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This is a tough one. Before you read what I came up with, take a moment to ask what you might have come up with here. How on earth could these Nets truly surprise us? If they were all healthy and started gunning for 70 wins would that be a shock? (Honestly, I’m confident they […]

The Denver NBA team had a great season last year. While not winning 50 games or going beyond the second round, it was still a successful year. A Nuggets trade could spice up the West and supplement what Denver is already banking on: the long-term cohesion of the team combined with the slow decline of […]

Anfernee Simons enters 2021-22 coming off a relative breakout season, at least when accounting for the gravity of his struggles over his first two years in the NBA. Fully established as a rotation player with the Portland Trail Blazers now, rookie coach Chauncey Billups is finally affording Simons the opportunity to prove his bona fides […]

The Golden State Warriors are far past their glory years in the NBA. After winning three championships in four years, the team is now hoping to get back to the playoffs. They will have Klay Thompson back from injury and Stephen Curry will be back as well. When Draymond Green is added to the mix, […]

After one of the most electric comeback wins of the year, the Los Angeles Dodgers are eying a sweep of the San Diego Padres tonight. With the Dodgers needing a win and the Padres looking to save face, let’s continue our MLB odds series and make a Padres-Dodgers prediction and pick. Los Angeles currently stands at […]

SAN DIEGO – When Kawhi Leonard suffered the ACL injury in the playoffs, the expectation was that he’d miss the entirety of the playoffs due to the fragility and seriousness of the injury. Leonard going down immediately opened the door for more playing opportunities for LA Clippers players like Terance Mann and Luke Kennard, and […]

The Atlanta Hawks surprised the NBA last season with their run to the Eastern Conference Finals. They have been going through a rebuild for the last few years. After their all-around squad in 2015, where they had four All-Stars, they have not had much success in the regular season or in the playoffs. However, with […]

All summer, the Houston Rockets hinted that Kevin Porter Jr. was going to be their starting point guard this season. John Wall not being in the picture only makes this even more of a reality. At a charity event availability, Rafael Stone indicated that the organization views him as a playmaker. This was also when […]

The Boston Celtics are a truly iconic franchise. They’ve won 17 championships, which is tied for the most in NBA history with the Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately for Celtics fans, their teams have not been championship contenders for about ten years. While the Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown duo has been really good, they still […]

The name of the game this season for the Brooklyn Nets is going to be “make it to the playoffs with a healthy roster.” As such, I expect Steve Nash to use a deep, ten player rotation. It’s difficult to carve out true “breakout” candidates on a team whose top-end talent has all been established […]

European football always finds a way to excite its loyal fans. The new season of the Champions League started a couple of weeks ago with some surprising results. However, that is nothing compared to this matchday. We had the chance to see giants fall, late drama and generally great football was played. There were major […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are in a very peculiar place right now. The team has been struggling to enter the playoffs, making only one postseason appearance in the last six years. Now, the Pelicans have Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. This duo is poised to do great things together, as they are the perfect compliments […]

Magic Johnson was a 5x NBA Champion, 3x MVP, and arguably the best point guard in NBA history. He was just built different in all sorts of ways. Whether it was his billion-dollar smile, his magnetic charisma, or his out-of-this-world vision and passing, it all made him a generational talent. However, what truly sets Magic […]

The Dallas Mavericks are entering this season with a ton of expectations. They have MVP candidate Luka Doncic and he is now committed to the franchise long term. However, while Luka is a superstar talent, the Mavericks will still need valuable contributions from their other players going forward, or some new players coming in. There […]

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are entering Week 4 riding high after a dramatic win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football last week. After allowing a touchdown with just 37 seconds left that put San Francisco up 28-27, Rodgers led a beautiful drive to set up the Packers for a […]

Having a well-rounded and cohesive roster is one of the ingredients to winning an NBA championship. However, winning championships doesn’t just require a solid group of players. It also requires a great head coach who can initiate a system and lead the squad from the sidelines. Throughout the years, we’ve seen coaches make an impact […]

Despite an early playoff exit last year, Kevin Durant still proved to everyone that he makes a case to be the best player in the world. After missing an entire season due to a torn achilles’ tendon injury, he displayed one of the best injury comebacks in history. Unfortunately with injuries hitting the Nets, KD […]

It can be difficult to evaluate the tight end position for fantasy football, as it is the most volatile in the game. There are only a handful of consistent fantasy producers, making it hard to stream the position as well. As usual, there is a list of players to consider, while there are others to […]

The NBA has formally revised its instant replay rules. In particular, referees can no longer initiate a replay review of out-of-bounds violations in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter or any overtime period. The only way to review out-of-bounds violations is thru the Coach’s Challenge. NBA fans went their way to discuss if […]

The Indianapolis Colts came into the 2021 NFL season hoping to be legitimate contenders in the AFC. After adding quarterback Carson Wentz via a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles, the team was expected to take a step forward. Unfortunately, injuries and a lack of quality play on both sides of the ball from key positions […]

The English Premier League is showing us every season why it is the best football league in the world. Two of the reasons for that are playing this Sunday. The glorious Anfield stadium will host the clash of Liverpool and Manchester City. Since both teams are vying for the Premier League title, this could be […]

The world-famous Old Trafford will be the scene another huge game in the Premier League. Manchester United will be the host to Everton, as both teams look to continue their good start of the season. United, after a busy summer of world-class additions, has won four games out of the six, losing one and drawing […]

Bergamo will the scene for one of the derbies of this season, played between AC Milan and the host, Atalanta. Both teams enter the game with title aspirations alive and well. Atalanta has had a slower start, already with a loss and two draws. However, they also had to play against current Serie A champions […]

The field of Wanda Metropolitano will see a huge clash on Saturday. Two Spanish giants in Atletico Madrid and Barcelona might not be in the best of form, but their games are always great. Atletico Madrid endured a shock defeat to Deportivo Alaves last weekend. Thus, they will be motivated to bounce back against their […]

One of the biggest storylines after the Los Angeles Lakers conducted their annual media day this year was Anthony Davis finally confirming that he is, indeed, going to play the five more this season. This is certainly good news for Lakers fans because Davis, who’s often preferred to play the four throughout his career, is […]

As of today, the Brooklyn Nets are the favorites to win the NBA championship. But who poses the biggest threat to their supposed supremacy? We’re going to look at a handful of teams who might be able to go toe-to-toe with the Big Three of Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving. Assuming Irving can […]

There were times last season when Jusuf Nurkic took matters into his own hands defensively for the Portland Trail Blazers. Terry Stotts didn’t outright forbid Nurkic from veering outside Portland’s ultra-conservative defensive scheme, even encouraging his random forays to the perimeter with a simple caveat. “Sometimes Nurk goes rogue,” Stotts said after the Blazers beat […]

Wide receiver is one of the least stressful positions to plug in players at, given the relative predictability of targets and the dominance of the aerial attack in the modern NFL. Still, the volatile nature of the receiver position makes finding a third receiver to plug in at flex and identifying the boom player of […]

Between winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, co-starring in a basketball blockbuster, releasing his fourth studio album and getting married to his longtime girlfriend, Damian Lillard didn’t exactly have much downtime during another shortened offseason. Endless speculation about his suddenly uncertain future with the Portland Trail Blazers only made his summer more hectic. […]

Brooklyn Nets headlines are being dominated by Kyrie Irving’s vaccination status, the NBA’s biggest bombshell story of the season so far. However, there are obviously other big storylines surrounding the 2021-22 title favorite, including another one involving Irving. That would be contract extensions. Kevin Durant has already signed his extension. Will the Big Three stay together […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers look to make it two in a row against the San Diego Padres at Dodgers Stadium. With only five regular-season games left for both teams, let’s continue our MLB odds series and make a Padres-Dodgers prediction and pick. Los Angeles currently stands at 101-56 and is 53-23 at home. If you put $100 on […]

Heading into Week 4 of the 2021 NFL season, the running position has once again been one of the hardest to predict the top performers at. Mid-to-late round picks like Cordarrelle Patterson and Kareem Hunt have vaulted into the top 10 scoring backs on the year, seemingly out of nowhere, while several studs taken near […]

The San Antonio Spurs are one of the most storied franchises in the NBA. They have been playoff stalwarts for more than 20 years, almost all of them with 50 wins or more. However, the Spurs are now going through a rebuilding process. It was known that the era of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been in the gutter of the NBA for a couple of seasons now. Aside from one playoff stint in 2018, after the Jimmy Butler trade, the Wolves have not made the postseason in 17 years. Since then, they have had 11 head coaches, a plethora of NBA talent on their rosters, […]

Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars are heading into Week 4 of the 2021 NFL season preparing for a big showdown against Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals. Coming into this game, the Jaguars are 0-3 and have looked very rough early. On the other side of the field, the Bengals are actually 2-1 and […]

Things are just starting to get interesting in the NFL regular season as a few teams sit at a perfect 3-0 while others will now begin attempting to rebound from winless 0-3 starts — in addition to everything in the middle as well. Along with that, plenty of fantasy football decisions are starting to matter […]

The Brooklyn Nets are entering this season in a great place, talent-wise. They kept their big three together and are hoping that they will all sign long-term extensions with the franchise. This is the third season for both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, while this will be the first full season for James Harden. The […]

The New York Knicks surprisingly made the postseason last year. After years of drama and tumblings inside the organization, the Knicks finally broke through. Of course, it did not end too well, since they were knocked out in five games versus the Atlanta Hawks. However, the young team led by Julius Randle still had a […]

The Denver Nuggets and Michael Porter Jr. have agreed to a five-year, $207 million maximum extension. This is the fourth max rookie extension handed out in this offseason alone. MPJ joins the exclusive list which features Luka Doncic, Trae Young, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. As always, there was a divide among NBA fans. Some say it’s […]