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The Phoenix Suns appear to be heading toward a roster overhaul this offseason, which likely includes buying out Bradley Beal, as well as trading Kevin Durant. Beal has almost certainly played his final game with the Suns, but the situation for Durant, who was owner Mat Ishbia’s first major acquisition after buying the team in […]

The Orlando Magic are set to host the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. ET in the No. 7 vs. No. 8 matchup of the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament. The winner will advance to the 2025 NBA Playoffs as the seventh seed and face the defending champion Boston Celtics (61-21) in the first […]

NBA fans have often debated who should have gone first overall in the 2019 NBA Draft between Zion Williamson and Ja Morant. Back in 2019, Williamson was taken with the number one pick by the New Orleans Pelicans, while the Memphis Grizzlies snagged Morant at pick two. At the time, Williamson was viewed as one […]

By and large, the 2024-25 NBA season of the Phoenix Suns was a failure.  Despite an expensive and star-laden roster that featured the likes of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal and an NBA champion head coach calling the shots, the Suns failed not just to clinch a berth in the 2025 NBA Playoffs […]

Midway through the season, Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer told Devin Booker to vocally tone it down. That was a microcosm of the communication issues within the organization this past season. Booker, who is known to vocalize his concerns, frustrations, as well as improvements, had that negated. It didn’t make sense, considering the shooting […]

The San Antonio Spurs’ two best players, De’Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama, played just a handful of games together. Literally. The Silver and Black traded for the 27-year-old guard in very early February. Two and a half weeks later Wemby went out for the season with an injury. In between, Fox and the young generational […]

During the NBA trade deadline, the Minnesota Timberwolves were a team eager to land Kevin Durant in a trade. Although the Golden State Warriors were also suitors, neither team landed the All-Star. Fast forward to the end of the regular season, and both teams have made the playoffs, or at least the play-in. For Durant, […]

Tony Allen wasn’t being paranoid. He was being outplayed—in Italian. On a recent episode of Out The Mud, Sasha Vujačić confirmed what Allen had long suspected: Kobe Bryant absolutely used foreign languages as a strategic edge, per EssentiallySports. “When Kobe and I would speak on the basketball court, he [Tony Allen] would come and listen, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are hiring NBA Hall of Famer and current VP of basketball operations Joe Dumars to become their new president of basketball operations after recently firing David Griffin on Monday, first reported by Shams Charania of ESPN. Dumars, 61, has served as the league’s executive vice president and head of basketball operations […]

The Brooklyn Nets had opportunities to cash in on Cam Johnson at the trade deadline. However, the rebuilding squad was content to hold onto the veteran wing during a career season. Will that change this summer? “There was no shortage of teams calling [about Cam]. He’s a good player, and teams value him, but so do […]

After Devin Booker remains to be the foundation of the Phoenix Suns, that sentiment is set to be true. A report from ESPN’s Brian Windhorst declares that Booker could sign a massive two-year extension. The news comes following a disappointing 36-46 season, and one where the Suns were eliminated from playoff contention. “Booker was the […]

The Atlanta Hawks are set to try to earn their way into the 2025 NBA Playoffs via the NBA’s play-in tournament, as they will face off against the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference’s No. 7-No. 8 game. Ahead of the game, though, some fans were concerned to see star point guard Trae Young pop […]

The Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies are set to square off in the Western Conference’s No. 7-No. 8 seed game in the NBA play-in tournament on Tuesday night. During the final stretch of the regular season, the Warriors were a bit banged up, as several key players were dealing with lingering injuries. However, ahead […]

As the NBA Playoffs approach, the Minnesota Timberwolves find themselves in a high-stakes first-round matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. Finishing the regular season with a solid 49-33 record, the Timberwolves secured the 6th seed in the Western Conference. That set the stage for a compelling series against some of basketball’s biggest names. With a […]

This past offseason, the San Antonio Spurs picked up Chris Paul, the 39-year-old point guard, in free agency, giving Victor Wembanyama the veteran floor general he needed to take his game to the next level. Paul was coming off a topsy-turvy stint with the Golden State Warriors in which he averaged career-lows across the board, […]

It’s almost playoff time for the Los Angeles Lakers, a team that’s been rejuvenated by the addition of Luka Doncic in a trade that remains the most confounding deal of all time in all of professional sports. What makes the Lakers so scary of a matchup in the NBA playoffs is that there may not […]

Fans would think that Anthony Edwards uses himself and the Minnesota Timberwolves when he plays NBA 2K25. However, that is not the case. Edwards took part in an interview as he was at an event promoting Netflix’s Starting Five, a show that revolved around NBA stars like Edwards. The interviewer asked the Timberwolves star about […]

The Dallas Mavericks enter the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament with a season marred by controversy and adversity. Recall that they confusingly traded away Luka Doncic. They also endured a series of injuries, including a season-ending ACL tear to Kyrie Irving. As such, the Mavs find themselves in a must-win situation against the Sacramento Kings. This […]

With a Miami Heat NBA Play-In Tournament game on deck against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night, many eyes will be on the team who finished as the tenth seed to do what hasn’t been done before, which is to make the playoffs at that spot. Ahead of the Heat-Bulls contest, we’ll make Heat Play-In […]

The Portland Trail Blazers may not quite be at the level required yet to be a playoff team in the Western Conference, but they have been making steady progress over the past few seasons. In fact, they won 36 games in the 2024-25 season, their best mark over the past four seasons. And there’s plenty […]

Tristan Thompson has been a recent topic of discussion after a photo he posted of his children online. The Cleveland Cavaliers center has four children. The NBA star is the father to Prince who he shares with ex Jordan Craig, True and Tatum whom he shares with ex Khloe Kardashian, and Theo with Maralee Nichols. […]

Gilbert Arenas doesn’t want Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum to pay attention to the intense criticism would place on him after LeBron James retires. Arenas uploaded an episode of the Gil’s Arena podcast on Monday. He gave a warning to Tatum about how the media will prop him up just to knock him down if […]

The Brooklyn Nets are in the early stages of a rebuild. However, with an NBA-best 13 tradable first-round picks and over $50 million in cap space, the team has the ammo to go star hunting as early as this summer. General manager Sean Marks said such an acquisition would need to turn the Nets into […]

Gilbert Arenas has named his dark horse in the Western Conference ahead of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, which is the Los Angeles Clippers. Arenas uploaded an episode of the Gil’s Arena podcast after the Clippers’ 124-119 win over the Golden State Warriors in the season finale on Sunday. What he saw from them had him […]

The end of the 2024-25 regular season was not too kind to the Memphis Grizzlies. Facing immense pressure to compete in the stacked Western Conference, the Grizzlies decided to shake things up, firing Taylor Jenkins, their head coach of over half a decade, and giving assistant coach Tuomas Iisalo interim duties. But this did not […]

Anthony Edwards speaks with confidence, especially when it comes to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Fresh off locking down the Western Conference’s sixth seed with a 116-105 win over the Utah Jazz, the Timberwolves star was not just hopeful about the postseason ahead of the team’s series against the Lakers,  he was certain. “Playoffs is for us,” […]

The Phoenix Suns made a huge decision on Monday with the firing of head coach Mike Budenholzer. With Budenholzer’s firing, the Suns will be on their third head coach in as many seasons. Last year they fired Frank Vogel after only one season as well. But it appears as if the Suns top choice to […]

As the NBA Playoffs approach, the Denver Nuggets find themselves in a high-pressure situation, facing off against the Los Angeles Clippers. Both teams finished the 2024-25 regular season with identical 50-32 records. This has made this matchup even more significant. With the Nuggets’ star-studded roster, headlined by the MVP-level performance of Nikola Jokic, this contest […]

To say that the Phoenix Suns went through a disastrous 2024-25 season would be an understatement. A team that dreamed of competing for a championship after pulling off blockbuster trades for Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal in 2023 has fallen off a cliff, ending the 2024-25 campaign with a 36-46 record and missing the postseason […]

The Portland Trail Blazers had a strong finish to the second half of the season, and it resulted in head coach Chauncey Billups receiving a contract extension. Since January, the Blazers played at a .550 win pace. A big part of the Blazers turnaround was the All-Star level play of Deni Avdija this season. Following […]

Stephen A. Smith ripped 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey as the franchise finished its dismal season. There’s no way to skate around it. Philadelphia had a disastrous 2024-2025 campaign. While much of these struggles were due to injuries, the offseason gamble to sign Paul George to a massive contract has not paid dividends […]

Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and the Golden State Warriors suffered a brutal loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on the final day of the regular season. The loss sent the Warriors to a play-in tournament matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies, while the Clippers clinched the fifth seed and set up a date with the Denver […]

The Phoenix Suns acquired Bradley Beal in June of 2023 in the hopes that he could be the missing piece of a championship team. The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics employed the same logic when they each traded for Jrue Holiday, and it paid off for both franchises. That is where the similarities stop, though. […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his team continue to climb up the lists of impressive feats, including joining rare company in the dynastic Golden State Warriors teams from 2015 to 2022. At the end of the 2024-25 campaign, Gilgeous-Alexander is once again an MVP candidate, and on a list as an individual with […]

The Detroit Pistons are set to make their first appearance in the NBA Playoffs since the 2018 season. It’s been a while since this franchise last participated in the postseason and it sounds like the organization is trying to create the biggest advantage possible for its series against the New York Knicks. Reports indicate that […]

The Memphis Grizzlies strolled through the regular season 48-34 overall. But game No. 83 could be their last — as the Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors are in “win or go home” mode. Both Western Conference teams will open the NBA Play-In Tournament on Tuesday. Memphis will hear the Chase Center crowd loud and clear, […]

Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on the final day of the regular season to clinch a playoff spot. The win secured a playoff spot for LA and sent the Warriors to the play-in tournament. Leonard was instrumental in the win that was almost a year […]

At the end of his fifth regular season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kenrich Williams reflected on the franchise’s most-winningest campaign, and their leader, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. After capturing their 68th win in a 115-100 regular-season finale win against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Thunder are favorites to win the Western Conference in this year’s playoffs. […]

MIAMI – With the Miami Heat preparing for the first play-in tournament game against the Chicago Bulls, the team is coming off an eye-opening outing in what was a relatively meaningless game. The Heat would lose the regular-season finale to the Washington Wizards as Sunday afternoon allowed players who weren’t given big minutes during the […]