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NBA regular season games continue on Monday. The Indiana Pacers will travel to face off against the Chicago Bulls. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pacers-Bulls prediction and pick. These two teams have had different starts to the season. The Indiana Pacers are 7-11 and are coming off a very […]

The NBA season will continue on Monday night. The Houston Rockets will hit the road and take on the Boston Celtics. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Rockets-Celtics prediction and pick. These two teams have had very different starts to the season. The Houston Rockets are an abysmal 1-15 and […]

With a month of NBA action now in the books, it’s time to give a fresh perspective on teams around the league. Between the franchises who have shattered expectations and the ones who haven’t met, updated league-wide rankings are due and the Philadelphia 76ers are right in the mix. Recently, the people over at Bleacher […]

It isn’t surprising to see Ja Morant’s NBA card stock quickly go up early this season. After taking the league by storm during his rookie and sophomore campaigns, the Memphis Grizzlies‘ franchise player is taking things up a notch in his third year. With an All-Star spot seemingly reserved for the explosive guard, his value […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were a few minutes into a season-defining fourth quarter vs. the Detroit Pistons. Losers of three straight and the first two games of their supposed team-building road trip, they trailed the Pistons by 15 points after three quarters as LeBron James stewed in the locker room. “We had it in our […]

Everyone who works in sports is competitive. The jobs are limited and once you have them, there’s an enormous pressure to win, not just from external sources. These people are genuinely some of the most competitive people on the planet so they all want to win already. And just as winning brings great joy and […]

LeBron James was ejected from an NBA game. Yes, you read that right folks. LeBron James, one of the greatest players of all-time, just got ejected from a game. And what’s even more shocking is WHY he got ejected: The Los Angeles Lakers superstar targeted Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart, delivering a vicious elbow that […]

Like many expected, the Ben Simmons cloud continues to hang over the head of the Philadelphia 76ers this season. Despite the former number one pick not traveling with the team currently and a return date nowhere in sight, the situation continues to be a common talking point. There is no denying the Simmons saga has […]

The Golden State Warriors are the best team of the young 2021-22 NBA season. The Warriors are 14-2 and look like they did during the early part of their dynasty days. Right now, they are third in offensive rating and first in defensive rating, according to NBA.com. Their biggest star, Stephen Curry, is the clear-cut […]

The Portland Trail Blazers beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 118-111 on Saturday night at Moda Center, stringing together three straight wins for the first time this season behind a dominant performance from Damian Lillard. Convincing double-digit victories would obviously be the most ringing endorsement of the Blazers’ long-shot title hopes. But a trio of consecutive […]

The Chicago Bulls began retooling their lineup at last season’s trade deadline, acquiring All-Star big man Nikola Vucevic to pair with franchise cornerstone Zach LaVine. After failing to garner even a spot in the play-in tournament last season, Artūras Karnišovas knew his updated roster wasn’t good enough to compete at the top of the Eastern […]

As we all now know, the Los Angeles Lakers — currently struggling with cohesion, consistent pace, and perimeter defense — opted not to bring back Alex Caruso in free agency for luxury tax reasons. Caruso wanted a two-year, $20 million deal. The Lakers didn’t want to eclipse $7 million annually, which would have added $20-$30 […]

There have been a handful of unexpected risers early in the 2021-22 NBA season. The Chicago Bulls and Golden State Warriors were projected as playoff teams, but both have rapidly risen to the top of their respective conferences faster than most expected. But the biggest shock of the season has to be the Washington Wizards. […]

The Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors play in an inter-conference matchup on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Warriors prediction and pick. The Raptors and Warriors play on Sunday, with the Warriors looking to remain the hottest team on the planet. Golden State is the only team to […]

It certainly seemed like Damian Lillard had fully broken out of his early-season slump on Saturday night. The Portland Trail Blazers superstar dropped 39 points and seven assists in his team’s hard-earned 118-111 win over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers, dominating from the opening tip. Lillard scored 12 points and hit a pair of 3s in […]

The Charlotte Hornets have turned many heads to start this 2021-22 season. Not far removed from being a cellar-dwelling team, the youth-laden squad of Michael Jordan can now hold their ground and compete with the stronger teams in the league. More than their evident improvement as a unit, the Hornets currently have a young core […]

When Dennis Schroder was still playing for the Los Angeles Lakers last season, it was rumored that he declined a four- year, $84 million extension. He has since claimed to have never received that offer, but he was still hoping for a much larger deal than the one-year, $5.9 million contract he got from the […]

The New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Knicks-Bulls prediction and pick. The Knicks and Bulls will play Sunday in a high-profile east coast battle. Chicago sits third in the east with an 11-5 record, while the […]

The Toronto Raptors are struggling a bit to start this 2021-22 season after an exhausting and disappointing 2020-21 campaign. The Raptors won only 29 games last season while playing all their home games in Tampa. That was their first missed postseason since 2012-13. This season, Toronto has started with an 8-9 record and will have to […]

The Sacramento Kings are at the start of another questionable season. The Kings last made the playoffs in 2006 and last made it through the first round in 2004. It is sometimes difficult to express the mixture of emotions Kings fans must be going through, from utter disappointment in terms of how the team is […]

The Houston Rockets cannot seem to catch a break this season. Obviously, no one had them at the top of the Western Conference this year. However, regardless of the fact that their roster boasts some questionable NBA talent, most people did not envision this season going downhill in this manner. As of right now, the […]

When you’re coming off a 16-win season, it’s hard to have ambitious goals as a rebuilding Rockets team. Any notion of making the playoffs are out the window and the odds that Houston makes the play-in tournament are extremely low. However, there is one goal the organization probably made a priority before the season started. […]

The Atlanta Hawks are back to their winning ways, rattling off four straight victories following Saturday’s 115-105 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. The Hawks are slowly but surely digging themselves out of a deep hole after struggling out of the gates this season.  Atlanta started out 4-9 through their first 13 games. But don’t look […]

The Phoenix Suns’ winning streak reached 11 games after they took down the Luka Doncic-less Dallas Mavericks again on Friday night, 112-104. The reigning Western Conference champions are by far the hottest team in the league right now. This now marks Phoenix’s longest winning streak since the Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire era during the […]

In the two previous tenures of New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau, his rotation relies heavily on his first unit. Some would even criticize him for overplaying his starters because they get worn out in the latter part of the season, especially in the playoffs. As he accepted his new job with the New […]

The defending world champion Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo are better than a season ago. The Bucks are only 8-8 on the season, but the roster that the front officee has built, is better than a year ago. The Bucks are only 8-8 on the season because they’ve played most of their games without Khris […]

After an eventful offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers were expected to get back to being title contenders. That has not been the case thus far as they sit one game below .500 at 8-9. The Lakers have dealt with injuries to start the season with Talen Horton-Tucker and LeBron James just returning, but that is […]

The Brooklyn Nets (now 12-5) are in sole possession of first place. The Nets hosted the last place, (now 4-12) Orlando Magic, but Brooklyn was very short-handed so it was no cake walk. James Harden was able to lead a short-handed Nets squad by exorcising some of his early-season demons. He got to the free […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to a bit of a rough start this year in the NBA. The Lakers sit at 8-9, just outside the NBA playoff picture with a lot of basketball left to be played. Still, the Lakers have always been held to a higher standard- and a squad with LeBron […]

The Chicago Bulls are off to an amazing start to the 2021-22 NBA season. While there have been major questions about the fit of their roster after a summer of changes, those doubts have been largely swatted away. Watching the Bulls this season is a great experience. Lonzo Ball is running the show, while the […]

The New York Knicks’ start to the 2021-22 season has been quite a mixed bag. Their season hasn’t gone the way they expected after a breakout 2020-21 campaign and after signing some key free agents over the summer. Their additions — Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier — haven’t quite panned out and All-Star forward Julius […]

When the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA Championship in the Bubble, their defense was phenomenal all throughout the season. With 12 new players on their squad, their additions are not that known for their defensive prowess. Moreover, the acquisition of Russell Westbrook forced the organization to sign role players on minimum deals because of […]

I think most observers would say the Houston Rockets have already blown their team up and have gone into a full rebuild. And while trading James Harden and Russell Westbrook were two very big steps, they still haven’t quite torn it all the way down yet. Because of this, they sit in this weird middle […]

Perhaps the Toronto Raptors should only play the second nights of back-to-backs—it seems to work out better for them. That was, at least, certainly the case against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night, whom the Raptors smacked around to the tune of a 19-point victory that was truly much more devastating than that, when considering […]

After missing eight games, LeBron James returned to the Los Angeles Lakers lineup in time to face the Boston Celtics on Friday, and things looked promising … at first. His presence clearly uplifted his teammates, especially Anthony Davis. Early on, LeBron sparked the offense, AD was dominating, and the Lakers’ ball movement and general activity […]

LaMelo Ball seems like he could do no wrong at this point. Against the Indiana Pacers, Ball put up a season-high 32 points and ended with a near triple-double with 11 rebounds and eight assists. His dominance was felt all game long and the Charlotte Hornets needed every ounce of it. He got to his […]

Over the last two years, the Sacramento Kings have decided to select two more guards in the NBA Draft to add to their backcourt of De’Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield. Tyrese Haliburton and Davion Mitchell have been two spectacular additions to their squad, but their backcourt rotation has continually been crowded for numerous years already. […]

After the departure of the core of their 2004 championship squad, the Detroit Pistons has continually had trouble to consistently reach the NBA Playoffs. Big name free agents decide to sign with larger markets, while other moves they have executed have not materialized, like signing Josh Smith or Andre Drummond to huge deals. However in […]

The Golden State Warriors are off to a pretty good start. They’re 13-2 and in possession of the one seed in the Western Conference. Yeah, Stephen Curry running the show is intimidating as is for opposing defenses, but the most dangerous part of this Warriors’ team is that they’re playing with house money. Let’s begin […]