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Dennis Schroder is set to hit the open market for the first time in his NBA career. Albeit it was a bizarre rollercoaster for him with the Los Angeles Lakers this past season, the 27-year-old is still a reliable and productive lead guard. In the prime of his career, Schroder has the chance to lock […]

DeMar DeRozan is set to be one of the premier players on the NBA free-agent market this offseason. Fresh off three consecutive seasons averaging 20-plus points per game for the San Antonio Spurs, DeRozan is poised to earn a hefty payday in what is his first time hitting the open market. The 31-year-old remains one […]

Collin Sexton is the best thing the Cleveland Cavaliers have going for them. However, there appears to be some friction and uncertainty about their marriage moving forward. Recent reports have suggested and stated that the Cavaliers could be open to moving Sexton this offseason (Terry Pluto of the Plain Dealer brought up this possibility). The […]

Kelly Oubre Jr. will be one of the better forwards on the NBA free agent market this summer. Although Oubre is coming off a rollercoaster season with the Golden State Warriors, he was a productive force in the Bay Area. Averaging 15.4 points and six rebounds per game, he was a vital piece to the […]

While there are NBA teams with fluid head-coaching situations (Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards and potentially the Milwaukee Bucks), only three jobs are up for grabs at the moment. Those teams are the Boston Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers, and Orlando Magic who have vacancies and are on the head-coaching search. Here’s a ranking of the three […]

The Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers were each eliminated in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs for the second consecutive season. Both the Mavs and Portland are now asking themselves how they can best surround their star players this offseason (Luka Doncic and Damian Lillard). Here’s a thought: how about the two […]

Matters are fluid for the Boston Celtics at the moment. Within the last 24 hours they have been eliminated from the playoffs, seen Danny Ainge step down as team president and watched head coach Brad Stevens take over as the new president, vacating the head coaching position. What does this mean for the Celtics’ offseason and […]

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets continues to show why he’s the best big man the NBA. Furthermore, he continues to show why he’s the 2020-21 NBA MVP. Ask Jamal Murray. The latest piece of evidence comes from the last two months. Jamal Murray is one of the best guards in the NBA. He’s an […]

Ja Morant is the Memphis Grizzlies’ motor. Now the team has found its X-factor enhancing the play of its point guard and the team as a whole: Dillon Brooks. Brooks has been a vital part of the equation for the Grizzlies over the last two years, but he has hit his stride over the last […]

The top three seeds in the Eastern Conference are set, as the Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets, and Milwaukee Bucks will host first-round playoff series. All three teams are under immense pressure to win the conference and the NBA Finals given the road to this point both in progression and blockbuster moves. That said, which team […]

The Chicago Bulls have missed the NBA playoffs for a fourth consecutive season. Albeit impatience is rightfully growing in the Windy City, the Bulls should keep the band together for one more season. The 2020-21 NBA season marked year four of Chicago’s rebuild, and the roster present should’ve been enough to yield a playoff appearance […]

The merit of having the NBA play-in tournament has been a hot button topic in recent weeks. Are the expanded playoffs perfect? They are not. That said, it makes sense for the 2020-21 season. The format is as follows: the No. 7 and No. 8 seed in each conference square off with the winner claiming […]

In all likelihood, the San Antonio Spurs’ path to the Western Conference playoffs goes through the play-in round. The Spurs are currently 30-29, which is good for the ninth seed in the West. In the aforementioned play-in round, the Spurs will likely see a combination of one to two of these teams: Portland Trail Blazers, […]

Expectations are always sky-high for the first overall pick in the NBA Draft and Zion Williamson was no exception in 2019. With that said, Williamson has exceeded the hype attached to his NBA arrival. Yes, the player who had as much hype as any player entering the NBA since LeBron James has surpassed the buzz […]

The Washington Wizards are winners of six of their last seven games, which has catapulted them into a tie with the Chicago Bulls for the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference. Washington has the potential to throw a wrench into the conference. On the whole, the Wizards have been one of, if not the biggest […]

Lonzo Ball is set to be one of the headline free agents of the 2021 NBA offseason. Meanwhile, the New York Knicks are projected to have around $50 million in cap space: Ball is New York’s best offseason bet. Ball’s second season with the New Orleans Pelicans has seen him do what he has done […]

Two months ago, the Atlanta Hawks were lost and seemed about to endure another eye-rolling season. At 14-20, they parted ways with head coach Lloyd Pierce. Since that decision, the Hawks have turned a corner. Currently 29-25, they’re the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference and one of the hottest teams in the NBA. Here […]

Austin Rivers is in the midst of a rocky 2020-21 NBA season. The combo guard took on a reserve role with the New York Knicks upon signing a three-year, $10 million deal. It began well with Rivers making an impact on both ends of the floor. Then New York acquired Derrick Rose from the Detroit […]

The Brooklyn Nets are the most dangerous team in the NBA, and the catalyst for that notion is their prolific shooting. Wherever you look on this roster, there are reliable-to-elite shooters. First and foremost, healthy versions of Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving are superb scorers and shooters. Durant fluently pulls up from beyond […]

It has been 14 seasons since the Sacramento Kings took part in the NBA’s spring festivities, otherwise known as the playoffs. Is the 2020-21 season finally the time they end the drought? Yes, head coach Luke Walton’s squad is 11th in the Western Conference at 22-26. Concurrently, they’ve won seven of their last nine games; […]

Aaron Gordon and the Orlando Magic could be heading to a much-needed separation. Recent reports and many across the last year have mentioned the possibility and/or likelihood that the Magic will trade Gordon. He has appeared in just 20 games this season due to an ankle injury, and fellow forward Jonathan Isaac was given a […]

The Toronto Raptors are in the midst of a disastrous 2020-21 campaign, where they’re 17-25 and the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference. Recent reports have stated that Raptors guard Norman Powell could be on the move before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. Powell, 27, is putting up 19.6 points per game while shooting career highs […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have fallen off a cliff over the last two months, making them potential sellers before the March 25 NBA trade deadline. Center JaVale McGee is a prime trade candidate. ESPN’s Zach Lowe reports the veteran big man is being pursued by championship contenders, with a potential buyout on the horizon if a […]

Thaddeus Young has been a reliable and productive player over his 14-year NBA career, with this season being no exception. The 32-year-old has been an impactful force off the Chicago Bulls bench, averaging 12.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.3 steals across 25.1 minutes per game. Thaddeus Young Could Be An Impactful Add Young […]

Forward Larry Nance Jr is one of the more compelling trade candidates on the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are 14-22 this season. While he has missed the last four weeks due to a finger injury, Nance should return to the floor in the coming weeks and therefore could be a rotation player for an NBA contender. […]

The Houston Rockets are 11-23 and have lost 13 straight games, which has them near the bottom of the league. It becomes all the more evident in every passing game that this organization needs to begin a full-fledged rebuild, and that the process should begin immediately. It starts with Rockets general manager Rafael Stone trading […]

Orlando Magic wing Evan Fournier has had a mixed season. One on hand, he’s performing to his career tendencies, that being scoring and shooting at a respectable rate as one of head coach Steve Clifford’s leading catalysts; Fournier is averaging 18.2 points, 3.9 assists, three rebounds and 1.1 steals while shooting 35.6 percent from beyond […]

P.J. Tucker looks poised to be the next veteran player traded by the Houston Rockets. Tucker is in the midst of an underwhelming season from a production standpoint. Averaging just 4.6 points and 4.7 rebounds across 29.9 minutes per contest for the Rockets team, the 35-year-old forward is having the worst season of his NBA […]

Recent reports state that New York Knicks executive vice president William Wesley is “kind of nudging” Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal and his camp about asking for a trade to New York. That sounds nice and all, but the Knicks are actually better off retaining their assets and pursuing Victor Oladipo in NBA free agency. […]

When a player is performing at the level that Julius Randle is for the New York Knicks this season, you don’t trade him. Instead, you build with him. Julius Randle has been extraordinary. Averaging 23.2 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game while shooting 48.0 percent from the field, 40.7 percent from 3-point range, […]

LaMelo Ball has been as advertised in his rookie season: an offensive difference-maker. Coming off the bench for the Charlotte Hornets, Ball is averaging 14.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game in 27.7 minutes per contest. The rookie has been a sight to behold for head coach James Borrego. A career […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have made it “widely known” that guard Lou Williams can be acquired before the NBA trade deadline, according to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report. The Clippers moving on from the veteran guard via trade would be a mistake. It has been an underwhelming start to the 2020-21 NBA season for Williams. […]

The Miami Heat likely didn’t envision following up an NBA Finals appearance with an 9-14 record to begin the ensuing season. Thus far, the 2020-21 NBA season has been a mess for the Heat. They’ve lost 10 of their last 15 games, have been without Jimmy Butler, Goran Dragic, and Tyler Herro for stretches due […]

The Utah Jazz are off to a scorching 17-5 start this season, good for first place in the Western Conference. Albeit they’ve been a playoff participant in each of the last four seasons, the 2020-21 NBA season has brought out the best version of the Jazz under head coach Quin Snyder. Utah’s prolific start is […]

Objectively speaking, rookie guard Immanuel Quickley looked like a safe bet to be a mere rotation player in head coach Tom Thibodeau’s rotation this season. And then they began playing the games, and a funny thing happened: Quickley became an ambush building block for the New York Knicks. In a couple draft day trades involving […]

There’s no vindication in the Golden State Warriors’ 10-9 start to the 2020-21 NBA season. With that said, head coach Steve Kerr needs his frontcourt to pick up the slack. On Thursday night the Warriors logged their ninth loss of the season, losing 114-93 to the Phoenix Suns. Why is this so noteworthy? Phoenix was […]

The Chicago Bulls’ rebuild continues to limp along despite a bevy of talented youngsters like Zach LaVine present. In all likelihood, the grouping of LaVine, Coby White, Patrick Williams, Wendell Carter Jr., and Lauri Markkanen aren’t all going to be together next season given their respective contract situations and the organization looking to take the […]

Every year NBA teams prop up their lottery selections, and far too often they don’t pan out to be what they envisioned. At times, the verdict is evident rather quickly. There are also instances where an unheralded player has an encouraging season and then the rotation changes, therefore shunning out that player. There are many […]

John Collins, a free agent after the 2020-21 NBA season, and the Atlanta Hawks couldn’t agree to a contract extension during the offseason. A recent report stated that the Hawks offered Collins a near-$90 million pact. A report surfaced on Friday that Collins is unhappy with the Hawks offense as he feels it’s too centered […]