Nikola Jokic now understands Joel Embiid’s two NBA award seasons. Second MVP, second-team All-NBA. MVP Embiid led the All-NBA squad announced Wednesday night. Jokic was the second-team center. It was a reversal of 2021 and 2022, when Jokic won MVP and Embiid was second-team All-NBA center. This should be the last quirk. Next year, the […]
New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat (44-38, sixth in Eastern Conference) Miami, Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Heat -4.5, 209 over/under. Heat lead series 3-2 in Eastern Conference Second Round. Bottom line: The Miami Heat hope to win game six and the Eastern Conference second round over the New York Knicks. Jalen […]
The Jimmy Butler Saga continues, as the Minnesota Timberwolves look to move the All-Star wing before the season begins. He was the latest NBA player to shake the sports world with a trade demand, and in doing so, extra spice was added to an already eventful offseason. First, there was the season-long speculation of where LeBron […]
Top-ranked 5 NBA draft prospect in the 2017 draft, Markelle Fultz had high expectations after his phenomenal season with the University of Washington Huskies, averaging 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Many scouts reported that Fultz was destined for greatness, and his excellence was recognized in the Draft Night, when the Philadelphia 76ers traded […]
In the 2017 NBA off-season, Minnesota Timberwolves and Chicago Bulls engaged in a blockbuster trade, where Chicago Bulls gave off their superstar Jimmy Butler in exchange for the 7th overall pick of that year’s draft, Zach LaVine, and Kris Dunn. While at hindsight, it appears that Minnesota got the best bargain on their end, at […]
Jimmy Butler just couldn’t let the exciting 2018 NBA offseason end, could he? After months of speculation of his unhappiness with the Minnesota Timberwolves organization, the All-Star small forward met with Wolves head coach and President of Basketball Operations Tom Thibodeau on Wednesday and officially requested a trade. And now the floodgates for more rumors […]
It’s no secret that Timberwolves 4-time All-Star Jimmy Butler is dissatisfied with his teammates in Minnesota. He has ranted multiple times since the end of the season about the unprofessional demeanor of his teammates, specifically Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns. He cites that they slack off and don’t take the work seriously and do not […]
The 2019 NBA free agent class is expected to be one of the most loaded classes, if not the most, ever. It will be the chance for the Lakers to add-on to what they have been building the last year or so. One of the reasons they were able to acquire the best player in the world […]
The New York Knicks signed Joakim Noah to, very possibly, the least valuable contract of all time in the summer of 2016, giving him a four-year contract worth over $72.5 million. Noah, simply put, isn’t good at basketball anymore. He’s too slow for the modern game, can’t spread the floor at all, isn’t athletic (relative […]
The New York Knicks have not been good in a very long time. That is no secret. They aren’t expected to be any good in the upcoming season, but they may be able to move towards contention after that. This year’s Knicks will, and should actively try to be bad. Kristaps Porzingis is out for […]
Back in early July, a few days after free agency began, news was already popping up about the following year’s free agency, and in particular, regarding 5-time All-Star Kyrie Irving and his whereabouts next offseason. The rumor, first reported by ESPN.com’s Ian Begley, stated that “several executives expect Irving to give the Knicks consideration next […]
Minneapolis, MN—Jimmy Butler is displeased with Minnesota so much that he declined an extension to stay with the team and is frustrated with everything and everyone around him. Things have gotten edgy within the Timberwolves organization recently, and the whole situation stems around their former all-star Jimmy Butler. He was brought to the team to […]
