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Although he is no longer teammates with Anthony Edwards, Los Angeles Lakers power forward Jarred Vanderbilt remains a big believer in the Minnesota Timberwolves star. “[Anthony Edwards] is just a dawg— on both ends… You could tell now that he’s like ‘this my team’… The sky is the limit for him… He got everything lined […]

Noah Lyles previously caused a stir by stating that NBA teams that won the Finals should not be called “world champions.” NBA players immediately responded, leading to Lyles receiving no shortage of backlash. However, some stars like Giannis Antetokounmpo actually supported Lyles’ statement. Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, on the other hand, completely disagrees […]

The Utah Jazz will enter the 2023-24 NBA season feeling optimistic. The franchise is coming off a surprising season in which it nearly earned a playoff spot despite trading away cornerstones Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Forward Lauri Markkanen earned the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award while averaging 25.6 points per game. Meanwhile, Jordan Clarkson […]

The 2022-23 season felt like the tide had shifted for the Minnesota Timberwolves. It felt like a changing of the guard was happening, with Karl-Anthony Towns ceding “ownership” of the franchise to nascent star Anthony Edwards, especially with Towns having to adjust completely to having to play alongside another center in Rudy Gobert. But Timberwolves […]

One of the highlights of the 2023 NBA Playoffs was the heavyweight clash between two of the NBA teams with the most populous fanbases in the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors. While the two teams, led by all-time greats in LeBron James and Stephen Curry, respectively, traded one punch after another, it […]

Damian Lillard wants out of Portland. This has been known for quite some time, as the Portland Trail Blazers All-Star has made it clear he wants to join Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo on the Miami Heat. As the offseason has progressed, no ground has really been made on a potential trade, especially since Miami […]

The NBA loves to emphasize the offensive side of the ball, but Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown is taking a different approach this season. Although the two-time All-Star is primarily known for his offense, he’s looking to become a more complete two-way player. On Instagram, Brown even left a comment declaring that he wants to […]

Victor Wembanyama is coming to the Olympics in 2024. The San Antonio Spurs super rookie expressed his desire to join to be part of Team France in the Paris Olympic Games in a statement. “Succeeding in the Olympics would be a great story. And there will be no goal other than gold. Of course, I […]

VC in NBA 2K24 is easily the most important form of currency in the game. While most players need to it upgrade their MyCAREER player, VC may also be used in other modes like MyTEAM as well. For some time now, it has pretty much become the central figure in NBA 2K games, with players […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are one of the most exciting teams in the NBA. They have a talented roster that has the potential to compete for a championship. However, as the team prepares for the 2023-24 NBA season, there is one player who may be in danger of losing his starting job during training camp. […]

The New York Knicks training camp officially opens in full on October 3, with the first preseason game vs. the Boston Celtics coming on October 9, and the 2023-24 opener against those same Celtics on October 25. In the next month plus, most Knicks players will simply be getting ready for the upcoming campaign, as […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have needed wing depth all offseason and waited until there were just a few weeks left until training camp to make veteran additions in that position. Kelly Oubre Jr. is the Sixers’ latest addition after they brought back Danny Green. Oubre agreed to a one-year, minimum deal with the Sixers, giving him […]

The Brooklyn Nets open training camp soon. Entering the first full season of the post-Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving era, the Nets have a blend of returning contributors and young additions. With that, we project Brooklyn’s rotation for the 2023-24 season before the new campaign starts. Starting Five: Ben Simmons, Spencer Dinwiddie, Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, […]

The Toronto Raptors took a step backwards last season. After jumping from 27 wins in 2020-21 to 48 in 2021-22, they were unable to return to the playoffs, splitting their regular season down the middle with 41 wins and 41 losses before losing in disappointing fashion to the Bulls in the first play-in game. This […]

Jarred Vanderbilt has officially put pen to paper his four-year, $48 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, and sure enough, LeBron James is hyped up over the development. On his Instagram story, James shared the Lakers’ official announcement of the Vanderbilt signing. While he didn’t say any word, the superstar forward did make […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James immediately showed his support for Nick Chubb after the Cleveland Browns running back suffered a gruesome injury on Monday. Chubb’s leg snapped badly after he was hit low by Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick while trying to rush to the end zone. Video replays of the incident showed Chubb’s […]

The Golden State Warriors didn’t quite have the season they were hoping for in 2022-23. After their core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green won their fourth championship together the season prior, they won only 44 games, and though they got past the plucky young Kings in the first round to set up […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is one of the faces of the NBA’s new rules regarding stars taking off games. The Sixers will face fines if they rest their superstar center on certain games and will face more rest restrictions if James Harden suits up (which is also heavily incentivized by the new rules). Embiid […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are well and truly on the way up. From 2020-21 to 2021-22 they doubled their win total from 22 to 44, and last season they bumped that up even further to 51, making their first playoff appearance since their LeBron James days in the process. Led by a young core consisting of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are no strangers to exciting offseasons. This 2023, however, was not one of those. Though it wasn’t, that doesn’t mean the Purple and Gold did not have an outstanding offseason. In fact, it was one of the better ones the franchise has had in recent seasons ever since the summer of […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have landed a capable scorer on the wing with superstar James Harden’s future with the franchise still in limbo. The Sixers have agreed to a one-year contract with forward Kelly Oubre Jr, league sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Oubre, 27, averaged a career-best 20.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been mired in NBA purgatory for years. For six consecutive seasons they finished between 9th and 11th in the Eastern Conference, before last season dropping to 14th with just 27 wins. That disappointing 2022-23 season, however, did help them to secure Brandon Miller, adding to the quietly growing compilation of talent […]

Ever since Damian Lillard requesting his trade from the Portland Trail Blazers, the Miami Heat have been deemed the most likely destination. However, the Heat aren’t the only team in the Eastern conference with an interest in Lillard. A team from the Eastern conference outside of the Heat has been talking to the Blazers about […]

Four championships in an eight-year span. Not many professional sports organizations can say they have accomplished this. The Golden State Warriors joined elite company and formed this generation’s NBA dynasty in 2022 when they once again won the Larry O’Brien championship trophy. A feat that nobody thought was possible after missing the playoffs in back-to-backs […]

Don’t go buying those Dwight Howard Golden State Warriors jerseys just yet. Shams Charania reported last week that the Warriors are planning to meet with Howard, leading a lot of fans to believe the eight-time All-Star’s return to the NBA was a done deal. The Warriors don’t see it that way and still need Howard […]

San Antonio Spurs No. 1 overall draft pick Victor Wembanyama will have the entire world watching when he steps onto an NBA floor for the league’s 2023-24 Opening Night. He’s one of the most anticipated draft prospects of all time and has already become the face of the Spurs franchise. Sneakerheads may be wondering what […]

No team had as busy an offseason as the Washington Wizards. The Wizards new front office, led by president of basketball operations Michael Winger and general manager Will Dawkins, did what the previous regime never wanted to in the nation’s capital: blow it up. They traded away the face of their franchise, Bradley Beal, to […]

Next season has the potential to be quite a memorable one for Indiana Pacers fans. Gainbridge Fieldhouse will play host to the 2024 NBA All-Star game, which will allow this historically proud basketball culture to gain some added exposure. It can also be a big showcase for one or two players. Pacers center Myles Turner […]

Paul Reed’s role with the Philadelphia 76ers has grown each season since being drafted 58th overall in the 2020 NBA Draft. With the Sixers in dire need of depth heading into the 2023-24 season, Reed is in for a huge season. The Sixers have mostly asked the same of Reed as they have with all […]

Ben Simmons has not been shy about his expectations for himself amid his newfound health ahead of the 2023-24 season. After spending the offseason training in Miami, Simmons said he’s “the strongest he’s been” during his time with the Brooklyn Nets. The three-time All-Star opened up Monday about what excites him most about Brooklyn’s new-look […]

Julius Randle has been with the New York Knicks since the start of the 2019-20 season and he’s made two All-Star appearances in the last four seasons. Alongside Jalen Brunson and RJ Barrett, Randle has his team in a prime position to compete at the highest level possible in the Eastern Conference. One of the […]

Shortly after being featured on the cover of SLAM magazine, New Balance and two of their biggest basketball stars will join forces to officially unveil the newest in the brand’s hooping footwear technology. Denver Nuggets‘ Jamal Murray and Atlanta Hawks‘ Dejounte Murray showcased the newest New Balance Two WXV V4 as the brand continues its […]

Marcus Smart was traded out of Boston, but that doesn’t mean his love for the Celtics is gone. And speaking of love, Smart tied the knot last weekend with Maisa Hallum, whom he proposed to while still on the C’s in December. The wedding was also a reunion of sorts as plenty of current and […]

The Toronto Raptors have been notorious for adding championship-level talent during the offseason. They did so in 2018 when they traded DeMar DeRozan for Kawhi Leonard and this front office led by Masai Ujiri always seems to have a great feel for how to build their roster. However, this offseason was not too kind to […]

With important questions looming this off-season about the future of the team’s core, the Milwaukee Bucks wasted no time putting pen to paper once NBA free agency started.  Khris Middleton (three years, $102 million), Brook Lopez (two years, $48 million), Jae Crowder (one year, undisclosed), and A.J. Green (multi-year, undisclosed) all signed contracts to stay […]

Since the start of the 2009-10 season, the Detroit Pistons have made the playoffs only two times. In fact, they have not won a playoff series since 2008, a year in which they advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth consecutive year with Chauncey Billups as their leader. Over the last four seasons, […]

Two months ago, the Atlanta Hawks traded forward John Collins to the Utah Jazz. The move came as a mild surprise: many viewed Collins as a foundational piece along with Trae Young and Dejounte Murray. However, after a brutal 2022-23 season filled with injuries, the team decided to move on from the forward. After a […]

The Utah Jazz have to enter the 2023-24 NBA season feeling pretty good about themselves. The franchise is coming off a surprising season in which it nearly earned a playoff spot despite trading away cornerstones Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Lauri Markkanen earned the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award while averaging 25.6 points per game, […]

In late June, the Celtics were hours away from sending Malcolm Brogdon across the country. The 2023 Sixth Man of the Year was going to be involved in a three-team deal that’d trade him to the Los Angeles Clippers and bring Kristaps Porzingis to Boston. However, Brogdon’s recent injury to his shooting arm halted the […]