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The NBPA (National Basketball Players Association) just made a huge move in support of HBCU basketball. The NBPA is teaming up with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) to host the fifth annual Top 50 Basketball Camp. The camp is scheduled to take place July 27th-July 29th at Morehouse College […]

Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and the Boston Celtics entered the 2022-23 NBA season with one ultimate goal in mind — to win the 18th championship in the history of the franchise. The Celtics felt like they had unfinished business to take care of in the postseason after they fell to Stephen Curry and the Golden […]

It’s been over five months since Ben Simmons last appeared in an NBA game. After sitting out the entire 2021-22 season before undergoing surgery on a bulging disk last summer, Simmons struggled to regain his form with the Brooklyn Nets while battling a litany of injuries in 2022-23. The former number-one pick appeared in 42 […]

Kids may not know the full extent of just how electric of a player Tracy McGrady was in his prime. McGrady had it all. He had incredible size for his position (6’8), he had handles 90 percent of point guards could only dream of having, he could stroke it from deep as well as anyone […]

Entering the 2022-23 NBA campaign, plenty of folks had postseason expectations for the New Orleans Pelicans. After all, the Pelicans were fresh off their first playoff appearance since the 2017-18 season and took the Phoenix Suns — who owned the best record in the Western Conference during the 2021-22 regular season — to six games […]

After winning their fourth title since 2015, the Golden State Warriors came up short of the NBA Finals this past season, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals. All season long, things did not look right with the Warriors and the organization as a whole has undergone some major changes this […]

The Damian Lillard trade saga continues to drag on. After the initial report of the Portland Trail Blazers star’s desires, fans were eager to see him traded. No fanbase wants a trade saga to plague their season, after all. A month or so has passed since his request, and there hasn’t been any progress from […]

The year 2023 has not been too kind to New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson. But just as one would think that the 23-year old highflyer has already hit rock bottom, the depths of the abyss he finds himself in continue to know no end as he and his family now find themselves embroiled in […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is one proud NBA brother to Jaylen Brown after the Boston Celtics star revealed his ambition to create a “Black Wall Street.” In his press conference on Wednesday after officially signing his five-year, $304 million contract extension with the Celtics–the richest deal in NBA history (at least for now)–Brown […]

Shooting guard is probably one of the most stacked and star-studded positions in NBA History. The most-renowned player and arguably greatest of all time, Michael Jordan, comes from this position. Kobe Bryant and Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson also heavily played in this position. With a stacked cast of generational talents, it comes as no […]

The Atlanta Hawks have made plenty of noise in the 2023 NBA offseason it seems like white noise more than anything else. Make no mistakes, the Hawks did address their backcourt depth, drafting Kobe Bufkin right outside of the 2023 NBA Draft lottery before signing veterans Patty Mills and Wesley Matthews. However, when looking at […]

The San Antonio Spurs, despite drafting Victor Wembanyama first overall in the 2023 NBA Draft, know that one man does not a contender make. Thus, it’s of utmost importance for the Spurs to continue developing their most promising youngsters, one of whom showed out during their NBA Summer League stint in Vegas. And that is […]

LeBron James has yet to officially speak out on Bronny James’ condition following the youngster’s cardiac arrest during a workout with USC basketball. According to the latest reports, however, the Los Angeles Lakers star is really focused on getting the best medical attention and care for his son. When Bronny’s cardiac arrest was revealed on […]

The Golden State Warriors selected Stephen Curry with the number seven pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. Since then, Curry has gone on to redefine NBA basketball as we know it by becoming the game’s all-time leading three-point shooter and winner of four NBA titles. The Warriors selected the 6-foot-2, relatively slender Curry at a […]

Tyronn Lue and the Los Angeles Clippers re-signed Russell Westbrook this offseason after a successful stint to close out the 2022-23 season. Westbrook and the Clippers were able to find each other after the Los Angeles Lakers traded him to the Utah Jazz at the February trade deadline. In 21 regular season appearances with the […]

Juancho Hernangomez had been a serviceable NBA big man. His success internationally with his brothers in Spain brought him to the league. However, the twilight of his career had unfortunately arrived. The Spanish superstar has to bid farewell to the league and enter a new chapter. It involves Panathinaikos BC and the Euroleague. The Spaniard […]

Dominican Republic will have some star power on its side when the FIBA World Cup starts in August. This is after the nation revealed that Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns, Boston Celtics center Al Horford, and Sacramento Kings guard Chris Duarte are part of their extended roster for the tournament. Sure enough, Towns is […]

The NBA season is about to get very interesting. League commissioner Adam Silver intends to roll out the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament in 2023-24, which naturally, has garnered mixed reactions from fans and experts alike. At this point, even Silver admits that he does not expect this new innovation to take off instantaneously. Adam Silver […]

The Charlotte Hornets have remained the laughingstock of the NBA even after they rebranded back to their original moniker from the Charlotte Bobcats. Charlotte finished with a 27-55 record this past season and failed to make progress after participating in the NBA Play-In Tournament the two seasons prior. 2023 also marked the seventh consecutive year […]

Jaylen Brown got the bag. There is probably no other situation right now for which this idiom applies more aptly than with Brown securing a massive and record-breaking $304 million extension with the Boston Celtics. The big question now is how the young man intends to spend all this hard-earned money. As it turns out, […]

Kevin Garnett is one of the NBA’s all-time 75 greatest players. The Boston Celtics legend won a title with Beantown in 2008 and is considered one of the best all-around and best defensive players in the team’s history. Recently, Garnett decided to share his true thoughts on critics of one of the Celtics’ current top […]

It’s been a rough few years for the San Antonio Spurs. After missing the playoffs just once in 30 years, they’ve failed to make it to the postseason since 2019 and last season bottomed out at a paltry 22 games, the second lowest number in the league and the lowest in the Western Conference. But […]

It now feels like a lifetime away since Stephen Curry was that scrawny kid from Davidson that multiple teams passed up during the 2009 NBA Draft. The Minnesota Timberwolves actually passed on Curry twice before the Golden State Warriors finally scooped him up at No. 9 overall. Given his status at that point in time, […]

Trae Young can’t wait to head down to Mexico. Young and the Hawks have been scheduled by the NBA to play in Mexico City against the Orlando Magic in a regular-season game on Nov. 9. Upon hearing the news, the Hawks star point guard hopped on Twitter and expressed his excitement over it. This will […]

The Golden State Warriors are coming off of a shocking semifinals loss in the Western Conference to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2023. With the Warriors’ core players returning except for Jordan Poole, the team has its sights set on another championship. Golden State is charging forward with new faces in its supporting cast. The […]

The Orlando Magic look ready to take a leap next season following their strong finish to the 2022-23 campaign. After beginning the regular season with a 5-20 record, Orlando found its stride and became a .500 team, going 29-28 the rest of the way. Nonetheless, as we dive deeper into NBA free agency, the Magic […]

The Boston Celtics shook the basketball world to its core after agreeing on a record-breaking $304 million max extension with Jaylen Brown. This was a long time coming, but there’s still no denying that the magnitude of this deal is still pretty insane once you wrap your head around it. For his part, Brown intends […]

The Milwaukee Bucks had no other choice but to run it back after a shocking and disappointing round one loss to the Miami Heat. Hopefully, a full offseason can get Khris Middleton back to full health after he signed a three-year deal for $102 million. Brook Lopez was brought back in a two-year $48 million […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons is as healthy as he’s ever been. The former Philadelphia 76ers man has endured a stop-start spell ever since the 2021 NBA Playoffs due to a number of injuries. Despite hopes for a change of fortune with Brooklyn, he struggled to make an impact and only managed 42 regular […]

During the NBA offseason, a lot of players relax on the beaches of Cancún or somewhere else tropical. But that’s not Jaylen Brown. In fact, when the Boston  Celtics star learned that his $304 million supermax extension was finalized, he was in a classroom at MIT. The 26-year-old takes pride in what he does off […]

The Utah Jazz don’t appear to be in any major rush to compete in a loaded Western Conference, but there’s still a roster concern that could be addressed deep into free agency this offseason. Utah has been busy already this offseason, acquiring John Collins from the Atlanta Hawks for a surprisingly cheap cost. The Jazz […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are signing undrafted free agent Alex Fudge to a two-way contract that was previously held by Cole Swider. The team requested waivers on Swider. The Lakers officially announced the signing of Alex Fudge and requested waivers on Cole Swider pic.twitter.com/JYYGeo8yrm — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) July 26, 2023 Swider appeared in seven […]

With Trae Young and Dejounte Murray as their focal points, the Atlanta Hawks will be entering the 2023-24 NBA season with the expectations of not only making the playoffs, but going on yet another postseason run, similar to the one they went on in 2021 when they reached the Eastern Conference Finals. Already trading away […]

Marcus Smart’s departure from the Boston Celtics caught my by surprise this offseason, including Smart himself. Spending all nine years of his career in Boston, Smart was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in the multi-team trade that sent former All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis to the Celtics. In wake of Smart’s departure, Boston will be […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown is obviously in a great mood after signing the richest deal in NBA history. However, despite the $304 million he’ll make over the next five years, he’ll still miss having former Celtics point guard Marcus Smart by his side. Earlier this summer, Boston shockingly traded Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ offseason has been a rousing success. They were able to offload Davis Bertans’ contract on draft night and still land the prospect of their desires in Duke’s Dereck Lively II in the process. The Mavs then used the trade exception acquired from offloading Bertans in a deal with the Sacramento Kings that […]

The Phoenix Suns made it very clear during the regular season that they are all in on the immediate future by trading for Kevin Durant. Although they failed to make it passed the second-round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, they doubled down on their commitment to the present this NBA offseason. However, it wasn’t via […]

Paul Reed took a break from working out at the Philadelphia 76ers practice facility to make an appearance at the Jr. 76ers Summer Hoops Tour at the Boys and Girls Club in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Sixers big man has worked on his game all summer long as he prepares to return to Philly, which he […]

Heading into the 2023 NBA postseason, the Memphis Grizzlies, led by young superstar point guard Ja Morant, seemed primed to make an extended postseason run. After all, the Grizzlies finished the 2022-23 regular season with one of the best records in the NBA. They ended up as the two-seed Western Conference at 51-31 — behind only the […]