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The NBA continues to evolve as time passes. This proves that different eras demand different sets of skills to thrive in the NBA. Unfortunately, this also means that some skills of the past may become obsolete in today’s game and vice versa. Here is a look at 10 NBA players who played in the wrong […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were obliterated by the Miami Heat on Wednesday night, losing by a final score of 134-93. LA has now dropped three of their past four games overall, and they hold a 12-10 record. So, are the Lakers in trouble? There is plenty of time for the Lakers to bounce back, as […]

While some NBA players succeeded in their respective eras, a lot of fans also wonder whether how these same players would fare in today’s NBA. Looking back, there are a handful of NBA players who would’ve been more appreciated today given their advanced skillsets. Here’s a look at 10 former NBA players who would fit […]

Unfortunately, injuries are part of the game of basketball. In fact, even the best basketball players in the world fall to injury. However, there have been cases in the NBA when players get injured for the most bizarre reasons. In fact, some injuries aren’t even related to basketball. Here’s the 10 most unusual injury causes […]

You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone in NBA circles who has a bad word to say about Steve Nash, the basketball player. Over the course of an 18-year NBA career, Nash won two MVP’s, made four appearances in the Western Conference Finals, led the league in assists per game five times, and played in eight […]

The Dallas Mavericks fell short once again in Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals, with their 106-99 loss putting them in a 3-0 series hole ahead of Game 4. But for a point in time in Game 3, the Mavericks made a spirited rally from a 21-point deficit, and a clip of former Mavs […]

Steve Nash is one of the greatest Phoenix Suns players in history. Saturday, he helped induct one of his teammates, Amar’e Stoudemire, into the team’s Ring of Honor. Nash, who twice won the NBA’s MVP award, assisted Stoudemire 1,115 times. He spoke about their thrilling teammate combination Saturday at Stoudemire’s Ring of Honor ceremony at […]

The evolution of talent throughout league history has been insane. One thing that has grown with it is isolation plays. From Bob Cousy’s one-hand dribble, Steve Nash constantly pushing the pace to Kyrie Irving’s crossover, and Stephen Curry’s dribble to shot mechanic, players have learned to master the art of handling the ball. One person, […]

During the NBA All-Star Weekend, Oklahoma City Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who was set to start in his first All-Star Game, generated some buzz, with retired guard Stephon Marbury calling the 25-year old combo guard the best player in NBA history to hail from Canada. However, Gilgeous-Alexander, as accepting as he was of the compliment, knows […]

The Brooklyn Nets fired Head Coach Jacque Vaughn on Monday, fueling speculation as to a potential rift with Nets players this season in the NBA rumor mill. National title winning former UConn Coach Kevin Ollie has been promoted to take Vaughn’s place as rumors continue to swirl about why the former Kansas Jayhawk was let […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder, after a few years of taking a plunge down the standings, have finally arrived as the league’s pre-eminent up-and-coming team, and it’s thanks in large part to the continued excellence of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. On Wednesday night, with a chance to improve to 11-4, Gilgeous-Alexander was once again at the top of […]

The Phoenix Suns in their 128-104 win over the Utah Jazz Saturday night unveiled new banners for their 15 Ring of Honor members. FULL: Ring of Honor ceremony for #Suns at halftime of their home opener. pic.twitter.com/a8O7MdjJWu — Trevor Booth (@TrevorMBooth) October 29, 2023 Phoenix Suns majority owner Mat Ishbia, who has aggressively led a […]

The NBA MVP is given to the best-performing player of the regular season. It is a coveted award given to some of the best players to have stepped foot in the NBA. As the 2023-24 season tips off, The Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid is the reigning MVP. He’ll have a tall task to repeat as […]

The Phoenix Suns haven’t won the NBA Finals in their franchise’s history yet, but that doesn’t mean that they haven’t had talented players suit up for their team throughout the years. The Suns have managed to have some stars take the court wearing their jersey for them throughout their history thanks in part to some […]

Steve Nash was never the same after his injury-ridden stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. He still got to play NBA ball after but if he was placed with the seven-second or less Phoenix Suns, Nash would no longer be able to run the fast-paced offense. The person assigned to him that night was Damian […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are rapidly growing as a young, high-potential team in the NBA and this is in large part thanks to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The 25-year-old elevated his play to an All-Star and All-NBA level a season ago, which put Oklahoma City, a team many thought would finish near the bottom of the standings, […]

More than 50 years into their existence, the Phoenix Suns are still yet to achieve the ultimate success. They have, however, been a consistent presence in the playoffs for large swathes of that time – the 2010s being a notable exception – and a number of free agency signings have helped to either take them […]

Former NBA commissioner David Stern had an idea of switching the official game ball for the first time in over 35 years. His experiment lasted only two months after the NBA Players Association filed two unfair labor practice charges against the league. On June 28, 2006, the league made a sudden announcement at the NBA […]

The lone NBA championship to come from the north side of the Lone Star State was a historic one when Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks spoiled the first season of the LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh Miami Heat Big Three. While Nowitzki was the face of the franchise during that run, those […]

More than 50 years after first entering the league, the Phoenix Suns are still searching for their first NBA title. Unsurprisingly, a team with such a record hasn’t always set the world on fire at the trade table, but equally they’ve had plenty of periods of relative success during which they’ve made some really crafty […]

Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash may have failed to win a championship together with the Dallas Mavericks, but they definitely formed a bond and friendship that is unbreakable. Nowitzki showed exactly that on Saturday as he shared a tribute for Nash during his Hall of Fame speech. He reflected on their journey together in the […]

Steve Nash was asked about new Hall of Famer and his former teammate, Dirk Nowitzki. Nash dropped a truth bomb on Nowitzki that Dallas fans will love, per NBA on Twitter. “I’m excited,” Nash said of Nowitzki’s Hall of Fame induction. “It’s a culmination of an incredible journey. Kid from the middle of Germany came […]

The Phoenix Suns franchise has been around for a while now. The Suns joined the NBA all the way back in 1968, meaning the team is over 50 years old. But during the Suns’ five-plus-decades of existence, the team hasn’t won a single championship. They have been close to winning a title on multiple occasions, […]

It truly is shaping up to be a big season for the Dallas Mavericks in 2023-24, as the team seeks to bounce back from their terrible 38-44 season. And indeed, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving appear to have the reinforcements they will need to lift the Mavs back into playoff contention, given their eventful offseason. […]

The Golden State Warriors selected Stephen Curry with the number seven pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. Since then, Curry has gone on to redefine NBA basketball as we know it by becoming the game’s all-time leading three-point shooter and winner of four NBA titles. The Warriors selected the 6-foot-2, relatively slender Curry at a […]

When Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki is inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, he’ll be honored by a pair of Hall of Famers who also starred for the Mavs. Mavs head coach Jason Kidd and former Mavs point guard Steve Kerr have been named as the presenters for Dirk Nowitzki’s Hall of Fame induction. […]

There is a dawn of a new era in the North. The Toronto Raptors, after a tumultuous 2022-23 season, have decided to part ways with Nick Nurse, the team’s head coach for the past five seasons, including their championship-winning 2018-19 campaign. With perhaps a rebuild in mind, the Raptors have extensively been searching for the […]

Former Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash is the favorite to become the next head coach of the Toronto Raptors, according to SportsBetting.ag. Nash is listed at +300 odds. He leads the race over J.J. Redick (+400), former Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer (+500) and Spanish national team coach Sergio Scariolo (+600), who is considered to […]

What happened to the Toronto Raptors? Winning their first championship in 2019 with Nick Nurse as a rookie head coach and putting together five consecutive 50-win seasons from 2016-2020, the Raptors were one of the league’s most dominant  teams. Over the last four seasons though, Toronto has won just one playoff series and they have […]

The Toronto Raptors are in the midst of a very important head coaching search after moving on from Nick Nurse this offseason and they recently met with former Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Joe Vardon, the Raptors met with Nash to discuss their head coaching job. No further […]

In the modern NBA, player movements are getting more and more common. And with the increasing trend of forming super teams, it’s no longer a surprise when a franchise player decides to find greener pastures elsewhere. However, there are times when a player returns to where he started his NBA career. Let’s take a look […]

Although he never won a NBA championship in his playing career, Steve Nash is still one of the best point guards in NBA history. He is a back-to-back MVP, eight time All-Star, and led the NBA in assists in five seasons. Given Nash’s NBA accolades, have you ever wondered how a former NBA star like […]

The NBA Finals is a showdown that features the two best NBA teams in the season. While it features the best teams in the world, it’s a surprise that even some of the greatest basketball players in NBA history fail to make it there. For this piece, let’s take a look at the 10 best […]

Phoenix Suns legend Steve Nash is ecstatic to see Devin Booker break his all-time 3-point record for the franchise. However, he doesn’t want Book to stop there and instead issued a new challenge for him. On Monday, Nash congratulated Booker for the achievement. The Suns star claimed the solo lead for Phoenix’s 3-point record on […]

Devin Booker is well on his way to cementing his legacy for the Phoenix Suns. On Friday night, he passed a fellow Suns icon to add to his franchise resume. With his first and only three-pointer on the night against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Booker moved past Nash for most three-pointers in Suns history. Devin […]

NBA icon Steve Nash has nothing but love and admiration for LeBron James after the Los Angeles Lakers star toppled him from no. 4 on the NBA all-time assist list. James broke Nash’s assist record on Tuesday against the New York Knicks. The Lakers forward entered the contest at no. 6 on the list but […]

LeBron James may not be thinking too much about individual accolades as he focuses on getting the Los Angeles Lakers to the playoffs. However, the superstar forward is always appreciative whenever he’s mentioned along with the greats of the game. The Lakers leader said as much on Wednesday after he surpassed both Mark Jackson and […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is really close to surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA’s all-time scoring record. Before he officially achieves that, however, he hit a different milestone on Tuesday against the New York Knicks. James actually surpassed both Mark Jackson and Steve Nash on the all-time assist list, allowing him to crack […]

Just two weeks into the NBA season, the Brooklyn Nets were left for dead. Fresh off a trade request from their franchise cornerstone in Kevin Durant, a 2-6 start had already seen head coach Steve Nash fired and All-Star guard Kyrie Irving suspended indefinitely. Despite a roster stacked with talent, the conversation had quickly shifted […]