Anthony Davis had to exit the game due to an abdominal injury. And in a bit of a surprise, head coach JJ Redick turned to Bronny […]

On Tuesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers were facing an uphill climb despite being at home, as they hosted a Los Angeles Lakers team that has been playing well as of late and they were without Joel Embiid and Paul George — a familiar story amid their injury-riddled 2024-25 campaign. But contrary to expectations, the 76ers […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may have been playing better basketball as of late, but on Tuesday night, they stumbled and fell into the trap that is a game against a shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers squad, suffering their 19th loss in 45 games this season in a 118-104 defeat. They had issues on both ends of the […]

Zach LaVine may not defy gravity as much as he did during his more youthful days, but make no mistake about it, the Chicago Bulls star is as athletic as ever — and he may very well be the favorite to win another NBA Slam Dunk Contest should he decide to participate in the event […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were expected by many to continue their winning ways on Tuesday as they faced the Philadelphia 76ers away from home. The 76ers were without Joel Embiid and Paul George, while the Lakers are coming off an impressive three-game stretch that includes wins over two sworn rivals in the Boston Celtics and […]

Expectations for Bronny James in his rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t too high, to say the least. The 55th overall pick of the 2024 NBA Draft has spent the majority of the season either sitting at the end of the Lakers bench, only suiting up for the team during garbage time, or […]

Despite being down Derrick White and Sam Hauser on Monday night against the Houston Rockets, the Boston Celtics still put up quite the fight. They were fighting an uphill battle against the younger and more athletic Rockets team all night long, but they managed to tie the game at 112 apiece thanks to a strong […]

Dillon Brooks may be one of the most vilified players in the association — to the point that he has embraced the nickname “The Villain” — but make no mistake about it, he is a player who contributes to winning at every stop. On Monday night, Brooks played a starring role in the Houston Rockets’ […]

Klay Thompson’s days making it to the All-Star team may be over, especially now that he’s been relegated to more of a supporting role on the Dallas Mavericks, but that doesn’t mean that he won’t be participating at all any longer during the weekend’s festivities. One popular suggestion from fans was to expand last year’s […]

Teams can never have enough quality bullpen arms if they were to be serious about gunning for a World Series crown. Even rarer are quality southpaws who can come in and help shut the door completely. To that end, left-handed relief pitcher Tim Hill, who ended the 2024 season with the New York Yankees, is […]

The San Francisco Giants are looking to break through in the crowded NL West, and earlier in the offseason, they made one of the biggest signings in free agency by bringing in shortstop Willy Adames on a seven-year, $182 million contract after a few fruitful seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers. Adames is expected to bring […]

The writing on Bradley Beal’s tenure with the Phoenix Suns has been on the wall for quite some time now. With the Suns struggling to separate themselves from the pack, crashing down to earth after an 8-1 start to the season, they have been setting their sights on a potential blockbuster trade for Jimmy Butler. […]

The Houston Rockets have played well above expectations throughout the 2024-25 season thus far. While many expected them to take another leap after putting up a 41-win 2023-24 campaign, not too many foresaw that they would end up being one of the best teams in the association. Entering their Monday night clash against the reigning […]

The Houston Astros are looking to bounce back after a disappointing 2024 season that saw them get bounced in the AL Wild Card round. To that end, they were looking for a way, like many other teams in the MLB, to improve the roster in free agency by signing 23-year-old Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki on […]

The Jimmy Butler trade drama continues to envelope (and perhaps even consume) the Miami Heat, and it’s starting to affect their play on the court in a big way. On Thursday night, the Heat suffered an embarrassing 125-96 defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks, and at this point, getting rid of Butler might be a need […]

On Thursday night, the first 10 players to make it to the 2025 NBA All-Star game in San Francisco were revealed (five from each conference). As is the case with this sort of thing, not everyone is pleased with how the voting has turned out. In particular, San Antonio Spurs fans are all up in […]

On Thursday night, the Milwaukee Bucks had an opportunity to rub even more salt on the floundering Miami Heat’s wounds. Damian Lillard has been a source of tension for the Heat regarding their current trade drama involving Jimmy Butler, as the Bucks infamously beat them to the punch on a trade with the Portland Trail […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have managed to weather some adversity in early December, as they have righted the ship by fixing their defensive woes. They are entering their heavyweight clash against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night with a 23-18 record, although in the loaded Western Conference, they will not have much room for error […]

The Golden State Warriors are still in search of answers as they try to right the ship amid a rough stretch that has seen them hover around the .500 mark — a huge drop-off from where they were to start the 2024-25 campaign. On Wednesday night, the Warriors fell below .500, as the Sacramento Kings […]