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The Utah Jazz’s journey toward becoming a playoff contender demands careful decision-making during the 2023 NBA free agency. As they aim for long-term success, the Jazz must be strategic in avoiding free agent signings that could hinder their progress. In this article, we will examine two players whom the Jazz should steer clear of. We […]

Well, talk about a fantasy trade. It was reported earlier this week that Kyrie Irving wanted the Dallas Mavericks to trade for… none other than LeBron James. Yes, THAT LeBron James. Trading for LeBron would make one of the most formidable Big 3s on paper, with the Los Angeles Lakers star joining his former teammate […]

It’s great that Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is finally getting the recognition he deserves as the Nuggets continue their NBA Finals run, but Kendrick Perkins believes he deserves more. These playoffs, Jokic simply continues to show why he’s one of the greatest centers of his generation. Even during their 111-108 defeat in Game 2 […]

The Indiana Pacers are in the middle of a crucial window in their rebuilding phase. Tyrese Haliburton, the crown jewel of their rebuilding effort, will soon command a max contract when he’s up for a rookie extension. Thus, before that happens, the Pacers may be able to make the most out of their existing cap […]

The Orlando Magic faced a challenging 2022-23 NBA season. They finished with the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference. With a focus on rebuilding and developing their young core, the Magic are preparing for the upcoming 2023-24 NBA season. This article highlights two players the Magic should avoid signing during the 2023 NBA free agency […]

The Charlotte Hornets franchise isn’t exactly one that can afford to be picky in free agency. Charlotte is not a hot free agent destination, and to top it all off, the Hornets are coming off a terrible 27-win season. Nevertheless, there are plenty of reasons why some mid-tier free agents could opt to take their […]

It has been a strong decade for the Toronto Raptors; since the 2013-14 season, they have only missed the playoffs twice, even winning the NBA championship in 2019 as the culmination of years of roster building. However, the two times they have missed the playoffs have come in the past three seasons, which means that […]

Free agent guard Kyrie Irving is reportedly trying to recruit LeBron James to play with him and Luka Doncic with the Dallas Mavericks. Mavs fans are probably salivating at the thought of having a big three of Doncic, James, and Irving making magic together in Dallas. Of course the news sent NBA Twitter into a […]

Harrison Barnes is an intriguing player who will hit the free agency market this summer. The veteran forward has spent the past four and a half seasons with the Sacramento Kings. Barnes averaged 15.0 points per game in the 2022-23 season, along with 4.5 rebounds. He shot 47.3 percent from the field and 37.4 percent […]

The San Antonio Spurs have endured their share of struggles over the past couple of seasons. However, things are about to change in San Antonio with the team expected to select Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Even if Wembanyama completely lives up to his lofty expectations, the […]

It’s been a rough few years for the Detroit Pistons. They haven’t finished higher than 13th or won more than 23 games since 2019, and in 2022-23 clocked up just 17 victories – the second lowest number in their history – before losing out in the Victor Wembanyama stakes despite their best efforts. But despite […]

James Harden joining the Houston Rockets has been rumored for the past few months. It’s been a major subject of discussion and many people around the NBA world believe he will end up in Houston if he doesn’t remain with the Philadelphia 76ers. However, the Rockets need more than just Harden to reinsert themselves back […]

The dust has settled after the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2022-23 season. A new record in wins since the franchise’s last Finals appearance didn’t lift the lid on the conference finals. There were a lot of great moments for the Sixers throughout the season but they will all be remembered in tandem with an ending no one […]

After dropping Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals on the road to the Denver Nuggets, the Miami Heat once again showed their resilience in the playoffs, as they handed Denver their first home loss of the postseason with a 111-108 victory in Game 2. Leading by 11 with just under four minutes to play […]

At the trade deadline this past season, there may not have been a better move made than the New York Knicks acquiring Josh Hart from the Portland Trail Blazers. Obviously names like Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving being traded dominated headlines in New York, but Hart’s arrival to the Knicks really helped this team change […]

The Boston Celtics played with fire throughout the 2023 playoffs, and as a result, they got burned and are now in a crucial offseason. Ironically, the Celtics were scorched by the Miami Heat, as they almost mounted a miraculous comeback in the Eastern Conference Finals but came up just a game short. The Celtics could’ve […]

In 2021, the Atlanta Hawks made an unexpected run to the Eastern Conference Finals before coming up short against the eventual-champion Milwaukee Bucks. That run was impressive, no doubt, but it may have done more harm than good in the long run. It’s not a stretch to say that this run caused the Hawks to […]

A bomb dropped in the middle of the NBA Finals when it was reported that Kyrie Irving is recruiting Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James to come join him and Luka Doncic with the Dallas Mavericks. The news sent shockwaves across the NBA as a Doncic-James-Irving trio, on paper, would undoubtedly be up there in […]

Winning a championship in 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers after being down 3-1 in the series was one of the biggest accomplishments of LeBron James’ historic career. Right by his side helping him accomplish the unthinkable in the NBA Finals that year was Kyrie Irving. The duo of James and Irving had a chance to […]

Heading into the 2022-23 NBA season, folks had high expectations for the New Orleans Pelicans. After all, the team secured its first playoff appearance since 2018 the year prior and gave the one-seeded Phoenix Suns a run for their money in the first round, bowing out in six games. But fast forward to the current […]

I had more fruitful things to spend time thinking about today, but LeBron James and Kyrie Irving literally cannot wait to dominate the offseason news cycle. On this Monday morning after a thrilling Game 2 of the NBA Finals, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Kyrie has asked LeBron if he might be interested in […]

The defending-champion Golden State Warriors vastly underperformed expectations this season while the Miami Heat continue defying them. After watching the underdog Heat roar back to beat the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Steve Kerr hinted at the overarching reason behind his team’s wholly disappointing title defense. Appearing on The Draymond Green Show Sunday […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were eliminated in the first round for the second straight season. Though the Timberwolves, on paper, boast a talented core of Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Rudy Gobert, the outlook of the franchise seems a bit murky considering their current salary situation and future draft assets. According to Bobby Marks of ESPN, […]

It is inevitable that the NBA will be expanding at some point over the next several years and this has been a topic of discussion across the league for quite some time. No matter the time of year, commissioner Adam Silver is always asked about the possibility of expansion when he addresses the media and […]

The Miami Heat shocked the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 with a scintillating 111-108 come-from-behind win to even the 2023 NBA Finals. The game was a rollercoaster. Miami raced off to an early lead, then Denver swung back, controlled the second and third quarters, and took a lead that went as high as 15 points. […]

The 2023 NBA Draft is just over two weeks away. On May 31, several notable collegiate players who were looking to take their talents to the NBA withdrew their names from the draft in order to maintain their college eligibility.  This list of those withdrawing from this year’s draft was highlighted by Purdue’s Zach Edey, […]

The Chicago Bulls enter NBA free agency in the 2023 offseason at a crossroads. Nikola Vucevic is a Bulls’ free agent, and Lonzo Ball is heading for a third knee surgery that may cost him yet another season. There are plenty of Bulls free agent target rumors out there as the NBA offseason begins, and […]

No one, outside of perhaps the most loyal fans, expected the Sacramento Kings to put up as great of a campaign as they did during the 2022-23 regular season. But in the end, the Kings shattered all expectations, winning 48 games en route to becoming the third seed in the Western Conference. Alas, the Kings […]

With the 2023 NBA Finals deadlocked at 1-1, the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat Game 3 contest heads down to South Beach. Ahead of this Heat-Nuggets game, we’ll be making our bold Heat Game 3 predictions. After the Nuggets’ seemingly easy 11-point win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, it looked like the Western […]

The Denver Nuggets certainly have not underestimated the Miami Heat for even a single second, but now they know all too well the pain the likes of the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, and the Boston Celtics experienced in the past month. No lead is ever quite safe against this pesky Heat squad, and the […]

Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler, and the Miami Heat came up with a massive victory in Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Finals, defeating the Denver Nuggets 111-108. The win gave Miami home-court advantage with the series shifting to South Florida for Games 3 and 4. Bam Adebayo had another fantastic game for the Heat, finishing […]

What a game that was. Game 2 of the NBA Finals well and truly delivered after a blowout Nuggets win in the series opener, with a missed three from Jamal Murray on the buzzer delivering the Miami Heat a three-point win on the road and tying the series up at one-game apiece. But while the […]

Not every NBA season has some overarching theme but this season, the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat surprising the world by reaching the 2023 NBA Finals is a reminder that chemistry is as important a factor as any in why a team is able to win it all. That isn’t to say every championship team […]

Ben Simmons is back in the gym working toward his return to the hardwood. After missing the second half of the season due to knee and back injuries, the Nets big man posted several pictures of himself training in recent weeks. Simmons recently posted pictures of himself training at the Nets’ HSS Training Center and […]

The Portland Trail Blazers remain adamant about building around franchise superstar Damian Lillard despite finishing with a 33-49 record last season. The Blazers netted the 3rd overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, but it is looking likely they will trade that pick to get immediate help for Lillard. With that, Portland will also likely look […]

DENVER, CO – The 2023 NBA Finals features two teams in the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat who took drastically different paths to the championship round. Former Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan is hoping the NBA championship will finally be his after eluding him for multiple seasons. Jordan has played 15 seasons in the […]

Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant is facing a suspension in the 2023-24 season, but it’s unclear just how long it will be. While signs are pointing to it being rather substantial, that could mean a lot of things. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski recently threw out 17 games as a number, but Sam Amico now […]

It doesn’t have to be the end of things. To a degree, the Celtics’ comeback-turned-humiliation feels like a bad vibes denouement for the NBA’s most underwhelming powerhouse; Jaylen Brown, their second-team All NBA shooting guard, is a free agent after 2024, forcing the Celtics to confront the choice of whether they should offer him a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers hosted six more 2023 NBA Draft prospects — including 2022 National Player of the Year, Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe — for workouts on Friday. In total, the Lakers, who hold the No. 17 and No. 47 picks, have brought in 18 (known) prospects. Los Angeles reportedly intends to keep their first-round pick […]