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The 2023 NBA free agency period will be a crucial one for the Philadelphia 76ers. An extreme urgency to revamp the roster looms over the Sixers following yet another postseason dud. Part of making the roster a strong one is to simply keep some of the key players that are already in place around Joel […]

With the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery now a thing of the past, we know the Utah Jazz draft will start with the No. 9 pick in the first round. The franchise did a great job starting its rebuild with the Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert trades. Now they need to start turning all those picks […]

Jett Howard is an exciting prospect as the NBA Draft approaches. Howard is a wing who could be intriguing for a lot of teams. The 20-year-old is declaring for the draft right after his freshman season at Michigan. Howard averaged 14.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and two assists per game, per ESPN. He shot 41.4 percent […]

Will the Washington Wizards be able to fight their way into a potential playoff spot next season? The Wizards finished their 2022-23 campaign with a 35-47 record in their second year under head coach Wes Unseld. It was the same record they finished with the year before. Guard Bradley Beal and forward Kristaps Porziņģis led […]

The NBA Draft Lottery made headlines in Chicago this week with the San Antonio Spurs coming away with the first overall pick, but another important event took place in the city with the NBA Draft Combine 2023 at Wintrust Arena. With the 2023 NBA Draft less than five weeks away now, all 30 teams around the […]

With the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery in the books, we now know the Detroit Pistons draft will start with the No. 5 pick in the first round. With one of the best chances to win the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes, sliding all the way down to No. 5 is disappointing. However, the Pistons can’t wallow in […]

Kentucky basketball’s Cason Wallace is an interesting NBA Draft prospect. He features no shortage of potential, but offers a defensive-first type of game. As a result, there’s a chance he could just be a role player in the NBA, or he may emerge as a dual-threat superstar with offensive prowess to compliment his superb defense. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a tough Game 2 loss against the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals. For most of the game the Lakers looked in control, but a massive flurry for the Nuggets to start the fourth quarter put them in the driver’s seat. The Lakers didn’t quit, finding a run of […]

The Brooklyn Nets have several veterans who could be packing their bags this summer. Royce O’Neale, Dorian Finney-Smith and Spencer Dinwiddie should all have trade value to contenders, and depending on the direction Brooklyn takes, could be on the move. O’Neale increased his trade value the most out of those three during the 2022-23 campaign. […]

Lady Luck did not like the Toronto Raptors during the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery. Granted, they didn’t really have good odds to get to the top four. Still, Toronto fans would’ve wanted some luck to go their way to help their situation out. Unfortunately, they didn’t get their wish. Still, a 13th overall pick is […]

Team executives, scouts, coaches, general managers and others from around the NBA made their yearly expedition to Chicago this past week to not only attend the NBA Draft Combine, but to see who would be awarded the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. This year’s NBA Draft Lottery was the most anticipated draft […]

After the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, we now know the Orlando Magic draft will include the Nos. 6 and 11 picks in the first round. The second first-round selection is courtesy of the Chicago Bulls via the Nikola Vucevic trade. With that second pick, the Magic have the chance to get a real difference-maker at […]

After advancing to the play-in tournament in the past two seasons, the Charlotte Hornets had a horrific 2022-23 campaign, thus opening up a massive opportunity to select a top-tier pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama has been discussed as one of the best NBA prospects ever, so every organization has been vying for […]

The Detroit Pistons’ luck in the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery could not have gone any worse. They had a 52.1 percent chance to at least make the top four after a dispiriting 17-win season, but here they are drafting outside the top four and essentially taking them out of the conversation for Brandon Miller. It […]

The series shifts to Southern California as the Denver Nuggets face the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. We are in LA, sharing our NBA odds series, making a Nuggets-Lakers Game 3 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Nuggets defeated the Lakers 108-103 in Game 2 […]

Did the Los Angeles Lakers just blow their golden opportunity? Game 2 of their series against the Nuggets saw LA hold a lead for most of the game. However, Denver slowly but surely came back from an 11-point deficit, eventually snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. It was a total collapse from the Lakers, […]

Luka Doncic may be under contract until at least the end of the 2025-26 season, but the Dallas Mavericks are not taking any chances. After all, having one of the ten-best (or perhaps even five-best) players in the entire association and then proceeding to miss even the play-in tournament isn’t ideal at all. Thus, trades […]

The NBA Draft is always an exciting time, both for teams looking to land the next big thing in basketball and for youngsters who want to make a name for themselves by proving that they belong on the biggest stage. Even with 29 other teams missing out on Victor Wembanyama, the most hyped up prospect […]

The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, 123-116. Despite leading Miami after two quarters, a 46-point third-quarter outburst by Jimmy Butler and company was too much for the Shamrocks to overcome. As such, the Heat stole homecourt advantage in this series. Here are our three bold […]

The Houston Rockets should have an exciting summer. Armed with the No. 4 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, the Rockets will choose from an assortment of lottery picks with star potential. Overtime Elite guard Amen Thompson, an explosive athlete and intuitive playmakers that didn’t play against an ideal level of competition heading into the […]

Although in recent years we’ve seen an influx of international basketball prospects enter the NBA, college basketball is still the best place to look for NBA prospects. In fact, we’ve seen various college basketball stars adjust well enough to make a jump into the NBA. However, that isn’t always the case. For various reasons, some […]

After the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery, we now know the Orlando Magic will have the Nos. 6 and 11 picks in the first round. The team finished with the sixth-worst record in the NBA last season, and that’s where they stayed in the lottery. With that first pick, the Magic have the chance to get […]

NBA players who play their best are often rewarded individually or as part of a team in the form of awards, All-Star appearances, All-NBA Team selections, or championships. Although this is the case for the most part, there are times when a great player gets overlooked. Given that the NBA is the most competitive basketball […]

The New Orleans Pelicans had a disappointing end to the 2022-2023 campaign after such a promising start. At one point towards the middle of the season, the Pelicans were first in the Western Conference and looking like serious title contenders. It all went downhill when a pulled hamstring sidelined Zion Williamson, a serious enough injury […]

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 132-126 in Game 1 of their Western Conference Finals series on Tuesday. With the Nuggets looking to take a 2-0 series lead before hitting the road for Los Angeles, head coach Michael Malone spoke with the media at practice ahead of Thursday night’s Game 2 and had […]

The Orlando Magic have plenty of decisions to make leading up to the 2023 NBA Draft. Thanks to the Nikola Vucevic trade in 2021, the Magic have two lottery picks to work with, their own at No. 6 and the Chicago Bulls’ at No. 11. Now the question is, how they will use these picks? […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were optimistic after dropping Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals to the Denver Nuggets. They were outscored by 18 in the first half but clawed to within three in the final minute. The comeback was made possible by Darvin Ham’s call to move Rui Hachimura (17 points) onto Nikola Jokic. […]

The NBA Playoffs continue as the Miami Heat (44-38) visit the Boston Celtics (57-25) for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals! Action tips off Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET. Miami took a 1-0 series lead thanks to their 123-116 win in Game 1. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Celtics prediction, […]

What you do in the regular season defines you as a player. What you do in the playoffs though cements your legacy in the NBA. Jimmy Butler has proven time and time that he is one of the best players in the league given his playoff performances, but what he is doing this year for […]

For the second consecutive year, the Brooklyn Nets are entering an offseason of uncertainty. Last summer centered on trade requests from superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. With both out the door, the questions now surround which direction the Nets take with their younger, yet still experienced core. Do they push their chips in and […]

The Dallas Mavericks had a very disappointing 2022-2023 NBA season. They made it to the Western Conference Finals in 2022, and followed up that effort by missing the 2023 NBA Playoffs after falling short of the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament. With the offseason fully underway in Dallas, the Mavs find themselves with two priorities. The […]

The Boston Celtics fell to the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals by a final score of 123-116. Despite outscoring Miami 91-77 through three-quarters of play, a 46-point third-quarter outburst by Jimmy Butler and company proved too much for the Shamrocks to overcome and, ultimately, had their home-court advantage stolen […]

The Boston Celtics have struggled with consistency all throughout the 2023 NBA Playoffs, and Game 1 versus the Miami Heat was no different. Although the C’s had a double-digit lead in the third quarter, they quickly squandered it and let the Heat build a big lead of their own. Boston won every quarter except the […]

Now that the NBA Draft Lottery is in the books, we know the official order of the 2023 NBA Draft. The San Antonio Spurs were the big winners of the event, receiving the No. 1 overall pick and the right to draft generational talent Victor Wembanyama. While the French phenom has stolen most of the […]

The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery has come and gone, and we now know the order of the first 14 selections. The San Antonio Spurs won the lottery and will take French super-prospect Victor Webanyama at No. 1 overall. After that, the draft order is wide open. For example, Baylor freshman guard Keyonte George could go […]

Over the last few years, the Wizards have earned the reputation as a place where promising careers go to die. Recent high NBA Draft picks like Rui Hachimura, Deni Avdija, Corey Kispert and Johnny Davis have withered away in relative obscurity, shoved into weird, unnatural roles as the Wizards mount yet another doomed attempt for […]

In the modern NBA, player movements are getting more and more common. And with the increasing trend of forming super teams, it’s no longer a surprise when a franchise player decides to find greener pastures elsewhere. However, there are times when a player returns to where he started his NBA career. Let’s take a look […]

Will the Indiana Pacers be able to push themselves into a competitive spot in the NBA’s Central Division and beyond? Indiana landed the No. 7 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, taking spots ahead of the Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks. Indiana also holds the No. 26, No. 29, No. 32 and No. […]

Ben Simmons has been cleared to take the next step in the rehabilitation process for his injured back, which could mean expanded on-court activities in the coming weeks. “Ben has been cleared to progress to his next stage of his rehab and is progressing really well,” Simmons’ agent Bernie Lee told the New York Post’s […]