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The Toronto Raptors and Pascal Siakam are in a bit of a weird situation right now. Masai Ujiri and Bobby Webster has committed to fully rebuilding the Raptors after trading away Kyle Lowry to the Heat and drafting Scottie Barnes fourth overall in the 2021 draft. That first part is not surprising; many people foretold […]

When it comes to the Golden State Warriors and their NBA title hopes, three things need to happen to get there. Three accomplishments the Warriors have already attained in the past. Steph Curry winning MVP One thing that needs to happen is Curry winning his third MVP award. Achieving this means his teammates are healthy […]

When healthy, the Brooklyn Nets are the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. That’s the key, though. Injuries are the only thing standing in the Nets’ way of making the NBA Finals for the first time since 2003. Regarding their roster, the Nets are the clear-cut best team in the NBA from top to […]

With NBA free agency coming to a close, we saw a lot of teams beef up their rosters. Some notable move include Kyle Lowry joining the Miami Heat, Russell Westbrook getting traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, and DeMar DeRozan inking a deal with the Chicago Bulls. Free agency offers teams the chance to retool […]

Despite bannering a big three of Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets fell short of their goal of winning an NBA championship last season after getting bounced by the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks in the second round. On paper, the Nets were undoubtedly the favorites to come out of the East. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks, lest we forget, are the defending champions. Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered a monster performance in the NBA Finals, cementing his status as one of the league’s greatest to ever play. They brought back nearly everyone from that title-winning team, and yet fans seem to forget about them when it comes to Finals predictions. […]

The Buffalo Bills are coming off a 13-3 season in which they won the AFC East and made the AFC Championship Game. They had a great year, showing that they are built to compete for a Super Bowl. Their roster is centered around star quarterback Josh Allen, who signed a 6-year $258 million extension. They […]

The NBA never disappoints when it comes to star power and excitement. The league has consistently raised the bar every year, keeping fans locked into their favorite teams and players. A major attraction this season will be the 2021-22 MVP race. If players can remain healthy, it should be a fascinating competition, so why not […]

The Los Angeles Lakers pretty much made a roster overhaul this past summer as they look to reclaim the NBA championship. Undoubtedly their biggest move is acquiring 2016-17 NBA MVP and 9-time All-Star Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards in exchange for three rotational mainstays Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Doing so, however, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had the busiest and boldest offseason of any team in basketball. Perhaps that should surprise nobody. Fresh off a disappointing first-round loss and an injury-riddled 2020-21 campaign, Lakers vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka utterly reshaped the roster around LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Only four players remain from last […]

Few executives have walked into a situation as precarious as the one Rockets GM Rafael Stone walked into 11 months ago. In addition to having to fill the giant shoes of his predecessor Daryl Morey, Stone had to hire a head coach and make sure his star players were happy with the direction of the […]

The prospect of DeAndre Jordan joining the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers rapidly gained steam throughout Friday afternoon, culminating in reports that the veteran center, will, after all, become the latest over-30 former All-Star to take the veteran’s minimum for a chance to contend alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Earlier in the week, reports indicated […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Portland Trail Blazers each hit their own buffer last season, so to speak. Philadelphia failed to escape the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. Meanwhile, Portland was bounced out of the Western Conference Playoffs in Round 1 for the second consecutive season and fourth time […]

The Orlando Magic have revamped their roster over the past year after they traded All-Star center Nikola Vucevic and former No. 4 overall pick Aaron Gordon midway through the 2020-21 season. With those moves, along with trading Evan Fournier, Orlando made it clear they were headed for the tank. Doing so, they were able to […]

Heading toward the 2021-22 NBA season, the Houston Rockets are in a weird middle ground where they’ve started to tear down the foundation from the previous regime, but haven’t quite finished yet. There are 8 players on the roster aged 25-years or older so it’s not exactly the youngest roster in the NBA. At the […]

NBA schedule release is a weird tradition we have in sports. For the NBA, we historically didn’t care as much as do about it today. It may have stemmed from fans wanting to see their favorite teams play on the league’s marquee dates (Christmas Day, MLK Day, etc…). Whatever the case, it’s a big deal […]

Luka Doncic knows Monta Ellis is one of the veterans who have worked out with the Dallas Mavericks. The 13-year NBA veteran, who actually spent two seasons with the Mavs, last played in the 2016-17 NBA season. This move by the front office seems to be in aid of the development of the relatively young […]

The Dallas Mavericks recently worked out Isaiah Thomas, Lance Stephenson and Monta Ellis as reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania. While these candidates working out for the Mavs make sense at this time of the off season, the team should still be looking elsewhere.  I mentioned in my last piece about the Dallas Mavericks that […]

The Sacramento Kings are coming off another season in which they missed the playoffs. They have not made the playoffs since 2006 and need to make changes to their roster. The Kings had a decent offseason, but the roster is not good enough to make a playoff run. They have a surplus of guards and […]

Draymond Green has been the maestro of the Golden State Warriors’ offense since 2015. Last year was one of the better seasons of his career. He averaged a career-best 8.9 assists, which was fourth-best in the NBA. Green reached this milestone with minimal help last year. He was without his statistical favorite target Klay Thompson […]

The weapon of 3-point shooting is valuable, especially in today’s NBA. It spaces the floor and puts more points on the board. Because of this, having multiple perimeter snipers is a must for every championship contender. The Los Angeles Lakers are no different. During the recent years, we’ve seen the Purple and Gold try to […]

It has been an eternity since Klay Thompson last played in an NBA game. In the two seasons since that time, LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo have won the championship while almost every team has drastically restructured their roster. With the Splash Brother about to return soon, the Golden State Warriors have a better chance […]

The NBA Draft has been around for over seven decades and we still haven’t mastered the art yet. Every year there are players that fall at least a dozen spots too low and it’s always obvious in hindsight that they should have been drafted higher. Perhaps the most famous example of this is Warriors forward […]

With less than than a month away from NBA training camps starting to open up, most teams have packed their rosters past the maximum capacity. You are allowed to have up to 20 players in training camp via Exhibit 10 contracts and every year teams do this so they can evaluate at as many players […]

Given that the Utah Jazz finished first in the West yet were booted out early in the playoffs, this might suggest that the team needs a little tweak in their roster. Perhaps they need someone with some playoff experience or just a player who performs on a more consistent basis on offense. There are two […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are definitely one of the teams to watch out for in the coming seasons. They now have two budding stars in Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks. And over the next few seasons, safe to say that the front office will get players that complement the playstyles of these two young guns. Fortunately […]

After their offseason haul, the Chicago Bulls look promising as ever. Fans and analysts believe that they’ll make waves this upcoming season—with qualifying to the playoffs almost certain. As is the case with offseason tweaks, we need to watch the actual games to see if such adjustments were right. If they are, then all is […]

The Ben Simmons saga continues to headline the NBA offseason. Trade rumors have been swirling once again after Simmons’ camp reportedly told the Philadelphia 76ers that the 25-year-old does not want to play in the City of Brotherly Love anymore. It’s hard to be Daryl Morey, who now has to decide whether he should wait […]

The writing is on the wall for Ben Simmons as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers – and it has been for quite some time now. But the latest reports have now suddenly roped in Tyrese Maxey into the equation, which makes zero sense for the Sixers. One oversized wrinkle is the fact that Maxey, […]

Before the Golden State Warriors had Stephen Curry, there was Tim Hardaway. In the 1990s, Hardaway was one of the original pioneers of the infamous crossover dribble. His signature crossover was virtually unstoppable. At just 6 feet tall, Hardaway was a true Warrior, and although his team didn’t win a championship, he was a major […]

The Atlanta Hawks were arguably one of the biggest overachievers of the 2020-21 season. Well, many had high expectations for Atlanta and had them penciled in for a postseason berth. However, nobody saw them reaching the Eastern Conference Finals. The Hawks ideally aim to take the next by going to the championship round. However, on […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are right in the thick of things as the deadline looms on a potential Ben Simmons trade. Whether Minnesota gets a deal done for Simmons or not is anybody’s guess at this point. But if they somehow find a way to pull it off, nobody’s going to benefit more than Karl-Anthony Towns. […]

The Charlotte Hornets definitely got a boost in their rebuilding process after they got LaMelo Ball from the NBA Draft. Now, they have an identity as a team which, at least in theory, would make it easier to build a formidable roster. Since they are still in the early stages of the rebuilding process, the […]

The Washington Wizards have been in a really awkward phase. Last year, they gave up on their OG backourt by trading John Wall for Russell Westbrook. This year, they plan on building around All-Star Bradley Beal, who has made it known that he plans to stay in D.C. Talk about loyalty that’s rarely present in […]

Now that Ben Simmons has publicly stated his desire to play elsewhere and hit the Philadelphia 76ers with an ultimatum, things are as heated as ever in the City of Brotherly Love. With the Sixers now looking to make Joel Embiid the focal point of their franchise, they find themselves under pressure to surrounding him […]

The New York Knicks are coming off a season where they made the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2013. They made drastic improvements last season but were eliminated in five games in the first round. While it was an early postseason exit, the Knicks took a step in the right direction. They could […]

Ben Simmons’ time with the Philadelphia 76ers seems to be coming to an end. After all, the Australian playmaker has reportedly told the Sixers himself that he no longer has any desire to stay with the team and wants to be traded. In fact, he is not expected to report to training camp as the […]

Intending to advance past the first round of the NBA playoffs in 2022, the Dallas Mavericks are doing all they can to build a championship-caliber roster around franchise superstar Luka Doncic. The re-signing of Tim Hardaway Jr. and the addition of Reggie Bullock will definitely do wonders for the Mavs. Unfortunately though, the current dissatisfaction […]

The Charlotte Hornets have done a great job building up their young core over the past few seasons. Everyone knows about LaMelo Ball of course, but Miles Bridges and PJ Washington seem to be solid complementary pieces alongside the reigning Rookie of the Year. Having veterans on a team is vital for long-term success, but […]