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The time has finally come to see who has what it takes to win the NBA Cup. All 30 teams will be competing for a trip to Las Vegas with the NBA Cup on the line, and the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics will begin their journey to potentially capturing this trophy on Tuesday night […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers square off for game one of the NBA Cup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Timberwolves-Trail Blazers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Timberwolves-Trail Blazers NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  […]

The Dallas Mavericks are on the road to take on the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Mavericks-Warriors prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Mavericks-Warriors NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Odds: Mavericks-Warriors Odds […]

The New York Knicks are on the road to take on the Philadelphia 76ers for game one of the NBA Cup. Below we will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Knicks-76ers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Knicks-76ers NBA odds, […]

The Charlotte Hornets hit the road to take on the Orlando Magic Tuesday night for the first game of the NBA Cup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Hornets-Magic prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Hornets-Magic NBA odds, courtesy of […]

The Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons are in the Eastern Conference’s Group B for the NBA Cup. The Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Toronto Raptors join the group. The Heat defeated the Pistons 106-98 in Detroit in their first meeting of the season and have won nine of their past 10 meetings. It’s time to […]

The NBA kicks off its inaugural NBA Cup tournament on Tuesday and we take a look at a matchup between the Toronto Raptors and the Milwaukee Bucks. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Jazz prediction and pick. As the NBA Cup tips off Tuesday night, we’re in for a compelling Eastern […]

The NBA kicks off its inaugural NBA Cup tournament on Tuesday and we take a look at a matchup between the Phoenix Suns and the Utah Jazz. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Jazz prediction and pick. As the NBA Cup tips off Tuesday night, the Phoenix Suns (8-2) face a […]

The already slim chances the Atlanta Hawks (4-7) have at competing for the Emirates NBA Cup this year just took a big blow. Trae Young headlines a lengthy injury report for Tuesday’s East Group C matchup versus the Boston Celtics. Right Achilles tendinitis will prevent the star point guard from facing the 2024 NBA champions […]

The Miami Heat have been without Jimmy Butler since he exited early against the Denver Nuggets on Friday with a sprained right ankle injury. Butler already missed Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves and will be out on Tuesday vs. the Detroit Pistons, per NBA insider Chris Haynes. The 4-5 Heat are off to a […]

The Golden State Warriors host the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night, marking the return of former teammate Klay Thompson. With the conversations focused on his return to the Chase Center, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr recalled some of his fondest memories of coaching the 34-year-old sharpshooter, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic. “[Game 6 of […]

The NBA’s in-season tournament was a huge success during the 2023-24 season, so now it is back but rebranded as the Emirates NBA Cup. NBA action is been underway for a while now, which has led to fans salivating for the start of the NBA’s in-season tournament. The NBA Cup is right around the corner, […]

On Tuesday night, an emotional trip back to Chase Center awaits Klay Thompson, as he will be entering his former home for the first time as a member of the opposition when the Dallas Mavericks take on the Golden State Warriors to open up the group stage of the NBA Cup. This will be a […]

Last year was the inaugural season for the NBA implementing a tournament in the middle of the schedule. In 2023, that was called the In-Season Tournament, and each team had a unique court design for those games. Those courts were known for their vibrant colors, flashy themes, and most notably, the runway design that extended […]

The NBA introduced the In-Season Tournament (since renamed to the NBA Cup) last season with the intention of drumming up excitement early on in the season. Most teams sleepwalk to begin the year and err on the side of caution, since they know that the season is won in a three-month stretch from April to […]

It has been a long, hot, winless summer in the city, but that can all be forgotten. New Orleans Pelicans fans have plenty to look forward to now that the NBA’s 2024-25 season schedule has been completely revealed. The front office’s gamble at a point guard upgrade with Dejounte Murray was the biggest move to […]

No move in the NBA player acquisition market is made in a vacuum. There are always salary floors and luxury tax to consider, along with how the move increases the chances of beating other teams. The New Orleans Pelicans swapped out spare parts for Dejounte Murray, getting better on paper. Raising the talent level in […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament has a new name as it enters its second year of operations, as the Emirates NBA Cup will now determine the league’s midseason champion. Adam Silver and the NBA saw huge success with the instillation of this in-season tournament last year, and even more attention is expected to be cast on […]

The NBA in-season tournament was a huge hit in its first year of existence last season. Now, it is back, but under a new name. The tournament, which takes place in the middle of the season, is now called the Emirates NBA Cup 2024. The in-season tournament consists of all 30 teams spread across six […]

One of the major additions the NBA introduced in an attempt to spice up the regular season was the NBA In-Season Tournament. In its first season, the tournament was a rousing success; hence, it was a no-brainer for the league to bring it back for its second season, this time under a different branding — […]

Nothing really came out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ In-Season Tournament victory last year. It did not give them a big burst of momentum. They were still forced to fight their way out of the Play-In Tournament before once again being eliminated by the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs. But what the pursuit of the […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament is back for its second year under a different branding — the NBA Cup. The association is clearly taking pages out of international football leagues’ playbook, and this makes sense to drum up even more anticipation as the NBA tries to incentive teams to engage in some highly-competitive battles early on […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament was a rousing success in its first season. Now called the NBA Cup, the special courts and jerseys established a special aura within the competition, and this tournament gave way to some of the most competitive regular season basketball we have seen in quite some time thanks to the trophy and […]

The in-season tournament has a new name, but the stakes are still just as high. During the annual Las Vegas NBA Summer League, the league revealed the six groups for the Emirates NBA Cup, with the Cleveland Cavaliers placed into East Group C alongside the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, and […]

With Summer League going on and the Olympics on the horizon, it’s easy to forget that the 2024-25 NBA season is only a few months away. The league is getting ready, though, for not just the coming season but also the second annual NBA Cup. To get ready for the latter, the league has its […]

With the 2024 NBA Playoffs right around the corner, the league is reportedly looking at a handful of options that could place more importance on the NBA In-Season Tournament (also referred to as the NBA Cup), per Shams Charania of The Athletic: “Sources: The NBA Board of Governors has discussed a proposal that the round […]

Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans looked like they were on the cusp of breaking into the Western Conference’s top four when they made some noise in the NBA In-Season Tournament. After all, the Pelicans won a group with the likes of the reigning champion Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, and even […]

The NBA is seeing increased ratings as they continue to have conversations on their next media rights deal. Commissioner Adam Silver, who championed the NBA In-Season Tournament that contributed to the slight ratings bump, is taking a unique strategy with the event this year, according to Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal: “The league will […]

The inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament seemed like a big hit for the players, but basketball fans didn’t quite draw toward it as much as the league might have hoped. With that in mind, and plenty of dollars on the brain, the NBA announced a change to the In-Season Tournament as it will be renamed the […]

Lead NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski recently spoke on the NBA trade deadline, with acquisitions set to ramp up later this week. He mentioned an interesting point on the league’s In-Season tournament keeping teams from dealing a trade since there are even more suitors in playoff contention at this point in the season. “There is no […]

The New Orleans Pelicans still had a salty taste in their mouths after getting pounded in the NBA In-Season Tournament. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers would mop them to eventually win the whole thing. A certain date was circled in the calendar after this loss and it surely paid off. Zion Williamson outlined […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ decision to put up their NBA In-Season Tournament championship banner caught some people around the NBA world by surprise. A team with less impressive history would have put up the banner without question, but there were no guarantees about the Lakers amid their storied history. Paul Pierce thinks LA decided to […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament was a success for the most part. Sure, the league will consider changing some aspects of the tournament, but overall it increased viewership and led to more excitement early in the season. Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton recently made an honest admission about the in-season tourney, however. “It’s coming down from […]

There was a lot of talk about whether or not the team that won the NBA In-Season Tournament would reveal a banner. For organizations that have never won anything, the answer seemed pretty clear. But for a franchise like the Los Angeles Lakers, one that has won 17 NBA championships, many weren’t sure if it […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a new achievement to be proud of after winning the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament. On Monday, just before the home game versus the visiting New York Knicks, Los Angeles unveiled the banner commemorating the success LeBron James and company had in the said tourney. The Lakers unveil their In-Season Tournament […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are already being clowned by plenty of fans for yet another “Mickey Mouse” piece of silverware. After all, the Lakers, according to these fans, seem to thrive in neutral environments, most recently winning the Final of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament against the Indiana Pacers in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nevertheless, the […]

Less than a quarter of the way into the 2023-24 regular season, the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament has come and gone. The Los Angeles, led by Anthony Davis’ 40-20 game and Tournament MVP LeBron James, won the first ever NBA Cup in Las Vegas, Nevada in front of thousands of Lakers fans who made the […]

With or without the NBA Cup win in the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, LeBron James’ bank account would remain stacked. But the Los Angeles Lakers superstar still gave it his all in leading his team to the top of the tournament, as he also had his two-way LA teammates in mind. LeBron James badly wanted […]

The first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament won by the Los Angeles Lakers was a smash hit. The numbers can back up that claim, with Ronce Rajan of ESPN reporting that the title game between Los Angeles and the Indiana Pacers nearly averaged 4.6 million viewers. “Saturday’s Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Indiana Pacers in the […]