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The Oklahoma City Thunder will undoubtedly have its hands full against All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, as life without All-Star Jalen Williams continues for the defending champions’ thin frontcourt. No Isaiah Hartenstein or Jaylin Williams to help Chet Holmgren, and no Alex Caruso coming off the bench, as the Thunder is again down […]

The Houston Rockets had the best offseason in the NBA. They traded for Kevin Durant and Clint Capela in a seven-team deal bigger than any trade before it. They also signed Dorian Finney-Smith and Josh Okogie, in addition to re-signing Aaron Holiday, Jeff Green, Steven Adams, Jabari Smith Jr., Jae’Sean Tate, and Fred VanVleet. Now, […]

The Denver Nuggets were relatively quiet when it came to adding talent to the roster in the years following the trade for Aaron Gordon, especially at the NBA trade deadline. That changed during the offseason. The team made a blockbuster trade flipping Michael Porter Jr. for Cam Johnson. They followed that up with moves for […]

ClutchPoints’ NBA insider Brett Siegel contributed to this report. The NBA’s trade deadline is just two weeks away, and teams around the league are gearing up for what should be an active few weeks. The LA Clippers are expected to be one of the many teams in active discussions to make moves, but those are […]

The Boston Celtics’ season has turned out much differently than anticipated, and that will likely be reflected come the 2026 NBA trade deadline on Feb. 5. The Celtics came into the year without their best player, Jayson Tatum. The six-time All-Star tore his achilles tendon in last year’s playoffs, forcing him to sit out this […]

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – The New York Knicks are struggling to translate intent to results, having lost nine of their last eleven games. Like team captain Jalen Brunson said before the season, after Monday night’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks, and after practice on Tuesday: they’ll adapt if they want to win. “You are going to […]

After a promising start, including winning the NBA Cup, the New York Knicks have suddenly found themselves in quicksand. They have lost four straight games, going 2-9 in their last 11 assignments. Amid the slump and the trade deadline fast approaching, rumors are growing that the Knicks are shopping around Karl-Anthony Towns. While the talented […]

In a lot of ways, the Golden State Warriors are starting a new season on Tuesday night. Jimmy Butler left Monday night’s game with a right injury and was diagnosed with a torn right ACL later that night. That opens the door for a lot of questions involving the Warriors, with most of them surrounding […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Wizards haven’t won a game since trading veterans CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert to the Atlanta Hawks for injured star Trae Young (knee, quadriceps) on Jan. 7, but Monday’s 110-106 home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers was their best performance since then. Second-year center Alex Sarr led the way with […]

SAN FRANCISCO– It’s DEFCON 1 in Golden State. The alarms have sounded, the sirens are screaming, and battle plans are being drawn up as we speak, as the Warriors scramble to find a way forward following Jimmy Butler’s season-ending ACL tear. An NBA franchise’s worst-case scenario, especially for a franchise trying to balance the fragility […]

The New York Knicks have struggled for the better part of a month now. They’ve lost nine of their last 11 games, including each of their last four matchups. After making multiple recent blockbuster trades involving tons of draft picks for players such as Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, and OG Anunoby, New York’s recent struggles […]

For the first time since the team officially announced Darius Garland’s right toe sprain, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell addressed his backcourt partner’s ill-timed setback and how the team will have to respond. “It’s tough, man, to be in and out and continue to work,” Mitchell said after the team’s 136-104 blowout loss to the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ja Morant are dominating the NBA Trade Deadline rumors, but change is brewing around Bourbon Street basketball. The New Orleans Pelicans are not shopping Trey Murphy III and Zion Williamson out of impatience or panic. They are confronting the cold math of roster construction, timing, and market leverage. Murphy III, a 25-year-old […]

Los Angeles Lakers’ star and lifetime Nike athlete LeBron James is facing some backlash over his most recent sneaker release. As the NBA celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a full slate of games, Nike announced the upcoming release of LeBron James’ latest signature shoe, the Nike LeBron 23, in an MLK-inspired colorway. However, […]

Is this the end of the Golden State Warriors as we know them? Jimmy Butler, who ultimately proved to be the most impactful trade deadline pickup during the 2024-25 season, revitalized the Warriors’ championship pursuit, making the dream of capturing a fifth championship since 2015 a realistic possibility. Although many questioned Butler’s arrival at the […]

SAN FRANCISCO–  Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler has suffered an injury deemed a season-ending torn right ACL, according to NBA insider Shams Charania, throwing the Dubs’ season into complete and utter turmoil. Butler suffered the season-ending knee injury in the third quarter of Golden State’s 135-112 win over the Miami Heat. Butler landed awkwardly […]

SAN FRANCISCO– Andrew Wiggins will always be remembered in Golden State. Whether it be for his critical contributions to the Warriors’ 2022 title run or his humble and professional demeanor both on and off the court, Wiggins will always hold a special place in the hearts of Warriors fans, and especially in Steve Kerr’s. With […]

Zion Williamson’s injury-plagued New Orleans Pelicans are staggering through the season, firmly entrenched at the bottom of the Western Conference. James Borrego, elevated from assistant on November 15 after Willie Green’s firing amid a 2-10 start, has gone 8-25, hardly a righting of the ship record-wise. Tasked with staying NBA Play-In competitive, the interim head […]

In the modern NBA, the trade deadline and the weeks leading up to it are filled with tons of moves, both big and small. If a player hears his name pop up in trade rumors, it is incredibly likely that he will, in fact, be dealt. Take Trae Young, for example. The point guard was […]

A lot of basketball fans will claim that the annual NBA All-Star Weekend is getting more and more stale, despite the cast of superstars. In the past few seasons, basketball fanatics have criticized the event, calling for something new. Just recently, the league is teasing the idea of organizing a 1v1 tournament to inject some […]

Halfway through the 2024-25 regular season, the Boston Celtics were 29-12 and doing what was expected of them. The C’s were just six months removed from winning it all and had hopes of repeating as champions given their nearly identical roster. Halfway through the 2025-26 regular season, the Celtics are 26-15 and exceeding what was […]

The 2025-26 NBA MVP race is shaping up to be one that comes down to who actually remains eligible. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is looking to become the 13th player in league history to win back-to-back MVP awards, while Nikola Jokic has made a very compelling case to win his fourth MVP award in the last six […]

A temptation to demolish everything is understandable for a new front office inheriting a roster stuck between Zion Williamson’s injury timelines, win-now expectations, and the NBA’s unforgiving middle. However, a full teardown centered solely on Trey Murphy III is neither realistic nor advisable for the stuck-in-place New Orleans Pelicans. The notion of stripping to the […]

The NBA trade deadline is around the corner, and several organizations around the league continue to canvass what is expected to be an active market with many Western Conference hopefuls. Among those expected to be big buyers before the trade deadline and have taken a leap in this week’s edition of the NBA power rankings […]

In an 82-game NBA season, any team that struggles to start and finds its way to success later has a game where it finally breaks through. If the Cleveland Cavaliers do, in fact, make a run in the second half of the campaign, they might look back at their shorthanded 117-115 win over the Philadelphia […]

The regrouping Memphis Grizzlies have spent most of the season hibernating near the lottery-bound basement. That is not where a roster built around Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Zach Edey expects to live, and it is not where EVP/GM Zach Kleiman intends to finish. Fortunately, the path ahead offers a golden opportunity for Tuomas […]

The Washington Wizards have lost six straight games, but Saturday’s 121-115 road defeat to the Denver Nuggets was the most encouraging of the bunch. Second-year wing Kyshawn George continued his breakout season with a team-high 29 points (10-20 FG, 5-8 3-point), five rebounds, a team-high seven assists, a game-high three blocks, one steal, and just […]

The NBA trade deadline is so entertaining because there is something out there for everybody. Whether a team is in a position to buy or sell, nearly every team gets in on the trade action every year. Big-name superstars will be dealt, as will role players and draft picks. One of the top players on […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are clinging to hopes of an NBA Play-In Tournament berth, but this team needs more than injury luck to succeed in the postseason. Although Ja Morant had supposedly “figured out” the Oklahoma City Thunder last spring, the landscape has changed dramatically in the last six months. NBA Trade Deadline rumors are swirling […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder were 35-7 last season, as the defending champions doubled up at the start of the second half of the 2025-26 campaign with the same record. No easy task for a team receiving every team’s best effort, especially after a historic 24-1 start. And after losing half a dozen […]

Once upon a time, the 2025-26 Los Angeles Clippers began the season having lost 21 of their first 27 games. A 6-21 record would have been perfectly acceptable for any tanking team. But the Clippers have been up against the clock since 2019, and they continue to owe the Oklahoma City Thunder first-round picks thanks […]

Cleveland Cavaliers second-year swingman Jaylon Tyson dished out the game-winning assist to Evan Mobley and set a career high with 39 points, leading his shorthanded squad to an admirable 117-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Tyson added five rebounds and four dimes in 38 minutes in the team’s second straight triumph over the Sixers on […]

After months of waiting, the Golden State Warriors have entered the time of the season where they can finally trade forward Jonathan Kuminga. As of January 15th, Kuminga became trade eligible, and the Warriors will have three weeks until the February 5th NBA trade deadline to find a new home for Kuminga. The situation has […]

The Washington Wizards will try their luck in the NBA Draft Lottery again this year after missing out on generational superstar Victor Wembanyama in 2023 as well as star prospects Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper in 2025. Luckily for the Wizards, Kansas guard Darryn Peterson, BYU forward AJ Dybantsa, and Duke forward Cam Boozer have […]

PHOENIX– Jordan Goodwin’s perpetual positivity and contagious energy make everyone around him wonder where it comes from. “Honestly, I don’t know. I just wake up the same way every day, bro,” the Phoenix Suns guard said, while chuckling to ClutchPoints before Sunday’s game against the Washington Wizards. “I’ve got the best job ever playing basketball, […]

Tuomas Iisalo’s Memphis Grizzlies did not set out to replace Ja Morant. Not publicly, anyway. Morant remains the franchise’s most electric talent, its most recognizable face and, when healthy and available, its emotional engine. But NBA front offices plan for contingencies, and coaches who survive in this league tend to think two steps ahead. Over […]

The Berlin setting was grand, but the ending felt all too familiar for the Memphis Grizzlies. In the first of two NBA Europe events, Tuomas Iisalo’s squad squandered a 20-point lead against the Orlando Magic, wasting a dominant first from Jaren Jackson Jr. and exposing late-game issues that traveled just as far as the team […]

The Houston Rockets are still trying to figure out who they want to be. Team broadcaster Craig Ackerman remarked this week that the Rockets haven’t been playing “Rocket basketball’’ of late. Which raises the question: what exactly is Rockets basketball these days? The answer was clear a season ago. Without a discernible star, Houston adopted […]

The optics have been complicated, the noise unavoidable, and the questions persistent. Ja Morant’s fence-mending has not been on the floor, the Memphis Grizzlies have slipped into the Western Conference’s play-in tier, and a season that once carried top-six expectations now requires nightly grit just to stay afloat. Still, Jaren Jackson Jr. does not believe […]