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The Los Angeles Lakers have made the first big splash in the summer of 2019, trading Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and a host of first-round picks for New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis. As if it had not been made abundantly clear in the wake of an already tumultuous offseason, Jeanie Buss and […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr lauded Cleveland Cavaliers’ decision to hire Lindsay Gottlieb. Gottlieb, the head coach of the University of California Berkeley women’s basketball team, will be an assistant coach for the Cavs starting the 2019-2020 NBA season. She will be working with first-year NBA head coach John Beilein, who left Michigan […]

With the first three games now behind us and game 4 set to tip off on Friday night, the NBA Finals are nearing an end. Thankfully, there is never a down moment in this beautiful league and the crowning of the 2019 NBA Champions will signal the start to the increasingly hectic 2019 NBA offseason. […]

Before the Cleveland Cavaliers signed Kevin Love to a contract extension last summer, they had a potential trading partner in the Portland Trail Blazers, Mike Richman said on the Locked On Blazers podcast. Richman says that the Blazers approached the Cavaliers about Love in spite of the fact that they didn’t have any cap space. […]

Stephen Curry still vividly remembers his championship experiences, but instead of looking at the three rings he has obtained in the past four years, he’s quick to recall the one that got away. The 2016 NBA Finals, especially Game 7, is a memory that still haunts him to this very day. Curry still recalls hunting […]

The Golden State Warriors find themselves in familiar territory with their fifth straight NBA Finals appearance. Point guard Stephen Curry is relieved to finally be facing off against an opponent other than the Cleveland Cavaliers. Just as the Warriors dominated that West, the Cavs reigned supreme in the East under forward LeBron James. According to […]

There have been a number of blockbuster trades scattered throughout NBA history. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Los Angeles Lakers, Charles Barkley to the Phoenix Suns, and more recently Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors are some of the biggest names involved in the biggest deals we’ve ever witnessed. Blockbuster trades give life to the league’s […]

The Duke Blue Devils remain primed to be very well represented at the 2019 NBA Draft. Not only that, but the ACC powerhouse could see three of its former players come off the board inside the top four picks of the first round with big man Zion Williamson, swingman R.J. Barrett and forward Cam Reddish […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers released a statement Monday evening on team owner Dan Gilbert, who was hospitalized early on Sunday after suffering a stroke. Update from the Cavaliers on owner Dan Gilbert, who is recovering from a stroke he suffered Sunday … pic.twitter.com/zuj9Zw86Hu — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) May 28, 2019 The statement from Quicken Loans CEO […]

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal played in six NBA Finals during his illustrious 19-year NBA career, and he certainly had a whole lot of teammates along the way. But O’Neal has a pretty incredible streak going that was continued by Toronto Raptors guard Danny Green this season. What is that streak? Well, with Green’s appearance in […]

It has certainly been a roller-coaster ride for Toronto Raptors swingman Patrick McCaw during his three-year-old NBA career. The 23-year-old recently opened up about his time with the Golden State Warriors. Specifically, after the team had won last season’s NBA title against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his mind, McCaw had a feeling that following the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were the biggest winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery when they surprisingly won the first pick despite only having a six percent chance. Pelicans General Manager David Griffin is expected to select Zion Williamson from Duke University to the chagrin of the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

The San Antonio Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers will open the Salt Lake City Summer League this July. The NBA has released the schedule for the 2019 Salt Lake City Summer League which will take place from July 1 to 3. It will be a six-game showcase between three teams: the Spurs, Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, […]

Cam Reddish might just be the most fascinating prospect in the 2019 NBA Draft pool. Heading into his freshman season at Duke, Reddish was already projected as a top-three pick, right behind teammates R.J. Barrett and Zion Williamson. However, Reddish never quite found his groove at the collegiate level. Although he still managed to average […]

The future of the Boston Celtics is in flux with Kyrie Irving at the center of their murky summer outlook. Whatever the Celtics decide to do with Irving, who is expected to opt out of his current contract to become an unrestricted free agent in the offseason, will affect the core of the team including […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year especially if you’re a fan of a team selecting in the NBA Draft lottery. The NBA draft signifies hope for fanbases desperate for relevance. Zion Williamson and Ja Morant are this year’s purveyors of it. With the draft itself on June 20th, let’s buckle up and get […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were one of many teams that left the NBA Draft Lottery feeling somewhat disappointed. The Cavs initially shared the best odds of landing the top overall pick, but instead fell to the no. 5 position. Whereas Cleveland had hoped for the chance to draft one of Zion Williamson, Ja Morant or R.J. […]

The reason that the NBA Draft Lottery is so special is because of the shock and awe factor that comes with each new drawing. Some teams (like the Cavaliers or Bulls) leave feeling mostly disappointed, while others (such as the Pelicans, Grizzlies and Lakers) are totally ecstatic. Whereas the Pelicans and Lakers have tons of […]

Before the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night, numerous mock drafts had Duke standout RJ Barrett landing with the Cleveland Cavaliers around the no. 3 spot. But matters were complicated when the Cavs fell to the fifth pick, likely missing out on the chance to draft Barrett. Still, Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders reports that […]

For nearly a decade, LeBron James dominated the Eastern Conference. He led the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers to a combined eight straight appearances in the NBA Finals from 2011-2018. But the four-time MVP decided that it was time for a change in scenery, so he signed a four-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers […]

The NBA Draft Lottery is set to take place in Chicago Tuesday night, and the odds of the 14 non-playoff teams to land the first overall pick have already been released by NBA.com. Team Lottery Odds New York 14.0% Cleveland 14.0% Phoenix 14.0% Chicago 12.5% Atlanta 10.5% Washington 9.0% New Orleans 6.0% Memphis* 6.0% Dallas** […]

The NBA Draft Lottery is set to unfold on Tuesday night, and the tanking gods will grace one of the league’s franchises with the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. While this year’s draft may be pretty heavy at the top, there will be valuable players throughout most of the first round. This […]

While the Cleveland Cavaliers have watched the NBA Playoffs from home for the first time since 2013-2014, the Boston Celtics will now join them as spectators, after losing Game 5 of the second round to the Milwaukee Bucks 116-91. While the early postseason exit is disappointing enough for Boston, they have bigger things to worry […]

Kyrie Irving’s reputation has taken a massive dive in the last few days, not only as one of the most clutch players in the NBA, but also as a leader and teammate. The Boston Celtics lost a fourth straight game to the Milwaukee Bucks and were eliminated from the playoffs, and it didn’t take long […]

Being down 3-1 in any series is not a desirable scenario to be in, but it’s a feeling that Celtics All-Star Kyrie Irving is familiar with. In 2016, Irving and the Cavs found themselves trailing the Golden State Warriors by the same tally. However, that matchup was for all of the marbles, as they say. […]

LeBron James has established himself as one of the greatest athletes of this era. As a three-time champion who delivered his hometown team its first title, his fans are devout, and most will follow him to the end. When James is in town, hotels in the surrounding area are booked far in advance. Seats in […]

According to the Sports Business Journal, the NBA’s television numbers dipped this 2018-19 campaign after a strong season of viewership in 2017-18. Among the biggest dip in ratings came from two of the league’s biggest markets, the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls — two teams that finished at the bottom of the standings. As […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic recorded a triple-double in a 90-86 Game 7 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, giving him his second triple-double of the first-round series. By notching his 21-point, 15-rebound, 10-assist triple-double, Jokic joined Magic Johnson and LeBron James as the only players in NBA history with multiple triple-doubles in their first […]

With a chance to close out the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 5 at Oracle Arena, the Golden State Warriors instead laid a major egg defensively and took home a 129-121 defeat, sending this series back to LA. The Warriors have now lost consecutive games at home in this series after winning Game 1 in […]

Rodney Hood has had an interesting career arc throughout his five seasons in the league, once a promising young talent for the Utah Jazz, but one that never fully materialized before the franchise decided to ship him to the Cleveland Cavaliers. One stop later now in his career, the Portland Trail Blazers guard has finally […]

In Channing Frye’s opinion, former Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving has the nastiest handles in the NBA. Frye made an appearance on TNT’s “NBA Twitter Live” on Wednesday, during which he recalled a time when he played Irving one-on-one in a scrimmage game. Frye told the panel Irving “tore the treads” off his ankles. […]

Though the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James missed the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2004-05 season, he has been plenty busy this offseason. For one thing, James will likely start filming his follow-up to the all-time classic basketball film Space Jam this offseason – though he won’t have Giannis Antetokounmpo in the […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager and now New Orleans Pelicans Executive Vice President David Griffin can’t help but reminisce the Cavs’ first NBA title three years ago. During his introductory press conference, the new Pelicans exec opened up about helping the Cavs win the title in 2016. Griffin said that it was memorable, especially with […]

Although they did not make the playoffs this season, the New Orleans Pelicans are likely to remain in the NBA spotlight well into the summer. While the Pelicans failed to find a suitable trade offer for superstar forward Anthony Davis before the trade deadline, the team will almost surely shop Davis to interested teams this […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum has “a big a** picture” in his house of his massive dunk on LeBron James from the 2018 playoffs. Tatum posterized James in Game 7 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavs wound up winning the game and series, but it was a special moment for Tatum, who […]

Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has yet to watch Game 7 of last season’s Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Should he? Maybe. Maybe not. But there are reasons why the third-year wing has yet to relive his Celtics blowing a 12-point lead down the stretch to a team spearheaded by LeBron James. He […]

LeBron James has moved on. Seemingly before he even left Cleveland, LeBron had become a Laker. Since, the Cleveland Cavaliers will miss the playoffs for the first time in four years and have their fewest wins since the 2010-2011 season. They’ve fired their head coach, that once brought them their first NBA Championship, and currently, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in all sorts of uncertainty right now, especially after Magic Johnson stepped down as the franchise’s President of Basketball Operations. There are a lot of questions surrounding the Purple and Gold’s immediate future, and team owner Jeanie Buss and the rest of her staff will need to provide answers as […]

Larry Drew hopes he will remain the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Despite the Cavs’ horrendous 19-63 win-loss record (the third-worst in the NBA), Drew told Amico Hoops’ Colton Jones on April 9 he and his staff have accomplished their goals for the 2018-19 season. The curtain dropped on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2018-19 season […]