The trade deadline and buyout market have shaken things up with the Lakers and Nets beginning to look stacked with talent. Miami’s being so reluctant to give up Tyler Herro could end up being what keeps them from reaching the NBA Finals for a second straight season, as many […]
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NBA Power Rankings 3/22/2021
It will be tough for the Lakers to win games with both Lebron and AD for the next few weeks atleast. Harden and Kyrie have the Nets playing well while Durant is out. Hawks have won eight straight games to take control of the fourth seed in […]
NBA Power Rankings 3/15/2021
Miami remains hot and have won 9 of their last 10 games to jump to 4th in the East. 76ers will have tough time holding onto the #1 seed with Joel Embiid out at least two weeks. Suns are 8-2 in the last 10 games and jumped the […]
2nd Team NBA All-Stars
Every year when All Star teams are announced there’s a handful of players that could have deserved to be on the team, but due to the amount of talented players in the league, it can be difficult to make everyone happy. Christian Wood, for example, is averaging 23 points and […]
NBA Power Rankings: All-Star Break Edition
All-Star Weekend is over and now we can focus on the second half of the NBA season. Playoff races are heating up and the added intrigue of the play-in games involving the 7-10 seed will make for some exciting games. Blake Griffin signing with the Brooklyn Nets is likely to […]
NBA Power Rankings 3/1/2021
Atlantic Division is STACKED as all 5 teams are .500 or better and in the top 6 of the Eastern Conference Playoff Race. Miami Heat have hit their stride and go 4-0 on the week with a big time win over the Utah Jazz. Luka Doncic has been […]
NBA Power Rankings 2/22/2021
Raptors surge to the 5 seed in the East with big time wins over the 76ers, T’wolves, and the Bucks TWICE. Lakers go 1-2 with losses to Brooklyn and Miami. Los Angeles misses Anthony Davis A LOT. The Nets had a great 4-0 week with statement wins against […]
NBA All-Star Reserve Predictions
All-Star starters were announced on Thursday night and now that the obvious choices are out of the way, we can focus on the seven reserve spots for each conference. Every year tough choices have to be made to decide who does and who does not make it to the All-Star […]
COVID Hits Spurs
The Spurs have been playing great as of late, going in 7-3 in their last ten games. Guard Dejounte Murray is beginning to play the best ball of his career along side former All-Star Demar DeRozan who is having a bounce back season. Tuesday morning, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that […]
NBA Power Rankings 2/15/2021
Lakers lose to Nuggets, but everyone is waiting for the results of an MRI on Anthony Davis’ achilles. Without Davis the Lakers are in the same boat as the Warriors sans Klay, good but title contenders? NO Jazz keep rolling, and display beautiful ball movement, similar to that of […]
What’s Up With The Bucks?
On Wednesday night the Milwaukee Bucks took a trip to Phoenix to play the Suns. As the game was on the line, Giannis Antetokounmpo took a 3 point shot, and Devin Booker could only think of one thing, “we’re in good shape.” Milwaukee finished last season as the […]
NBA Power Rankings 2/8/2021
Kings went 4-0 last week with wins over the Celtics, Pelicans, Nuggets, Clippers to enter playoff discussion. Tyrese Haliburton quickly becoming one of my new favorite players to watch. Heat have been biggest disappointment thus far(9-14) after reaching NBA Finals last season. 76ers remain the team to beat […]
Kings Are Playoff Contenders
There seems to be a culture change in Sacramento under new GM Monte McNair. The Kings are 11-11 to start the season and should be considered legit playoff contenders in the highly competitive Western Conference. Head Coach Luke Walton has his young team playing well and fans finally have a […]
NBA Power Rankings 2/1/2021
Brooklyn’s lack of depth is KILLING them! 76ers team to beat in East. Rockets playing great Defense and winning since trading James Harden. Lakers still on top. Haven’t turned it all the way on yet. Lakers (15-6) Clippers (16-5) Jazz (15-5) 76ers (15-6) Bucks (11-8) Nuggets (12-8) Celtics (10-8) Nets […]
Utah Jazz-Title Contenders?
On Wednesday night the Utah Jazz improved to 14-4 with a 116-104 win over the Dallas Mavericks, moving their current win streak to 10 games. The Lakers loss last night subsequently moved the Jazz into the top spot in the West. Will Utah be able to sustain this kind of […]
NBA Power Rankings 1/25/21
We’re getting close to a quarter of the way through the NBA season, and it’s a perfect time to drop some power rankings. BOLD PREDICTION: The Lakers will be the top team and the Pistons will be the bottom team for the entire season! Lakers (13-4) Clippers(13-4) Jazz(12-4) 76ers(12-5) […]
Warriors in Need of 6th Man
Sitting at 8-7, the Warriors are in the middle of a very tight playoff hunt in the West. Recent wins over the Lakers and Spurs make up for last night’s loss to the Knicks, but Golden State is in desperate need of better play out of the players on their […]
Injuries Piling Up In Portland
CJ McCollum was having his best season as a pro averaging over 26 PPG, and pushing for an All-Star spot in the Western Conference. Now, an injured left foot is expected to keep him out for at least the next four weeks. With a current record of 8-6 and sitting […]
Fallout From Harden Trade
The dominoes have fallen and James Harden gets what he wanted, as he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a four team deal. While we all know this gives the Nets more star power in their hunt for an NBA Championship, there are major implications for each […]
NBA Losing To COVID
After last season’s bubble experiment went off without a single positive COVID test, the NBA is having a hard time controlling the spread now that teams are playing in their own arenas and traveling city to city. Stars Kevin Durant and Jayson Tatum have missed games due to COVID protocols. […]
