Blogs

Bless the NBA offseason. Seriously, it’s awesome. It can be dull at points, but relative to other professional sports, we’re treated to a steady, if inundating, stream of amazing. Among the latest: Kyrie Irving appearing on ESPN’s First Take and saying everything without saying anything on the topic of LeBron James. Stephen A. Smith asked the [...]

The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions. They won 67 games during the regular season. The went 16-1 through playoffs, mutilating pretty much everyone in their path. They have four All-NBA talents on their roster, all of them in their prime. They might be, and probably are, the best team in NBA history. The thought [...]

Kevin Durant making the decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder in free agency in 2016 and join the Golden State Warriors was the biggest event in the last five years of the NBA and could continue to shape the direction of the league (and who occupies the throne) for the next five years at [...]

It was reported that the Nuggets had every intention of re-signing Mason Plumlee this off-season after trading for him at the 2017 NBA trade deadline, but as the summer passed and restricted free agency market, especially for centers, was ice-cold, Plumlee remained on the market with little to no rumors or chatter about any potential [...]

Luka Doncic has the basketball world buzzing thanks to his Euroleague exploits for the Slovenian national team—momentum that could, it seems, vault him atop the NBA’s draft boards. The 6’7″ 18-year-old is already considered a top-five prospect, but following his detonation against Kristaps Porzingis and the Latvian national team, one league executive told Bleacher Report’s [...]

Few NBA players have ever meant more to their organization and city than Dirk Nowitzki does to the Dallas Mavericks. He is one of the 25 greatest players in NBA history, he has won a league MVP, NBA Finals MVP and of course lead the Mavericks to their only title in 2011. Dirk will become [...]

Lonzo Ball now has a bit more of Steve Nash’s game in him. Courtesy of Steve Nash. Ball recently worked out with the future Hall of Famer, a session he left feeling accomplished and enlightened. As he said on NBC Sports’ Pro Basketball Talk podcast (via SLAM’s Ryne Nelson): He’s an MVP, one of the best point [...]

The NBA has taken the next step toward draft-lottery reform. According to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA’s competition committee has officially recommended the latest lottery reform proposal, which means the Association’s board of governors will be putting it to a vote later this month. Woj has more details: NBA commissioner Adam Silver has been determined [...]

Micky Arison has been the owner of the Miami Heat through the Alonzo Mourning era, Shaq and Wade era and the Big 3 in Miami. He is a staple of the local culture and city. He along with the Miami Heat Charitable Fund, Carnival Corporation and the Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation, have announced [...]

Lists and rankings should be fairly common place in sports. People love reducing athletes into lists and positioning them according to the performances they have delivered up that point. As such, it is a little surprising that so many NBA players have come out to harshly criticize the many media outlets that had the audacity [...]