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The Portland Trail Blazers have a completely new look this season after the departure of Damian Lillard, and their new center Deandre Ayton, who they acquired in the three-team deal with Lillard involving the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns, is super motivated to change the narrative on him this season. “I have accomplished a lot […]

Chicago Bulls stars Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan responded to a question about whether or not they would play at the Paris Olympics in 2024 for Team USA basketball if they were offered a roster spot in the way you’d expect two former gold medalists to respond. Zach LaVine, who won gold in Tokyo with […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo appears to be in the Stephen Curry, Tim Duncan, and Kobe Bryant one-team man mold, but in today’s NBA, there are no such guarantees. Antetokounmpo said as much during his podcast appearances, basically telling the Bucks front office that he could be a flight risk if the team fails to […]

NBA superteams are common nowadays, but fans would be hard-pressed to find more than a couple of instances where the collective star power of the team’s two top guys is greater than that of the Milwaukee Bucks. Fresh off acquiring Damian Lillard, general manager Jon Horst put into focus the historical significance of this mega-trade. […]

Lonzo Ball is expected to miss the 2023-24 season due to an injury. Ball, who’s a star player but has dealt with no shortage of injury concerns, provided an update on his status during Media Day, per the Chicago Bulls on X (formerly Twitter). “Pretty good. About halfway through the rehab process,” Ball said about […]

Given the Chicago Bulls’ middling 2022-23 season, it’s no surprise to see the names of their star trio appear in trade rumors throughout the year. And it seems like this involvement in rumors has no end in sight, especially when the Bulls are lagging behind their peers in the Eastern Conference. But Zach LaVine, at […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will be without their star player Ja Morant for the first 25 games of the season after being suspended for his conduct on Instagram live this summer, but Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins said that he will be with the team for basically everything except for games at media day. “Great dialogs […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo, almost all offseason long, was indirectly urging the Milwaukee Bucks to make some upgrades to show that the team, indeed, was serious about making another run for the championship. And to the Bucks’ credit, they pulled it off. The team that finished with the best regular season record in the NBA last year […]

Containing Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2023-24 season will be difficult. In fact, even Lillard isn’t sure how opponents will defend Milwaukee’s pick-and-roll between himself and Giannis, via ClutchPoints. “Obviously I’m a pick-and-roll player, I’ve played a lot of pick-and-roll in my career,” Lillard said during Media Day. “And when […]

The Colorado football program has everybody talking with the way Deion Sanders has turned things around quickly. During NBA media days, Boston Celtics guard Derrick White, who played college basketball for the Buffs, spoke about the impact Coach Prime has had on the school in just a short period of time (h/t Daniel Donabedia of […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — James Harden’s spat with the Philadelphia 76ers is awkward for everyone involved with the franchise. Perhaps no player on the team has it as weird as P.J. Tucker, a close friend of Harden who came to the Sixers last offseason in large part because of him. Tucker and Harden spent lots of […]

The Portland Trail Blazers front office appears to have stumbled upon a trick that longtime players of NBA 2K’s MyLEAGUE game mode have used over the years — trade players with tons of value for players who could bring back even more assets, rinse and repeat. This was exactly what Joe Cronin and company did […]

DeMar DeRozan enters Media Day and training camp for the Chicago Bulls on an expiring contract. With other stars around the league receiving new contracts and extensions this offseason, DeRozan recently turned 34 and there’s no telling what the future holds for him. The Bulls, an organization who oftentimes take their time when it comes […]

Brooklyn Nets player Ben Simmons was once regarded as a superstar with the Philadelphia 76ers. Despite recent underperformance and injury concerns, there are still people who believe in Simmons’ potential. Simmons, though, turned down specific praise during Nets Media Day, via ClutchPoints. Simmons was asked about being the “most accomplished player” on the Nets roster. […]

There’s always a possibility that reigning title-holders suffer from a championship hangover, but Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone doesn’t want his players to fall victim to that trap. In fact, Malone isn’t just content with seeing his players flourish in the postseason. This time around, he wants his players, specifically star point guard Jamal […]

With less than a year until the 2024 Olympics kicks off in Paris, some NBA superstars have big decisions to make in terms of their participation in the event. Reigning NBA MVP and Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid is one of those players and the Sixers big man said he’ll make a decision in the […]

It has been a wildly unpredictable year for the Toronto Raptors. A mediocre 2022-23 campaign indicated that the franchise could be nearing a definitive transition period, or even a rebuild. Fred VanVleet’s departure reinforced that notion. Then, the organization’s outlook appeared to abruptly shift back into NBA title contention after escalating Damian Lillard trade rumors. […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone tried to channel his inner John Wooden during Monday’s Media Day. With the looming challenge for his team to successfully defend the NBA title Denver won in the 2022-23 NBA season, Malone dropped a well-known adage from the legendary former head coach of the UCLA Bruins. “Winning takes talent; […]

The start of training camp is always an optimistic time for NBA teams looking to break into the upper-echelon of true title contention. The hype is at an all-time high, and this appears to be the case for Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. Both Williamson and the Pelicans are looking forward to putting […]

The Phoenix Suns have their media day for the 2023-24 NBA season Monday at 10 a.m. PT. The Suns could have their best team ever this season. Phoenix has superstars Kevin Durant and Devin Booker and traded for three-time All-Star Bradley Beal, creating the best scoring trio in the league. Here are five questions the […]

The 2023-2024 NBA season is getting ready to kick off with media days beginning across the league. The Boston Celtics are one of the most enticing teams to watch, especially after landing Jrue Holiday in a massive trade with the Portland Trail Blazers. Ahead of the season, Celtics star Jaylen Brown has his eyes set […]

The Phoenix Suns might have their best team ever on the floor this season. The Suns will be led by superstars Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, both of whom are considered top-10 players. They traded for three-time All-Star Bradley Beal this summer and will be coached by former NBA champion Frank Vogel. The Suns will […]

Kelly Oubre Jr. is coming off the best scoring season of his eight-year career, averaging a career-high 20.3 points per game for the moribund Charlotte Hornets. Oubre could not have picked a better time to put up the best scoring numbers of his career, and yet there he was, languishing in free agency until late […]

The San Antonio Spurs had NBA Media Day on Monday ahead of training camp, and the biggest (both literally and figuratively) attraction was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Victor Wembanyama. The French big man showed up looking as impressive as ever, and ready to go, especially with his fresh new […]

Kevin Porter Jr.’s status with the Houston Rockets has been in question ever since he was arrested for allegations of domestic assault. On Monday at Rockets Media Day, general manager Rafael Stone gave an update on Porter’s status, claiming that the former first-round pick would not be back with the team. “The allegations are deeply […]

After being fierce rivals in the East, Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday are now Boston Celtics teammates. And Brown is among the happiest people following the trade with the Portland Trail Blazers that landed Boston the former Milwaukee Bucks two-way guard. “Jrue [Holiday] is fantastic,” Brown said of his new teammate during Monday’s Media Day, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers, ever since their fateful defeat to the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 2021 NBA playoffs, have fallen on hard times. Ben Simmons was unable to recover from the infamy of passing up on a layup in the dying moments of Game 7 against the Hawks, leading to his eventual […]

All offseason long, it just seemed like a matter of time before the Miami Heat were going to acquire Damian Lillard and send former Sixth Man of the Year Tyler Herro packing. Ever since Lillard requested his trade from the Portland Trail Blazers on July 1, all signs pointed towards him joining the Heat. This […]

When the Boston Celtics failed to outlast the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals this past May, some changes were expected, nay demanded. But fans will be rooting for a vastly different team when the new season tips off in a few weeks, courtesy of the wheeling and dealing Brad Stevens. The latest fireworks […]

More than two months after Damian Lillard made his bombshell trade request from the Portland Trail Blazers, specifically for him to be traded to the Miami Heat, a new reported frontrunner emerged in the Toronto Raptors. According to multiple sources, the Raptors overtook other prospective Lillard suitors in the race for the seven-time All-Star’s services, […]

The Toronto Raptors have all kinds of question marks to figure out and even popped up in the Damian Lillard trade rumors. But one of the biggest questions entering the 2023-2024 NBA season is what will happen with OG Anunoby. He was a rumored piece in a potential Lillard trade, but nothing materialized as the […]

The 2023 NBA offseason was a rocky one for the Philadelphia 76ers. While the James Harden trade saga dominated headlines, there were also concerns that Joel Embiid could be looking to force a move if things don’t get any better in Philly soon. Embiid showed up for the Sixers media day, though, and took a […]

After an offseason filled with hope in South Beach, the Miami Heat enter training camp with virtually the same identity they had three months ago. Looked at by some as the frontrunner to land seven-time All-Star Damian Lillard this summer, the Heat missed out on adding another superstar to pair with Jimmy Butler. Lillard would […]

Who will be the team’s starting five this season? Every single coach in the NBA seems to get asked this question as training camp begins and that did not change at Media Day on Monday for New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau. The Knicks are coming off of a successful 2022-23 campaign in which […]

The 2023-23 NBA season is just less than a month away, but up to this point, the Philadelphia 76ers are still left dealing with an offseason saga with James Harden. It is no longer a secret that the Sixers superstar guard and former league Most Valuable Player wants out of Philly. His desire to be […]

The Philadelphia 76ers weren’t too active this summer and have a disgruntled star on their hands in James Harden. There were rumors they could try to reunite with Jrue Holiday, but he was ultimately traded to the Boston Celtics. After that deal happened, Joel Embiid came out and tweeted this: This off-season was fun lmao […]

The Miami Heat are fresh off another unexpected run to the NBA Finals last season, but they don’t enter the 2023-24 season with many expectations. After losing key contributors in Gabe Vincent and Max Strus and failing to pull off a big trade for Damian Lillard, the Heat are going to have to find new […]

The Miami Heat may be entering the 2023-24 season without the firepower the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics have after trading for Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday, but that doesn’t seem to have affected Jimmy Butler’s ability to have fun in media day. Just like last year, Butler is again going viral for a wild […]

A puzzling cloud of indecision seemed to hover over the Toronto Raptors front office’s head throughout the 2022-23 season amid a lackluster campaign. Given their mediocrity, it wasn’t surprising at all to see the possibility of a few blockbuster trades sending away the likes of Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, and OG Anunoby, among others, come […]