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Michael Porter Jr. has proven to be the X-factor for the Denver Nuggets. His three-point shooting skills, as well as his rebounding awareness, helped the Nuggets capture their first championship in team history this past season. He is once again a very important piece in their title pursuit entering the 2023-24 season. Denver has set […]

The New Orleans Pelicans, entering the 2023-24 season, are looking forward to putting a disappointing 2022-23 campaign behind them. At the end of the day, the Pelicans’ hopes of being legitimate title contenders hinge on the health of Zion Williamson. Brandon Ingram tried his best to prop up the Pelicans in the aftermath of Williamson’s […]

How far will the Chicago Bulls go during what could be a defining 2023-24 NBA season? Chicago finished the 2022-23 NBA regular season with a record of 40-42. It placed behind the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Milwaukee Bucks for third place in the Central Division. The Bucks traded for guard Damian Lillard from the Portland […]

Damian Lillard spent pretty much his entire offseason trying to find his way off of the Portland Trail Blazers, and he succeeded in that quest by getting dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks. While there’s no doubt Lillard is thrilled with this on-court development, he is currently dealing with a tough off-court issue that has caught […]

Damian Lillard is an American basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks. Lillard spent his entire career with the Portland Trail Blazers, accumulating a lot of accolades. He is a seven-time All-Star, NBA Rookie of the Year, All-NBA First Team in 2018, four-time All-NBA Second Team, and was on the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team. This helped […]

The Boston Celtics have turned the NBA on their head once again, with their latest big move seeing them pull off a blockbuster trade for Jrue Holiday. The C’s latest move once again boosts their title chances in a competitive Eastern Conference, and gives them arguably the best six-player starting rotation in the entire league. […]

PLAYA VISTA, CA – The 2022-23 NBA season was a whirlwind for the LA Clippers, and not many had to endure more than Robert Covington. The forward, who re-signed with the team in the summer of 2022, came in expecting a significant role on a team expected to contend for an NBA Championship. Instead, Covington […]

It seems Kyrie Irving has found a home with the Dallas Mavericks. Irving chimed in on his tenure with the Mavs during their current road trip in the Middle East. The Mavs will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in two exhibition games in Abu Dhabi, UAE this week. Irving has felt at home in Dallas […]

The Boston Celtics’ success banks a lot on their team chemistry. They mesh well with each other, hang out, and have their own inside jokes that fans get to enjoy every once in a while. But, the team had to endure a lot of departures this offseason because of the moves Brad Stevens made to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves, coming off a strong 2021-22 season in which they almost made it to the second round by giving the Memphis Grizzlies hell in the 2022 NBA playoffs, may have rushed their roster-building process when they dealt away a few first-rounders as well as three important role players for Rudy Gobert. Now, instead […]

With the Eastern Conference powering up, the Miami Heat are looking for one of their younger players to break out in 2023-24 to go along with their main core. A player who stands out that has high expectations not only for himself, but from the coaching staff and teammates is Nikola Jovic. No…not reigning NBA […]

After winning the 2023 NBA championship, Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone took some very subtle shots against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. James wasn’t born yesterday; he knew that they were the objects of the Nuggets’ banter even if their names weren’t explicitly said, and as such, The King is coming into […]

Freak Time is the new branding of the Milwaukee Bucks duo of Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo. The duo has opened Adrian Griffin to a wide array of schematics that he can launch at rival teams. NBA fans already know that this duo is lethal when it comes to running the dribble handoff or pick-and-roll. […]

Former Milwaukee Bucks star Jrue Holiday has already turned the page toward helping the Boston Celtics win their first championship since 2008. As his family prepares to follow him to Boston, though, Holiday’s wife, Lauren, shared a heartfelt message on social media about the massive emotional toll player trades take on their kin and community. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ rebuilding efforts are off to a flying start, as the front office has managed to trade Damian Lillard for a package centered on Jrue Holiday and Deandre Ayton, then they flipped Holiday for even more assets, including Malcolm Brogdon. Now, it stands to reason that, given the Blazers’ emphasis on youth […]

The transition to the NBA level isn’t exactly the easiest one to maneuver for a 19-year old. They quickly have to figure out how to manage their time and finances in a way that sets them up for a prosperous future ahead. But for San Antonio Spurs prized rookie Victor Wembanyama, he has, thus far, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies took a huge leap in their regular season record last season. They notched the second seed in the Western Conference. A huge drawback to their run was the absolute decimation they got with the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James and Anthony Davis made light work of the Ja Morant-led squad. The team, […]

Guard Jrue Holiday has had his fair share of battles against the Boston Celtics in front of the rambunctious TD Garden crowd. But after getting moved to the C’s on Sunday, the Boston faithful will now be on his side. During Holiday’s official introduction on Wednesday, Holiday spoke very highly of the loyal fans of […]

It’s only been three years since Sam Presti went on a trade binge to acquire a cupboard of draft assets to kickstart a rebuild into the future. Well, the future is now for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are poised to end their tanking era and are now looking to compete in the Western Conference […]

Since making their bombshell Kawhi Leonard and Paul George acquisitions in 2019, the Los Angeles Clippers have hoped to, finally, after years of mismanagement, win a championship. The Clippers roster, especially during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, looked primed to win a title given its wing depth, shooting, and defensive versatility. However, fast forward to […]

Whenever the topic of a new team-up between two stars who’ve been accustomed to doing the heavy lifting comes up, reporters always make it a point to question how those two forces of personality will fit under one ecosystem. Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks’ newest star duo, aren’t immune to such questions, […]

Max Strus is no longer with the Miami Heat. The shooter is on his way to help the young core of Jarett Allen, Donovan Mitchell, and Darius Garland in the Cleveland Cavaliers system. He is fairly excited about his new team and it shows with the amount of love he has given it. The city […]

It was on March 20, 2013 when LeBron James, then with the Miami Heat, debuted arguably his most iconic celebration of all time, dubbed “The Silencer”. And it could not have come at a better time; with a 23-game winning streak on the line, the Heat found themselves down by as many as 27 points […]

The offseason was not very eventful for the Utah Jazz. They did have three first-round picks, which they used to select Central Florida’s Taylor Hendricks, Baylor’s Keyonte George and Ohio State’s Brice Sensabaugh at with nineth, 16th and 28th overall picks, respectively. Outside of these additions through the draft, the Jazz largely opted to stay […]

The Los Angeles Clippers had a mission this offseason to get younger and more athletic. They were able to accomplish that somewhat by adding KJ Martin in a trade with the Houston Rockets. The Clippers have been one of the older teams in the league the past couple of seasons and don’t really generate many […]

The Hawks are in that weird NBA purgatory where no team wants to be. After making the Conference Finals just two seasons ago, they’ve failed to get near repeating that effort since, just sneaking into the playoffs through the play-in tournament two seasons in a row, only to be beaten relatively comfortably in the first […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and their fans are salivating over the possibility of having Damian Lillard, Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo on the court together this season. Coach Adrian Griffin’s squad had a disappointing finish to the 2022 season in the playoffs, but the addition of Lillard has fans changing their tune. Recently the Bucks’ superstar […]

Uncertainty clouds the Memphis Grizzlies entering the 2023-24 season with Ja Morant’s 25-game suspension to begin the campaign. A lot of the offensive load will fall on the broad shoulders of Desmond Bane, who has become one of the premier three-point shooters in the NBA. A lot already view Bane as a budding star in […]

It’s an exciting time to be a Spurs fan. A franchise not exactly accustomed to missing the playoffs, they’ve done just that for the past four seasons during a transitionary period which followed two consecutive first round losses in the postseason. But while last season was, from a results perspective, the worst in their history, […]

Getting an NBA championship as a head coach does not always guarantee glory. Michael Malone has been building his schematics around Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic for a long while now. He finally got rewarded as the only coach to have ever won a championship with the Denver Nuggets. Fans would think so highly of […]

Victor Wembanyama boasts perspective well beyond his 19 years of age. The San Antonio Spurs rookie has drawn comparisons to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar since he first became a legitimate NBA prospect, his surreal blend of size, athleticism and skill evoking no other player in NBA history save the Los Angeles Lakers legend. But it’s not just […]

The Washington Wizards underwent a radical change in the offseason. They fired general manager Tommy Sheppard and replaced him with Michael Winger. Winger wasted no time revamping the roster. He traded Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns and Kristaps Porzingis to the Boston Celtics. With the roster revamp, the Wizards have a few players on […]

While many NBA players like big cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant has a different preference. Durant made a s startling revelation on his favorite road city to play in, per OKC Thunder Wire’s Clemente Almanza (via The Spun’s Kevin Parrish, Jr.). KD says OKC is his […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will be looking very different in season 2023-24. After a long, arduous summer waiting to find out if their star of the past decade, Damian Lillard, would find a new home, he was eventually sent to the Bucks in exchange for Jrue Holiday – who was subsequently shipped to the Celtics. […]

The Detroit Pistons are one of the most proud franchises in the National Basketball Association, with three titles to their name, the last one coming in 2004. Since then the Pistons have had a rough go of it in many ways. While Larry Brown’s team returned to the Finals in 2005, narrowly losing in Game […]

The New York Knicks can make a deep run in the NBA Playoffs this year. They boast a squad with an All-Star in Julius Randle. Moreover, Jalen Brunson has also proven that he could take over games. This means that getting snubbed from last year’s All-Star team could make him play with a chip on […]

On day two of the Miami Heat’s training camp at FAU in Boca Raton, Florida, there was one word that head coach Erik Spoelstra emphasized and stood out from the rest. “Intentional.” A quick Google search will define that word as “done on purpose” and “deliberate.” Translating that to basketball, it’s safe to say that […]

Last week, Los Angeles Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka said LeBron James was preparing for his 21st NBA season like a “rookie.” Apparently, it only took two days of training camp for LeBron to resemble his early prime. “Without question,” Darvin Ham responded when asked if LeBron has his […]

WAIKIKI, HI – Marcus Morris had a busy offseason for the LA Clippers. He was in a verbally agreed-upon trade between the Clippers, Boston Celtics, and Washington Wizards which LA pulled out of. Morris has also been the subject of trade talks since as well, most notably linked to the Philadelphia 76ers in what would […]