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The Denver Nuggets are fresh off an NBA Finals victory. It is no secret that superstar Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray led Denver to their championship. Stephen A. Smith took notice of the duo, ranking them atop his list of the best duos in the league heading into the 2023-24 season. “Jokic and Jamal Murray, […]

In just five NBA seasons, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turned himself into a star for the Oklahoma City Thunder and one of the best scorers in the NBA. His points per game total increased every season and reached a plateau last season when the 24-year-old averaged 31.4 points across 68 games. He earned his first All-Star selection […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been looking to add a little bit of experienced depth behind LaMelo Ball at the point guard position before the 2023-24 season. With newly signed Frank Ntilikina dealing with a leg injury, the Hornets have decided to bring in a 13-year veteran guard. On Tuesday, the Hornets agreed to a contract […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will begin their 2023-24 season with a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Oct. 26. The Bucks earned a 2-2 record against Philadelphia during the 2022-23 regular season. They opened last season with a 90-88 win over the Sixers on the road behind 21 points and 13 rebounds from forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. […]

Apple Arcade players are gearing up for a slam dunk as the much-anticipated NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition goes live on app stores today. The game’s launch offers a renewed experience of the court, packed with innovative features and game modes that enhance the basketball gaming realm. NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition Now Available Released by 2K […]

It seems like just yesterday that Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets won their first championship, putting a bow on the 2022-23 NBA season. Here we are, somehow at the end of October and now at the start of the 2023-24 NBA season, a year that will feature a ton of unpredictability. Around this moment, […]

The Detroit Pistons have not made the NBA playoffs since 2019. Failing to win more than 23 games in a season each of the last four years, new head coach Monty Williams is looking to guide this young team in the right direction entering the 2023-24 season in order to get out from the bottom […]

Happy NBA day everyone. The NBA season kicks off tonight with two action-packed games between the Lakers and Nuggets, and the Suns and Warriors. There’s plenty of early speculation as to which teams are the frontrunners to win the Finals, but when discussing that, it’s important to note which players may grow and improve, and […]

The idea of future Hall-of-Famer Chris Paul coming off the bench for the Golden State Warriors has been floated around all offseason long. Golden State is reportedly leaning towards Paul leading the second unit and playing a bench role, per NBA insider Shams Charania. “I think there is a level of momentum of [Chris Paul] […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, despite coming off a season in which they steamrolled the opposition en route to winning the franchise’s first-ever championship, still face a ton of disrespect on the regular. One instance in particular stood out to many analysts and fans on Twitter. With the season set to open on Tuesday […]

Not long ago, the Utah Jazz were the 1-seed in the Western Conference with Donovan Mitchell, Mike Conley Jr., Bojan Bogdanovic, and Rudy Gobert running the show. With Mitchell, Gobert, and Bogdanovic all being traded before the start of the 2022-23 season, the Jazz were viewed as a younger, inexperienced team that would finish near […]

The Los Angeles Clippers do not have the luxury of time, that much is clear. Despite acquiring two bonafide superstar small forwards in Kawhi Leonard and Paul George back in 2019, the Clippers have fallen short over and over again in the postseason, mostly due to the injury-prone nature of their two franchise cornerstones. And […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo made one thing clear to the Milwaukee Bucks brass if they wanted him to stay with the team for the long haul: show him that they’re invested in winning another championship. That’s exactly what the Bucks did when they made the difficult decision of trading away fan favorite Jrue Holiday, along with other […]

Austin Reaves has come a long way. From going undrafted in 2021 to finding a home with the Los Angeles Lakers and even representing Team USA in the recently concluded 2023 FIBA World Cup, it’s been quite a whirlwind for the former Oklahoma Sooners star. It’s even gotten to a point that he’s become a […]

The Atlanta Hawks enter the 2023-24 season in an interesting position. Atlanta traded John Collins away during the offseason and they aren’t expected to seriously compete in the talented Eastern Conference. The Hawks still have stars like Trae Young and Dejounte Murray on the roster, however. Although Murray’s first season playing alongside Young in 2022-23 […]

One of the greatest NBA players of all time is making an interesting comparison. Kevin Garnett compared Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to rapper 50 Cent when appearing on the SHOWTIME Basketball show. "[Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is] like when everybody was cracking, 50 [Cent] came in… Like Shai coming in with a whole 'nother 'yeah […]

Marcus Smart had been one of the faces of the Boston Celtics franchise due to his longevity with the team. Originally drafted sixth overall by the C’s in 2014, Smart helped guide the team to the 2022 NBA Finals and became just the second player in team history to win the Defensive Player of the […]

The 2024 NBA Draft landscape will become more defined in the coming eight months. Currently, everything is in a state of freshness and newness. The G League Ignite recently played exhibition games against the Perth Wildcats, featuring several projected first-round picks. Meanwhile, action has started in Europe, and the NCAA season has gotten underway. The […]

The Charlotte Hornets are ready to surprise the league heading into opening night on October 25th against the Atlanta Hawks. As they prepare, it seems like their confidence across the room, but more specifically, from Terry Rozier. “I feel amazing man,” Rozier said. “It’s been a long offseason, probably the longest offseason since I’ve been […]

The Phoenix Suns might not be in 100 percent form when they open their 2023-24 NBA campaign on the road Wednesday night versus Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Phoenix newcomer Bradley Beal is reportedly “unlikely” to play, while there is also a level of uncertainty with regards to the status of guard Devin […]

From the best player on a team to the 15th man on the roster, every single player in the league holds a certain role, regardless of their standing in NBA free agency. Even those who do not hold an actual roster spot have filled key roles through the years, as two-way contracts have suddenly become […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will start off their 2023-24 regular season schedule with a matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies on Oct. 25. The Pelicans went 2-2 against the Grizzlies during the 2022-23 regular season. Both victories, one in November and one in April, were won in the Smoothie King Center. Three Pelicans scored 30 points […]

What’s in store for Joel Embiid in the 2023-24 NBA season? The Philadelphia 76ers superstar was riding as high as can be last season, winning an MVP award and leading the Sixers to one of the most successful regular seasons in recent franchise history. Then he put up a horrific final five quarters in the […]

The Phoenix Suns have a new look trio in Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal that they are hoping to lead them to a title this upcoming season. However, it looks like they are going to have to wait a little bit longer to see this trio take the floor together for a regular […]

It seemed far-fetched entering the 2023 offseason that Chris Paul would become a member of the Golden State Warriors. But now, with the Warriors’ 2023-24 season opener against the Phoenix Suns being mere hours away from tipping off, the Point God has now teamed up with his former rivals via trade, giving the Warriors an […]

Given the uncertainty surrounding the Philadelphia 76ers’ title-contending future in the aftermath of the trade that sent James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers, it’s no surprise to see that there may already be vultures circling around Joel Embiid if the 2023 league MVP requests a trade as well. And the frontrunner for Embiid’s services […]

Just over four months ago, the Denver Nuggets hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy into the air, celebrating their first NBA championship in team history. Now, they begin their quest to win another title, as the other 29 teams around the league look to prove they have what it takes to dethrone the champs. The 2023-24 […]

Kevin Durant’s decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder to win with the Golden State Warriors still remains controversial to this very day. A lot of fans think that joining a stacked squad to notch a Larry O’Brien trophy is unfair. They also posit that it should affect how legacies should be viewed. This is […]

Players from the 2020 draft class headed into the 2023 offseason hoping to get their rookie contract extensions. And while there are many who failed to reach an agreement with their current NBA teams and will now head to restricted free agency come 2024, there are several others who did enough to warrant an extension. […]

New York Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley took to social media after becoming one of a handful of players from the class of 2020 to fail to reach agreement on a rookie scale contract extension by Monday’s deadline. IQ Instagram post: pic.twitter.com/nWnTD3ecEJ — Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) October 24, 2023 Fourteen players signed their extensions between July […]

Dejounte Murray, Trae Young, and the Atlanta Hawks had an unfortunate run-in with the Boston Celtics that ended their 2023 NBA campaign. The team may have retooled with new rotational additions but the core remains intact. This is unlike their other Eastern Conference teams who added stars like Jrue Holiday, and Damian Lillard among others. […]

The Golden State Warriors finished the 2023-2024 preseason with a 4-1 record, erasing some concerns about a challenging season and Opening Night game vs. the Suns. The Warriors are hoping to execute Coach Steve Kerr’s small-ball attack (with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson as the focal points) to an eighth franchise championship and a win […]

With the Trail Blazers set to kick off their 2023-24 NBA season on Wednesday, there are multiple questions lingering over the franchise as they begin life without Damian Lillard. While fans can only have their questions about Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, and DeAndre Ayton answered by watching the season play out, here are four bold […]

As the Mile High City eagerly awaits the tip-off of the 2023-24 NBA season, the Denver Nuggets find themselves at a pivotal point in their franchise history. Fresh off earning their franchise-first NBA Championship, Nikola Jokic and co. are still hungry for more. Are they poised to repeat as champions? Is this the start of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers believe they have the depth, talent, and continuity to contend for a title in 2023-24. On Tuesday, they’ll begin that quest with a fitting early barometer: the Denver Nuggets, shortly after the defending champs receive their rings. The Lakers are entering the regular season rife with optimism. They ran back the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers enter the 2023-24 season with a chip on their shoulder. The Lakers made last year’s NBA Playoffs as an eighth seed after getting through the Play-In Tournament. Even greater, LA went to the Western Conference Finals, but they were eventually beaten by the Denver Nuggets. After last year’s success, the organization […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has been silencing his haters throughout his career, and don’t expect him to stop any time soon. James emphasized as much in his  latest ad with Erling Haaland for Beats by Dre. On Monday, Beats by Dre released its new commercial featuring the Lakers icon and the Manchester City […]

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant has done some incredible things since he returned from an Achilles tendon tear. Durant, who is 35 years old, last season looked like arguably the best player in the world when he was healthy. Durant averaged 29.7 points per game before he was traded to the Suns, and even though […]

Magic Johnson loves every organization that he becomes part of. He traversed his way through college basketball with the MSU basketball program and became one of the best players of all time with the Los Angeles Lakers. Johnson has now transitioned as one of the loving owners of the Washington Commanders but has not forgotten […]