After back-to-back disappointing playoff exits, first getting bullied by the New York Knicks and then receiving a kind gentleman’s sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics this year, Cleveland fired JB Bickerstaff and have officially hired their new guy. ESPN Sources: The Cleveland Cavaliers are hiring Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson as the franchise’s […]
The Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder pulled the trigger on a Josh Giddey Alex Caruso swap. BREAKING: The Chicago Bulls are trading two-time All-Defensive guard Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder for guard Josh Giddey, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/V3t12MA3Uo — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 20, 2024 It’s time to grade this trade. Spoiler: […]
This month-long Lakers JJ Redick flirting has come to an end. Los Angeles has made their final decision. ESPN Sources: JJ Redick has agreed on a four-year contract to become the next coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Rob Pelinka offered job this morning and Redick’s started working on a staff to surround himself with […]
We may have just witnessed the most boring NBA Finals as the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks in 5 uneventful games. It’s easy to hate seeing Boston Celtics fans experience joy and clowning Jayson Tatum for being a cornball is second nature at this point but I can’t help but think ESPN’s NBA broadcasts […]
The Detroit Pistons finished a disgusting 2022-23 NBA season with only 17 wins. Naturally, their head coach, Dwane Casey, “stepped down” from the position but the damage was already done. Their coaching job was perhaps the least desirable in the league. Cade Cunningham was the only good NBA player on the roster and that man […]
As we quickly approach the offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers head coach position remains vacant. Let’s fix that today. We have to factor in the specific variables that go along with coaching the 2024-25 Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James’s vacation home is soon-to-be occupied. The teacher in their 25th year, coasting, playing movies, running through […]
I’ve seen 1 game out of a 7 games series and I’m ready to make wild assumptions and overreactions based on the smallest sample size possible. Game 1 of the NBA Finals went to the Boston Celtics. It was a blowout from the beginning. Boston made every single jump shot they took while Dallas played […]
From the moment LeBron James arrived in LA, the Lakers have had an internal power struggle between the owner—a 60-year-old woman who inherited the team from her father and now gets most of her basketball-related advice from a former player’s wife—a former agent turned GM—who built a championship team in 2020 that he immediately blew […]
This 2023-24 New York Knicks were the greatest team I’ve watched in my lifetime. If Apple Music was writing about this season, it would be the Lauryn Hill of all Knicks seasons. Sure, I love Latrell Sprewell and if you’ve seen me at the local gym, you know I’ve modeled my game after a young […]
So I wrote the 50 NBA Players Who Could Be on a New Team LAST YEAR and I was right about most of them but I think that says more about the league than my ability to predict the future. Regardless, let’s run it back Here are 50 NBA players who could be on […]
I have like 2 friends total so while most people’s Memorial Day weekend is spent at the beach, creating memories with loved ones or whatever, I’m at the crib watching Celtics/Pacers Game 3, snacking on hot dogs I did not get from a big cookout but instead, from the food truck close to my house. […]
Draymond Green aspires to be the next Charles Barkley—an NBA hero turned beloved and respected ombudsman for the game. However, Draymond’s struck too many players in the face to become a hero outside of The Bay but we are witnessing him embark upon his journey to beloved, respected spokesman with his melatonin podcast—where he sits […]
The New York Knicks are down 3 starters and a 6th man of the year candidate, yet somehow they are one win away from sending the Indiana Pacers on vacation. Tyrese Haliburton—the best player on the Pacers—seems okay with watching his team lose as he quietly tip-toes around the perimeter, playing hot potato to ensure […]
With the 4th pick of the 2014 NBA Draft, the Orland Magic selected power forward, Aaron Gordon, out of Arizona. For 7 seasons he was the best player on a bottom-feeding team, only making the postseason twice, losing in the first round both times. It wasn’t until he arrived in Denver that Gordon became the […]
In February 2023, Mat Ishbia’s purchase of the Phoenix Suns was finalized. Ishbia bought the team following the NBA’s removal of previous owner, Robert Sarver, who simply could not stop himself from saying the n-word at work. It was his favorite thing in the world. Ishbia is a former college basketball player so naturally, he […]
I love Thanasis Antetokounmpo. To you, he’s the final minutes-eating, square-headed face of nepotism. To me, he’s the advancement of worker’s rights. Last week, the Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated from the 2024 NBA Playoffs by the Indiana Pacers. Giannis and Dame Lillard suffered injuries and surprisingly, Khris Middleton and Pat Bev couldn’t beat an actual […]
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