Warriors have ‘no one’ to guard JJJ, Brooks believes originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Jaren Jackson Jr. has been a thorn in the side of the Warriors all series long. Even before the Memphis Grizzlies lost Ja Morant for the remainder of the Western Conference semifinal series, Jackson kept pace with every other star […]
With most of the NBA’s teams on vacation, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the wild 2021-22 regular season! As usual, we got to witness the good, the bad, the ugly, the incredible, and of course, the silly. Behind the unforgettable moments are raw numbers. As a nerd for stats and trivia, I thought […]
The 76ers most directly chose Josh Richardson and Al Horford over Jimmy Butler in the 2019 offseason, signing-and-trading Butler on a max deal to the Heat for the cheaper Richardson and using the resulting cap space to sign Horford (four years, $109 million with $97 million guaranteed). Given real-world spending constraints and long-term payroll concerns, […]
Major names populate our trade rumor rankings this week, led by two of the top players on the most tumultuous team from last season, the Los Angeles Lakers. For those unaware, our trade rumor rankings series ranks the five players who have appeared most often on our Trade page over the previous week. Russell Westbrook […]
What’s the competitive dynamic in this series like between you, Chris Paul and Devin Booker? Luka Doncic: “It’s just, like I say, it’s playoffs. It’s always going to be like that, so it’s nothing new to me.” Did you see the clip of Booker after he got fouled and called his dramatics “The Luka Special”? […]
After Game 5 embarrassment, just how much do Sixers have to adjust? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The gear-shifting Sixers never got moving in Tuesday’s Game 5 loss to the Heat, a 35-point defeat that means there’s no more room for anything resembling that performance. Head coach Doc Rivers said that night his team […]
On Thursday morning, the NBA revealed a new series of awards to be granted to the best individual player and team from each respective conference finals series in each year’s postseason, with Boston Celtics legendary small forward Larry Bird having his name attached to the Eastern Conference Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. That same day, […]
Stephen A. crushes Warriors with NSFW tirade after rout originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Love him or hate him, Stephen A. Smith generally has been a pro-Warriors pundit throughout the season. In fact, JJ Redick called him out a couple of days ago for “backpedaling” from his proclamation that Golden State would win the […]
Forsberg: Are Celtics ready to fight for their season? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Nothing has come particularly easy for the Boston Celtics this season. So why start now, right? Still, the biggest lingering question we have after the Celtics let Game 5 slip out of their hands on Wednesday night is whether the […]
Let’s begin by stating the obvious: Nikola Jokic is a worthy MVP, and his two-year run has been nothing short of phenomenal. Several players had strong, if not stronger, cases to win the award given the precedent over the last 40 years or so. He didn’t get this voter’s first-place vote, though, because the Denver […]