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NBA buyout market roundup: For once, you are allowed to be excited about it
The NBA’s buyout market is generally overrated....
NBA trade deadline winners and losers (Can you guess which ones go where?)
There were 16 trades involving 23 organizations and 46 players yesterday, making it the most active trade deadline ever. ...
Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic pickup is a commitment to Zach LaVine
Nikola Vucevic is coming to save Zach LaVine....
Tanks a lot! Rockets going from 44-28 to 11-28 is putrid, but not most historic NBA drop-off ever
On Feb. 4, the Rockets went to Memphis and beat the Grizzlies by 12 points for their seventh win in eight games, moving to 11-10 for the season. Certainly, Houston was outperforming expectations after trading away James Harden, but nobody knew how bad things were about to get....
How Trevor Ariza & P.J. Tucker could shape the Eastern Conference Championship race
With the trade deadline now seven days away, there’s a whole lotta shit that still might happen. ...
If Jimmy Butler keeps hooping like this, he could get another conference title
Jimmy Butler is putting the Miami Heat on his back once again....
Caris LeVert’s Pacers debut tonight after overcoming kidney cancer is rare 2020-21 bright spot
When James Harden was traded to the Nets on January 14, one of Brooklyn’s prized outgoing pieces was rising swingman Caris LeVert. ...
Julius Randle is the perfect New York Knick for right now
Kristaps Porzingis was great, but he wasn’t Julius Randle....
Is Brooklyn the right move for Blake Griffin?
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Blake Griffin has officially been bought out by the Detroit Pistons, and is now cleared to sign with another team via free agency....
Dennis Smith Jr. is quietly reviving his career in Detroit
Let’s first acknowledge that Dennis Smith Jr. is not all the way back yet. He’s not even shooting 40 percent from the field this season. But even if he’s not back to where he was as a top-10 prospect coming from the 2017 NBA Draft Class, he’s far above where he stood toward the latter half of his Ne...
Reports of Kemba Walker’s demise have been greatly exaggerated
Depending on who you ask, Kemba Walker might be anywhere from overly washed to overly joyous....
Bradley Beal chose to stay in D.C., and he will regret it
Bradley Beal is putting together another monster season while his Wizards continue to do Wizard things....
Hell freezes over as Ben Simmons drills a three
It’s not often that a guy makes headlines for hitting his lone 3-point attempt of the game, especially when it doesn’t tie the game or give his team the lead....
After Duke loss, predictable silence from the Jalen Johnson critics
Duke came back from a 12-point deficit on Saturday to take Louisville to overtime, but Cardinals senior Carlik Jones scored seven of his 25 points in the extra session, and the Cardinals went on to an 80-73 victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium, snapping the Blue Devils’ four-game winning streak and dea...
Kyle Lowry’s potential trade destinations if/when Raptors decide it's 'time to move on'
Longtime Toronto Raptor Kyle Lowry is one expiring contract who could swing the NBA championship picture as much as anyone likely to be dealt by March 25’s deadline. That is, outside of a shocking Bradley Beal or Ben Simmons transaction. Or perhaps a Victor Oladipo re-routing, but even that’s depend...
Bucks Take Pistons' Best Punch, Then Coolly Dropkick Them Into A Toilet
The Pistons got off to a very good start Monday night, at home, in Game 4 of their playoff series against Central division foe Milwaukee. Blake Griffin was lively; Reggie Jackson poured in 20 first-half points; the Pistons all but played Brook Lopez and Khris Middleton off the court. It was about as...
The NBA's Eastern Conference Is Closing In On A Record For Futility
The NBA’s Eastern Conference is in very real danger of finishing the season with only four teams having won at least half their games. This would be embarrassing, and stupid, and also very good and cool....