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The NBA season is here, and one of the best divisions in basketball gets ready to roll. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a 2023-24 Pacific Division winner prediction, and pick while showing reasoning. The Sacramento Kings won the Pacific Division last season, emerging out of nowhere to snag first place. Likewise, […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young recently tied the knot, getting married to longtime girlfriend Shelby Miller. While many sports fans, especially ones in Atlanta, know the pitcher Shelby Miller, this Shelby Miller is the one true love of Trae Young. We’re about to find out more about Trae Young’s wife in this piece. Trae Young’s […]

The new NBA season is here, and we’re looking at the five teams in the Southwest Division. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a 2023-24 Southwest Division winner prediction, and pick while showing reasons why. The Southwest Division had its share of drama last year. However, only one team made the playoffs […]

Training camp continues to roll along and the Charlotte Hornets continue to trend in the right direction. In three games, the Hornets only registered one win after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 15th. Thanks to PJ Washington’s game-high 31 points, they found a way to come out with a two point win. All […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker is one of the best young players in the NBA today. Booker has already accomplished a lot since entering the league in 2015. He is currently the youngest player to score 70 points in a game and the youngest player in NBA history to score 50 points in consecutive games. […]

After an active NBA offseason, there are probably more competitive teams and viable championship contenders than there have been in many years. That fact alone already does not bode well for the Philadelphia 76ers, but a drama-filled couple months should only add to Sixers fans’ distress. The talent is there, to be sure. Joel Embiid […]

FanDuel currently has the Denver Nuggets with the third-best odds to win the 2024 NBA championship, despite entering the 2023-24 season as the defending NBA champions. The Nuggets sit behind the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics, who both made blockbuster moves to get better this offseason. Nonetheless, Denver still parades the best player in […]

Rebounding and paint presence are aspects of the game that the Utah Jazz are surprisingly excelling during the span of the NBA Preseason. They are looking to build on the recent experiences of Walker Kessler on Team USA and Lauri Markkanen on the All-Star team. But, their frontcourt will only be useful if they are given […]

Brooklyn Nets fans dream of a Nets NBA Finals run. With the team’s personnel, it is possible. Brooklyn enters the 2023-24 season with many new and familiar faces. Most notably, Ben Simmons returns to the court after dealing with injury problems on and off for the last year. Mikal Bridges is expected to have a […]

The Indiana Pacers have huge expectations this upcoming 2023-24 NBA season after they locked up their franchise cornerstone Tyrese Haliburton to a massive five-year deal this offseason. The Eastern Conference has become more top-heavy with the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics emerging as the clear two best teams following their massive offseason moves. Yet, the […]

Over a year ago, the Minnesota Timberwolves traded the whole house to pair Rudy Gobert with Karl-Anthony Towns as Anthony Edwards began his ascent into superstardom. A year later, after mixed results and a debilitating Towns calf injury, the Wolves committed long-term to yet another big man. Naz Reid signed a three-year, $41.96M deal with […]

The Houston Rockets officially parted ways with Kevin Porter Jr. on Tuesday, sending the embattled guard and a pair of second-round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Victor Oladipo. The Thunder immediately released Porter, a formality after he was charged with second-degree strangulation and third-degree assault in mid-September following […]

It’s been almost three weeks since the Indiana Pacers began working with Buddy Hield to find a trade partner for the veteran sharpshooter. With exhibition action winding down and tipoff of the 2023-24 regular season just around the corner, the sides are apparently no closer to finding Hield a new NBA home. “For all the […]

The Brooklyn Nets looked far from a team ready for opening night during Thursday’s 127-119 preseason loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Several numbers jump off the page when assessing what went wrong, but none were more glaring than Brooklyn’s 27 turnovers. Yes, you read that correctly, 27. The Nets are attempting to find an offensive […]

Buying an NBA team in the 1980s and 1990s has become the easiest way to become a billionaire. The teams were bought for anywhere from $50 million to $300 million. Now, the average value of an NBA team is $2.86 billion. However, for most owners, it isn’t about the money. The owners take pride in […]

To become an All-Star in the NBA is one of the greatest achievements any player can reach. Such an honor signifies that they are one of a few illustrious talents in the world and that the rest of the league views them as such. Year-after-year, we see various players make their first-ever NBA All-Star Game, […]

After being arrested in September for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, Kysre Gondrezick, in New York City, the Houston Rockets have agreed to trade Kevin Porter Jr. and two future second-round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for veteran guard Victor Oladipo and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. 🚨 BREAKING: The […]

The NBA’s Rookie of the Year race almost always features the first overall pick, followed by one or two other lottery picks. Entering the 2023-24 NBA season, we really shouldn’t overthink who the best rookies in the league are, especially when Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren tower over everyone. No, really, these guys are so […]

There are so many talented players in the NBA right now, which is why it is extremely hard to compile a list ranking everyone against each other. However, that is exactly what we have done at ClutchPoints, as we have slowly revealed our Top 100 players list week-by-week with the start of the 2023-24 season […]

After finally blowing up their roster and giving up on the Bradley Beal era, the Washington Wizards enter this upcoming 2023-24 NBA season with zero expectations. The Wizards will simply not be a good team this season. They have no chance of sniffing even the play-in tournament. If the preseason has shown anything, this campaign […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are ushering in a new era after they finally catered to Damian Lillard’s trade request and shipped him to a championship contender in the Milwaukee Bucks. With that, the Blazers have handed over the mantle to Scoot Henderson to lead this next chapter of Blazers basketball. The Blazers landed a handful […]

Where do we even begin with this Charlotte Hornets franchise? This Hornets team just cannot catch a break anymore this offseason with all the controversies it is facing — from Miles Bridges’ new arrest warrant to Kai Jones getting waived amid his bizarre antics on and off the court. While all of these are off-the-court […]

After three years of game-planning for Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, opposing coaches will be met with a revamped Brooklyn Nets squad in 2023-24. While the Nets lack a superstar, the new-look roster is filled with versatile two-way players. Ben Simmons presents one of the league’s top passers and defenders if healthy. Mikal Bridges and […]

Deandre Ayton was one of two Phoenix Suns players left on their roster just a few weeks ago from their 2021 NBA Finals team with guard Devin Booker. Ayton was picked by the Suns No. 1 overall in the 2018 NBA Draft. In his first season, he said he and Booker would be like “Shaq […]

Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested in September for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, Kysre Gondrezick, in New York City. Prosecutors claimed that Porter, who was charged with felony assault and strangulation, had forcefully squeezed her neck with his hands, causing her difficulty breathing and resulting in her sustaining a fractured neck vertebra. Not long after, Gondrezick’s […]

Will it be Nikola Jokic or Joel Embiid? What about Giannis Antetokounmpo? These questions have dominated the NBA’s MVP conversation in recent years and will once again be focal points entering the 2023-24 season, a year that will be filled with high-level basketball. There is a ton of talent spread across the league right now, […]

Kawhi Leonard is regarded by many as the “funny guy.” However, when he handles business on the court, there’s no question that the Clippers swingman is one of the best players in the NBA. Although Leonard has struggled to stay healthy as of late, there’s no doubt that, when he is on the floor, the […]

Spencer Dinwiddie has no qualms about accepting an off-ball role with a healthy Ben Simmons at point guard for the Brooklyn Nets this season. “This team goes as far as Ben and Mikal (Bridges) take it. We know who Ben can be when he’s healthy and in a good space mentally, and that’s what we […]

Russell Westbrook is one of the best all-around players in NBA history. He is a former NBA MVP, a nine-time All-Star, and a nine-time All-NBA player. Westbrook was the first player since Oscar Robertson to average a triple-double during the regular season. In addition to this, Westbrook is also on the verge of becoming the […]

Lebron James became the all-time leading scorer in the 2022-23 season. He has a long career of consistent scoring which has catapulted him to the top of the list. However, does this make him a better pure scorer than the likes of Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan? If they were all in their prime, which […]

Who is the best player in the NBA? The time has finally come for us to answer this question. Over the last nine weeks, we have been examining the Top 100 players in the league as the 2023-24 season draws near. MVP candidates such as Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry, and LeBron […]

The 2023-24 NBA season is just around the corner. The offseason drama is nearly done, as stars are on their new teams, and the preseason is underway. Fans may never agree on who the best player of all time is, or even who the best player in the league at any given time is, but […]

Draymond Green is considered to be one of the most polarizing talents in the NBA today. While not a lot will agree to his antics, there’s no question that Green’s all-around play fits seamlessly with the Golden State Warriors’ offense. In fact, with Green, the Warriors put up a dynasty that saw them make six […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are entering the NBA preseason in the fifth season of their franchise being led by the dynamic duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Unfortunately, injuries and meltdowns have been the common theme for the Clippers in the postseason, as this iteration of L.A. has reached the Conference Finals only once […]

Before any NBA season, there are a plethora of predictions that are done and posted throughout the internet. Some of it is right on point, but there are some that are way off base. One shocking outcome that surprised a bevy of NBA fans was the rapid ascension of the 2022-23 Sacramento Kings as they […]

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns held an open practice at Footprint Center Sunday in front of 16,000 fans. They got to see Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal at home for the first time before all three are expected to play in a home game Monday in the preseason against the Portland Trail Blazers. […]

The Atlanta Hawks are always going to be a perimeter-oriented team because Trae Young steering the helm. Quin Snyder has drawn up schematics that revolve around this style of play. He has also surrounded his star with defenders and rebounders such that Young could thrive on the offensive part of the court. These are all […]

On paper, the New Orleans Pelicans are supposed to have one of the deepest frontcourt in the league. Guys like Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, and Jonas Valanciunas should be able to deliver more than any other big-man combinations. But, it seems like they have been falling short in the NBA Preseason and it is not […]

Victor Wembanyama has received plenty of attention amid his blistering start to the NBA preseason. Wembanyama hasn’t been fazed by the extreme hype and expectations and appears to truly be a future superstar. It hasn’t been a perfect preseason for the San Antonio Spurs though. There is one specific issue that is currently standing out. […]