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The newly retooled Houston Rockets are 6-3 on the young NBA season and turning heads as one of the most exciting and talented young teams in the league. Coach Ime Udoka is helping to shift the perspective of fans on the Rockets in leading them forward despite their youth. The All-Star Game merits of Alperen […]

There obviously is not much to change in the Boston Celtics system. Joe Mazzulla has been efficient in using his core of Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, and Kristaps Porzingis. They currently hold a nine-win record while only dropping two close games so far in the season. However, their depth in the big man […]

Head coach Darvin Ham and the Los Angeles Lakers have gotten off to an up and down start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Although the Lakers came out of the gates slowly, Los Angeles has rebounded with two straight wins to even their record at 5-5, despite Ham having to navigate several injuries, including one […]

Cam Reddish has enjoyed somewhat of a breakout season for the Los Angeles Lakers. Although Reddish is already playing on his fourth team in just his fifth year in the association, it seems that the former Duke Blue Devil is starting to put some things together for the Lakers, helping the team overcome a slow […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have gotten off to a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Celtics currently sit at 8-2, winners of all three games of their recent homestand at TD Garden, and Tatum has enjoyed a great opening act to the campaign, continuing to show improvement in virtually all aspects […]

Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons has been diagnosed with a nerve impingement in his back and will be re-evaluated in one week, the team announced Tuesday. Following a three-game absence with what the team had been calling a hip contusion, Simmons underwent an MRI, which revealed an impingement in the lower left side of […]

Stephen Curry’s absence in the Golden State Warriors’ NBA In-Season Tournament clash against the Minnesota Timberwolves is more than just because of a knee soreness. According to the latest reports, Curry is dealing with a sprained right knee, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. The severity of the issue has yet to be determined, but […]

Ahead of their Tuesday night matchup against the Brooklyn Nets in their NBA In-Season Tournament debut, Orlando Magic players Jalen Suggs and Mo Wagner shared their thoughts during Tuesday’s practice session, following their resounding victory over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. Suggs expressed his eagerness for the challenge, saying, “This is […]

The Toronto Raptors were in the trade market for Damian Lillard when he requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers this summer, but they weren’t able to bring him in. Perhaps they have another chance to land a different dynamic, bucket-getting All-Star guard just a few weeks into the 2023-24 season. Zach LaVine and […]

Another Miami Heat season leads to more trade and trade deadline rumors. Usually in the off-season there is tons of speculation from fans on social media, but that carries into the season as the trade deadline looms ahead. While there are a bevy of options to choose from, there has to be some sort of […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Clippers entered this season with a renewed focus and urgency that had folks thinking, “Hey, maybe this is the year.” With one trade for James Harden, however, the team appears to have abandoned that urgency, falling back into last year’s mindset […]

Will the Chicago Bulls blow things up and split up their core of Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic? This was the key question being asked during the NBA offseason and heading into the 2023-24 season. Just 11 games into the new year, the focus has now shifted to the question of: When will […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (4-6) currently have no CJ McCollum (lung) or Jose Alvarado (ankle) available in the backcourt. Trey Murphy III (knee) needs a couple more weeks before rejoining the rotation. Herb Jones (fibula) and Larry Nance Jr. (fractured rib) are still healing up. Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram have been sporadically in and […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves stay in the bay area as they take on the Golden State Warriors in the In-Season Tournament. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Timberwolves-Warriors prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Timberwolves beat the Warriors on Sunday […]

Victor Wembanyama has been here before. Though he’s set to match up in the NBA with Chet Holmgren for the first time officially in a game Tuesday that’ll also serve as an In-Season Tournament contest, going against the player who comes closest to matching his seven-foot-plus versatility is not foreign to Wemby. 2021 U19 World […]

Zach LaVine is a potential candidate to be traded during the 2023-24 NBA season. The Bulls currently sport a sub-.500 record, and if they make LaVine available, he will certainly draw interest from all over the league. One team that reportedly is expected to be interested in a LaVine trade is the Philadelphia 76ers, per […]

Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes dropped a helpful hint when asked how he would explain the NBA In-Season Tournament rules, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet. Said Barnes, “They could go on Google …” Maybe the Raptors star doesn’t have time to explain it all. Maybe he doesn’t fully understand it all himself. Either way, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers go on the road to take on the Utah Jazz for the NBA In-Season Tournament. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Trail Blazers-Jazz prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Trail Blazers are 3-6 this season, […]

When the Chicago Bulls paired Zach LaVine with Nikola Vucevic, DeMar DeRozan, and Lonzo Ball, this franchise envisioned a team that could compete at the very top of the Eastern Conference standings. This was true for a handful of weeks, but then Ball suffered a knee injury he has yet to recover from, and the […]

A Western Conference showdown under the bright lights of LA will be on tap on this Tuesday as the Memphis Grizzlies head to Crypto.com Arena to battle it out with the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s check out our NBA odds series where our Grizzlies-Lakers prediction and pick will be made. Clearly, the struggles in and around […]

Get ready for an epic Tuesday night NBA showdown as the new-look Los Angeles Clippers take on the Denver Nuggets in the Mile High City. Join us for our NBA odds series where our Clippers-Nuggets prediction and pick will be revealed. Uh oh. After storming out to wins in three of their first four games, the […]

Without Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors would be a team near the bottom of the standings trying to figure out their offensive woes. While Curry is averaging 30.7 points per game, his most since leading the league in scoring at 32.0 points per game during the 2020-21 season, Golden State has been very inconsistent […]

Jordan Poole was involved in one of the biggest trades of the offseason when the Golden State Warriors sent him to the Washington Wizards in exchange for future Hall of Fame point guard Chris Paul. A young, emerging guard with a ton of potential on the offensive side of the floor, Poole was expected to […]

Some people enjoy hate-watching sports more than they like watching their favorite team. When your team isn’t a contender, and there isn’t anything to cheer for, the next logical step is to root against a rival team. If the rival team isn’t doing it for you, you can pick a player and root against him. […]

Kendrick Perkins’ wife is Vanity Alpough. Perkins is a former NBA player who is now a sports analyst for ESPN. This has helped Perkins amass a net worth of $28 million in 2023. He entered the NBA out of high school and played for the Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers, and New Orleans […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green has shared his belief that Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram are the best duo in the NBA. “I am going to keep saying it: Best freaking duo in the NBA,” Green said after the team’s first win. “They don’t talk about you enough. Best freaking duo in the […]

The Orlando Magic had an encouraging finish to the 2022-23 NBA season, where they went 29-28 from December 7th onwards. Orlando has carried the momentum from last year, as the team has started 5-4 through the first three weeks of the new campaign so far. With the Magic looking to compete for a playoff spot […]

With a couple of NBA In-Season Tournament Group Play games in the rearview mirror, fans now have a decent understanding of what the NBA In-Season Tournament looks like and what to expect from Group Play games. The action is ramping up, and Group Play games will take place twice this week. The first set of […]

Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas speaks openly about the Los Angeles Clippers after they suffered another loss with star James Harden on the team. On his show “Gil’s Arena,” Arenas said blatantly that Los Angeles “sucks” as the team is going through some struggles as of recent. “Clippers suck, man… They were sorry before [James […]

The Phoenix Suns sent shockwaves through the NBA this past offseason when they added All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal, forming the league’s deadliest offensive trio in Beal, Devin Booker, and Kevin Durant. However, all three stars have yet to take the court together due to injuries, leading to the Suns’ underwhelming 4-6 start through 10 […]

Could Isaiah Thomas make a return to the NBA? Thomas recently claimed he at least attempted to pitch the Charlotte Hornets on a return. A user on X (formerly Twitter) made the following request to Thomas, “Call up Mitch, we need a backup PG.” Thomas is seemingly open to a role as LaMelo Ball’s backup […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Orlando Magic and Brooklyn Nets. Our NBA odds series continues with a Magic-Nets prediction and pick. The Orlando Magic shocked many on Saturday night when they dismantled the Milwaukee Bucks. In the 15-point beatdown of the Antetokounmpo-led Bucks, the Magic had three players […]

The Indiana Pacers are one of the early surprises of the 2023-24 NBA season. Fairly enough, a lot expected the Pacers to make a leap this season following Tyrese Haliburton’s breakout 2022-23 campaign that saw the young point guard emerge as an All-Star. However, nobody really saw Indiana sport the best offense in the NBA […]

The Dallas Mavericks go on the road for the In-Season Tournament to take on the New Orleans Pelicans. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Mavericks-Pelicans prediction and pick. We will also let you kn0w how to watch the game. Dallas has been very good this season. They are […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Atlanta Hawks and Detroit Pistons. Our NBA odds series continues with a Hawks-Pistons prediction and pick. Saturday’s game was less than ideal for the Atlanta Hawks as they were favored by 7.5 points to the injury-riddled Miami Heat, yet went on to lose […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been very inconsistent to begin the 2023-24 season, as they find themselves with a 5-5 record. Thought to have a lot of depth around LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Los Angeles’ offense has been underwhelming. This has led to questions about if the Lakers will be able to replicate the […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets. Our NBA odds series continues with a Heat-Hornets prediction and pick. After starting the season at 1-4, their worst five-game opening to a season since 2007, the Miami Heat have been on an absolute tear. They are in […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers. Our NBA odds series continues with a Pacers-76ers prediction and pick. Coming off of their biggest win of the season as the Indiana Pacers took down the Milwaukee Bucks, they had a rough encore performance. On Sunday, they […]

The Atlanta Hawks are facing some difficult news as star point guard Trae Young has been ruled out for Tuesday night’s in-season tournament game against the Detroit Pistons due to personal reasons. Young was originally listed as questionable to play, but is now set to miss his first game of the 2023-24 season. Young is […]