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The Phoenix Suns pulled off one of the biggest trades in NBA history when they sent Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks, and one pick swap for Kevin Durant, one of the greatest scorers of all time. Simply put, the Western Conference playoff race is heating up. The Suns’ addition of Durant […]

The Phoenix Suns have turned the 2023 NBA trade deadline on its head with a blockbuster Kevin Durant trade. Alongside Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton, Durant is back in the Western Conference to help the Suns get back into championship contention. His tenure with the Brooklyn Nets ends with a bang as he […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers remain heavily involved in trade conversations as the NBA trade deadline nears, and they’re expected to pursue every avenue to improve their roster. That includes the buyout market, where Russell Westbrook could soon be headed after being traded to the Utah Jazz. Players like Fred VanVleet, Kyle Lowry, and […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum jokes that Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is the one to blame for the Kevin Durant trade and the deadline madness happening in the NBA right now. And to be fair, he makes a rather amusing point. Remember when Morant declared that he believes their biggest problem in the […]

The Brooklyn Nets have traded superstar forward Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns, and it’s got everyone buzzing. With that trade, the power balance in the Western Conference has shifted — and uh…altered the plans of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green. “Madness!!! I was gone leave the deadline to everybody else but it’s necessary […]

Just a week ago, the Brooklyn Nets still had the combo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, arguably the best 1-2 punch in the entire NBA. That’s a thing of the past now, with the Nets sending Irving to the Dallas Mavericks and Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns in deals that happened just a […]

After trading for Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets, the Phoenix Suns have propelled themselves as one of the frontrunners to win the NBA title this 2022-23 season. The Suns have largely struggled this campaign, which is why their odds to win the title wasn’t really that high. Not only has Chris Paul seemingly lost […]

The Phoenix Suns sent shockwaves through the NBA on Wednesday night. They pulled off a blockbuster trade for Kevin Durant, sending four first-round picks in a package to the Brooklyn Nets. The Kevin Durant trade has NBA twitter in a frenzy, but fans aren’t the only ones vocal. Many NBA stars, past and present, are […]

It did not take the Brooklyn Nets long after they traded Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks to pull the trigger on yet another blockbuster trade. Late Wednesday night, the Nets traded superstar forward Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns, and the news has already reached Irving, who just finished his first game in Mavs […]

It’s safe to say Mikal Bridges is just as shocked as everyone else after he learned he was traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Brooklyn Nets as part of the package for Kevin Durant. Late Wednesday, and just hours before the trade deadline, the Suns pulled off a blockbuster deal to acquire KD. The […]

The Golden State Warriors fell to the Portland Trail Blazers 125-122 on Wednesday night at Moda Center, a five-minute scoreless drought when they needed points most proving the difference in a hard-fought, back-and-forth affair. Here are three key reactions—with related clips and analysis, of course—from another lost opportunity for the short-handed defending champs. Crunch-time drought […]

The Phoenix Suns are trading for Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets, and the whole NBA world is in chaos. According to reports, the Suns are acquiring Durant in exchange for a package that includes Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder and four first-round picks. There will be additional draft compensation heading towards Brooklyn’s way, […]

The Brooklyn Nets are sending Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns in a shocking deal just ahead of Thursday’s deadline, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. “The Nets are trading Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns for a package including Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation, league sources tell @TheAthletic […]

On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers traded Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz in a blockbuster, three-team trade. In return, the Lakers landed D’Angelo Russell and Malik Beasley from the Minnesota Timberwolves, as well as Jarred Vanderbilt from the Jazz. Los Angeles had been attempting to move the veteran point guard and finally made […]

It was only a matter of time before the Los Angeles Lakers parted ways with Russell Westbrook, and that day finally arrived on Wednesday. The Lakers were able to parlay Westbrook’s expiring contract, along with a top-four protected 2027 first-round pick, into three solid pieces that fit more seamlessly alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis […]

The Toronto Raptors have pulled off a blockbuster trade, but not the one most people were expecting. They landed talented big man Jakob Poeltl from the San Antonio Spurs, according to ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski. Of course, within minutes of this trade breaking, the blockbuster of all blockbusters occurred as the Brooklyn Nets traded […]

NBA fans are having a field day after the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Malik Beasley in the blockbuster three-team trade headlined by Russell Westbrook and D’Angelo Russell. The Purple and Gold have Scotty Pippen Jr. on their roster, and Beasley once had a relationship with Pippen’s mother Larsa Pippen. Sure enough, several hilarious memes and […]

Russell Westbrook wowed the entire world with his performance in the 2020-21 campaign, tallying 38 triple-doubles as he carried the mediocre Washington Wizards to the eighth seed. It was clear then that Westbrook still had what it takes to keep a team afloat with his floor-raising capabilities, as the Wizards were able to overcome a […]

The Miami Heat added Kyle Lowry during the 2021 offseason, looking at him as one of the final pieces to their championship puzzle. At the very least, Lowry would be a huge upgrade over Goran Dragic, who was showing clear signs of decline by then. With Jimmy Butler leading the way, Lowry fit the Heat’s […]

LeBron James just surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for no. 1 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, and so the Los Angeles Lakers are making sure he gets the recognition he deserves. While the team and the whole NBA already celebrated his achievement on Tuesday right after he set a new scoring mark, the Lakers feel it […]

Josh Hart is off to his next chapter in the NBA. With the Portland Trail Blazers trading the guard to the New York Knicks, Hart is now set to play for his fourth team so far in his time in the league.  And it seems that Hart can’t wait to put on his Knicks jersey, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers squandered a great chance to beat the Boston Celtics. With three starters out and another one being sidelined with injury mid-game, the Sixers still lost to Boston. There were many factors at play but one stuck out like a sore thumb. The main story for the Sixers was a miserable failure to […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic knows there are bigger expectations on the team now after they traded for Kyrie Irving from the Brooklyn Nets. Despite that, however, he is confident the Mavs can live up to those hopes. As the Mavs take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, Doncic was asked about the Irving […]

Jalen Green showed off his scoring prowess again during Wednesday night’s game at home against the Sacramento Kings. Green torched the Kings for 41 points in 37 minutes and in the process, joined Luka Doncic and Kevin Durant in the top three of most such games in the NBA before turning 21. “Jalen Green recorded […]

The Portland Trail Blazers took their first step towards retooling around Damian Lillard after trading away starting small forward Josh Hart to the New York Knicks for Cam Reddish, Svi Mykhailuk, Ryan Arcidiacono and a protected future first-round pick. For a team trying to remain competitive as they look to maximize the remaining years of […]

The Toronto Raptors took on the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. On the strength of Pascal Siakam’s 37 points, the Raptors picked up their third consecutive victory. Siakam had 37 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists against the struggling Spurs. With this performance, he has now passed Vince Carter for the most 35/10/5 games […]

It has been a long time coming, but the inevitable has finally happened. Russell Westbrook is no longer a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. After a tumultuous one and a half-year stint with the purple and gold, the Lakers finally cut their losses and traded away Westbrook and a 2027 first-round pick (protected from […]

Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jaylen Brown left Wednesday’s game after taking an accidental elbow to the face from teammate Jayson Tatum. He was initially ruled out with a facial contusion. However, it appears the injury is much worse than just a bruise. Brown suffered a facial fracture, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. He is […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and the New York Knicks have come up with a major trade ahead of Thursday’s deadline, with the Blazers sending Josh Hart to the Big Apple for Cam Reddish, Ryan Arcidiacono, Svi Mykhailiuk, and a protected future pick. Meanwhile, Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges could only observe the trade from afar, […]

If the latest reports are true, then John Wall’s time with the Los Angeles Clippers is over. Whatever happens on or before the February 9 trade deadline, it appears the Clippers have no plans of keeping Wall, per NBA insider Marc Stein. Apparently if the LA franchise is unable to move him before the deadline, […]

Back in early 2022, the Philadelphia 76ers were under intense pressure to fulfill three-time All-Star Ben Simmons’s long-standing trade desire before the NBA trade deadline. In the end, they dealt him to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a historic exchange for James Harden. Fans of the Sixers shouldn’t expect a repeat of last year’s […]

It may not have been the same caliber of the Los Angeles Lakers’ Russell Westbrook-D’Angelo Russell deal, or that of the Dallas Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving blockbuster trade, but the New York Knicks were still able to make waves less than 24 hours before the NBA trade deadline. This came in the form of a Josh […]

The first major domino of the 2023 NBA trade deadline fell on Wednesday, a full day ahead of the actual deadline and it sure was a blockbuster. The Los Angeles Lakers had been rumored to be shopping Russell Westbrook as recently as this past weekend when Kyrie Irving demanded a trade from the Brooklyn Nets. […]

The New York Knicks are trading for Josh Hart from the Portland Trail Blazers, and based on the early reactions, fans are loving the deal. New York is sending Cam Reddish and a protected first-round pick in return for Hart, which is certainly a good move since the Knicks get a much-needed defensive presence too […]

For the fourth time in the last four seasons, Russell Westbrook has been traded. The Los Angeles Lakers shipped him out in a three-team deal that landed them Jarred Vanderbilt, Malik Beasley, and former lottery pick D’Angelo Russell. It’s been a precipitous fall for Westbrook, who is just six seasons removed from being named the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (34-19) squared off with the Boston Celtics (39-16) on national television. In what was meant to be a statement game for the Sixers before Marcus Smart, Robert Williams III and Al Horford were ruled out, Philly lost 106-99 to a short-handed Boston squad. Let’s break down the Sixers’ loss to the Celtics. Sixers […]

Jaylen Brown came into Wednesday’s matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers a bit banged up. There was some doubt surrounding his playing status before the Sixers game due to a non-COVID illness, but he was able to give it a go. Unfortunately, he still ended up sitting out for the majority of the game after suffering […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are out of the Russell Westbrook business. One day before the 2023 NBA trade deadline, the Lakers struck a three-team deal with the Utah Jazz and Minnesota Timberwolves that sent Russ, Juan Toscano-Anderson, Damian Jones, and a top-4 protected 2027 first-round pick to the Utah Jazz in exchange for D’Angelo Russell, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are making a move ahead of the NBA trade deadline on Thursday, with Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reporting that the team is sending guard Josh Hart to the New York Knicks. In a follow-up tweet, Wojnarowski said that the Blazers will acquire Cam Reddish and a protected first-round pick in return […]