Kristaps Porzingis is already the New York Knicks’ best player. That’s a fact, and it’s not a shot at Carmelo Anthony, who remains one of the best scorers in the game. It’s just that Porzingis’ talent is harder, if impossible, to replicate. He is essentially a 7’3″ wing with post-up skills and the ability to, [...]
November 30, 2016
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The New Orleans Pelicans are on a roll. First Jrue Holiday returned to the team. Then they started playing watchable basketball. Now they’re on a five-game home winning streak. What’s next? Possibly Tyreke Evans’ return, per Fox Sports’ Jennifer Hale: [tweet https://twitter.com/JenHale504/status/799807936440729600] Evans has yet to play this season has he recovers from multiple right [...]
November 30, 2016
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Derrick Rose seems happy to be playing in the Big Apple and to have a fresh start after a frustrating and disappointing last four seasons as a Bull. He had his best game as a Knick and maybe his best game in year’s on Monday when the Knicks loss to the Oklahoma City Russells, excuse [...]
November 29, 2016
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It appears as though the dreaded injury bug has bitten the Memphis Grizzlies again and is putting a damper on their recent success and 11-7 record through 18 games. The Grizzlies are already dealing with injury issues to their big-time free-agent acquisition Chandler Parsons, and now their other big time free agent, floor general and [...]
November 29, 2016
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Russell Westbrook is the realest. Maybe that has something to do with the fact that he’s averaging a triple-double. You read that correctly. He is Oscar Robertson-ing the the modern-day NBA. Or maybe Westbrook’s status as the realest is due to him not giving two craps about averaging said triple-double. As he said after the [...]
November 29, 2016
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Seventeen games into last season, a clear rebuilding year, the Minnesota Timberwolves were 8-9. Seventeen games into this season, one that came with not-so-subtle playoff hopes, the Timberwolves are 5-12, their optimism fading fast. Frustration reached fever pitch within the Minnesota locker room following Monday night’s loss to the Utah Jazz. Everyone from head coach [...]
November 29, 2016
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If given the opportunity to play on the same team again, as they did at Kentucky, DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall would jump at the chance. Or something. The Sacramento Kings and Washington Wizards squared off on Monday night, so naturally the topic came up. And Cousins, for his part, was relatively forthcoming, as far [...]
November 29, 2016
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Anthony Davis seems like a good dude. While others elect to poke fun at the roster that the New Orleans Pelicans’ have built around him, he prefers to embrace his situation and tune out the noise. He hears it, make no mistake. But he doesn’t care, per ESPN.com’s Justin Verrier: Davis, speaking to ESPN’s Marc [...]
November 29, 2016
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Draymond Green doesn’t believe there was a downside to the Golden State Warriors signing Kevin Durant. Bold, I know. It sounds stupid to say. At the same time, crotchety folks have waxed displeasure with the defensive sacrifices the Warriors made to acquire Durant. Andrew Bogut was injury-prone, but a solid interior anchor. So, too, was [...]
November 29, 2016
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When Kevin Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors, many thought it was only a matter of time before Russell Westbrook was traded. And whether or not Westbrook was traded, many also thought he would up and sign with a big-market squad in 2017. A big-market squad like the New York Knicks. This thought process, [...]
November 28, 2016
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