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Jimmy Butler has requested a trade from the Miami Heat. Once Pat Riley made his offseason comments about Butler needing to keep his mouth shut if he wasn’t playing in the team’s playoff series, and after failing to agree to terms on a new extension, the writing appeared on the wall for this marriage to […]

There are less than six weeks until the NBA trade deadline. While everyone was busy opening up gifts and celebrating the holidays with their families, front offices around the league continued to try and put the puzzle pieces together for how this year’s trade market will unfold. Of everything that is known so far, the […]

NBA trade season began before the holidays this year, and two deals were made. While Thomas Bryant going to the Indiana Pacers from the Miami Heat was a small, not all-that-important trade, it lead to the Golden State Warriors finding common ground on a deal with the Brooklyn Nets for Dennis Schroder, a player the […]

December is always an exciting month in the NBA. Aside from new attention being cast on the Emirates NBA Cup, as well as the Christmas Day games being headline matchups, this is the time when the NBA trade market begins to heat up. Coincidentally enough, it’s the Miami Heat that has the full attention of […]

Competitiveness and talent are the best words to describe the NBA Cup. Aside from teams giving it their all for a chance to advance to Las Vegas and win the grand cash prize, along with the NBA Cup itself, we have seen these playoff-like games bring out the best in the league’s greatest stars. If […]

Say what you want about the Emirates NBA Cup, but this tournament at the start of the season has created competitiveness, intensity, and a playoff-like atmosphere for all 30 teams around the league. That includes those that have no chance of making the playoffs this year. Every team in the NBA is making headlines in […]

Mike Dunleavy Jr. and his Golden State Warriors front office did a lot of number crunching in the offseason to put the Dubs in a position to find success during the 2024-25 season. So far, everything has gone according to plan, as the Warriors are 11-3 and sitting at the top of the Western Conference. […]

LeBron James and Stephen Curry have been the two most popular names in the NBA for quite some time. While both legends are getting older and possibly nearing the end of the line in their Hall-of-Fame careers, the crazy thing is that LeBron and Steph continue to take their games to new heights. What we […]

Just like that, two weeks of the 2024-25 NBA season are gone. Well, I guess it has officially been 10 days of games, but you get the idea. Since the month of November is upon us, the league will begin turning its attention and marketing towards the second-ever battle in the NBA In-Season Tourn… wait […]

James Harden’s resume speaks for itself. A 10-time All-Star, member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team and the 2017-18 Most Valuable Player, Harden will go down as one of the greatest players of his generation. Amid a constant string of trade requests and the unwillingness to commit to one franchise,  Harden’s image has taken a […]

It won’t be long until the 2023-24 NBA season kicks off as September runs out of days. This offseason has been full of rumors and stories revolving around Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers after the seven-time All-Star requested a trade from the team early on in the summer. One of the most talented […]

Aside from hundreds of games being played over the course of 11 days, the focus of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas is always on the latest trends and rumors from around the league. The incoming rookie class with first overall pick Victor Wembanyama was impressive, but all the dialogue that took place between league […]

LAS VEGAS – What’s the latest on Damian Lillard? That continues to be the first question everyone is asking each other at NBA Summer League. The hype surrounding first overall pick Victor Wembanyama stole the attention over the week, yet Lillard’s situation remains unresolved with no clear timetable presented. As a result, front offices around […]

With the 2023 NBA Draft taking place last week, the NBA world now turns their attention to free agency. While considered a weaker free agent class compared to previous years, quite a bit of movement is expected as many playoff contending teams look to finally get over the hump with one key addition. There are […]

Team executives, scouts, coaches, general managers and others from around the NBA made their yearly expedition to Chicago this past week to not only attend the NBA Draft Combine, but to see who would be awarded the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. This year’s NBA Draft Lottery was the most anticipated draft […]