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Phoenix Suns center Amar’e Stoudemire had an announcement for fans when it was announced he will be inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor March 2 following a game against the Houston Rockets. "I can't wait to see you all." Who is going to come see @Amareisreal get inducted into the Suns Ring of Honor […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant continues to try and better himself every day ahead of the 2023-24 NBA season where he’ll serve a 25-game suspension to begin the campaign. The guard showed a firearm on two occasions on camera which resulted in the league punishing him for his actions. But, it does appear he’s possibly […]

Before the Miami Heat play their final preseason game against the Houston Rockets, the team has received updates about key players such as Jimmy Butler, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Josh Richardson, and Haywood Highsmith. The news involving the aforementioned players is that none will travel for the preseason finale which is set to take place tomorrow night […]

LeBron James is gearing up for his 21st season in the NBA, which is a testament to his unparalleled longevity when it comes to playing the game of basketball. Over the years, James’ game has gone through a handful of changes due to the changes of the game itself, leading to several different versions of […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are heading to Indianapolis to face the Pacers on Friday evening. According to head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, the preseason finale will more or less be a dress rehearsal. The plan for Friday’s tune-up is to have all the regulars, except Jarrett Allen, who is set to be re-evaluated this weekend after suffering […]

For years, the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award has been dominated by big men. After all, the award is named after Hakeem Olajuwon, the league’s all-time leader in blocked shots and one of the best big men to ever play the game. In the league today, there are various big men who make […]

Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday is new to the city of Boston, yet he’s already shown respect to the Beantown legends who came before him. After getting traded to the Celtics this offseason, Holiday was in need of a new number. On the Milwaukee Bucks, he wore No. 21, but like many numbers in Boston’s […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers’ preseason finale against the Atlanta Hawks will give them one more shot to get prepared for the season. Even as the game goes on, the focus will continue to be on James Harden, whose practice absences have renewed curiosity about his status with the Sixers and whether he will […]

The Denver Nuggets weren’t able to keep every piece from their championship roster together this offseason, but veteran guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is confident in the young replacements like Christian Braun coming up behind them, according to Mark Medina of Sportskeeda. “We did lose Bruce [Brown]. We did lose Jeff [Green]. But I feel like Christian […]

Mikal Bridges enters the 2023-24 season, his first full year as a member of the Brooklyn Nets, with star-level expectations. Following a breakout 30-game stretch with the Nets to close 2022-23, many have considered Bridges Brooklyn’s centerpiece as the team pivots to a new era. The 27-year-old has yet to showcase his high-level offensive capabilities […]

James Harden reportedly did not attend practice with the Philadelphia 76ers today and is away from the team due to a personal matter, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. It has been an eventful offseason for James Harden and the 76ers. He opted into his contract and requested a trade from the […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker is known to be a Call of Duty fanatic. He told reporters in the postseason he was jealous when teammate Kevin Durant was included in Modern Warfare II (2022) as a playable character. Now, Booker has a collaboration with Call of Duty. He was included in the most recent trailer […]

Tied for the lead of betting favorite for the Sixth Man of the Year award is New York’s Immanuel Quickley. After finishing second in the race for the award last season, he appears motivated to secure it. We have you covered with our NBA awards odds series with a Sixth Man of the Year prediction […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown knows his team lost leaders this offseason. However, he believes he’s ready to step up in their absence. To start the summer, the Celtics shockingly traded guard Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies. Smart, who spent nine seasons in Beantown, was previously the C’s longest-tenured player. That title now falls […]

With the Charlotte Hornets preparing for the 2023-24 season, there is a lot of optimism around the organization that it could be a successful campaign. Guys are healthy going through training camp, especially LaMelo Ball and Gordon Hayward, who both played a combined 86 games in 2022-23. Not to mention they added Brandon Miller. As […]

Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green is entering his third season in the league, and it sounds like he’s confident that a breakout year is ahead. After averaging 22.1 points per game last season and getting a much-improved roster around him thanks to some big offseason moves, Green has hopes he can make the NBA All-Star […]

Back in January of 2019, the Dallas Mavericks pulled off a blockbuster trade to acquire Tim Hardaway Jr., Kristaps Porzingis, Courtney Lee, and Trey Burke from the New York Knicks in exchange for Dennis Smith Jr, DeAndre Jordan, and Wesley Matthews, plus two first-rounders. Players finding out about trades can be difficult at times. I […]

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith believes the Phoenix Suns have a “legitimate argument” to be the favorite to win the Western Conference in the 2023-24 NBA season over the defending champion Denver Nuggets.  Via ESPN’s “First Take”: .@stephenasmith believes the Suns are going to be a "major problem" in the NBA this season: "You can […]

A lot can happen over the course of 16 years. In fact, our world has greatly changed over the last 16 years with iPhones and smart technology becoming daily essentials in life. For the Sacramento Kings, nothing happened from 2006 through 2022, as they consistently sat at the bottom of the NBA standings, the laughingstocks […]

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown has become a key part of the franchise’s current core, yet frequent trade rumors didn’t always make him feel that way. However, this offseason Boston’s front office cleared up any confusion by offering Brown the richest contract in NBA history. The now longest-tenured Celtic is set to make a whopping […]

As LeBron James has continued to rack up more and more achievements throughout his historic career in the NBA, many fans have begun to debate whether or not he has a case for being the greatest player of all time over Michael Jordan. The topic of discussion is extremely divisive among fans, and it led […]

It is the preseason, but the New York Knicks did not look ready for real basketball on the defensive side in their 131-106 loss to the Washington Wizards in their last game before the regular season opener, and new addition Donte DiVincenzo got real about the steps the team will have to take to be […]

Just because a player may not start doesn’t mean they don’t have the talent to start. Bench depth is essential to any championship contender, which is why the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award is one of the most important end-of-season accolades. There has been an emphasis put on bench scoring in recent years, […]

Since we already asked ChatGPT to make a ranking of the top 25 NBA players of all time, which was compared to the lists made by ESPN and The Athletic, we continued to test how much this AI software really knows basketball. This time around, we asked the chatbot to create the most average NBA […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are going with another totally new look for their City Edition jerseys. In addition to slightly new Icon and Association jerseys, the Sixers are going with an alternate kit that looks unlike anything they have worn previously. A picture of the Sixers’ mascot, Franklin the Dog, in some never-before-seen threads was posted […]

While they finished with the best record in the league last season, the Milwaukee Bucks are a completely different team heading into the 2023-24 NBA season. Damian Lillard has joined Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton in this franchise’s pursuit of another title, and Mike Budenholzer was replaced by former Toronto Raptors assistant coach Adrian Griffin […]

Jordan Poole has become a lightning rod for controversy and criticism in the aftermath of the punch heard around the world that he took from former Golden State Warriors teammate Draymond Green. Poole’s actions became magnified, especially amid the Warriors’ topsy-turvy 2022-23 season, and fans soured on him when he didn’t take as big of […]

Fans erupted at once when the Milwaukee Bucks pulled off a trade for Damian Lillard, pairing him with Giannis Antetokounmpo to form a duo that would have opposing teams scrambling for answers on the defensive end of the floor. Not only did their games have natural synergy to them, with Antetokounmpo doing his damage from […]

Head coach Becky Hammon and the Las Vegas Aces won the WNBA Finals on Wednesday, but her friends, mentor, and former boss, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, didn’t get to watch as his team had an NBA preseason game at the same time. Afterward, Popovich was fired up for his former assistant and […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — Tyrese Maxey is about to see his role with the Philadelphia 76ers increase this season. Part of that is because the 22-year-old is continuing to grow as a player. But it’s also because the Sixers will probably be short-handed in the ball-handling department to start the year. James Harden’s latest no-show invites […]

As the old adage goes, iron does indeed sharpen iron. There’s no way for anyone to be better at their field of expertise without having to test the limits of their capabilities relative to that of other experts. And on Wednesday night, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry gave Gary Payton II his due flowers […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are entering a new era, turning over the keys to the franchise to Scoot Henderson, the third overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, in the aftermath of trading Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks. While Henderson is a talented young player, this responsibility may be too heavy for him at […]

Gregg Popovich knows his San Antonio Spurs players better than anyone else. Most fans would raise eyebrows when Pop makes a certain roster shakeup or change in the rotation. But, all they could ever do was trust in his insanely good IQ. Victor Wembanyama learned this through their NBA Preseason games and has started to […]

Golden State Warriors newcomer Chris Paul and Sacramento Kings star point guard De’Aaron Fox had a moment with each other Wednesday night during a preseason battle at Chase Center. In the fourth quarter of the contest, Paul managed to bait a ref into calling a foul on Fox, who immediately let the Point God know […]

On Wednesday morning, a major story came out on ESPN detailing the Memphis Grizzlies’ organizational concerns towards their star player, Ja Morant. In that article written by Baxter Holmes and Tim McMahon, one anonymous Grizzlies official pointed out the exact nature of the team’s apprehensions towards Morant’s behavior, including, but not limited to, the impact […]

Stephen Curry always manages to bring a certain dash of panache and bravado whenever he steps foot on the court for the Golden State Warriors. It’s not like Curry talks too much trash to inflict damage on the opponents; instead, his free-flowing nature on the court — his shimmying, his unbridled celebrations, his look-away triples […]

Is Stephen Curry in midseason form for the Golden State Warriors? Perhaps. On Wednesday night, facing a Sacramento Kings team that was taking the preseason game against the Dubs, the team they lost to during the 2023 NBA playoffs, more seriously than most people expect given the exhibition nature of preseason, Curry reminded the Kings […]

Lamelo Ball notched his first All-Star appearance over a season ago but this has not been as beneficial for the Charlotte Hornets. The star has managed to come to his own and involve his teammates in a winning culture. This has not materialized quite yet. But, Steve Clifford knows that Ball could be able to […]

It seems as though the entire basketball world has soured on Jordan Poole in the aftermath of his trade from the Golden State Warriors to the Washington Wizards. Poole went from being one of the Warriors’ core pieces of the future, a role that usually brings a ton of attention and affection, to an afterthought […]