The Los Angeles Lakers were defeated by the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night, 111-110, and were unable to catch up to their rivals in the Western Conference despite Anthony Davis’ amazing 26-point, 10-rebound effort. Maxi Kleber’s game-winning three-pointer was not blocked by Davis during the game, and in the post-game interviews, Davis accepted blame for […]
When NBA players and owners met together to reconstruct the CBA two years ago, the supermax deal was created. It meant more money for players with the intent of increasing the likelihood that stars and superstars in small markets would remain put instead of leaving for the brighter lights. However, the deal hasn’t gone as planned. […]
After making it to the Eastern Conference Finals and nearly breaking the King’s longest consecutive streak of Finals appearances by pushing the series to a surprising 7-game series, especially playing without their two perennial all-stars in Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, the Celtics were destined for greatness, arguably a crowd-favorite in upsetting the Warriors in […]
Just yesterday, the Phoenix Suns traded guard Brandon Knight and power forward Maruese Chriss to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Ryan Anderson and rookie guard De’Anthony Melton. This trade freed the Rockets up from Anderson’s massive contract, while also helped the Suns unload Knight, who wasn’t receiving a lot of playing time last season. […]
Sometimes, the best of things come out of the worst of things. Now, this can be applied to many facets of life, but to keep this on track with a basketball article, here’s what I mean. Last season, 6 minutes into his first official game for the Boston Celtics, All-Star Gordon Hayward suffered a fractured […]
Don’t count John Wall and his Washington Wizards out of the finals just yet. The 5-time NBA All-Star recently sat down with Michael Lee of Yahoo Sports’ to discuss what were his expectations for the upcoming season. Wall first spoke about the lapses and problems from the previous season. He mentioned how the year before […]
The Celtics fell one win short of an NBA Finals berth, but with LeBron James moving to the Western Conference, Boston feels more confident in their ability to advance come next season. According to former All-Rookie Second Team honoree Jaylen Brown, there isn’t a shadow of a doubt on his team’s ability to reach the […]
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 […]
Since the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics completed their trade to swap point guards last summer, the two teams’ situations have changed drastically. In exchange for Kyrie Irving, the Cavs received; Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, a 2018 first-round pick acquired from the Brooklyn Nets, and a 2020 second-round pick acquired from the Miami Heat. […]
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 […]
Celtics guard was seen at the Team USA minicamp held in California this week, but he was not playing due to his recent knee operations from this summer. He will, however, be ready for the upcoming season. It has been a crazy postseason and offseason for the Duke alumnus, who has gone through two procedures on […]
