If new Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has his way, he and James Harden will be best friends. Alright, maybe not. But, should he get his way, they’ll most definitely be making sweet basketball music together. Houston’s successor to Kevin McHale’s (and J.B. Bickerstaff’s) throne spoke briefly on how ecstatic he is to be [...]
Markieff Morris is once again making headlines for the wrong reasons. According to Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia’s John Gonzalez, the Washington Wizards forward was detained at Philadelphia International Airport after ‘suspected marijuana’ was apparently uncovered in his bag: Here’s Gonzalez with more details: Morris, who was with a party that included his mother, checked a bag [...]
Even though the Boston Celtics haven’t been rebuilding for long, they want the rebuild to be over. That tends to happen when you emerge as a low-key Eastern Conference contender not three years into your reinvention. The Celtics have picks, prospects, trade-friendly contracts and cap space. That’s a lethal combination. It’s led many of us [...]
According to numerous reports from the major outlets and the Houston Chronicle, Mike D’Antoni appears to be the leading candidate to land the Houston Rockets head coaching position. Other candidates who have interviewed recently include Frank Vogel and Jeff Van Gundy. Gundy is no longer being considered according to Adrian Wojnarowski: The Rockets have been [...]
May 19, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
For many NBA fans (especially those in Cleveland and Toronto) tonight is exciting because it is Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, but for those fans whose team didn’t even come close to sniffing the postseason tonight is the most exciting day in months. It’s the day where hope is abound across the 14 [...]
May 17, 2016
Anou Enright
NBA Draft
What do you get when you guide a Portland Trail Blazers team that was supposed to finish in the bottom three of the Western Conference to the second round of the NBA playoffs? A fat three-year extension. Terry Stotts is, expectedly, sticking with Portland, per The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: Kevin Arnovitz of ESPN.com added this: [...]
The Sacramento Kings’ coaching search is plowing on. And on. And on. And, well, you get the point. Sacramento has been linked to what feels like dozens of potential candidates of varying experience and skill. And they don’t appear any closer to ending their search. To the contrary, two more options are instead gaining steam, [...]
Immediately following the Washington Wizards’ season-ending victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, head coach Randy Wittman was shown the door. Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post was the first with the news: Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical then followed up the report with some specific insight into the Wizards coaching search, which seems [...]
April 14, 2016
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Blogs
Grab those tissues. No, put the hand lotion down. Perverts. You need those for crying. The final installment of power rankings for the 2015-16 regular season is here. We will spend our final time together focusing on the playoff picture and first-round matchups. The Golden State Warriors are still the best team ever, the Chicago Bulls [...]
April 13, 2016
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Power Rankings
There is no denying the fact that the Phoenix Suns have been an unmitigated disaster this season at 20-58. They had the dark cloud of the Markieff Morris situation hanging over their head until the trade deadline, they suffered major injuries to many key pieces including Eric Bledsoe, Brandon Knight, Tyson Chandler and T.J. Warren, [...]
April 7, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek