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The Detroit Pistons are 13-45 so far this season. Nothing they do differently down the stretch of the season will impact how it plays out. All they can do is look to get their young guys enough reps to build a good foundation for their development. With the Pistons on the path to the best […]

The San Antonio Spurs are far removed from the perennial title candidate they were throughout the 2000s. Father Time proved to be too big of a foe, as did the Kawhi Leonard situation, and the Gregg Popovich-led team is now in a rebuild. They still have some good pieces, but they will likely not contend […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid has been playing like the best player on the planet. Obviously, you may argue that a few have been just as excellent, if not better than him this year, but it’ll be difficult to conclude that anyone has been much better than him. All he’s shown this season is that […]

The main event of the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend is set to tip-off on Sunday evening. After warming up with the Rising Stars Challenge, the 3-Point Contest, and the Slam Dunk Contest, the weekend of festivities will conclude with the 2022 NBA All-Star Game, as Team LeBron squares off against Team Durant. NBA All-Star Game […]

As this season is concerned, the Detroit Pistons could stop playing right now. They were aware coming in that this season was one of low expectations. After 58 games, we can definitely say that with just 13 wins, they arrived on track. The only worse team in the league than the Pistons is the Orlando […]

The Indiana Pacers are in the midst of a massive retooling of their roster after making some big trades ahead of the deadline. Caris LeVert was traded away to the Cleveland Cavaliers, while Domantas Sabonis was dealt to the Sacramento Kings. Now, the Pacers have a presumed core of Myles Turner-Tyrese Haliburton-Chris Duarte, with many […]

Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan have brought the Chicago Bulls back to relevance. After the former developed into a star on some bad Bulls teams, the latter joined this past offseason and is playing the best basketball of his career. Together, they’re leading one of the very best offenses in the league. The Bulls are […]

With their struggles, the Los Angeles Lakers’ chances to win an NBA championship this season are murky, to say the least. But LeBron James made one thing crystal clear this All-Star Weekend: wherever his son Bronny eventually lands when he gets to the league, the four-time NBA champion goes as well. This surely isn’t music […]

We have officially reached the NBA All-Star break. Teams now have eight days to rest and recuperate before the playoff push begins. One team that will surely be making the most of this time is the Philadelphia 76ers. Following a blockbuster swap of All-Stars, the Sixers find themselves in a prime position to compete this […]

With the NBA Trade Deadline now firmly in the rear-view mirror, trade talks in the league have become strictly hypothetical. One absurd NBA trade rumor surfaced on Sunday, as Chris Broussard revealed a conversation he had with “somebody who works in the league.” Broussard and his source apparently discussed the possibility of a wild Los […]

The Philadelphia 76ers made the most noise at the trade deadline after trading for James Harden. Now, he and the Sixers will look to make more noise and secure a high playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. With Harden and Daryl Morey reuniting, there is one more key piece from those Houston Rockets teams that […]

It’s hard to envision anyone thinking DeMar DeRozan could play the type of basketball he is now at the start of the season. He’s been simply sensational for this Chicago Bulls squad, and he’s a big reason why they’re having so much success right now. Given how well he’s been playing, some have speculated that […]

After defeating the New Orleans Pelicans on November 15th, the Washington Wizards had a 10-3  record with the number one seed in the Eastern Conference. The Russell Westbrook trade seemed like a massive win for the Wizards organization as they received most of their key cogs from that deal. Even with Bradley Beal’s struggles, Washington […]

The Chicago Bulls have the makings of an Eastern Conference powerhouse for years to come. But after failing to negotiate an extension with Zach LaVine in the offseason, getting pen to paper is essential to lock of their core. While the clear expectation is for him to stay with the Bulls, he’s not exactly planning […]

The 2022 NBA Slam Dunk Contest was ultimately a disaster, with fans leaving the event feeling less than impressed by this year’s display. The Slam Dunk Contest has been trending downwards ever since the battle between Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon in 2016, and one NBA star seems to think he knows why. Milwaukee Bucks’ […]

The Brooklyn Nets might be in just eighth place in the Eastern Conference but they are still looking to compete for a title. Subtracting a disgruntled James Harden and adding Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and Andre Drummond balances out their roster and gives them a new look that could propel them back up the standings. […]

The Sacramento Kings are in the midst of yet another losing season. The Kings are currently 22-38 and only 13th in the Western Conference. It seems like, right now, this franchise is going to miss a 16th postseason in a row. Still, there is a lot of basketball to be played and it would not […]

This season, Giannis Antetokounmpo is playing like the best player in the NBA, which was to be anticipated. He has already won two MVP awards, an NBA championship, a Finals MVP award, and a Defensive Player of the Year award in his short career. He has done just about everything a player could want, despite […]

While the top spots in the Western Conference have been virtually untouched for a while now, with the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors atop the standings for majority of the season, the Eastern Conference seeding continues to shuffle on a daily basis. The latest blockbuster trade between two East powerhouses sending James Harden to […]

The Sacramento Kings pulled a massive trade on the trade deadline. They traded away Buddy Hield, Tyrese Haliburton, and Tristan Thompson to get Domantas Sabonis, Justin Holiday, and Jeremy Lamb. While both Holiday and Lamb are good options, the centerpiece of the trade was definitely Domantas Sabonis. Yet, the Kings are still 13th in the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have only made the playoffs once since a run to the Western Conference Finals in 2004, and they lost in five games to the Houston Rockets in a 2017-18 season featuring Jimmy Butler leading the way. Butler then forced his way out the next season, leading to three more losing seasons. However, […]

Draymond Green knows a thing or two about what an MVP looks like. He’s played alongside Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant on the Golden State Warriors, with three Maurice Podoloff trophies between them. The current debate wages on between the same two big men who were seen as the frontrunners for last season’s award: Joel […]

Back in December, Karl-Anthony Towns raised some eyebrows when he claimed himself in an interview with Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic as “greatest big man shooter of all time.” This instantly drew the ire of some NBA fans, particularly Dallas Mavericks fans as they think Dirk Nowitzki still holds that title, considering everything he did […]

The Washington Wizards are in a tough playoff hunt. Currently, they stand at 27-31, which is only good enough for 11th in the East. If the season ended today, the Wizards would not even make the play-in tournament. However, there is still a lot of basketball to play, so the Wizards can still improve. To […]

The Atlanta Hawks were seen as one of the frontrunners in the pursuit of All-Star point forward Ben Simmons. The prospect of teaming an oversized defensive juggernaut with an offensive supernova in Trae Young was certainly a tantalizing prospect. However, it was not meant to be as Simmons was shipped off the the Brooklyn Nets […]

The Chicago Bulls have found a solid addition from the NBA buyout market in veteran center Tristan Thompson – and Zach LaVine is all for the move. The Bulls All-Star was vocal on what he feels Tristan Thompson brings to the table for Chicago. Via Julia Poe of The Chicago Tribune: “He’s going to bring […]

Josh Giddey is a stellar hooper who has been an absolute baller this season. In this post, though, we’re looking at Josh Giddey’s father Warrick Giddey. This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise for fans who have been keeping an eye on the 19-year old before he got to the NBA. The Australian […]

It sort of feels like the Golden State Warriors were saved by the bell as the NBA All-Star break kicked in this past week. They’ve lost four of their last five and are definitely missing defensive anchor Draymond Green in the lineup. Each of their past five opponents have scored 110 points in every contest, […]

It’s been anything but smooth sailing for the Los Angeles Lakers this season and it seems like the drama has been non-stop since the 2022 NBA season tipped off. In spite of the on-going drama and poor team chemistry that has been put on display by the Lakers this season, they are still in prime […]

Stephen Curry is the greatest shooter of all time. That’s a known fact. Many current players would kill to have a fraction of the Golden State Warriors superstar’s shooting skills. Which is why it wasn’t entirely surprising when Karl-Anthony Towns, the Minnesota Timberwolves star competing in the 3-Point Contest, turned to Curry for advice. A […]

The Atlanta Hawks went on one of the most surprising playoff runs last season when they took down the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers to react the Eastern Conference Finals. Many fans did not see it coming since their roster was filled with a plethora of role players along with one superstar in Trae […]

Stephen Curry is not exactly a fan favorite in the city of Cleveland. Even before he stepped foot in Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, a handful of people felt the Warriors guard was already slighted ever so subtly by the NBA All-Star organizers. During the Clutch Challenge event on Rising Stars Friday, the spots on the court […]

After a 1-12 start to their campaign, NBA fans thought the New Orleans Pelicans would tank the 2021-22 season, especially with the continued lengthy absence of superstar Zion Williamson. However, coach Willie Green and company decided to push on the acceleration and catapulted themselves to a realistic chance of snatching a spot in the play-in […]

Over the course of his career, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has earned various nicknames. One of them has been “LeGM”, a reference to his alleged power when it comes to roster decisions. When you’re on the level of someone like LeBron, most of the franchise’s moves will go by you. LeBron-led teams often […]

The 2022 NBA dunk contest was forgettable to say the least. Stars around the league were collectively deflated after what they witnessed in the finale of NBA All-Star Saturday night. A handful of them believed they could’ve possibly taken home the trophy this year – a list that includes Kevin Durant, Paul Pierce and De’Andre […]

Calling the 2022 NBA All-Star Dunk Contest a downer would be an understatement. That’s just how bad it was. There were already no high expectation on the event given the lackluster showing it provided in the past few years, but fans hoped it would be at least a little bit better than the recent iterations. […]

To say that the main event of NBA All-Star Saturday was a disappointment would be an understatement, to say the least. It was one of the most forgettable Dunk Contests we’ve seen in a while and, as it turns out, even Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant had to chime in on the letdown. KD responded […]

After the Philadelphia 76ers executed a trade to get James Harden from the Brooklyn Nets, there were talks that Adam Silver could open an investigation about a possible tampering. After all, Daryl Morey and the Sixers have long shown interest in The Beard, and then Harden himself wanted to get out of Brooklyn amid a […]

The rise of the Memphis Grizzlies are one of the most pleasant surprises this 2021-22 season. Ja Morant’s emergence as a bonafide superstar has helped elevate the Grizzlies to one of the top teams in the Western Conference. Memphis heads into the February intermission as the no. 3 seed in the West. It’s safe to […]