NBA Playoffs: If they started today
All eyes are now on the playoffs. Who will make it? Which teams will get home court advantage?
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Powerhouse Milwaukee Bucks clinch playoff berth in record time
Just shy of two months until the playoffs begin and the Milwaukee Bucks have already earned themselves a spot.
Boston Celtics can win title if Jayson Tatum keeps playing like this
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has ascended to NBA superstardom. The Celtics’ NBA title chances depend on Tatum being the player he’s been over the last month.
Three players the Los Angeles Lakers should target in the buyout market
With the Los Angeles Lakers sitting comfortably atop the west, at 41-12, 5 losses ahead of 2nd place Denver Nuggets, they are a bonafide contender and are almost certainly looking for ways to improve the team.
The NBA MVP Award: Dark horses
If the NBA season were to wrap up today, Giannis Antetokounmpo would be crowned MVP. I don’t think a single hoop head out there would deny that he most certainly deserves it.
Pocket Rockets: Will Houston be effective in the playoffs?
Morey and head coach Mike D’Antoni chose not to pursue a replacement big man, instead opting to go all-in on the mad science experiment that is the ‘Pocket Rockets’.
NBA strike gold with new All-Star game format
As a response to the critiques listed above, Adam Silver, the NBA cognoscenti and a man by the name of Nick Elam got together to devise a solution. The result? A new format which has taken the basketball world by storm.
Western Conference playoff race: Who gets in?
The Western Conference has, for a while now, been nothing short of stacked. The playoffs are the prize and the competition to make it is as fierce as ever.
Denver Nuggets: Western Conference contenders or frauds?
After rebuilding in the most patient of ways, finally it’s time to get excited. It would seem that since the infamous game 82 overtime heartbreak they experienced in Minnesota back in 2018, Denver has propelled itself to unimaginable heights. The question remains, how much higher can they climb?
Damian Lillard is comfortably the best point guard in the NBA
Since dropping 61 points on the Golden State Warriors, Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers have caught some serious fire.
In detail: Ja Morant’s offensive brilliance
Although it’s very early in the season, Ja Morant has already shown that he belongs in the NBA. The fiery and explosive point guard out of Murray State has shown each game that he’s more than a super athletic rookie as he marks his name on the Rookie of the Year list for this season.
Will front office change improve the New York Knicks?
Combined with the dysfunctional front office, a team with little to no cohesion has to finally find a way to put all the pieces together. The change needed in the front office is long overdue.
Breaking down the Miami Heat’s trade deadline moves
He has now got rid of the contracts of Tyler Johnson, James Johnson, Hassan Whiteside and Dion Waiters in the space of exactly 12 months. He has officially traded the un-tradeable.
Five top buyout candidates following the NBA trade deadline
The NBA trade deadline has passed. It was busier than expected with Andrew Wiggins and D’Angelo Russell swapping teams and the Los Angeles Clippers landing Marcus Morris. Andre Drummond left Michigan for Ohio, creating a surplus in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ front-court.
Three-team trade analysis: Clippers add Morris, Thomas, Knicks get pick
The Los Angeles Clippers have landed Isaiah Thomas and Marcus Morris in a three-team trade, as reported by Adrian Wojnarowski.