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Minnesota Timberwolves coach-president Tom Thibodeau is on the same page as everyone else: He knows his team needs wings who can shoot and defend. The problem? So does everyone else. Speaking with the media a few days after the Timberwolves were eliminated from the postseason by the Houston Rockets, Thibs made it clear he will [...]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley didn’t mince words when delivering his annual exit interview to the press: He believes head coach Erik Spoelstra and Hassan Whiteside have some relationship-building to do. From the Sun-Sentinel‘s Ira Winderman: “By the time we got to the playoffs, I don’t think he was ready,” Riley said. “He wasn’t ready. He [...]

The Bucks have some decisions to make this summer as they try and find the right path to take in order to build a contender around their 23-year-old superstar, Giannis Antetokounmpo. The biggest decision they will have is whether or not to bring back former No. 2 pick and oft-injured forward Jabari Parker, and how [...]

Anybody who had some doubts or concerns about the Warriors coming into their 2nd round match-up with the red-hot Pelicans were reminded by the 2nd quarter of Game 1 that these are still the Warriors and the team with the highest ceiling in the NBA without question. Now after a decisive Game 1 win and [...]

Victor Oladipo changed the narrative on his career this season from mild disappointment as a former No.2 pick and overpaid player to likely All-NBA player and one of the more exciting young players in the NBA. After a 2017-18 regular season in which he averaged 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists on 47% shooting [...]

It will be a long off-season for the Washington Wizards. After being on the cusp of the eastern conference finals multiple times in the past few seasons, they took a step back this season finishing as the No. 8 seed in the eastern conference at 43-39 and losing to the Toronto Raptors in 6 games. [...]

Sunday was another memorable day in a career full of them for LeBron James. Especially when it comes to Game 7’s. He led the Cavaliers to a 105-101 victory over the Pacers in Game 7 of their first round series, with 45 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Your average online sportsbook had the Cavs [...]

The Boston Celtics’ toughness and perseverance despite all of their injury issues is a true marvel and testament to their coaching and the heart of their players on the roster. Despite being without Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward and Daniel Theiss, the Celtics managed to win their first round series with the Milwaukee Bucks in 7 [...]

Enes Kanter sure seems like he’s prepping for free agency. The soon-to-be 26-year-old big man said at the end of the regular season he was leaning toward declining his player option next year and exploring the open market. If you’re an NBA betting man you’d likely not think it possible. The notion seemed almost blasphemous. [...]

The Golden State Warriors were able to make easy work of a Kawhi Leonard-less San Antonio Spurs team in the 1st round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs without their two-time MVP award winning point guard Steph Curry, but a 2nd round tilt with the scorching-hot New Orleans Pelicans may not be so easy. But have [...]