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After a rocky start to the 2023-24 regular season, the Detroit Pistons are witnessing breakthrough growth from Jaden Ivey. While adjusting through fluctuating minutes, a young roster with injuries, and the longest losing streak in NBA history, the 2022 No. 5 overall pick has displayed promising growth lately as a foundation piece for the Pistons. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday traded a heavily protected second round pick to the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard Dalano Banton just minutes before the trade deadline. Late Thursday night, the Blazers made the trade official. Banton has recorded 2.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 7.1 minutes per game in 24 […]

The Philadelphia 76ers may have been very active at the 2024 trade deadline but getting through the remainder of their games before the All-Star break will be a challenge. Already dealing with several injuries, there’s a chance Tyrese Maxey could miss their next game against the Atlanta Hawks. Maxey is listed as questionable due to […]

The New England Patriots offense was historically bad at points in the 2023 season, which upset members of the defense, such as Jonathan Jones. In an interview with 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Zolak and Bertrand,” the Patriots cornerback admitted that players on the defensive side were frustrated with the offense’s performance, particularly when the defense […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic recently made an appearance on The Old Man & the Three podcast for a second time. Doncic discussed many different topics, including his 73-point outburst against the Atlanta Hawks. Host JJ Redick also asked Doncic about his current relationship with Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker, as the two players have […]

Many are saying that this year’s NBA trade deadline was a disappointment due to the fact that many teams made salary dump moves involving players who were waived upon completion of said trades. This was relevant in the case of players such as Furkan Korkmaz, Marcus Morris Sr., Thaddeus Young, and others. However, there was […]

Woody Johnson’s patience is running out with the New York Jets hierarchy of coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas. And though the Jets owner didn’t exactly say their jobs are on the line this season, it’s clear Saleh and Douglas are on notice after another dismal season in 2023. Johnson said as much […]

Unlike last year, when they upended the franchise by trading Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets made no seismic changes as Thursday’s NBA trade deadline passed. This year’s deadline, like most of the NBA, was of the quieter variety. The Nets found a stopgap replacement for disgruntled point guard Spencer Dinwiddie, swapping his […]

Luka Doncic recently made his second appearance on The Old Man & the Three podcast. The Dallas Mavericks superstar discussed a number of topics with hosts JJ Redick and Tommy Alter, including his recent 73-point performance against the Atlanta Hawks. Redick told Doncic that “to some degree, it did look easy.” Of course, Doncic’s game […]

The New York Knicks completed one of the bigger trades on the final day before the NBA’s trade deadline. The Knicks added Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks for, essentially, nothing. To complete the deal, New York sent Quentin Grimes, who recently fell out of the Knicks’ rotation to the Detroit Pistons. They also sent back […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are ready to put the 2024 NBA trade deadline in the rearview mirror and focus on the homestretch. The problem is, as LeBron James and Anthony Davis emphasized after an all-too-familiar loss to the Denver Nuggets, they still don’t have a grasp of their potential. “I don’t know,” LeBron replied when […]

The Orlando Magic, coming off a disappointing defeat to the Miami Heat, swiftly shifted gears upon their return to the KIA Center, overpowering the San Antonio Spurs with a decisive 127-111 win on Thursday night. After a 5-game road trip that saw the Magic notch a 3-2 record, their performance against the Spurs was a […]

Coming off of a disastrous loss to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves were looking get back in the win column in the second game of a five-game road trip. Taking on the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, the Timberwolves came out on the prowl. Minnesota effectively limited Giannis Antetokounmpo as the Bucks […]

Take Two. Four and half years after he spurned the San Antonio Spurs, Marcus Morris is now reportedly set to get bought out by the Silver and Black. The 13-year veteran is part of a three-team deal with the Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers that includes a 2029 second round pick and cash considerations in […]

Los Angeles Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka explained the front office’s decision not to make a move before the 2024 NBA trade deadline. Pelinka said the Lakers fielded “hundreds” of calls and numerous offers, just not the “right” one. Pelinka noted the lack of “marquis names” that changed teams […]

The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue of Kobe Bryant outside Crypto.com Arena on Thursday. Vanessa Bryant introduced the statue after brief speeches from Derek Fisher, Phil Jackson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Stu Lantz, and Jeanie Buss. The statue is a pose of Bryant walking off the court after scoring 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in […]

The depleted Brooklyn Nets could have much-needed reinforcements on the way. After missing the team’s last three games due to left hamstring tightness, Lonnie Walker might return for Saturday’s matchup with the San Antonio Spurs, according to head coach Jacque Vaughn. Walker has been the Nets‘ most productive bench scorer this season, averaging 12.3 points […]

Even though they’re both a handful of games removed from returning to the court, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley are available for the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Brooklyn Nets. For Mobley, who rested on the second game of Cleveland’s recent back-to-back against the Memphis Grizzlies, it’s a welcome sign in his recovery after undergoing arthroscopic […]

The Boston Celtics had an open roster spot heading into the last day of the NBA trade deadline. And while they already made a trade on Wednesday, Boston’s front office made two more moves just minutes before the 3 P.M. (EST) cutoff. In a rare deal with their rival Philadelphia 76ers, the Celtics dealt a single […]

The Los Angeles Lakers stood pat the 2024 NBA trade deadline, possibly to the chagrin of LeBron James. The Lakers hung onto D’Angelo Russell and opted to forego pursuing nominal upgrades to keep open the opportunity to chase a star this offseason. Despite LeBron’s subtweeting, the inaction from Rob Pelinka is understandable considering the options […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are picking up momentum heading into the NBA All-Star break and there is plenty of credit to go around. The role players are stepping up when needed, which is far less often since former All-Stars Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram have been relatively healthy. The franchise stood pat at the trade […]

The Philadelphia 76ers made a flurry of moves at the trade deadline, adding to their roster with sharpshooter Buddy Hield while making sure they retained flexibility and assets to use this offseason. But they also opened up three roster spots with all the wheeling and dealing they did, one of which seems likely to go […]

The NBA trade deadline has come and gone. While big names were not necessarily on the move, there were plenty of fireworks involving key secondary talents such as PJ Washington, Daniel Gafford, Gordon Hayward, and Bojan Bogdanovic. Now, all 30 teams across the NBA turn their attention to the buyout market and players such as […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have traded Jaden Springer to the Boston Celtics in exchange for a second-round draft pick, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The 76ers drafted Springer 28th overall in the 2021 NBA Draft. One of the youngest players in the draft, the 21-year-old Springer spent two seasons developing with the G League’s Delaware […]

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Mercury finished with the worst record in the WNBA in 2023, but they are trying to win now. Phoenix’s aggressive push to improve its roster in the final year of 41-year-old Diana Taurasi’s contract continued with a trade for 2021 WNBA Finals MVP in a series against it, Kahleah Cooper, who […]

The 2024 NBA trade deadline is at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 8. While there may not be too many All-Star-level players on the move, action across the league is picking up immensely, with key talents such as Dejounte Murray, Kyle Kuzma, and Andrew Wiggins appearing in recent rumors along with a number of […]

The New Orleans Pelicans survived a scare in Hollywood, ending up with a comfortable 117-106 road win over the LA Clippers. They led wire-to-wire but this is a team is a team that has squandered away 16 double-digit leads already and the Clippers sat atop the Western Conference standings for a reason. After Norman Powell […]

Contrary to previous reporting, Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey will not be participating in the 3-point contest at the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend. Instead, he will take part in the skills challenge in the first year he was named to the All-Star team. It was originally reported that Maxey would partake in the three-point contest, […]

Victor Wembanyama has followed the San Antonio Spurs since he was a boy. Combine Tony Parker’s legend in France with the Silver and Black’s championship history – not to mention fellow French star Boris Diaw’s impact on San Antonio’s legendary run – and Wemby considered himself a Spurs fan. Another franchise he tracked was the […]

The Brooklyn Nets are finalizing a deal to acquire Dennis Schroder and Thaddeus Young from the Toronto Raptors for Spencer Dinwiddie, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Grading the deal for the Nets Dinwiddie was a fixture in trade rumors for weeks leading up to the deadline. The veteran point guard saw a rapid decline in […]

Another domino falls for the Charlotte Hornets. They are moving on from PJ Washington, who signed a three-year, $46.5 million deal over the summer. The Hornets are trading Washington to the Dallas Mavericks for Grant Williams, Seth Curry, and a first-round draft pick. Washington spent 4 1/2 seasons with the Hornets and averaged 13.6 points […]

With the 2024 NBA Trade Deadline minutes away, the Los Angeles Lakers are leaning towards punting until this offseason, according to TNT and Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes. The Lakers have one future first-round pick (2029 or 2030) they can trade today, but — due to CBA stipulations — will have two additional future firsts to […]

The Charlotte Hornets continue to chisel away at their crop of veteran players. After moving Terry Rozier, Charlotte traded Gordon Hayward to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Tre Mann, Vasilije Micic, and Davis Bertans, as well as draft compensation. Hayward is averaging 14.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.6 assists, though he continues to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ busy trade deadline continues as they reach an agreement to trade Patrick Beverley to the Milwaukee Bucks. Patrick Beverley broke the news of the trade himself via the Twitter/X account for his podcast, the Pat Bev Pod. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that Cam Payne and a second-round pick will be […]

The Dallas Mavericks are reportedly acquiring Charlotte Hornets forward PJ Washington ahead of the NBA trade deadline, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Dallas is sending Grant Williams, Seth Curry and a “lightly-protected 2027 first-round pick” to Charlotte, per Wojnarowski. It was later revealed that the pick is top two protected. The Mavericks were linked to […]

Leon Rose and the New York Knicks’ front office just made another smart trade. They may have waited until nearly the last minute to do so, but they got it done. New York sent Quentin Grimes, Malachi Flynn, Evan Fournier, and Ryan Arcidiacono to Detroit for Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks. The Knicks also sent […]

The Dallas Mavericks and Washington Wizards agreed to a deal on Thursday ahead of the NBA trade deadline. Dallas acquired Daniel Gafford from Washington for Richaun Holmes and draft compensation. Dallas may still look to make more moves. However, adding Gafford addressed the Mavericks’ need for another big man. Holmes is a talented player, but […]

Buddy Hield is on the move as the 2024 NBA trade deadline rapidly approaches. The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed on a trade with the Indiana Pacers to acquire the sharpshooter amid a brutal losing skid. The 76ers landed Hield in exchange for Marcus Morris Sr., Furkan Korkmaz and three second-round picks, according to ESPN’s Adrian […]

One down, eight to go. The San Antonio Spurs started their annual Rodeo Road Trip Wednesday night with a 116-104 loss to the Miami Heat. The grueling trip which won’t have the Silver and Black play another home game until Feb. 29 also represents a chance for Victor Wembanyama to bond with his teammates. “Road […]