NBA Editorials Articles - Page 451

The New Orleans Pelicans pulled a major move ahead of this trade deadline, getting CJ McCollum from the Portland Trail Blazers. Common sense says the Pelicans want to pair him up with Brandon Ingram and their biggest young star, Zion Williamson. However, Williamson has not featured yet in the Pelicans jersey this season. His injuries […]

Anfernee Simons didn’t quite see the gravity of his breakout season coming. Entering his fourth NBA season firmly behind Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum in the Portland Trail Blazers’ backcourt, he expected to play a supporting role for a contender instead of cementing himself as a budding star with Lillard watching from the sidelines and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are enjoying a 10-day break from regular-season basketball games. The drama, though, never takes plays off. Prior to the All-Star break, LeBron James made his thoughts on the team’s current roster — which he helped construct — and his preferred approach to the trade deadline not-so-subtly clear. As ESPN’s Brian Windhorst […]

The Phoenix Suns have the best record in the NBA this season at 48-10, which is 6.5 games ahead of the second-place Golden State Warriors. Unfortunately, the Suns recently lost star guard Chris Paul for 6-8 weeks with a right thumb fracture. He has been integral to their success, so losing him will be tough. […]

One of the biggest debates in basketball is who’s the greatest basketball player of all time, and two names pop up frequently: Michael Jordan and LeBron James. If you’re a little older, you might even add Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. No matter who you roll with, everyone in this conversation has one thing in common: they all […]

The All-Star Game has been a tradition in the NBA since 1951. It was modeled after the MLB All-Star Game and instantly, it was a major success. Since then, we have seen some iconic moments and great games. Of course, at the end of the day, it is an exhibition so the players do not […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was rather vocal during NBA All-Star Weekend on a host of different topics. While LeBron didn’t flat out shade the Lakers front office or threaten to take off his purple and gold jersey anytime soon, he did speak out on a host of different topics that led to speculation […]

The All-Star Game has always given us the best the NBA has to offer. Granted, it is almost never competitive, but the best players in the league come together to give their fans a true show. Although the NBA All-Star Weekend is a three-day event, the main part is always going to be the All-Star […]

Coming out of the All-Star break, the Philadelphia 76ers’ lineup will look much different than we are accustomed to seeing. Following some extra rest to nurse a hamstring injury suffered earlier in the year, James Harden is expected to make his debut with the Sixers this week. Since the Sixers pulled up this mega-deal at […]

The Phoenix Suns received some brutal news during All-Star Weekend when they learned that star point guard Chris Paul will be out at least 6-to-8 weeks due to an avulsion fracture in his right thumb. This is an absolute bummer for a Suns team that is dominating the 2021-22 campaign so far. With seven weeks […]

Even though they are the Eastern Conference’s second seed, the Chicago Bulls are in an interesting situation heading into the second half of the season. It would be unreasonable to dismiss them as a contender just on the basis of their performance this season, but there are still many unanswered issues regarding this team. The first […]

Come playoff time, the Utah Jazz will be a team that sorely has to work things out. If Utah doesn’t figure out what they need to figure out, there’s a high possibility that a player like Donovan Mitchell may leave to join another organization where he believes he has a better chance of winning. There’s […]

The Miami Heat sit atop the highly competitive Eastern Conference at the All-Star break with a 38-21 record. The Heat were in the NBA Finals two seasons ago and are trying to make it back against many other contenders. Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo are the team’s stars, with great depth and role players surrounding […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in an intriguing situation because, before the season, everyone felt this squad had a chance to win an NBA championship. It’s been difficult to get a read on this Lakers team through the first 60 games of the season. They haven’t performed very well this season, but they do have […]

The Dallas Mavs find themselves in an intriguing situation as the season progresses. There’s no disputing that if they made better moves around the NBA trade deadline, they would have a much better chance of winning in the playoffs, but they didn’t do anything to aid this squad right now. Obviously, trading a player like […]

During the NBA trade deadline, the Philadelphia Sixers opted to go all-in on a deal to bring in James Harden. The Sixers are a team that is likely to be there at the end of the playoffs with a duo as terrifying as Joel Embiid and James Harden, if they can mesh the way they […]

Heading into the All-Star break, the Denver Nuggets had to be quite confident in what they’ve been able to accomplish in the first half of the season. Despite missing Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr for most of the season, the Nuggets are still 33-25 and the Western Conference’s sixth seed. Jamal Murray has yet […]

The Milwaukee Bucks haven’t been playing their best basketball since winning an NBA title a season ago, but that shouldn’t be a cause for concern given that they’ve dealt with several injuries during the season and Brook Lopez has yet to participate in a game besides the first one of the season. Milwaukee isn’t playing […]

With the NBA’s 2022 All-Star festivities wrapped up, teams will enjoy a few days off before the final stretch of the regular season. As the playoffs slowly start to creep up, there are a ton of new questions to be asked when it comes to potential contenders. One team with an array of question marks […]

The Indiana Pacers (20-40) hit the reset button ahead of the NBA’s trade deadline. After dealing Caris LeVert to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Pacers then traded star big man Domantas Sabonis, Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb and a 2023 second-rounder to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for promising sophomore guard Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan […]

When people talk about the greatest point guard of all time, the name that pops up first is usually Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson. The 6-foot-9 floor general not only changed the game of basketball, but he also gets credit for saving the NBA. While Magic deserves all of the praise, Golden State Warriors […]

Damian Lillard has doubled, tripled and quadrupled down on his commitment to Rip City. Anfernee Simons is a star right now, and the Portland Trail Blazers will pay him like it this summer. Nassir Little is already entrenched as a long-term building block in Portland, with one more year left on his rookie contract. Josh […]

The Boston Celtics are making a run through the Eastern Conference, having been one of the hottest teams in basketball heading into the All-Star break. The Celtics have won nine of their last 10 games, and are now in sixth place in the East after a tumultuous start to the season under new head coach […]

The Utah Jazz might not have the best record in the NBA like last season, but they’re still in the thick of the playoff mix at 36-22. While injuries have played a part in their struggles at times, there are also certain players who aren’t playing up to their potential. Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert […]

The NBA is set to return from the All-Star break on Thursday night, as the second half of the season gets underway. The San Antonio Spurs struggled in the first half of the year, getting off to a 23-36 start, though they’re still within reach of the play-in tournament seeds. After parting ways with Derrick […]

Sure, buying basketball cards by the pack has its own pros and cons. For one, you won’t be spending that much to get several cards. But at the same time, the chance of landing an absolutely insane pull is very little. In comparison, one would have to splurge on a hobby box to get a […]

Since the Philadelphia 76ers acquired James Harden at the trade deadline, they have been one of the biggest topics in the basketball community. While time might not be on their side, they have firmly planted themselves in the title picture this season. With roughly six weeks to go in the regular season, the Sixers will […]

When it comes to the 2018 Draft Class, the obvious guys to get in the hobby are Luka Doncic and Trae Young cards. To an extent, one could score great deals on Collin Sexton or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stocks in the market. But among these players, there’s one option that’s slowly making noise out there – […]

Every NBA All-Star Weekend has its own story. Whether it’s the late Kobe Bryant’s last hurrah in 2016, Michael Jordan’s iconic dunk from the free throw line in 1988, or everything in between, this collection of moments is something every basketball fan will hold on to. Of course, it’s the same for those in the […]

The NFL’s Pro Bowl has always been one of the most hated moments of any NFL season. The Pro Bowl Weekend is the NFL version of the NBA’s All-Star Game, with fan-voted players competing in an exhibition game. However, unlike the NBA ASG, the Pro Bowl is universally reviled by fans due to one reason: […]

The Phoenix Suns have been the best team in the NBA, but they have a long way to go. Phoenix has been tough to beat in their revenge season, following their loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals last season. Devin Booker and Chris Paul have gotten even better in their second campaign […]

The New Orleans Pelicans used the 2022 trade deadline to make a massive splash. They traded for CJ McCollum in a win-now move, sending their first-round pick for this season to the Portland Trail Blazers even though it is currently in the top 10. The Pelicans put the pressure on to start winning. At 30 […]

This season, the Boston Celtics have been one of the more interesting teams in the NBA. They’re one of the more intriguing teams since they weren’t performing very well until the last month of the season. When a franchise like the Boston Celtics struggles, it’s understandable for its fans and the NBA media to be […]

The Dallas Mavericks are having a good season. In the incredibly volatile Western Conference, they are occupying the 5th spot, with a 35-24 record. They are one and a half games up on the 6th spot and four games ahead of the 7th spot and the play-in tournament. The Mavs pulled off a huge deal […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have surprised a lot of people this season, as they’re currently the Western Conference’s third seed with a 41-19 record. It’s too early to say if this squad is truly a contender right now, but they’re certainly more of a contender than a pretender. Memphis has performed admirably throughout the season, and […]

The Orlando Magic have promising young talent on their roster, but they have the worst record in the league at 13-47 and will be vying for another high draft pick in 2022. There are still some things to consider for this season, though. Here are two burning questions for the Magic after the 2022 All-Star […]

The Detroit Pistons are 13-45 so far this season. Nothing they do differently down the stretch of the season will impact how it plays out. All they can do is look to get their young guys enough reps to build a good foundation for their development. With the Pistons on the path to the best […]

The San Antonio Spurs are far removed from the perennial title candidate they were throughout the 2000s. Father Time proved to be too big of a foe, as did the Kawhi Leonard situation, and the Gregg Popovich-led team is now in a rebuild. They still have some good pieces, but they will likely not contend […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid has been playing like the best player on the planet. Obviously, you may argue that a few have been just as excellent, if not better than him this year, but it’ll be difficult to conclude that anyone has been much better than him. All he’s shown this season is that […]