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The Denver Nuggets must be confident in what they’ve accomplished in the first half of the season as they enter the second half of the season following the All-Star break. The Nuggets are 33-25 and the Western Conference’s sixth seed despite missing Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr for most of the season. Jamal Murray […]

The Dallas Mavericks are in a tough spot because they lack the second star that a playoff team needs. Luka Doncic is a fantastic player, and there’s an argument to be made that if certain people see him that way, he might be a top-five player in the NBA. Obviously, there could be ten players […]

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the New York Knicks and guard Kemba Walker have agreed that the four-time All-Star will be sidelined for the remainder of the team’s season. It’s definitely an interesting decision from the Knicks’ perspective that they’re not going to buy him out and allow him to go play for another […]

As everyone knows, LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is not one to hide his thoughts when it comes to issues that he considers to be significant in life. Whether it’s about racial inequity, gun regulations, or a variety of other significant issues in the world, LeBron generally expresses his views on what he […]

The Sacramento Kings chose to trade Tyrese Haliburton, and while it didn’t seem like a wise move on their part, they were able to reclaim star big man Domantas Sabonis as a result. Once Sabonis and De’Aaron Fox get used to one other, they should be one of the best duos in the NBA. With […]

People tried, and still try, to ignore what the Phoenix Suns accomplished last season. Everyone was talking about how the Suns only made it that far last year because of injuries to players on the Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets, and Los Angeles Clippers. If someone still says things like that, they’re either a total […]

To say the least, the Philadelphia 76ers’ season has been interesting. Nobody would have imagined the Sixers would be in this position at the start of the season, but because of the Ben Simmons situation, Philly now has a new roster after the deadline. While getting rid of Ben Simmons was the right decision for […]

Nobody expected the Chicago Bulls to start the season the way they have. Despite several important players on the squad being injured, they’re the Eastern Conference’s second seed. It’s tough to say they’re one of the favorites to win the Eastern Conference, but it’s also absurd to say they don’t have a chance to win […]

The Brooklyn Nets have not had the season they had hoped for, and there are a number of reasons for this. The biggest reason for this Nets team’s lack of success is because they’ve been dealing with the Kyrie Irving situation, and they’ve also suffered unlucky injuries to Kevin Durant and Joe Harris. The reality […]

People still don’t like to give the Miami Heat the respect that they plainly deserve, for some inexplicable reason. They boast perhaps the strongest defense in the NBA, as well as a team full of players capable of performing on both sides of the ball. There will always be doubts about particular matchups in the […]

After winning an NBA title in the previous season, the Milwaukee Bucks haven’t experienced the season they expected. They haven’t played horribly, but they haven’t been as dominant as we’ve come to expect from them. It doesn’t seem to matter to the Bucks because they were not the number one seed a year ago and […]

Guard Jevon Carter intends to sign with the Milwaukee Bucks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Carter was released by the Brooklyn Nets in order to sign Goran Dragic and can sign with Milwaukee on Wednesday. The Bucks are set to sign their second waived Nets player. They’ve already signed Deandre Bembry and will now add […]

Even though they are the Eastern Conference’s second seed, the Chicago Bulls are in an interesting situation heading into the second half of the season. It would be unreasonable to dismiss them as a contender just on the basis of their performance this season, but there are still many unanswered issues regarding this team. The first […]

Come playoff time, the Utah Jazz will be a team that sorely has to work things out. If Utah doesn’t figure out what they need to figure out, there’s a high possibility that a player like Donovan Mitchell may leave to join another organization where he believes he has a better chance of winning. There’s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in an intriguing situation because, before the season, everyone felt this squad had a chance to win an NBA championship. It’s been difficult to get a read on this Lakers team through the first 60 games of the season. They haven’t performed very well this season, but they do have […]

The Dallas Mavs find themselves in an intriguing situation as the season progresses. There’s no disputing that if they made better moves around the NBA trade deadline, they would have a much better chance of winning in the playoffs, but they didn’t do anything to aid this squad right now. Obviously, trading a player like […]

During the NBA trade deadline, the Philadelphia Sixers opted to go all-in on a deal to bring in James Harden. The Sixers are a team that is likely to be there at the end of the playoffs with a duo as terrifying as Joel Embiid and James Harden, if they can mesh the way they […]

Heading into the All-Star break, the Denver Nuggets had to be quite confident in what they’ve been able to accomplish in the first half of the season. Despite missing Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr for most of the season, the Nuggets are still 33-25 and the Western Conference’s sixth seed. Jamal Murray has yet […]

The Milwaukee Bucks haven’t been playing their best basketball since winning an NBA title a season ago, but that shouldn’t be a cause for concern given that they’ve dealt with several injuries during the season and Brook Lopez has yet to participate in a game besides the first one of the season. Milwaukee isn’t playing […]

This season, the Boston Celtics have been one of the more interesting teams in the NBA. They’re one of the more intriguing teams since they weren’t performing very well until the last month of the season. When a franchise like the Boston Celtics struggles, it’s understandable for its fans and the NBA media to be […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have surprised a lot of people this season, as they’re currently the Western Conference’s third seed with a 41-19 record. It’s too early to say if this squad is truly a contender right now, but they’re certainly more of a contender than a pretender. Memphis has performed admirably throughout the season, and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid has been playing like the best player on the planet. Obviously, you may argue that a few have been just as excellent, if not better than him this year, but it’ll be difficult to conclude that anyone has been much better than him. All he’s shown this season is that […]

It’s hard to envision anyone thinking DeMar DeRozan could play the type of basketball he is now at the start of the season. He’s been simply sensational for this Chicago Bulls squad, and he’s a big reason why they’re having so much success right now. Given how well he’s been playing, some have speculated that […]

This season, Giannis Antetokounmpo is playing like the best player in the NBA, which was to be anticipated. He has already won two MVP awards, an NBA championship, a Finals MVP award, and a Defensive Player of the Year award in his short career. He has done just about everything a player could want, despite […]

The Dallas Mavs are in a difficult situation because they lack the second star that a team needs in the playoffs. Luka Doncic is a phenomenal talent, and there’s a case to be made that he might be a top-five player in the NBA if certain people perceive him that way. Obviously, there are probably […]

This year’s Utah Jazz team is in an intriguing situation. They’ve been one of the top teams in the NBA throughout the regular season the last several years, but they can’t seem to win in the postseason. This year, they’re not finding that same dominance that they usually do in the regular season. Utah’s postseason […]

The Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic is doing things that this league has never seen before. People prefer to belittle what he’s accomplishing for whatever reason, claiming that he’s not nearly as skilled as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid, who are likely his two biggest MVP contenders. Regardless of whether or not people like to say […]

The Atlanta Hawks haven’t exactly played the style of basketball that everyone expected them to this season, as they sit in the Eastern Conference’s number 10 seed with a 28-30 record. They’re in a bad spot right now, since they’re only one game clear of 11th place, which would eliminate them from the play-in game. […]

The Charlotte Hornets haven’t been playing their best basketball as of late, going 1-9 in their last ten games as they go into the All-Star break. It’s not the strangest thing that the Hornets are having trouble considering how young they are; when a team is this young, it’s common to struggle for parts of […]

The Toronto Raptors aren’t necessarily a team that you’d look at right now and say has a good chance of winning an NBA championship. However, given the way this team defends, they are unquestionably a title contender. The Raptors are a strange team; they have games when they defeat teams like the Milwaukee Bucks and […]

This season has been unlike anything anyone on the Los Angeles Lakers’ squad or a Lakers fan could have predicted. Everyone anticipated this Lakers squad to win an NBA title coming into the year, and it appears like they will have a difficult time accomplishing that goal. They just haven’t been playing good basketball this […]

Despite a season marred by injury, the Golden State Warriors remain one of the two Western Conference favorites. In the Western Conference, the Phoenix Suns are the lone team that Golden State should have to worry about. Unfortunately for Golden State, the Suns’ pick-and-roll is their most effective strategy. The Warriors’ interior defense is below-average, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have been playing better basketball than anyone could have predicted them to play. The only people who truly believed that this Grizzlies squad can compete at this level this year are the players on the team and their fans. They didn’t appear out of nowhere since everyone knew what kind of talent […]

People tried to dismiss what the Phoenix Suns did last season coming into the year. Everyone was talking about how the Suns only got to where they are last year due to injuries of players on the Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets, and Los Angeles Clippers last year. If someone is still saying stuff like […]

You wouldn’t believe it if someone told you a month ago that the Boston Celtics may be a team capable of winning an NBA championship. There’s no arguing that the Celtics’ brand of basketball up until the last month of the previous two seasons was unacceptably bad. They were a .500 team for the previous […]

The Miami Heat have been playing like one of the best teams in the NBA this season, and there’s certainly a case to be made that this team could potentially win the Eastern Conference. They have had major contributions from everybody on the court this season, but one big guy is Kyle Lowry, who was […]

People are now wondering if the Boston Celtics have what it takes to win an NBA championship after watching them play some outstanding basketball recently. The Celtics’ recent success can be attributed to their strong defense. The Celtics will usually get the job done on offense because they have two of the best scorers in […]

The Chicago Bulls have played like one of the best teams in the NBA despite coping with several injuries during the season. The Bulls are presently the second seed in the Eastern Conference and have faced severe injuries to players such as Patrick Williams, Lonzo Ball, and Alex Caruso, as well as numerous more minor […]

Nobody anticipated the Chicago Bulls to play the way they are at the start of the season. They’re currently the Eastern Conference’s number two seed, despite struggling with several injuries across their team. It’s difficult to say they’re one of the favorites to win the Eastern Conference, but it’s also unreasonable to suggest they don’t […]