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With the draft just around the corner, more and more reports are surfacing about the prospects and the teams who want to draft them. The reports intensified due to the big trade between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers, but there are more rumors and more possible trades to be done. One pick that is […]

One of the best free agents on the open market this summer is undoubtedly Chris Paul. This superstar point guard will reportedly meet with various teams this offseason, but the Knicks won’t be one of them. New York’s roster has one of Paul’s best friends in superstar forward Carmelo Anthony. According to Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski, […]

After a long and illustrious career with the Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Bulls, his hometown team, last summer. The contract included a guaranteed year plus a player option for the second year, and it seems like Wade will take that option and remain a Chicago Bull for at […]

The Celtics franchise and its GM, Danny Ainge, are notorious for the high number of picks they own. They got them all from trades with other franchises during their rebuilding phase. The first trade that set the rebuild theme for the Celtics was done in June 2013 when they got three first-round selections (2014, 2016, 2018) […]

The San Antonio Spurs are one of the most decorated franchises in NBA history, and their domination over the league has been on and off for the last 20 years. There were many parts of that domination, from executives like RC Buford and Gregg Popovich, to legends of the team like Tim Duncan. One of those legends […]

When the Golden State Warriors put together their super team last summer by adding Kevin Durant to an already stacked core for an investment of over $50 million projected over a two-year span, there are many question marks that remained. While the questions on the court have been answered with their stellar play, one question remains – Is there […]

The New York Knicks have been one of the most dysfunctional franchises in the last couple of years. Not only under Phil Jackson as team president, but also in the past couple of years before that. That dysfunction can best be seen by the numerous incidents, a lot of players complaining about the lack of team spirit, […]

In all honesty, these Finals have not been too competitive. This goes hand in hand with the playoffs being even worse, where you already know who would win each series (with an exception in a few East series) before they even started. Unfortunately for most NBA fans, other than Warriors fans, this has been the […]

The Olympics can be pretty boring in terms of basketball, especially if you are American. Watching the worlds biggest stars just dismantling other nations can be pretty boring, other than some resilient nations such as Serbia or Spain which get beat but with a little effort. In an effort to maybe increase competition and certainly […]

The current Warriors head coach, Steve Kerr, has been out of the playoffs for a full two and a half series. After coaching in Game 2 against the Portland Trailblazers, he left the head coaching seat to his first-hand man and former Cleveland Cavaliers coach, Mike Brown, who was more than a sufficient replacement for the […]

One of the biggest problems that teams face when facing these juggernaut Warriors is that even when you whether the storm of their amazing attack, they will hit you with excellent defense. With defensive players in Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala in particular, it was easy for coach Steve Kerr to set […]

The Philadelphia 76ers has been a very dysfunctional NBA franchise for many years, making it painful at times to watch or even acknowledge them as a legitimate team in the league. Many blamed former GM Sam Hinkie and his “process”, but it can’t be denied that all of the team’s success (success being used very lightly here) this […]

Stephen A. Smith has always been one of the most vocal media personalities with his comments often raising numerous eyebrows. Regardless if his statements are accurate or way off, it’s hard to not hear what he has to say. When Kevin Durant decided to switch sides last summer and left Oklahoma City for Golden State, Stephen A. Smith […]

Kwame Brown was the first pick in the 2001 NBA Draft, but he was never the player who lived up to the hype. Now, his potential is something that can be discussed, but at the time, people saw something in Brown worthy of the first pick, and he was selected as one. While he may have […]

Derek Fisher, most famous as an L.A. Laker, is a man of many controversies. The former New York Knicks coach and former five-time NBA champion with the Lakers has now been arrested under DUI suspicions after he crashed his 2015 Cadillac. As the California Highway Patrol reported, the crash happened at about 3 a.m. on […]

Philadelphia 76ers big-man and Rookie of The Year candidate Joel Embiid is a big fan of soccer. ‘The Process,” as he likes to be called, is one of the biggest soccer fans in the NBA, and he has been in the UK for last couple of days for the final of the UEFA Champions League between […]

Adam Silver, current NBA Commissioner, has been a refreshing face in the NBA. Different from his hard-nosed predecessor David Stern, Silver has shown to be progressive, open for all discussion, and transparent, which fans really enjoy. What he does lack is an official Twitter account, but Silver even has that covered. Apparently, the NBA’s top boss has a […]

Current assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder Maurice Cheeks suffered an unnamed medical issue while on a flight to Philadelphia on Wednesday, but has now been released from the hospital and is recovering well, per ESPN’s Royce Young. It should be noted that Cheeks underwent hip surgery back in February of 2016. Cheeks is particularly valuable […]

NBA as a league is never a finished product — it’s constantly evolving. There are aspects that could be improved and things that can enhance the player experience, the fan experience and the whole sport in general. One idea is an expansion of the league, and that can be undertaken in many ways. First of […]

One of the biggest feel-good stories of last season was the emergence of former Kansas Jayhawk and third pick overall, Joel Embiid. Embiid spent all of his first two seasons out with foot injuries, and expectations were very high in Philadelphia following the news that he will play in the 2016-17 season. Even though he […]

When we think about Ricky Davis, we usually think about the triple-double incident. However, because of that one mishap, we tend to forget that Davis actually had some pretty decent seasons in the NBA, including playing with rookie LeBron James and putting up solid scoring numbers in his stints in Boston, Cleveland and Minnesota. Davis, […]

Part three of the NBA Finals matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers is starting to emerge as a true rivalry in the NBA history books. Although this is not about a player vs. player matchup, this rivalry is the best connection with past rivalries that has been seen in recent history. Everyone knows or […]

After a disappointing season, where they finished only 33-49 and which saw the franchise fall into the lottery for only the second time in the last 17 years, the Dallas Mavericks will have the 9th pick in the upcoming draft. With the team looking like it needs the boost of a talented, perspective player, there is […]

Washington Wizards superstar and one of the best point guards in the NBA, John Wall, is a firm believer in training and staying fit all year around. The NBA is filled with workers, gym-rats who do not take days off, and some of the best players in the game have been huge workers, such as […]

The New York Knicks have been in turmoil for a long time. Constantly switching between coaches, implementing offensive sets that are not efficient any more, overpaying players and many other things have damaged the reputation of this great franchise. Not only these, but off-the-court controversies, including the incident with one of the franchise’s legends Charles Oakley in MSG […]

Amir Johnson, Boston Celtics forward/center, has had an up-and-down season for the Massachusetts-based team. Although he was a starter for 77 games in the regular season, the big-man was a non-factor in the playoffs, as he started only nine out of 18 games, not even registering a minute in four of them. While injuries have […]

Politics have found a way into everything lately, and now more and more NBA players and other pro athletes speak out about the political and social situation in the U.S. and the world. However, when Gregg Popovich says something about Donald Trump, or Colin Kaepernick kneels when the anthem plays, they are still protected by the […]

Even though they managed to steal one game on a buzzer-beater, the Boston Celtics looked massively overwhelmed by the power of the Eastern Conference powerhouse, the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, it can be said that their effort was held back by injuries. Their best player, Isaiah Thomas, was hurt and only played the first game and the […]

Since the NBA introduced the ‘One and Done’ rule in 2006, there have been many controversies surrounding it. First of all, many NBA players, most notably Jermaine O’Neal, have been vocal against this rule, even claiming that the decision of former NBA Commissioner David Stern is racist. While Stern argued that most young urban Americans saw […]

Portland’s big man and former 16th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, Jusuf Nurkic has had a rocky path coming to the NBA. The Bosnian international actually got his first steps in basketball because of his dad, and there is a crazy story behind it. His father was a police officer in a small town in Bosnia, […]

Even though the Los Angeles Lakers have not had the best year, finishing only 26-56 for the season, their team spirit must be very high. While most talk about the organization has been about the second pick they have in the 2017 NBA Draft and the fact that they will most probably select Lonzo Ball with that […]

LaVar Ball is one of the most controversial figures in world basketball right now. He had a series of controversial statements about not only basketball, but women as well, and right now, all the talk is about his shoe company, the Big Baller Brand. The brand with only one shoe right now, the ZO2’s made for […]

The Golden State Warriors have been dominant in the Western Conference, not only in the regular season, but also in the Playoffs. They are the first team in NBA history to be 12-0 after the first three rounds, and even the San Antonio Spurs, who were maybe the second best team in the whole season, could […]

One of the most famous basketball courts in the world, Rucker Park in Harlem, is set to be active again in June. The new boss of the Entertainers Basketball Classic, Cordell Marius is set to restart the whole operation on June 19 with eight men’s teams, and eight high school teams. Cordell is actually the […]