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Where can the New Orleans Pelicans go from here? The Pelicans finished with a record of 42-40 in the 2022-23 season, putting them at ninth place in the Western Conference and in a Play-In Tournament matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Their season would end with a 123-118 loss to the Thunder, a game that saw […]

The Orlando Magic seem poised to take the next step and contend for a playoff spot next season. With reigning Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, and Markelle Fultz leading the pack, Orlando has a loaded roster of promising young studs who could potentially break out this upcoming campaign. However, the Magic find […]

The Utah Jazz will have plenty of directions to go in as the 2023 NBA offseason gets into full swing. The Jazz ended last season with a record of 37-45, putting them in 12th place in the Western Conference and three games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder for a spot in the Play-In tournament. 13 […]

The Indiana Pacers have slowly but surely amassed a talented roster, filled with intriguing young players at virtually every position. As the Pacers continue to find the right way to put their pieces together, the 2023 NBA Draft presents them with a terrific opportunity to build upon a strong foundation. Holding the No. 7, No. […]

What direction will the Portland Trail Blazers go during the 2023 NBA offseason? 10 players at least have the option of returning to the roster for the 2023-24 season, according to Spotrac. Forward Kevin Knox is listed with a club option next season. Forwards Trendon Watford, Jabari Walker and guard Jeenathan Williams are listed with non-guaranteed […]

The Indiana Pacers had a fantastic start to the 2022-23 NBA season, but they failed to sustain it and ended up missing out on the playoffs in the loaded Eastern Conference. There was a point in the season where the Pacers were a top six team in the standings, but their inexperience and lackluster talent […]

The Detroit Pistons were undoubtedly the biggest losers of the draft lottery. Despite owning the worst record in the NBA and sharing the best odds of landing French phenom Victor Wembanyama, the Pistons dropped all the way to the No. 5 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Pistons fans were sick to their stomach knowing […]

The Utah Jazz are coming off a 2022-23 campaign where they shocked the masses with a far better-than-anticipated success rate. Despite having offloaded their two franchise cornerstones Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert and parted ways with long-tenured head coach Quin Snyder during the summer bleeding into the year, this youth-movement squad finished with a record […]

The Charlotte Hornets experienced another abysmal season in their 2022-23 campaign, for a boatload of reasons. LaMelo Ball was hurt for the majority of the year as he only suited up for 36 games, while Terry Rozier, Kelly Oubre Jr., and the rest of the crew failed to build any sustainable momentum. The Hornets also […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have a critical offseason on their plates, with superstar guard Damian Lillard desiring to immediately build a championship contender in RIP City. That, however, things became even more complicated when they landed the No. 3 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Now, the Blazers have the dilemma of whether they […]

The Memphis Grizzlies — a team that has been on a rapid ascent atop the NBA’s totem pole — have a huge offseason ahead of them. There’s no clear resolution to the Ja Morant situation at the moment, but plenty of analysts believe that the league will lay the hammer down on the Grizzlies’ star […]

The Dallas Mavericks are in the midst of an important offseason in regards to the 2023 NBA Draft and NBA free agency. As of right now, the number one priority is figuring out a way to retain Kyrie Irving. Recent reporting has indicated that Irving reached out to LeBron James to gauge the interest of […]

The Denver Nuggets are in the midst of the NBA Finals and they are just two wins away from claiming their first title in franchise history. However, the 2023 NBA Draft is quickly approaching and Denver’s front office continues to have their eyes set on the future and how they can maintain their potential championship […]

The Houston Rockets are currently preparing for the 2023 NBA Draft. With multiple first round picks, Houston’s draft will be of the utmost importance as they continue their rebuild. The Rockets have also been linked to superstar James Harden, so the roster may look very different by the time the 2023-24 regular season begins. Every […]

The 2022-23 season was a tale of two teams for the Brooklyn Nets. The Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving-led team of old entirely changed by the NBA trade deadline, when Durant was shipped to the Phoenix Suns and Irving to the Dallas Mavericks. The Nets took back various players and draft picks in February, including […]

Oh the mystery of what the Los Angeles Clippers would do this offseason. On one hand, the Clippers have Kawhi Leonard and Paul George under contract together for at least one more year, so as long as those two stay relatively healthy, they should still challenge for a playoff spot in the stacked Western Conference. […]

How close are the Charlotte Hornets to their first playoff appearance since the 2015-16 season? The Hornets finished the 2022-23 season with a record of 27-55, putting them in 14th place in the Eastern Conference. Guards LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier led the team in scoring with 23.3 and 21.1 points per game, respectively. The […]

As they prepare for the 2023 NBA Draft, the Atlanta Hawks have been holding pre-draft workouts for a month now, with the bulk of the attention seeming to focus on the selections they can make with their second round pick (No. 49 overall). While this could point to the Hawks having interest in trading their […]

The 2023 NBA Draft on June 22 is rapidly approaching. As a result, rumors about who is going where are starting to emerge. We know for a fact that Victor Wembanyama will be the first overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs, but every selection after the French big man has a chance to really […]

The Sacramento Kings did it. Sacramento earned a spot in the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2005-06 season. Guard Mike Bibby, forward Metta World Peace and forward Peja Stojaković were among the team’s top scorers the last time the Kings went to the postseason. The San Antonio Spurs, who the Kings faced […]

This will be a huge offseason for the Washington Wizards; the Wizards have a new brain trust in town, led by newly-hired Michael Winger, who’s ready to mold the roster into contention. Alas, that may not be the easiest proposition. Not only will the Wizards have to re-sign Kyle Kuzma and Kristaps Porzingis in free […]

The Orlando Magic aren’t that far off from challenging for, at the very least, a spot in the play-in tournament. Given the trajectories of budding stars such as Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, not to mention the rock-solid play of Wendell Carter Jr. and Markelle Fultz at the spine of their team, the Magic won’t […]

The Dallas Mavericks had a disastrous 2023-24 NBA season, missing the playoffs for the first time in Luka Doncic’s career. However, they did have some good luck in the 2023 NBA Draft lottery, holding onto the No. 10 pick instead of having to give it to the New York Knicks. Now, while most NBA mock […]

The Detroit Pistons had some back luck in the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery. The team finished with the fewest wins in the NBA in 2022-23 but slid all the way to the fifth pick. With the first Pistons pick at No. 5, most NBA mock drafts have Villanova freshman forward Cam Whitmore as the selection. […]

The Utah Jazz are in the midst of a full blown rebuild and will now be looking ahead to the 2023 NBA Draft in order to continue laying the foundation for the future. As of right now, it looks like they already have the cornerstones of their franchise for years to come. Lauri Markkanen broke […]

The Golden State Warriors are in the midst of a strange offseason given their success over the past decade. The architect of their dynasty has left the organization, as Bob Myers will no longer be leading the charge as president and general manager. Meanwhile, they now have to tend to the contract situations of head […]

What path will the Toronto Raptors go down during the 2023 NBA offseason? The Raptors finished the 2022-23 season with a record of 41-41, putting them in ninth place in the Eastern Conference and a matchup against the Chicago Bulls in the Play-In Tournament. Toronto’s season came to an end with a 109-105 loss to […]

With the 2023 NBA Draft a little over two weeks away, its crunch time for the Houston Rockets. The Rockets have the No. 4 pick in the upcoming draft, seeing it both as a trade chip for an established star or an asset that allows them to add another foundational player to their young core. […]

The Houston Rockets need to have a successful 2023 NBA Draft. They have multiple first-round picks and can help speed up their rebuild by selecting wisely. Houston is looking to draft a star with the No. 4 overall pick. They are also trying to find an impact player with the No. 20 overall selection. There […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a huge offseason ahead of them. In both the 2023 NBA Draft and 2023 NBA free agency, the Lakers are going to have to do whatever they can to entice LeBron James to return and stave off retirement. Of course, LeBron actually retiring seems like a long shot as of […]

The Utah Jazz will have a variety of avenues they can go down as they enter the 2023 offseason. Utah finished the 2022-23 season with a record of 37-45, putting it in 12th place in the Western Conference. Four players are listed with player options on Spotrac’s 2023-24 Salary Cap grid for the Jazz, including […]

We have reached that point of the NBA calendar year in which chaos is about to ensue with all of the rumors that are out there. The 2023 NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat roll on, but the other 28 teams across the league are preparing for the NBA Draft in two […]

With the 2023 NBA Draft only a couple of weeks away, the Atlanta Hawks have turned their attention to several draft prospects that could play an important role for the franchise moving forward. Armed with the 15th and 49th overall picks in the 2023 NBA Draft, the Hawks should be in position to draft a […]

Limited in his freshman year at Duke due to right foot surgery before the start of the season, Dariq Whitehead may end up missing the start of his rookie year in the NBA. On Wednesday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Whitehead recently underwent a second right foot procedure ahead of the 2023 NBA Draft. A […]

Will the New Orleans Pelicans be able to make a hopeful push for the playoffs during the 2023-24 season? The Pelicans finished with a record of 42-40 last year, putting them in second place in the Southwest Division and ninth place in the Western Conference. Their season ended with a 123-118 loss to the Oklahoma […]

As the NBA Draft comes closer, Scoot Henderson shared how Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard gave him advice that will stick with him for the rest of his career. The former guard of the G-League Ignite from Georgia averaged 16.5 points on 43 percent shooting from the field, 28 percent shooting from three, and 76 […]

Fans of the Oklahoma City Thunder see the light at the end of their rebuilding tunnel; they nearly made the playoffs as the eight-seed this past season, and with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, fresh off a first team All-NBA selection, still only 24 years old, better things are yet to come for the youngest team in the […]

The Orlando Magic have two picks in the lottery during the 2023 NBA Draft. With the first Magic pick at No. 6, most mock drafts have Arkansas point guard Anthony Black as the selection. However, the Magic draft could go a different way if the team uses the No. 6 pick to take one of […]

As the Portland Trail Blazers continue to look for ways to build a championship-caliber team around All-Star point guard Damian Lillard, their first-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft has become a major trade asset, as the Blazers are set to make the third overall selection in the draft come June. However, Portland is likely […]