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The Nets are even more stacked now
Yes, they’re old. Yes, we should have concerns about injuries. Sure, we don’t even know if all the players are vaccinated yet, which will matter because they’ll have to be. ...
As good as the Nets are, they still needed this Paul Millsap addition
One of two things — or both — are related to Paul Millsap reportedly signing with the Brooklyn Nets today....
There’s one team where Ben Simmons makes the most sense
The next disgruntled NBA star is always right around the corner. ...
Nets reportedly eyeing Cavs’ Kevin Love, Isaiah Hartenstein
As the NBA offseason rolls on and we get closer to training camps and the preseason, some teams still aren’t finished filling out their rosters for the upcoming 2021-22 campaign....
Let’s pick apart this list of the NBA’s 22 best point guards
It’s time to break down and analyze the latest sports ranking list. This time we have the top 22 (??) point guards in the NBA as ranked by hoopshype.com. Wondering why hoopshype chose to rank the top 22? ...
This NBA Season is going to be lit, and that’s good because it’s already here
It still feels like the 2020-21 NBA season just ended. Wait, it did. And then the draft and Olympics happened almost immediately....
It’s okay to find the feel-good in Kemba Walker’s return to New York
From the land of chopped cheese and quarter waters emerged the coldest motherfucker to come out of New York City playgrounds and gyms since Sebastian Telfair in 2004. And that same guy is now a New York Knick, bringing it full circle 10 years after being drafted into the NBA, and after hitting possi...
‘Malice at the Palace’ documentary is a reminder of the damage that coded language can cause
“I’m never talking about this sh*t again. Can you get that on camera?”...
Yes, it's a gold medal for Team USA, but what does that mean?
Nobody is going to argue that this was the best men’s basketball team the United States has sent to the Olympics. They’re gold medalists today thanks largely to Kevin Durant — throughout the tournament and including the title game against France; deciding that play time was over, and proceeding to w...
The Knicks’ low-risk offseason is a smart long-term strategy
Is it a coincidence that The LOX and Dipset had a classic Verzuz at MSG Theater less than 12 hours before Kemba Walker agreed to a deal with the New York Knicks? Probably not....
Former rivals Andre Drummond and Joel Embiid are going to be teammates now
Life: That shit happens fast....
The Miami Heat are going for it again, and whether or not you think it’ll work doesn’t matter
It’s the annual time of year where people get instantly overly fixated on whether or not things will work well before they even happen. For example, the day before NBA free agency began, reports surfaced about Kyle Lowry being signed and traded from the Toronto Raptors to the Miami Heat as soon as i...
Why can’t we have nice things, like a Game 7 tonight?
Shoulda, woulda, coulda....
Deadspin waffles: Why the Bucks will win Game 6… aaand why they won’t
Jeff Teague is on the verge of winning a championship. ...
NBA Finals now best of 3, but <i>nearly</i> a 'win or go home' Saturday
Saturday night is a must-win for the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks – literally....
NWO at 25 gives us cause to remember other great heel trios of sports
Twenty-five years ago today, the New World Order was formed at WCW’s Bash at the Beach....
The Greatest Game 1 NBA Finals performances of the 21st century
And now for our second NBA Finals in about nine months....
A report about the NBA wanting to add games, on the same day Giannis got hurt? The irony
Less is more, even if it causes you to leave money on the table....
It doesn’t matter what we think if Ben Simmons’ teammates are done with him
I admit that I fell into the trap of using every NBA playoff game as a referendum on the legacy of every NBA star. Things are never that simple, and winning a championship is hard. Especially in the NBA, where it’s an actual referendum on how your team is built. It’s not hockey where the bounces jus...
Brooklyn will be back again
You know the old saying: “That’s why they play the games.”...