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After a down season in 2016-17 in which Reggie Jackson never really appeared to be fully healthy or have the burst that made him an effective NBA point guard, Reggie Jackson and the Detroit Pistons have had a bounce-back season in 2017-18 thus far. If I were an NBA betting man I wouldn’t have thought [...]

There are certain proud organizations in the NBA that will not tank under any circumstances, partially because of a organizational mentality and partially out of necessity to sell tickets and keep fan loyalty in a smaller NBA market. This list includes teams like the Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz and the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies have [...]

Any knowledgeable or logical fan of the game of basketball would likely tell you the two best players in the world right now are LeBron James and Kevin Durant. They also happen to be leading the two best teams in the league at the moment (Sorry Spurs and Rockets) and squared off once again on [...]

Things went from bad to worse for the Orlando Magic. After being the surprise team in the NBA the first few weeks of the season, the Magic are now 11-23. They will also now be without one of their two best players in Nikola Vucevic. Vucevic was diagnosed with a fractured first metacarpal on his [...]

The Suns are winners of three of their last four games, despite being without their best player, Devin Booker (seriously, look at their roster, it is not pretty). One of the major reasons for the recent burst of success has been the addition of Isaiah Canaan. Canaan was signed with the hardship exception for the [...]

For those who don’t remember or are unaware, there was once a time when Tim Duncan was an actual free agent that visited other teams. I know, crazy right? In the summer of 2000, Duncan was one of a trio of highly sought after free agents on the market, the other two being Tracy McGrady [...]

Playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder, as we know, was not Carmelo Anthony’s first choice. His list of preferred trade destinations initially included the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets, before eventually, at one time, consisting only of the latter. As time went on and the New York Knicks neared training camp, though, he opened his [...]

The 2018 Hall of Fame class should be a pretty good one. The 2018 nominees for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame were announced and because of a new rule that reduces the eligibility period for a player from four years to three years (it was five before that), there are a few really good [...]

Everyone knows the Houston Rockets are built in the image of a squad supposed to beat the Golden State Warriors. Sure, you can tell that just by looking at their depth chart. Yes, you can also tell by looking at some of the lineup combinations head coach Mike D’Antoni runs out. Indeed, the number of [...]

Many who have been NBA fans for a while can remember one of the NBA’s golden eras of the 1980s and images of Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas embracing before games is one of the images that was most synonymous for the era, partially for how rare that was at the time. Most people may [...]