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The Boston Celtics are the best team in the NBA right now. At 37-15, they hold the best record in the entire league, as they have been for pretty much the entire season. In his mind, Celtics icon Paul Pierce believes that the current Boston starting 5 is unbeatable, especially if you throw himself and […]

The Milwaukee Bucks host the Los Angeles Clippers for an interconference battle on TNT! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Clippers-Bucks prediction and pick. Is this the year of the Clippers? With the Western Conference up for grabs two weeks until All-Star Weekend, the Clips are sitting in 4th place with […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are set to face Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum on Thursday night. The Clippers got superstar forward Kawhi Leonard back this season after he missed the entire 2021-22 season rehabbing his torn right ACL. As the injury-riddled 2022-23 season continues and Leonard is closely monitored, it leads […]

Nearly every offseason, there are blockbuster moves that transpire that alter the landscape of the NBA. In 2022, one such event was Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton signing a four-year, $133 million offer sheet with the Indiana Pacers. The Suns, obviously, would match the contract per CBA rules and retain Ayton. This, despite months of […]

Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid are back at the front of the MVP race, battling it out for basketball’s highest individual honor for the third straight season. Unlike the past two years, though, the Philadelphia 76ers superstar forcefully out-dueled his Denver Nuggets counterpart in front of a national audience last week, leading his squad to […]

The Golden State Warriors (26-25) visit the Denver Nuggets (35-16) on Thursday night. Action tips off at 9:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Nuggets prediction, pick, and how to watch. Golden State has won three of their last four games and sits in seventh place in the Western Conference. […]

The Toronto Raptors are all-in in their efforts to re-tool their roster, as TSN’s Josh Lewenburg reports that the only player that’s currently unavailable in trade talks is second-year forward Scottie Barnes. “Teams are coming to them, they’re listening to offers, and with the exception of reigning Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes – who […]

The writing may already be on the wall for Denver Nuggets second-year guard Bones Hyland, who curiously removed all traces of the Nuggets from his social media bio amidst rumors that the team was looking to trade him. Currently averaging 12.1 points and 3.0 assists in 19.5 minutes per game, Hyland has been dissatisfied with […]

Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso may hear his name in plenty ahead of the NBA trade deadline (Feb. 9) but he isn’t putting much, if any, stock in them. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday about the trade rumors he finds himself in, Caruso says: “I fully expect to be here.” Caruso has been one of […]

Despite signing a five-year, $215 million contract with the Chicago Bulls in the offseason, 27-year-old guard Zach LaVine could find himself on a new team following the Feb. 9 trade deadline. “The [Los Angeles] Lakers, [Miami] Heat, [New York] Knicks and [Dallas] Mavericks have consistently been mentioned by league personnel as holding motivations to land […]

The 2022-23 NBA season is zipping by as we begin February. All eyes are on All-Star Weekend and the upcoming Feb. 9 trade deadline as teams try to find the final pieces for their puzzles. While some organizations are scouting the market, others have the future in their hands with their rookies such as the […]

Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant is currently one of the most must-see talents in the league today. Because of Morant’s almost inhuman ability to glide in the air when throwing down a dunk or coming up with a chase-down block, he’s practically guaranteed to produce at least one highlight play every game. So […]

The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t having a very good 2022-23 campaign, but one bright spot for them on the season has been the continued development of Austin Reaves. Reaves has found a consistent role in the Lakers rotation, and has taken a nice step forward in his second season as part of L.A.’s backcourt (10.8 […]

The Chicago Bulls still haven’t decided if they’re buyers or sellers with the NBA Trade Deadline just a week away, but Coby White is a player they’re reportedly not going to trade before Feb. 9. The team is expected to remain relatively quiet at this year’s deadline, according to The Athletic’s Darnell Mayberry, but he […]

The Boston Celtics have defeated the Brooklyn Nets in 10 straight matchups, but Wednesday night’s beatdown was one for the history books. The C’s won handily in a 139-96 blowout that saw forward Jayson Tatum outscore the entire Nets team 18-16 in the first quarter. The 46-16 score to start the game was Boston’s largest […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (26-26) visit the Dallas Mavericks (27-25) on Thursday night. Action tips off at 8:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pelicans-Mavericks prediction, pick, and how to watch. New Orleans has lost nine straight games and has free-fallen into 10th place in the Western Conference. The Pelicans covered […]

Playing alongside a legend like LeBron James would be a treat for any young player. Just ask Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves, who has the privilege of learning from The King each and every day. In a recent interview with HoopsHype, Reaves revealed how Bron has made him a more confident player since landing […]

The Miami Heat will travel to take on the New York Knicks in a Thursday night NBA matchup at the historic Madison Square Garden. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Heat-Knicks prediction and pick, laid out below. Miami is set to make a run at […]

An all-around talent who was among the first to take jump shots regularly, those who look back on the outstanding career of Hall of Fame forward Elgin Baylor will say that he ahead of his time. To his peers, Baylor would “revolutionize” the sport, as former teammate Gail Goodrich tells Peter Vecsey on the Hoop […]

At the time of writing, the Atlanta Hawks are the definition of a bang average team. After their resounding win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night that respawned a hilarious meme, the Hawks are now 26-26, one of only two teams in the NBA with as many wins as losses. An easy scapegoat for […]

The USA has always been the biggest producer of NBA talents. In fact, the greatest players such as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and many more have ruled the game for quite some time. However, with the NBA going global, it isn’t a surprise anymore that the rest of the world is closing the […]

More than 60 percent of the season has passed, and yet here the Utah Jazz remain as one of the contenders for a playoff spot in the congested Western Conference. Many expected the Jazz to fall off precipitously from their hot start, but Lauri Markkanen’s All-Star caliber season and the Jazz’ group of underrated hard […]

The Charlotte Hornets (15-37) visit the Chicago Bulls (23-27) on Thursday night. Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Hornets-Bulls prediction, pick, and how to watch. Charlotte has won two of their last three games but still sits in 14th place in the Eastern Conference. The […]

OG Anunoby has found himself as the subject of plenty of trade rumors over the past year or so. And for the Toronto Raptors, the best course of action for them may be to cash in on the 25-year old forward as a trade asset, given that he could net them a considerable return. Moreover, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will travel to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in a Thursday night NBA matchup at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Grizzlies- Cavaliers prediction and pick, laid out below. Memphis is rolling, going 32-19 this season, ranking in […]

The Dallas Mavericks appear to be in a bind as of late, despite Luka Doncic’s MVP-caliber play. Christian Wood, acquired by the Mavs this past offseason to give Doncic a reliable co-star, has missed the Mavs’ past six games due to a fractured thumb, which further complicates the Mavs’ plans leading up to the NBA […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will travel to take on the Indiana Pacers in a Thursday night NBA matchup at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Lakers-Pacers prediction and pick, laid out below. Los Angeles has endured a weird season, going 24-28 on […]

The Toronto Raptors are full of high-end talent but cannot seem to find a rhythm, sitting in 12th place in the NBA’s competitive Eastern Conference as the Feb. 9 trade deadline looms. The roster is heavy with the caliber of player who could join high-end teams and make a difference in the playoff race, including […]

The Detroit Pistons are one of the teams to watch at the 2023 NBA trade deadline. They have numerous veterans on the trade block, namely one of the most desired players in trade talks, Bojan Bogdanovic. Seeing the 33-year-old get moved ahead of the deadline makes total sense as Detroit finds itself deep in Victor […]

Cam Reddish’s 2022-23 season with the New York Knicks has not gone as expected. Reddish quickly fell out of the Knicks rotation, promptly requested a trade, and has been benched as a result for most of the season. Reddish will almost certainly get dealt before the trade deadline, as rumors have been swirling around him […]

We are officially a week away from the 2023 NBA trade deadline, and it looks like one team that could end up being very busy at the deadline is the Toronto Raptors. Pretty much everyone on the Raptors roster has seen their name floating around in trade rumors recently, including star forward Pascal Siakam. Siakam […]

The Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors, on the surface, appear to be ideal trade partners. The Clippers, ever since the dawn of the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, have been looking to bolster their floor general situation, while the Raptors, currently at 23-30, appear willing to finally face the music and sell off some of […]

It wasn’t that long ago when all was going well in the New Orleans Pelicans’ world. On January 2, the Pelicans were sitting comfortably within the Western Conference top three alongside the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies with a 23-14 record despite suffering two straight losses at that point. However, Zion Williamson suffered a hamstring […]

The Phoenix Suns’ trade deadline approach will likely be influenced by new team owner Mat Ishbia. We expect them to be active and perhaps aggressive when February 9 rolls along. Keep in mind that, the Suns are currently in eighth place in the Western Conference with a 27-26 win-loss record. They have somewhat recovered from […]

The Phoenix Suns took a bad loss at home to Trae Young the Atlanta Hawks last night by the score of 132-100, and Deandre Ayton said he thought his team did the right things defensively, but the Hawks made a lot of shots and it spiraled from there, according to Gerald Bourguet of PHNX Sports. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were too much for Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, utilizing a team-high 42 points from superstar Damian Lillard en route to the team’s first road win of 2023. After failing to win a game away from home in over a month and a half, the squad found […]

After shaking off some of their previous struggles to win six out of seven games, the Phoenix Suns took a tumble against the Atlanta Hawks, losing 132-100. Cam Johnson was one of many Suns to have a bad game, though playing just 15 minutes perhaps had something to do with it. Suns head coach Monty […]

For most of the Golden State Warriors contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, they were in control. They took a 14-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but the Timberwolves stormed back to send the game to overtime, and ended up walking away with a 119-114 win when the final buzzer sounded. A […]

The Wednesday game against the Minnesota Timberwolves had the makings of a signature Stephen Curry flamethrower game. The twist in that script came towards the end, when the Golden State Warriors couldn’t hold on to their double-digit lead in the fourth quarter and lost in overtime, 119-114. Stephen Curry had 21 points in the first […]