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Zion Williamson continues to be a mainstay in headlines swirling around the NBA. All of the headlines has some like Paul Pierce forgetting how good of a player he is, to which Kevin Garnett took serious offense, via Showtime Basketball. Kevin Garnett: "First off, Zion [Williamson] is a generational talent… M***********s was patient with [Joel] […]

The Miami Heat made an improbable run to the 2023 NBA Finals before losing in five games to the Denver Nuggets despite the brilliance of Jimmy Butler in the postseason. While others such as Bam Adebayo and Gabe Vincent contributed throughout the playoffs, it became crystal clear in the final series that Butler needs some […]

NBA star Chris Paul recently released his brand new book, “Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court.” In the book, CP3 dives deep into his special relationship with his grandfather, Nathaniel Jones, who tragically died at just 61-years old. Paul later scored 61 points in a high school game to honor Jones, hence […]

The Toronto Raptors underperformed in the 2022-23 season. The Raptors entered the season with postseason expectations, but fast forward to the current day, and it’s evident that they fell short of expectations. The Raptors finished the regular season with a mediocre 41-41 record, just the ninth-best in the Eastern Conference. Because of the Raptors’ down […]

Washington Wizards standout Kyle Kuzma will hit the open market. As expected, the forward has turned down his $13 million player option for the 2023-24 season and is set to enter free agency. As Woj points out though, returning to the Wizards on a new deal is a possibility, despite the franchise hitting the reset […]

How close will the Houston Rockets be to completing their young core of the future after the 2023 NBA Draft? The Rockets ended last season with a record of 22-60, putting them in fourth place in the Southwest Division and 14th in the Western Conference. They ended the NBA Draft lottery with the fourth selection […]

The Jazz will have plenty of paths to go down during the 2023 NBA Draft. They have the No. 9, 16 and 28 selections heading into Thursday’s draft. Utah can add a starting-caliber player with its No. 9 selection before adding extra talent later in the draft, or it can trade its lottery pick for […]

From Damian Lillard to Bradley Beal, the Miami Heat have been linked to a few superstars since being eliminated from the 2023 NBA Finals. What do all of the trade rumors mean for Miami’s offseason plans? Not much, according to Heat President Pat Riley. Pat Riley spoke with reporters Tuesday about the Heat’s 2023 season […]

While the 2023 NBA Draft is soon to be underway, the 2024 draft process has been going on in the background as some of the top talents choose where they will spend next season. Ron Holland, one of the projected top prospects for next year’s draft, has announced that he has committed to G League […]

The Portland Trail Blazers, despite all the criticisms that have come their way over the past few seasons, cannot be put at fault for not trying to put a contending team around Damian Lillard. Sure, it hasn’t amounted to much more than one Western Conference Finals appearance since 2014, but at the very least, the […]

The Utah Jazz missed out on the postseason for the first time since the 2015-16 season. The Jazz were in the playoff race for much of the 2022-23 campaign, but a 2-8 stretch to end the season sealed their fate. Utah finished the regular season with a 37-45 record, just the 12th-best in the Western […]

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith was born in The Bronx. He loves his New York Knicks and has been an advocate for the team. Tuesday, Smith went off about the Knicks. He criticized forward Julius Randle, who recently appeared on the “Podcast P” show with Paul George. Here is what Smith said: “Come postseason time, […]

The Brooklyn Nets have never traded into the draft lottery during general manager Sean Marks’ six-plus years at the helm. That could change this year with Marks working the phone lines ahead of Thursday. ESPN draft analyst Jonathan Givony reported earlier this week that Brooklyn was “exploring the possibility” of packaging picks Nos. 21 and […]

The NBA free agency buzz is starting to churn. Toronto Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. was expected to hit free agency, but he has decided to opt in and exercise his $18.5 million player option, per TNT NBA insider Chris Haynes. ‘Toronto Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. will opt into his $18.5 million player option for […]

Jonathan Kuminga’s name continues to swirl in trade rumors as the 2023 NBA Draft draws closer and closer. If the former No. 7 overall pick is ultimately moved before Thursday night, it appears the Golden State Warriors will have made that drastic decision for the chance to select an elite prospect with a high-value lottery […]

With mere days between now and Thursday’s 2023 NBA Draft, the rumor mill is churning at full speed, and found revolving within its spin are the Dallas Mavericks. Per The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie, it is being reported that sources are under the impression that GM Nico Harrison could realistically look to trade their tenth overall selection […]

Bradley Beal is one of the best shooting guards in the NBA. Just recently, Beal made waves as part of a blockbuster trade that saw the three-time All-Star get shipped from the Washington Wizards to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Chris Paul and Landry Shamet. Beal will team up with fellow All-Stars Kevin Durant […]

Amid the Utah Jazz‘s interest in trading up from the No. 9 and No. 16 picks in 2023 NBA Draft to acquire Arkansas Razorbacks standout Anthony Black, the Jazz have reportedly made 24-year-old guard Collin Sexton available in trade talks. The eighth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Sexton has averaged 19.0 points per […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics are teams to monitor in a potential trade for Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton, according to Suns insider Flex From Jersey. The Suns are set to be a second-apron team. They traded for Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal Sunday. Phoenix owes Beal, guard Devin Booker and forward Kevin Durant, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers don’t have a lottery pick in the upcoming 2023 NBA Draft but they still have plenty of intriguing options to choose from once they get their turn to select 16th overall in the first round and 47th overall in the second round. A potential target for the Lakers is Gonzaga Bulldogs […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has declined his $27.6m player option and officially become an unrestricted free agent. Stephen A Smith believes that no matter the price tag, the Warriors need to find a way to bring him back, via ESPN’s First Take. "Draymond [Green] is easily worth another $100M… The synergy he has […]

All of the Zion Williamson trade rumors seem to be a sign that the New Orleans Pelicans and their young star aren’t quite on the same page. There has been tension between the Pelicans and Williamson over the superstar’s rehabilitation process from the injuries that have dominated his NBA career, according to The Athletic. The […]

Boston Celtics point guard Payton Pritchard has been on the trade block for some time, yet a deal could finally occur during the 2023 NBA Draft. On Thursday night, the Celtics could stay put in the draft and use the No. 35 pick in the second round. Or, they could package their selection with Pritchard […]

Is there a fire sale looming for the Memphis Grizzlies? Apart from Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Desmond Bane, it certainly seems like no member of the roster is safe from a trade. This is certainly evident in the case of Tyus Jones. Despite being arguably the best backup point guard in the league […]

The Utah Jazz came out of last year’s offseason as one of the league’s biggest winners, flipping Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell for their own, separate eye-popping hauls, thereby kickstarting the team’s rebuild after years of playoff failures. One of the main assets the Jazz got for Mitchell was combo guard Collin Sexton, the recent […]

Most signs point to Dillon Brooks going somewhere else to continue his NBA career, with the Memphis Grizzlies seemingly done with him. Expected to hit the free-agent market, Dillon is being heavily linked to the Houston Rockets, league personnel told Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports. Brooks had a tumultuous 2022-23 campaign with the Grizzlies during […]

NBA trade rumors involving the New Orleans Pelicans and Zion Williamson continue to swirl as the 2023 NBA Draft approaches. However, it now seems unlikely that Williamson actually gets traded before the NBA Draft, reports The Athletic’s William Guillory. “Zion getting traded before Thursday’s draft is fairly unlikely, multiple league sources tell The Athletic. Each was […]

The recent Bradley Beal blockbuster between the Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards has caught many by surprise. However, no one’s response to the transaction has been as publicized as Chris Paul’s. Part of the Beal deal, the veteran guard was shipped out of Arizona and, as of this writing, is expected to be sent to […]

The Miami Heat made an improbable NBA Finals run this past season. Despite entering the playoffs as an eight seed, Miami upset the odds and reached the championship. Although they ultimately fell short against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, Jimmy Butler was still proud of his Heat teammates. Miami’s superstar shared a video along […]

No team in the NBA may face a bigger decision heading into Thursday’s draft than the Portland Trail Blazers. Owning the third overall pick is not an issue whatsoever for teams across the league given that high draft picks are extremely valuable, especially in what is a highly talented 2023 draft class. However, the Blazers […]

The Portland Trail Blazers can shock the rest of the NBA by trading their No. 3 pick for the upcoming 2023 NBA Draft. That’s a possibility for now, and until they actually use that pick on draft day, rumors will continue to swirl about the potential of the Blazers using that pick to acquire another […]

The Memphis Grizzlies, after a tumultuous end to the 2022-23 season that saw them deal with the off-court troubles of Ja Morant, will be without their franchise point guard for at least the first 25 games of the 2023-24 regular season. With Morant out, one would think that the Grizzlies would lean on Tyus Jones, […]

Rumors continue to swirl around the NBA surrounding the Portland Trailblazers’ No. 3 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and the New Orleans Pelicans’ Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. With the NBA Draft quickly approaching this Thursday, an eye-opening update has arisen in regards to what the Pelicans would need in return for trading one […]

Amid the news that the Washington Wizards agreed to trade star guard Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns, reports surfaced highlighting the connection between Beal’s agent — Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports — and Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein. A father-son relationship that at worst was the basis for collusion and at best the tipping point […]

Virtually all of the trade rumors involving the Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat feature Damian Lillard going to South Beach. A new report suggests that the Blazers have other plans. They are instead hoping to pry a star-level player away from the Heat. Could Portland actually trade for Bam Adebayo? It’s a scenario that […]

With their decision to trade star guard Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns, the Washington Wizards have all but committed themselves to a full-fledged franchise rebuild. However, what has sparked questions about this presumed trajectory is their acquisition of guard Chris Paul in exchange for their former centerpiece. At 38 years old, it’s evident that […]

Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer released his latest mock ahead of the NBA Draft on Thursday, and he is hearing some interesting rumblings regarding former Villanova basketball player Cam Whitmore. O’Connor has Cam Whitmore going No. 9 to the Utah Jazz in his latest mock draft. “In recent days, sources have begun to discuss a […]

The 2023 NBA Draft remains filled with mystery but if there’s one sure thing everybody can bet on that will a hundred percent going to happen, it’s that Victor Wembanyama is going to the San Antonio Spurs. But the Spurs might also have a trick up their sleeves to secure another high pick, a move […]

With the NBA draft quickly approaching trade season is underway. We’ve already seen one blockbuster trade with Bradley Beal on the move, and there could be more to come, perhaps involving the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks are reportedly involved in a bunch of trade talks some of which may include the 15th pick in the […]