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The Phoenix Suns have been at the center of trade discussions since the beginning of the New Year. Most notably, Suns guard Bradley Beal has been at the core of those talks. However, in recent days, Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine has also found his name in those discussions. As a result, the Suns could […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas is progressing toward returning from an extended absence due to a hamstring injury. Head coach Jordi Fernandez said Thomas will undergo scans on his hamstring on Wednesday, after which the team will provide a timetable for his return. Thomas has missed the Nets’ last 13 games after aggravating his hamstring […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are still identifying growth areas at the midway point of the 2024-25 NBA season. Taylor Jenkins and company took one on the chin in a 143-106 loss while visiting the New York Knicks though. Madison Square Garden has seen some one-sided fights before, but this was the kind of defeat that leaves […]

The Los Angeles Lakers grabbed a 112-107 win against the Charlotte Hornets, to improve to 2-0 on their current road trip, and to notch their fourth consecutive win. The Lakers didn’t make things easy, even with Hornets’ star guard LaMelo Ball exiting the game due to injury and not returning. But a win is a […]

MIAMI – On the day that Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler was suspended indefinitely, the team beat the Orlando Magic in the ultimate rollercoaster in double overtime, 125-119. While the goal for the Heat was to downplay the situation away from the team, there is no doubt the victory will give them major momentum heading […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks’ injury concerns have been impossible to ignore in 2024-25. Naji Marshall, however, continues to deal with an illness. Mavs head coach Jason Kidd provided a Marshall update before Monday’s game against the Washington Wizards. “He’s doing good, he feels better,” Kidd said of Marshall. Mavericks’ Naji Marshall “feels better,” but […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Noah Clowney was ruled out of Monday’s Sacramento Kings matchup after suffering an ankle injury. Clowney landed on Domantas Sabonis’ foot and turned his ankle while going after a rebound in the second quarter. Noah Clowney turned his left ankle and had to be helped to the locker room. It looked fairly […]

The Utah Jazz and Walker Kessler are prioritizing consistency amid a rebuilding, lottery-bound season. Will Hardy knows that getting better and notching wins in the future starts with making sure everyone in the Jazz’s locker room is on the same page now. A winning foundation depends on coaching development which is just as important as […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks need all of the help they can get right now, especially at the center position. Dereck Lively II, Maxi Kleber and Dwight Powell are all out with injuries, leaving Daniel Gafford as the team’s only available center. That will change on Monday against the Washington Wizards, however, as 27-year-old Kylor […]

Organizations sometimes need to reset. It’s just a fact of life in professional sports, especially for small market teams. Finding players to build around requires patience, a bit of NBA Draft luck, and clear communication of the plan. Keeping that plan on track is an entirely different process than mapping it out, one that requires […]

As we approach the halfway point of the 2024-25 NBA season, it has become clear that the NBA MVP race is between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic. While others like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jayson Tatum remain in the hunt, what Gilgeous-Alexander and Jokic have done to this point warrants them being in a category of […]

During a recent road game, the Cleveland Cavaliers faced a setback as utility player Dean Wade suffered a right knee injury midway through the third quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers. Initially, the extent of Wade’s injury was unclear. However, following his absence in the Cavs’ subsequent loss to the Houston Rockets, head coach Kenny Atkinson […]

Cam Johnson may have played his last game as a member of the Brooklyn Nets. After missing the team’s previous three games due to an ankle injury, head coach Jordi Fernandez said on Monday that the veteran wing will be reevaluated next week. The updated timeline means Johnson, one of the league’s hottest trade targets, […]

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat indefinitely suspended Jimmy Butler on Monday, head coach Erik Spoelstra would downplay the events surrounding the team as his focus is elsewhere. With the trade deadline looming for the Heat and Butler, Spoelstra is more focused on the team in the locker room. Butler was eligible to play Monday […]

The NBA trade deadline is in less than two weeks, and once again, Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner is appearing in recent rumors. At this point, it should come as a surprise to nobody to see the 28-year-old big man in trade rumors because this has been the case for several years. Even so, the […]

Welcome to the NBA moments are usually rough on rookies. The not-quite-dialed-in Memphis Grizzlies have an exception to that unwritten rule though. It took less than 40 games for the Grizzlies to find out Jaylen Wells can get emotional, in a good way, while waging war with NBA All-Stars. Veterans on opposing teams are shooing […]

In the lead-up to the 2025 NBA trade deadline, the Philadelphia 76ers must pick a direction. If they choose to be sellers, they have some players that other teams are taking an interest in. The Sixers prefer not to tank the rest of the season but might be left with no other choice given their […]

LOS ANGELES, CA — Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers surprised a lot of people when they were able to take out the red hot Milwaukee Bucks thanks to massive scoring performances from James Harden and Norman Powell. Winners of eight of their previous nine games, Milwaukee had climbed all the way back to […]

The NBA trade deadline is coming up in less than two weeks as it on February 6th, and this could be the year that the Chicago Bulls get active. The Bulls have been at the center of trade rumors for multiple years now, but they haven’t really pulled the trigger on anything big. The team […]

Paul George is once again dealing with an injury, costing him even more time in his debut season for the Philadelphia 76ers. The veteran star will miss at least one more game, his 15th absence of the 2024-25 season. Just as Joel Embiid makes progress in his latest knee injury recovery, George is dealing with […]

After missing the Philadelphia 76ers’ last 11 games, Joel Embiid is making progress toward a return. Although he is still sidelined for the next two games, he should be back in the lineup in the near future. Embiid was sidelined due to a foot sprain that he was initially able to play through and sustained […]

Around this time in the NBA season, teams begin to separate themselves. While some go out and make moves on the trade market to strengthen their playoff push, others start to understand who they are and forge their true identities. That is what is happening with the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, two […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have had one of the NBA’s more jam-packed schedules this season. The Cavs are one of 16 teams with the most back-to-back games this season and, up to this point, have played the most games nearly midway into the regular season. Despite this, Cleveland has owned the NBA’s best record from wire […]

Jordi Fernandez knew a rebuild was in the cards when he accepted the Brooklyn Nets head-coaching job last spring. After a surprise start to the season, losses are piling up as the team angles for a top draft pick. Despite extended absences to Cam Thomas, Cam Johnson, D’Angelo Russell and Ben Simmons — the team’s […]

The New York Knicks are the only team in the NBA with two All-Star starters, which is pretty fair considering how effective their starting unit has been. The Knicks starting five have played significantly more minutes than any other five-man lineup in the NBA, and they still boast a +4.2 net rating. But considering how […]

The Brooklyn Nets will host the Sacramento Kings on Monday night at Barclays Center. Ben Simmons has been ruled out due to lower back soreness. The matchup will mark Simmons’ fifth straight absence and his ninth in Brooklyn’s last 14 games. *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (Get Access | Save $30)* Ben Simmons ruled […]

LOS ANGELES – When the Los Angeles Lakers traded for Dorian Finney-Smith in a deal with the Brooklyn Nets, they acquired the type of wing defender they lacked since the departures of Alex Caruso, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Danny Green. With almost one month having passed since the trade, the Lakers early returns on Dorian Finney-Smith […]

The Los Angeles Sparks were part of a blockbuster trade on Saturday, also involving the Seattle Storm and Las Vegas Aces, amid the WNBA free agency period. The main part of the trade for the Sparks is All-Star guard Kelsey Plum. The deal has to be a sign-and-trade for the Sparks since Plum had hit […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off their third straight win after defeating the Golden State Warriors, 118-108 on Saturday. It was the first of a five-game road trip for the Lakers, and that trip continues on Monday against the Charlotte Hornets. Again, the main question for the Lakers is who will be available to […]

Kyle Kuzma’s Washington Wizards tenure has reached a breaking point. What will the front office do as the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline approaches? That question is now more pressing after the 29-year-old’s postgame comments on Saturday night, via The Athletic’s Josh Robbins. “I think today I just decided to be myself and not really […]

The Chicago Bulls fell at home on Saturday night against the struggling Philadelphia 76ers. Both the Bulls and 76ers are having subpar seasons so far, and it was Philadelphia that came out on top in a back-and-forth affair. Chicago and Philadelphia traded leads throughout the game, but the 76ers pulled away in the fourth quarter […]

PHOENIX — Throughout the 2024-25 Phoenix Suns season, head coach Mike Budenholzer continues to be amazed by Kevin Durant. Although the latter has won his fair share of championships, MVPs, and Finals MVPs, he remains committed to the game of basketball. Most recently, Durant was named a starter in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. Once […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are closer to a top draft pick than they are a top seed in the Eastern Conference. Joel Embiid’s prolonged injury saga and the team’s inability to overcome it has ruined Philly’s chances of making a playoff run. Could the Sixers tank the rest of the 2024-25 season — ruling Embiid out […]

Following his healthiest start to a season in years, Ben Simmons’ injuries are piling up. After missing the Brooklyn Nets’ previous three games due to an illness, the team announced he was available for Saturday’s Miami Heat matchup. However, they ruled him out minutes before tipoff due to lower back soreness. “I was told before […]

While outsiders might see the Phoenix Suns as only having the Bradley Beal situation on their radar, there’s been another one brewing. Recently, center Jusuf Nurkic and head coach Mike Budenholzer have had conflicting messages about their relationship with one other. AZCentral’s Duane Rankin first reported Nurkic’s comments before Saturday’s 119-109 win against the Washington […]

The Atlanta Hawks have not had a great week, and it didn’t get any better in their latest game against the Toronto Raptors, where they lost 117-94. Nothing went well for the Hawks past the first quarter, and everything seemed to go right with the Raptors on both sides of the ball. Streaks were also […]

When the Chicago Bulls drafted Matas Buzelis ahead of the 2024-25 season, a lot of people thought that the young star could be a sneaky pick for Rookie of the Year. Now, we are almost into February, and we haven’t seen Buzelis blossom into the player that people were expecting. It’s obviously still incredibly early […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (17-27) played the Chicago Bulls (19-27) in the second game of their latest back-to-back. The Sixers won their second consecutive game with a final score of 109-97. With Joel Embiid still out and the starters fresh off playing nearly 40 minutes in a great win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the 76ers were […]

DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks big man Maxi Kleber was forced to exit Saturday’s game against the Boston Celtics after suffering a right ankle injury. The Mavs are already dealing with no shortage of injury trouble. Losing a big is a brutal blow without question, as Dereck Lively II and Dwight Powell are already out with […]