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The NBA Most Valuable Player Award is the most prestigious individual accomplishment an NBA player can earn. The award earns you the Michael Jordan Trophy, named after the league’s greatest player ever. Recently, the rightful winner of the MVP has been one of the most talked about topics in sports. With so much star-studded talent […]

The San Antonio Spurs enter a new era of basketball. After drafting Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs have a chance to develop into one of the best young teams in the NBA. Wembanyama’s height, wingspan, and skillset make him a generational basketball player. However, his thin frame could be problematic when he takes on veteran centers. […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — In two days, the Philadelphia 76ers’ defense will face one of the biggest tests any defense will see all season: trying to slow down Giannis Antetokounmpo AND Damian Lillard. The Sixers open their 2023-24 season with a matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks, which offers them an early shot at one of the […]

Luka Doncic is the face of the Dallas Mavericks and in just a few seasons, he has solidified himself as one of the best players in the entire NBA. A multidimensional talent who dominates on the offensive side of the court, Doncic enters his sixth season in the NBA looking to bring the Mavs back […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty is still alive. The dynasty has continued for around a decade now, and Curry continues to lead the team. Golden State has question marks heading into the new campaign though. Today, however, we will be focusing on Curry’s 2023-24 campaign. The Warriors superstar and future Hall-of-Famer is […]

Winning a championship in the NBA is hard, but defending that title and going back-to-back is much harder, although it is far from impossible. In this article, we will look at how teams have followed up their championship performance in the following season. The Denver Nuggets won the NBA Finals for the first time in […]

LeBron James begins his 21st NBA season — sixth as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers — on Tuesday in Denver. LeBron is the oldest player in the league. He’s one season behind Vince Carter for the most in history. At some point in 2023-24, he’ll surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most total minutes […]

The beginning of the NBA season is finally here, and with Phoenix Suns opening night upon us, all eyes will be watching to see the debut of the Suns’ new big three: Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal. Though Beal will be out due to injury, this new-look team will still have a lot […]

Over the last couple of seasons, Jose Alvarado has emerged as a key sixth man for the New Orleans Pelicans given the energy he brings each and every game. Alvarado has been vital to the Pelicans’ success and is known for his pesky defensive instincts. Unfortunately for the Pelicans, they will be without Alvarado to […]

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, who jammed his left big toe in practice last week, reportedly will play in the team’s regular-season opener for the 2023-24 NBA season Tuesday night at Chase Center versus Chris Paul and the Golden State Warriors. The Arizona Republic’s Duane Rankin posted on X he was told by Booker he […]

The NBA season is finally upon us! The reigning NBA Champions Denver Nuggets host Lebron James and the Los Angeles Lakers for the first action of the year. Continue with us for our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Nuggets prediction and pick. There is no better matchup to start the season. A rematch of last […]

Andrew Wiggins carried heavy expectations early in his career after the Cleveland Cavaliers selected him with the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. as the next big thing, even when he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Although he didn’t emerge as a megastar, Wiggins found a niche as a complementary player after […]

The Denver Nuggets are fresh off an NBA Finals victory. It is no secret that superstar Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray led Denver to their championship. Stephen A. Smith took notice of the duo, ranking them atop his list of the best duos in the league heading into the 2023-24 season. “Jokic and Jamal Murray, […]

In just five NBA seasons, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turned himself into a star for the Oklahoma City Thunder and one of the best scorers in the NBA. His points per game total increased every season and reached a plateau last season when the 24-year-old averaged 31.4 points across 68 games. He earned his first All-Star selection […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been looking to add a little bit of experienced depth behind LaMelo Ball at the point guard position before the 2023-24 season. With newly signed Frank Ntilikina dealing with a leg injury, the Hornets have decided to bring in a 13-year veteran guard. On Tuesday, the Hornets agreed to a contract […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will begin their 2023-24 season with a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Oct. 26. The Bucks earned a 2-2 record against Philadelphia during the 2022-23 regular season. They opened last season with a 90-88 win over the Sixers on the road behind 21 points and 13 rebounds from forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. […]

Apple Arcade players are gearing up for a slam dunk as the much-anticipated NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition goes live on app stores today. The game’s launch offers a renewed experience of the court, packed with innovative features and game modes that enhance the basketball gaming realm. NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition Now Available Released by 2K […]

It seems like just yesterday that Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets won their first championship, putting a bow on the 2022-23 NBA season. Here we are, somehow at the end of October and now at the start of the 2023-24 NBA season, a year that will feature a ton of unpredictability. Around this moment, […]

The Detroit Pistons have not made the NBA playoffs since 2019. Failing to win more than 23 games in a season each of the last four years, new head coach Monty Williams is looking to guide this young team in the right direction entering the 2023-24 season in order to get out from the bottom […]

Happy NBA day everyone. The NBA season kicks off tonight with two action-packed games between the Lakers and Nuggets, and the Suns and Warriors. There’s plenty of early speculation as to which teams are the frontrunners to win the Finals, but when discussing that, it’s important to note which players may grow and improve, and […]

The idea of future Hall-of-Famer Chris Paul coming off the bench for the Golden State Warriors has been floated around all offseason long. Golden State is reportedly leaning towards Paul leading the second unit and playing a bench role, per NBA insider Shams Charania. “I think there is a level of momentum of [Chris Paul] […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, despite coming off a season in which they steamrolled the opposition en route to winning the franchise’s first-ever championship, still face a ton of disrespect on the regular. One instance in particular stood out to many analysts and fans on Twitter. With the season set to open on Tuesday […]

Not long ago, the Utah Jazz were the 1-seed in the Western Conference with Donovan Mitchell, Mike Conley Jr., Bojan Bogdanovic, and Rudy Gobert running the show. With Mitchell, Gobert, and Bogdanovic all being traded before the start of the 2022-23 season, the Jazz were viewed as a younger, inexperienced team that would finish near […]

The Los Angeles Clippers do not have the luxury of time, that much is clear. Despite acquiring two bonafide superstar small forwards in Kawhi Leonard and Paul George back in 2019, the Clippers have fallen short over and over again in the postseason, mostly due to the injury-prone nature of their two franchise cornerstones. And […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo made one thing clear to the Milwaukee Bucks brass if they wanted him to stay with the team for the long haul: show him that they’re invested in winning another championship. That’s exactly what the Bucks did when they made the difficult decision of trading away fan favorite Jrue Holiday, along with other […]

Austin Reaves has come a long way. From going undrafted in 2021 to finding a home with the Los Angeles Lakers and even representing Team USA in the recently concluded 2023 FIBA World Cup, it’s been quite a whirlwind for the former Oklahoma Sooners star. It’s even gotten to a point that he’s become a […]

The Atlanta Hawks enter the 2023-24 season in an interesting position. Atlanta traded John Collins away during the offseason and they aren’t expected to seriously compete in the talented Eastern Conference. The Hawks still have stars like Trae Young and Dejounte Murray on the roster, however. Although Murray’s first season playing alongside Young in 2022-23 […]

One of the greatest NBA players of all time is making an interesting comparison. Kevin Garnett compared Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to rapper 50 Cent when appearing on the SHOWTIME Basketball show. "[Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is] like when everybody was cracking, 50 [Cent] came in… Like Shai coming in with a whole 'nother 'yeah […]

Marcus Smart had been one of the faces of the Boston Celtics franchise due to his longevity with the team. Originally drafted sixth overall by the C’s in 2014, Smart helped guide the team to the 2022 NBA Finals and became just the second player in team history to win the Defensive Player of the […]

The 2024 NBA Draft landscape will become more defined in the coming eight months. Currently, everything is in a state of freshness and newness. The G League Ignite recently played exhibition games against the Perth Wildcats, featuring several projected first-round picks. Meanwhile, action has started in Europe, and the NCAA season has gotten underway. The […]

The Charlotte Hornets are ready to surprise the league heading into opening night on October 25th against the Atlanta Hawks. As they prepare, it seems like their confidence across the room, but more specifically, from Terry Rozier. “I feel amazing man,” Rozier said. “It’s been a long offseason, probably the longest offseason since I’ve been […]

The Phoenix Suns might not be in 100 percent form when they open their 2023-24 NBA campaign on the road Wednesday night versus Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Phoenix newcomer Bradley Beal is reportedly “unlikely” to play, while there is also a level of uncertainty with regards to the status of guard Devin […]

From the best player on a team to the 15th man on the roster, every single player in the league holds a certain role, regardless of their standing in NBA free agency. Even those who do not hold an actual roster spot have filled key roles through the years, as two-way contracts have suddenly become […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will start off their 2023-24 regular season schedule with a matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies on Oct. 25. The Pelicans went 2-2 against the Grizzlies during the 2022-23 regular season. Both victories, one in November and one in April, were won in the Smoothie King Center. Three Pelicans scored 30 points […]

What’s in store for Joel Embiid in the 2023-24 NBA season? The Philadelphia 76ers superstar was riding as high as can be last season, winning an MVP award and leading the Sixers to one of the most successful regular seasons in recent franchise history. Then he put up a horrific final five quarters in the […]

The Phoenix Suns have a new look trio in Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal that they are hoping to lead them to a title this upcoming season. However, it looks like they are going to have to wait a little bit longer to see this trio take the floor together for a regular […]

It seemed far-fetched entering the 2023 offseason that Chris Paul would become a member of the Golden State Warriors. But now, with the Warriors’ 2023-24 season opener against the Phoenix Suns being mere hours away from tipping off, the Point God has now teamed up with his former rivals via trade, giving the Warriors an […]

Given the uncertainty surrounding the Philadelphia 76ers’ title-contending future in the aftermath of the trade that sent James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers, it’s no surprise to see that there may already be vultures circling around Joel Embiid if the 2023 league MVP requests a trade as well. And the frontrunner for Embiid’s services […]

Just over four months ago, the Denver Nuggets hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy into the air, celebrating their first NBA championship in team history. Now, they begin their quest to win another title, as the other 29 teams around the league look to prove they have what it takes to dethrone the champs. The 2023-24 […]