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As we all now know, the Los Angeles Lakers — currently struggling with cohesion, consistent pace, and perimeter defense — opted not to bring back Alex Caruso in free agency for luxury tax reasons. Caruso wanted a two-year, $20 million deal. The Lakers didn’t want to eclipse $7 million annually, which would have added $20-$30 […]

There have been a handful of unexpected risers early in the 2021-22 NBA season. The Chicago Bulls and Golden State Warriors were projected as playoff teams, but both have rapidly risen to the top of their respective conferences faster than most expected. But the biggest shock of the season has to be the Washington Wizards. […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has provided the latest update on Markieff Morris. The infamous altercation between Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic and Miami Heat forward Markieff Morris saw the latter being sidelined in several games due to whiplash. Despite not being handed a suspension, Morris did not join the Heat on its four-game […]

The Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors play in an inter-conference matchup on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Warriors prediction and pick. The Raptors and Warriors play on Sunday, with the Warriors looking to remain the hottest team on the planet. Golden State is the only team to […]

It certainly seemed like Damian Lillard had fully broken out of his early-season slump on Saturday night. The Portland Trail Blazers superstar dropped 39 points and seven assists in his team’s hard-earned 118-111 win over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers, dominating from the opening tip. Lillard scored 12 points and hit a pair of 3s in […]

Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis have paved their way into the Bucks record books by doing something that hasn’t happened since 1974. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 20 rebounds while Bobby Portis had 24 points and 15 rebounds in Saturday night’s win over the Orlando Magic. The Bucks won 117-108. Giannis and […]

The Charlotte Hornets have turned many heads to start this 2021-22 season. Not far removed from being a cellar-dwelling team, the youth-laden squad of Michael Jordan can now hold their ground and compete with the stronger teams in the league. More than their evident improvement as a unit, the Hornets currently have a young core […]

When Dennis Schroder was still playing for the Los Angeles Lakers last season, it was rumored that he declined a four- year, $84 million extension. He has since claimed to have never received that offer, but he was still hoping for a much larger deal than the one-year, $5.9 million contract he got from the […]

The New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Knicks-Bulls prediction and pick. The Knicks and Bulls will play Sunday in a high-profile east coast battle. Chicago sits third in the east with an 11-5 record, while the […]

The Toronto Raptors are struggling a bit to start this 2021-22 season after an exhausting and disappointing 2020-21 campaign. The Raptors won only 29 games last season while playing all their home games in Tampa. That was their first missed postseason since 2012-13. This season, Toronto has started with an 8-9 record and will have to […]

The Sacramento Kings are at the start of another questionable season. The Kings last made the playoffs in 2006 and last made it through the first round in 2004. It is sometimes difficult to express the mixture of emotions Kings fans must be going through, from utter disappointment in terms of how the team is […]

The Houston Rockets cannot seem to catch a break this season. Obviously, no one had them at the top of the Western Conference this year. However, regardless of the fact that their roster boasts some questionable NBA talent, most people did not envision this season going downhill in this manner. As of right now, the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder rising star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had some honest thoughts on opponents game planning against him. The guard started the season garnering a field goal percentage of better than 40% in seven of his first eight games. In the following eight games, however, he was below 40% in seven of the eight he played […]

When you’re coming off a 16-win season, it’s hard to have ambitious goals as a rebuilding Rockets team. Any notion of making the playoffs are out the window and the odds that Houston makes the play-in tournament are extremely low. However, there is one goal the organization probably made a priority before the season started. […]

Jayson Tatum has regained his groove over the past couple of games—extracting the biggest sigh of relief from Boston Celtics fans all over the world. The Celtics have been on a roll recently, despite the absence of Jaylen Brown due to injury, as Tatum has been on a 30-point hot streak. The 23-year-old franchise player has […]

The Atlanta Hawks are back to their winning ways, rattling off four straight victories following Saturday’s 115-105 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. The Hawks are slowly but surely digging themselves out of a deep hole after struggling out of the gates this season.  Atlanta started out 4-9 through their first 13 games. But don’t look […]

The Washington Wizards just are arguably the biggest surprise team of the young NBA season. Their offseason trade with the Los Angeles Lakers has paid huge dividends as their newfound depth has carried them to an 11-5 record, good for second place in the Eastern Conference. LeBron James and the Lakers, on the other hand, […]

Saturday night’s matchup between the Utah Jazz and the Sacramento Kings was eventful, to say the least. One particular fan, however, had a bit too much fun and he ended up causing a massive delay during the fourth quarter of the ballgame. Apparently, a random fan sitting courtside threw up on the floor. The maintenance […]

Earlier this week, Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the Sixers were considering a Ben Simmons trade package revolving around Jerami Grant. But a more recent report suggests that those talks were worth next to nothing. Sixers reporter Kyle Neubeck of the Philly Voice revealed that there’s no real traction in any Ben […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are… confusing, to say the least. One day, they’ll be beating teams like the Los Angeles Lakers in astonishing fashion. The next game day, they’ll sleepwalk against a lowly team and get absolutely smashed in the process. Such is the life of a Timberwolves fan. After another huge blowout win, this time […]

Now sitting on top of the entire NBA, the Golden State Warriors have got experts raving about their case for a championship run. The Warriors are looking as if they have turned back the hands of time. The usual suspects Stephen Curry and Draymond Green have been exceptional once again. Andrew Wiggins seems to have […]

The Phoenix Suns’ winning streak reached 11 games after they took down the Luka Doncic-less Dallas Mavericks again on Friday night, 112-104. The reigning Western Conference champions are by far the hottest team in the league right now. This now marks Phoenix’s longest winning streak since the Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire era during the […]

LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges showed out in Atlanta against the Hawks. Ball notched his third career triple-double, second this season, and Bridges dropped a career-high 35 points. Unfortunately, the Charlotte Hornets still lost the game. Outside of Bridges, it was a pretty rough shooting night for the whole team. Ball shot the Ball pretty […]

The Washington Wizards were staring their first three-game losing streak of the season right in the face. But somehow, some way they pulled victory out of the jaws of defeat on Saturday night against the Miami Heat. Bradley Beal was beyond proud of his squad after the game. He led the Wizards in scoring with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered yet another embarrassing defeat on Friday at the hands of their bitter rivals in the Boston Celtics. This was LeBron James’ first game back after a two-week spell on the sidelines, but not even his return was enough to help the Lakers avoid a 130-108 shellacking courtesy of the Celtics. […]

Houston Rockets rookie Jalen Green is calling for an immediate solution to his team’s constant poor form. It has become apparent that the Rockets are in for a long, exhausting and difficult season. However, star rookie Jalen Green is not succumbing to the idea of being written off outright. During the Rockets’ recent visit to […]

Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo nearly drained what would have been the shot of the season during Saturday’s tilt against the Washington Wizards. With the Heat down three points and less than one second remaining on the clock, Adebayo heaved the ball the full length of the court — and it almost went in: […]

Tom Thibodeau reveals Kemba Walker may play the second half of the Knicks’ back-to-back against the Chicago Bulls, despite Walker continuing to manage his left knee. It is no secret that the Knicks guard has had his fair share of significant injuries, including consecutive left knee surgeries in 2015 and 2016. Coming back to New […]

In the two previous tenures of New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau, his rotation relies heavily on his first unit. Some would even criticize him for overplaying his starters because they get worn out in the latter part of the season, especially in the playoffs. As he accepted his new job with the New […]

Not even the return of LeBron James was enough for the Los Angeles Lakers to avoid a humiliating blowout loss at the hands of their bitter rivals, the Boston Celtics, on Friday night. Jayson Tatum and Co. spoiled LeBron’s return to action as the Celtics managed a 130-108 victory over the Lakers. LA will be […]

Luka Doncic was unable to suit up for the Dallas Mavericks on Friday as the Mavs suffered a 112-104 against the Phoenix Suns. Dallas will be back in action on Sunday in a highly-anticipated match against the Los Angeles Clippers and at this point, Doncic’s playing status is still up in the air. According to […]

The Boston Celtics came up with a huge win on Friday as they took down the Los Angeles Lakers in the TD Garden. It was a statement win for the Celtics as they blew out their bitter rivals, 130-108, on the day LeBron James returned to action after a two-week absence. This was an important […]

The 2019 free agency period in the NBA was quite a chaotic one as a multitude of notable talents opted to move to new teams, including longtime Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker. After eight seasons with the team where he earned three All-Star selections and led the Hornets to two playoff appearances, Walker became […]

Warriors Draymond Green took to Twitter to defend his alma mater after being playfully attacked by LeBron James. The Michigan State Spartans took a horrible 56-7 loss against James’ alma mater, Ohio State, in their college football matchup Saturday. James poked fun at Green, tweeting, “Can somebody check in on my brother…Haven’t heard from him […]

The last time we saw Jamal Murray suiting up for the Denver Nuggets was in April. He’s been out of action for over six months now after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ACL on his left knee. It looks like he’s progressing well in his rehab, though, and the 24-year-old himself recently provided a […]

The defending world champion Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo are better than a season ago. The Bucks are only 8-8 on the season, but the roster that the front officee has built, is better than a year ago. The Bucks are only 8-8 on the season because they’ve played most of their games without Khris […]

The Golden State Warriors are off to an NBA-best 14-2 start after beating the Detroit Pistons on Friday night without Stephen Curry, Otto Porter Jr, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala. It’s pretty clear that Steve Kerr’s squad is the real deal, showing tremendous depth past Steph. In fact, the Warriors have already reached a feat […]

After an eventful offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers were expected to get back to being title contenders. That has not been the case thus far as they sit one game below .500 at 8-9. The Lakers have dealt with injuries to start the season with Talen Horton-Tucker and LeBron James just returning, but that is […]

The Philadelphia Sixers have announced that Matisse Thybulle will be in the lineup for Saturday’s matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers. This is Matisse Thybulle’s first game back for the Sixers in seven games. Getting Matisse Thybulle back is big news for the Sixers as they have struggled their past few games without him and […]