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As the NBA Playoffs approach, the Minnesota Timberwolves find themselves in a high-stakes first-round matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. Finishing the regular season with a solid 49-33 record, the Timberwolves secured the 6th seed in the Western Conference. That set the stage for a compelling series against some of basketball’s biggest names. With a […]

This past offseason, the San Antonio Spurs picked up Chris Paul, the 39-year-old point guard, in free agency, giving Victor Wembanyama the veteran floor general he needed to take his game to the next level. Paul was coming off a topsy-turvy stint with the Golden State Warriors in which he averaged career-lows across the board, […]

It’s almost playoff time for the Los Angeles Lakers, a team that’s been rejuvenated by the addition of Luka Doncic in a trade that remains the most confounding deal of all time in all of professional sports. What makes the Lakers so scary of a matchup in the NBA playoffs is that there may not […]

Fans would think that Anthony Edwards uses himself and the Minnesota Timberwolves when he plays NBA 2K25. However, that is not the case. Edwards took part in an interview as he was at an event promoting Netflix’s Starting Five, a show that revolved around NBA stars like Edwards. The interviewer asked the Timberwolves star about […]

The Dallas Mavericks enter the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament with a season marred by controversy and adversity. Recall that they confusingly traded away Luka Doncic. They also endured a series of injuries, including a season-ending ACL tear to Kyrie Irving. As such, the Mavs find themselves in a must-win situation against the Sacramento Kings. This […]

With a Miami Heat NBA Play-In Tournament game on deck against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night, many eyes will be on the team who finished as the tenth seed to do what hasn’t been done before, which is to make the playoffs at that spot. Ahead of the Heat-Bulls contest, we’ll make Heat Play-In […]

The Portland Trail Blazers may not quite be at the level required yet to be a playoff team in the Western Conference, but they have been making steady progress over the past few seasons. In fact, they won 36 games in the 2024-25 season, their best mark over the past four seasons. And there’s plenty […]

Tristan Thompson has been a recent topic of discussion after a photo he posted of his children online. The Cleveland Cavaliers center has four children. The NBA star is the father to Prince who he shares with ex Jordan Craig, True and Tatum whom he shares with ex Khloe Kardashian, and Theo with Maralee Nichols. […]

Gilbert Arenas doesn’t want Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum to pay attention to the intense criticism would place on him after LeBron James retires. Arenas uploaded an episode of the Gil’s Arena podcast on Monday. He gave a warning to Tatum about how the media will prop him up just to knock him down if […]

The Brooklyn Nets are in the early stages of a rebuild. However, with an NBA-best 13 tradable first-round picks and over $50 million in cap space, the team has the ammo to go star hunting as early as this summer. General manager Sean Marks said such an acquisition would need to turn the Nets into […]

Gilbert Arenas has named his dark horse in the Western Conference ahead of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, which is the Los Angeles Clippers. Arenas uploaded an episode of the Gil’s Arena podcast after the Clippers’ 124-119 win over the Golden State Warriors in the season finale on Sunday. What he saw from them had him […]

The end of the 2024-25 regular season was not too kind to the Memphis Grizzlies. Facing immense pressure to compete in the stacked Western Conference, the Grizzlies decided to shake things up, firing Taylor Jenkins, their head coach of over half a decade, and giving assistant coach Tuomas Iisalo interim duties. But this did not […]

Anthony Edwards speaks with confidence, especially when it comes to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Fresh off locking down the Western Conference’s sixth seed with a 116-105 win over the Utah Jazz, the Timberwolves star was not just hopeful about the postseason ahead of the team’s series against the Lakers,  he was certain. “Playoffs is for us,” […]

The Phoenix Suns made a huge decision on Monday with the firing of head coach Mike Budenholzer. With Budenholzer’s firing, the Suns will be on their third head coach in as many seasons. Last year they fired Frank Vogel after only one season as well. But it appears as if the Suns top choice to […]

As the NBA Playoffs approach, the Denver Nuggets find themselves in a high-pressure situation, facing off against the Los Angeles Clippers. Both teams finished the 2024-25 regular season with identical 50-32 records. This has made this matchup even more significant. With the Nuggets’ star-studded roster, headlined by the MVP-level performance of Nikola Jokic, this contest […]

To say that the Phoenix Suns went through a disastrous 2024-25 season would be an understatement. A team that dreamed of competing for a championship after pulling off blockbuster trades for Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal in 2023 has fallen off a cliff, ending the 2024-25 campaign with a 36-46 record and missing the postseason […]

The Portland Trail Blazers had a strong finish to the second half of the season, and it resulted in head coach Chauncey Billups receiving a contract extension. Since January, the Blazers played at a .550 win pace. A big part of the Blazers turnaround was the All-Star level play of Deni Avdija this season. Following […]

Stephen A. Smith ripped 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey as the franchise finished its dismal season. There’s no way to skate around it. Philadelphia had a disastrous 2024-2025 campaign. While much of these struggles were due to injuries, the offseason gamble to sign Paul George to a massive contract has not paid dividends […]

Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and the Golden State Warriors suffered a brutal loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on the final day of the regular season. The loss sent the Warriors to a play-in tournament matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies, while the Clippers clinched the fifth seed and set up a date with the Denver […]

The Phoenix Suns acquired Bradley Beal in June of 2023 in the hopes that he could be the missing piece of a championship team. The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics employed the same logic when they each traded for Jrue Holiday, and it paid off for both franchises. That is where the similarities stop, though. […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his team continue to climb up the lists of impressive feats, including joining rare company in the dynastic Golden State Warriors teams from 2015 to 2022. At the end of the 2024-25 campaign, Gilgeous-Alexander is once again an MVP candidate, and on a list as an individual with […]

The Detroit Pistons are set to make their first appearance in the NBA Playoffs since the 2018 season. It’s been a while since this franchise last participated in the postseason and it sounds like the organization is trying to create the biggest advantage possible for its series against the New York Knicks. Reports indicate that […]

The Memphis Grizzlies strolled through the regular season 48-34 overall. But game No. 83 could be their last — as the Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors are in “win or go home” mode. Both Western Conference teams will open the NBA Play-In Tournament on Tuesday. Memphis will hear the Chase Center crowd loud and clear, […]

Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on the final day of the regular season to clinch a playoff spot. The win secured a playoff spot for LA and sent the Warriors to the play-in tournament. Leonard was instrumental in the win that was almost a year […]

At the end of his fifth regular season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kenrich Williams reflected on the franchise’s most-winningest campaign, and their leader, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. After capturing their 68th win in a 115-100 regular-season finale win against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Thunder are favorites to win the Western Conference in this year’s playoffs. […]

MIAMI – With the Miami Heat preparing for the first play-in tournament game against the Chicago Bulls, the team is coming off an eye-opening outing in what was a relatively meaningless game. The Heat would lose the regular-season finale to the Washington Wizards as Sunday afternoon allowed players who weren’t given big minutes during the […]

Denver Nuggets president Josh Kroenke discussed Michael Malone and Calvin Booth’s firing at his recent press conference before addressing trade rumors surrounding Nuggets guard Michael Porter Jr. In one of the most shocking head coach dismissals the NBA has seen in decades, Kroenke fired coach Malone and GM Booth, weeks before the postseason. After addressing […]

The Phoenix Suns’ 2024-25 season was an overall mess after the team finished with a 36-46 record. After missing out on the playoffs, the organization fired Mike Budenholzer as head coach. However, there’s at least one winner of the Suns’ debacle, and it’s somehow the Houston Rockets. In June 2024, the Rockets completed a trade […]

The NBA season comes to an end, but the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament is just starting, and we have a tilt between the Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies battling for their spot in the playoffs on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA Play-In odds series with a Warriors-Grizzlies prediction and pick. The […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat face the Chicago Bulls in the play-in tournament as the 10th seed, the path will be a tough one, but one that the team is confident they will get through. Even if the Heat sees it as a prime opportunity against the Bulls to prove themselves, the unit will […]

After suffering a torn scapholunate ligament in his right wrist back in January, Brandon Miller was ruled out for the season. Fortunately for Miller and the Charlotte Hornets, Miller gave some promising updates on his status heading into the offseason during the exit interviews. Brandon Miller provides a much-needed update on his wrist Miller addressed […]

The Toronto Raptors will be going into the offseason looking to improve their team and also hoping they can get a good pick in the NBA Draft. At the trade deadline, the Raptors acquired Brandon Ingram in a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans, and he will be a building block for the team in […]

His name is Pat Connaughton and he will not be forgotten. The Milwaukee Bucks’ 10-year veteran who helped them win an NBA championship in 2021 — while earning his Playoff Pat nickname — has spent most of this season out of the rotation and buried on the bench. Yet he never lost confidence. “I think […]

The Phoenix Suns hectic offseason is officially underway. After the Suns fired Mike Budenholzer, many have wondered what Devin Booker will do. ESPN insider Shams Charania detailed the team’s adamant statement about the franchise guard. Reporting for NBA Today on the futures of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and the Suns after Mike Budenholzer became the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are cleaning house after firing Executive Vice President David Griffin. Louisiana native and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Joe Dumars has emerged as the leading candidate to take over the top executive role Griffin held. However, a deal with Dumar is “not over the line yet,” sources told ClutchPoints. The team […]

PHILADELPHIA — Jared McCain and Joel Embiid spent a lot of time on the bench together during this Philadelphia 76ers season. The rookie and the veteran both dealt with knee injuries that knocked them out for most of the season. Although those injuries were not quite the same thing, it gave them lots of time […]

This year, the NBA’s Western Conference has been super competitive, and it’s hard to tell who will come out and go to the Finals. There are some who think the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors have a good chance of making it to the Finals, and ESPN’s Kevin Pelton shared his upside […]

Amidst the Charlotte Hornets’ struggles, their franchise player, LaMelo Ball, remains committed to the team. He wants to stick it out with the Hornets for the long haul despite where other NBA fans prefer him to play. Ball’s 2024-25 campaign season was slowed down by injuries. He played in 47 games before shutting it down to […]

DALLAS — When Klay Thompson joined the Dallas Mavericks last offseason, he was dreaming of winning a championship with his new team. After earning four championships with the Golden State Warriors, Klay was looking to add a fifth with the Mavs. Although he technically still could accomplish his goal, the Mavericks narrowly snuck into the […]