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Among the NBA’s elite superstars who suffered a torn Achilles, the only one who was able to play at the same level as he did before the injury was the Atlanta Hawks’ Dominique Wilkins. Not Elgin Baylor. Not Patrick Ewing. Not Kobe Bryant. And so far, not Cousins. The injury occurred in January of 1992. […]

Every player has favorite teammates. LeBron James has them, too. And then there are players’ least favorite teammates. Though some may immediately verbalize how much they dislike some of their co-workers, James isn’t as vocal about his for fear of disrupting the team’s culture and the overall media sensationalism that will come out of that. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a storied history with countless superstars donning the purple and gold. There’s a legitimate argument over who is the greatest player in franchise history, but the late Kobe Bryant is certainly in the discussion for guys who belong in the mix. On Dec. 18, 2017, the Lakers retired two jersey […]

Figuring out a list of the top 10 shooting guards of all time is a difficult task for any NBA writer, but the 10 best shooting guards ever is a debate worth having. And guess what? We’re not only about to talk about some of the best guards in history, but position it so it’s […]

Michael Jordan had a long and grueling road to get to the top of the NBA. It took him seven years to get there as the Chicago Bulls had to face many obstacles along the way that blocked his path to achieving the ultimate prize. There were the Milwaukee Bucks, the Boston Celtics, the Detroit […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are entering a new era with the start of the 2019-20 season. Despite the loss of Anthony Davis last June, the Pelicans are among the most exciting teams this year with the presence of 2019 top draft pick, Zion Williamson. Though the expectations are low for the Pelicans this year, they […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ season ended abruptly last season after a last-second jumper by the Toronto Raptors’ Kawhi Leonard in the Eastern Conference Semifinals messed up their NBA Finals goals. Joel Embiid literally cried his heart out after the loss on the Raptors’ home court. That’s why Embiid is focused on leading the Sixers to the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have put the Anthony Davis Saga behind them and are now moving forward with a fresh, new-look team that should be exciting to watch when the 2019-20 season begins. With training camp right around the corner, the Pelicans are entering a new era in their basketball existence with the presence of […]

Excitement is in the air for Dallas Mavericks fans heading into the start of training camp, which will open in two weeks. At the heart of the excitement is the continued development of 2018-19 NBA Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic and his potential superstar pairing with Kristaps Porzingis, who is coming off of an […]

When the 2019-20 NBA season kicks off this October, Paul George will be playing for his third team in the last three years. But it is with the Los Angeles Clippers he has the best opportunity to win a championship. Along the way, George has personal goals that will lead to winning the Larry O’Brien […]

The Dallas Mavericks nabbed a superstar-in-the-making when they traded for Luka Doncic in last year’s NBA Draft.  Very few knew how good he could be when faced against the league’s best. But with a year under his belt, everyone now knows that Doncic is going to be a big star beginning with the 2019-20 season. […]

CLUTCH Summary: The Los Angeles Lakers are having a historically great offseason, bringing in Anthony Davis to pair with LeBron James. Expectations for the famed Purple and Gold will be through the roof for the upcoming season. Their Christmas Day game against the Clippers might as well be marketed as The Battle for Los Angeles.  […]

Trae Young fell short of winning the 2018-19 NBA Rookie of the Year award, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t deserve it. The Atlanta Hawks point guard had one of the best freshman campaigns of the last decade and he brought much-needed excitement back to the franchise. His averages of 19.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, and […]

The addition of Jimmy Butler to the Miami Heat roster is a step in the right direction for the franchise. But the offseason work by president Pat Riley and general manager Andy Elisburg isn’t over. To make the trade for Butler really matter in 2019-20, the team has to acquire an important piece or two […]

The free-agent class of 2019 is shaping up to be one of the best in recent years. Where does Austin Rivers fit into the picture? Though the Big Ks (Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving) are getting most of the headlines, let’s not forget that there are many more players who are capable of […]

For the first time in the franchise’s 24-year history, the Toronto Raptors are NBA champions after defeating the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals. Kawhi Leonard showed the poise that is expected from a former Finals MVP, as he led his new team to the coveted Promised Land of basketball. The 6-foot-7 forward […]

Losing the 2019 NBA Finals to the Toronto Raptors is a tough pill to swallow for the Golden State Warriors. But losing Kevin Durant to a torn Achilles is tougher. The repercussions of the injury affected more than just the Warriors’ chances to snatch the Larry O’Brien Trophy from the Raptors. It will also affect […]

The 2018-19 season reminded NBA fans just how good Kawhi Leonard really is. Scratch that. The truth is, it revealed to everyone how much better Leonard is than anyone thought. That’s why once he opts out of his contract this offseason in July, as he is expected to, he could be one of the most […]

The Toronto Raptors took Game 3 of the 2019 NBA Finals with a 123-109 beatdown of the defending champion Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. The Warriors are down 2-1 in the series with All-Stars Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant out of the lineup Wednesday night due to injury. It’s up to the team’s other […]

The summer of free agency is just a month away with several NBA stars looking to cash in. Whether they stay on the same team or move to another depends on the offer and opportunity. Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley is a free agent who will more than likely command a bigger salary than […]

There have been a number of blockbuster trades scattered throughout NBA history. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Los Angeles Lakers, Charles Barkley to the Phoenix Suns, and more recently Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors are some of the biggest names involved in the biggest deals we’ve ever witnessed. Blockbuster trades give life to the league’s […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were the biggest winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery when they surprisingly won the first pick despite only having a six percent chance. Pelicans General Manager David Griffin is expected to select Zion Williamson from Duke University to the chagrin of the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

The league has announced its 2018-19 All-NBA teams, and just like most years, there are players who deserve to be on the list but didn’t make it. Though the voters did a near-perfect job, there are those who question the inclusion of some and the exclusion of other, more deserving players. In truth, the voters […]

The future of the Boston Celtics is in flux with Kyrie Irving at the center of their murky summer outlook. Whatever the Celtics decide to do with Irving, who is expected to opt out of his current contract to become an unrestricted free agent in the offseason, will affect the core of the team including […]

It was a roller coaster 2018-19 season for the San Antonio Spurs. They made the playoffs despite losing their former franchise player Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors. There were times when the Spurs looked like championship contenders (9-0 from late February to mid-March) and there were times when they looked like a lottery team […]

It was an up-and-down 2018-19 season for the Oklahoma City Thunder who were the best team in the NBA at times and the most disappointing at others. Unfortunately for Thunder fans, it was the latter that won out in the end. A season full of promise was over just as the playoffs had just started. […]

To opt in or not? This is the question that haunts Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside with the 2019 free agency fast approaching. There is one huge reason why he should opt in—$27 million worth of a reason, actually. If he decides to stay in a Heat uniform, Pat Riley and company would be hard-pressed […]

The 2018-19 NBA season was mostly positive for Derrick Rose. Though he played in only 51 games, Rose displayed the explosiveness and scoring that made him the league’s Most Valuable Player in 2011. If the NBA had a Comeback Player of the Year award, he would be the front-runner to win it. Rose averaged 18.0 […]

The Denver Nuggets are having a banner season, making the playoffs for the first time since the 2012-13 season and advancing to the second round despite having a young team. Among the few longtime veterans on the roster is Paul Millsap, the four-time All-Star who was brought in to bring stability to an otherwise inexperienced […]

Every NBA team has an alpha dog and a secondary star. The Milwaukee Bucks have Giannis Antetokounmpo as the alpha and Khris Middleton as the second-in-command. Middleton is a free agent this offseason and his days as a member of the Bucks may come to an end if he opts to look elsewhere for greener […]

There are plenty of superstar free agent targets in the 2019 offseason for the Miami Heat to choose from. One of them was a trade target by Pat Riley and company last October until talks fell apart at the last minute. Jimmy Butler should have been a member of the Heat this past season. A […]

The Western Conference Semifinal series between the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers promises to be one of the more entertaining and intriguing matchups in the 2019 NBA Playoffs. Nikola Jokic carried his Nuggets team past the pesky San Antonio Spurs, who took them to the limit in the first round. Denver narrowly got the […]

This wasn’t what Paul George had in mind when he re-signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder last summer. When Kevin Durant left OKC for the Warriors, the Thunder failed to get past the first round of the playoffs in 2017. After adding George and Carmelo Anthony last season, they lost in the first round to […]

This is Damian Lillard’s fault. The Portland Trail Blazers made quick work of the Oklahoma City Thunder in their first-round playoff matchup with a 4-1 series win. Lillard dominated his point guard counterpart Russell Westbrook and closed out the series in Game 5 with a 50-point outing which included the game-winning, series-clinching 3-point shot at […]

Another regular season has gone by and Kemba Walker is once again sitting at home wondering what could have been. Instead of playing against the best teams in the game in the playoffs, Walker is left to ponder his future in the league months before he officially becomes a free agent in July. When he […]

The summer free agency frenzy is just a few months away and though the NBA is in the midst of the postseason, one can’t help but get excited for the future of the league. That’s because the 2019 offseason promises to shake the very foundations of the league with a number of past and present […]

As tall as Boban Marjanovic is, he had huge shoes to fill with the absence of All-Star center Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers lineup. The 7-foot-3 Serbian made sure that his team didn’t miss a beat as he played another remarkable game with 14 points, eight rebounds and one block in just 18 minutes […]

The 2018-19 NBA MVP Race is almost over with the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Houston Rockets’ James Harden all but guaranteeing that this year’s battle for the crown will come down to just them. Both are considered locks for the 2018-19 All-NBA First Team, but the question remains as to who will join […]

The NBA community was hit with a haymaker after Magic Johnson stepped down from his position as president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night. His announcement came as a shock to everyone, including those within the organization and the players, most notably their superstar forward LeBron James. James was recruited last […]