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Boston Celtics basketball is almost back, as the Green Team will begin Summer League 2023 play in Las Vegas on Saturday. They’ll face off against a familiar foe, as their first game is against the Miami Heat, who knocked the C’s out of the Eastern Conference Finals last season. Boston will try to exact revenge, […]

The Miami Heat endured an inconsistent 2022-23 regular season. They narrowly made the playoffs as a No. 8 seed, but turned on the jets in the postseason. Miami battled their way through the Eastern Conference playoffs before being defeated by the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals. Nevertheless, the future is bright for the Jimmy […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have enjoyed a solid offseason so far, signing a plethora of players in free agency including Gabe Vincent, Taurean Prince, and big man Jaxson Hayes. On Thursday, the team introduced both Vincent and Hayes and the latter had a special message for Lakers Nation: "Go Purple and Gold!" Jaxson Hayes has […]

Drafted 13th overall by the Indiana Pacers in 2021, Chris Duarte emerged during his rookie season as key perimeter shooting threat for his team. Heading into his second season with Indiana though, Duarte’s role began to change and his minutes declined drastically. This directly resulted in in his low scoring rates and shooting percentages this […]

Everyone though they would finish near the bottom of the league standings this past season, yet the Utah Jazz came up just a couple of wins shy of reaching the play-in tournament in the Western Conference. The Jazz are going to continue to grow into a threat for many years to come, especially after they […]

The Los Angeles Clippers announced their 2023 NBA Summer League roster last week. The 2023 Summer Clips ☀️ pic.twitter.com/C3vmAbEE5n — LA Clippers (@LAClippers) July 1, 2023 Along with a few former college stars, the Clippers roster will feature a few players who earned minutes on LA’s 2022-23 NBA roster. Los Angeles will take on the […]

Jakob Poeltl agreed to sign with the Toronto Raptors in NBA Free Agency, inking a four-year, $80 million contract to stay in Toronto. However, Fred VanVleet left Toronto and agreed to a three-year, $130 million deal with the Houston Rockets. Poeltl commented on VanVleet’s departure and revealed how he feels about it after re-signing with […]

The Brooklyn Nets are undecided on the 2023-24 status of one of their main guard depth pieces from last season. The Nets and Edmond Sumner agreed to push back his $2.24 million guaranteed salary date for the 2023-24 season, according to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto. Sumner was a sparkplug off the bench while bouncing in and […]

The Toronto Raptors leaned more heavily into their reputation as a team that loves long-armed forwards by signing Jalen McDaniels in free agency. The 25-year-old joins Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Scottie Barnes, rookie Gradey Dick and many others on a Toronto team that is entering a new era. McDaniels, a lanky, 6-foot-10 forward with a […]

After spending the first four years of his career as a member of the Boston Celtics, former first-round pick Grant Williams decided to join the Dallas Mavericks in NBA free agency this offseason. Since he was a restricted free agent and wanted to leave Boston, these two teams came together to finalize a sign-and-trade deal […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant is one of the NBA’s most popular players. He has 20.8 million followers on Twitter. Durant is very active on the app. He mentions critics and argues with them in tweets. Thursday, he issued a challenge for fans to find him on Threads, an app from Mark Zuckerberg to lure […]

The Memphis Grizzlies’ 2023 offseason has been a busy one, to say the least. Amid Ja Morant’s suspension, a major trade and a few big free agency decisions, the Grizzlies might not be done rounding out their roster for the 2023-2024 NBA season. Marcus Smart and Derrick Rose were added to the Grizzlies’ roster. Tyus […]

Damian Lillard wants to go to the Miami Heat. Nothing has changed so far this offseason. Lillard’s agent Aaron Goodwin recently confirmed Lillard’s desire, per Barry Jackson. “I do what I should for my client,” Goodwin said. “Some teams I did call. Other teams have called me. It’s a respectful relationship with most teams. Truthfully, […]

Point guard Aaron Holiday was a rotation player for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2022-23 season. He averaged 13.4 minutes per contest with the Hawks and shot 40.9% from behind the three-point arc. Holiday wasn’t in the team’s playoff rotation, as he played a grand total of four minutes in the Hawks’ first-round series against […]

The Milwaukee Bucks entered the NBA offseason with a lot of questions to sort through. They not only had to replace Mike Budenholzer at the head coaching position, but both Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez were to key free agents various teams around the league were showing interest in. Ultimately, the Bucks signed both Middleton […]

Shortly before the 2023 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks had conversations with the Los Angeles Clippers about a potential Paul George trade. With rumors that the Clippers might trade Paul George having largely dissipated, the Knicks’ proposed trade package has been revealed. The Knicks considered offering Obi Toppin, Quentin Grimes, Evan Fournier, and three […]

New York Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley is coming off a fantastic 2022-23 campaign where he finished as runner-up in the Sixth Man of the Year race behind Malcolm Brogdon of the Boston Celtics. The former Kentucky standout is now eligible for a rookie max extension, just like the one that RJ Barrett signed last summer. […]

Lately, the Toronto Raptors have been practically the textbook definition of mediocrity. The Raptors missed out on the postseason in the 2022-23 NBA campaign, marking the second time in the last three seasons they’ve failed to qualify for the playoffs. The Raptors finished the 2022-23 campaign with a mediocre 41-41 record, the ninth-best in the Eastern […]

Washington Wizards rookie wing Bilal Coulibaly was one of the fastest risers during the 2023 NBA Draft. Parlaying the attention that was initially reserved for Metropolitans 92 teammate Victor Wembanyama into a spot in the lottery, the Wizards wound up selecting the 18-year-old with the No. 7 pick. Now, Wizards fans will get their first […]

The Portland Trail Blazers NBA free agency period was an interesting one for the team. General manager Joe Cronin re-signed Jerami Grant and let a few free agents walk. But the big moves were drafting Scoot Henderson No. 3 overall, and the looming specter of a Damian Lillard trade. Now, with NBA free agency winding […]

Since Damian Lillard has requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers, it has been known that his preferred destination is the Miami Heat. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that Damian Lillard’s agent has reached out to non-Heat teams to tell them they are getting an unhappy player if they get him in a trade, […]

As teams across the league prepare for NBA Summer League in Las Vegas and they fill out their rosters in free agency, Damian Lillard continues to be at the forefront of everyone’s minds. The Portland Trail Blazers star has requested a trade after 11 seasons with the franchise that drafted him and all indications point […]

What was already a solid offseason for the Dallas Mavericks became even better on Wednesday night when they made moves to improve the team defensively. The Mavs did not only pull off a sign and trade for Grant Williams, they also signed Matisse Thybulle to an offer sheet. However, with the Portland Trail Blazers set […]

Britney Spears was allegedly assaulted Wednesday night in Las Vegas. After approaching San Antonio Spurs star rookie Victor Wembanyama, his security backhanded her in the face. The pop star has since filed a police report, according to TMZ. The alleged assault occurred at Catch restaurant in the ARIA Resort and Casio around 8:30 p.m. local […]

As the Portland Trail Blazers weigh their options on a Damian Lillard trade, the team also wants to secure one of their young assets in Matisse Thybulle. The Dallas Mavericks signed Thybulle, a restricted free agent, to a three-year, $33 million offer sheet. On Thursday, the Blazers matched the Mavs’ offer for Thybulle, league sources […]

Heading into the 2022-23 NBA regular season, there were plenty of folks who believed the Washington Wizards were a legitimate threat to qualify for the postseason in the East. After all, the Wizards had a dynamic duo of Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis with a solid collection of complementary players around them, such as Kyle […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been busy this offseason and brought back Khris Middleton on a new extension. Now, the Bucks have given a promotion to AJ Green, who played well on a two-way contract last year, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. ‘Free agent guard AJ Green has agreed to a multi-year contract with the […]

The Atlanta Hawks have added several players to their roster just over the course of the past year, but they have long had an issue with adding the proper depth behind face of the franchise Trae Young. Even when factoring in the fact that the Hawks have had a heliocentric offense that centers around their […]

The Los Angeles Lakers NBA free agency period was quite fruitful for the team. General manager Rob Pelinka retained several key players, signed some new ones, and generally made the team a little bit stronger than last season when the Lakers made it to the Western Conference Finals. Now, with NBA free agency winding down […]

The Boston Celtics have been quite busy during this offseason, addressing various areas in their team. However, one crucial aspect still demands attention: their frontcourt depth. With the departures of Mike Muscala and Danilo Gallinari, the Celtics require a reliable big man to support Robert Williams and Al Horford. While marquee names populate the free-agent […]

Damian Lillard wants to go to the Miami Heat. But ESPN’s Brian Windhorst is not ruling out the Philadelphia 76ers in a deal for Lillard. Via ESPN’s “Get Up”: “(76ers general manager) Daryl Morey has something up his sleeve,” Windhorst said. “He is a very competent, very strategic executive. Don’t make an assumption that he […]

This has been a very busy offseason for the Golden State Warriors. From Bob Myers departing the front office to Jordan Poole being traded for Chris Paul to the team changing their entire secondary unit, the Warriors are looking to capitalize on their championship core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. Winning is […]

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The Atlanta Hawks essentially backed itself into a corner when they traded away a ton of assets for Dejounte Murray, urging the team to win now. However, the Hawks, throughout the 2022-23 season, struggled with inconsistencies en route to a 41-win season and a six-game series loss to the Boston Celtics in the first round […]

Point guard is the Toronto Raptors’ biggest need after losing Fred VanVleet in 2023 NBA free agency. The Raptors signed Dennis Schroder to play the position, but he’s hardly a replacement for the 2022 All-Star. In its attempt to make up for the loss of Fred VanVleet, Toronto reportedly expressed interest in the best restricted […]

The Phoenix Suns 2022-23 NBA season came to an end at the hands of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and the NBA champion Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets eliminated Phoenix in six games in the Western Conference Semifinals. Granted, the Suns gave the Nuggets a real run for their money, as they were the only team in […]

The primary sticking point in trade negotiations between the Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat for star point guard Damian Lillard is that the Blazers aren’t particularly fond of taking on Tyler Herro and his four-year, $130 million deal. The Blazers’ hesitation to absorb Herro is understandable, since they already have Scoot Henderson and Anfernee […]

Anthony Edwards, Cade Cunningham and Paolo Banchero have all been talented first overall picks through the years, but Victor Wembanyama is a whole different animal. The most hyped up basketball prospect to enter the NBA since LeBron James in 2003, Wembanyama is ready to change the trajectory of the San Antonio Spurs franchise forever. While […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have been pretty active in the NBA free agency market. They re-signed a couple of veterans to solidify their roster. Still, with limited cap space remaining, they will need to be strategic in their succeeding signings. While many of the top free agents have already signed, there are still some bargain-bin […]