Phoenix may have lost their edge in the NBA Finals following their game four loss to the Milwaukee Bucks but there’s no denying the continuing impact Devin Booker is having on the Suns’ overall chances of picking up a long-awaited first ever title. Booker bagged 42 points in game four and took his overall playoff [...]
July 19, 2021
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We are quickly reaching the business end of the NBA season with attention increasingly turning to this year’s Playoffs. In both the Eastern and Western Conferences, the postseason picture is looking increasingly clear with many teams defying the analysts’ pre-season predictions. As recent history of NBA playoff odds has shown, betting on the outcome of [...]
A sports loving nation, the US is home to a number of prominent sports leagues that attract hordes of fans. From football, basketball, baseball, soccer, and ice hockey, fans have more choice of home-based leagues than any other country. That said, there is a strong argument that one league is the best of them all [...]
January 13, 2021
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When the NBA season of 2019-20 was suspended last March 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of basketball fans were devastated. Thankfully, the NBA’s Board of Governors gave the go signal for a competitive set-up for the season’s return with 22 teams coming back to play starting July 30. However, four games into [...]
August 31, 2020
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The 2020 NBA awards are nearing, and it’ll be interesting to see who walks away with the top accolades this year. Here, we look who is in contention for the Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, other top gongs and some of the relevance to NJ bookies and their odds for NBA wins ahead [...]
June 8, 2020
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The New York Knicks have traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Dennis Smith Jr., DeAndre Jordan, and Wesley Matthews. The Mavericks also receive Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee, and Trey Burke. The Knicks will receive a 2021 unprotected first-round pick along with a 2023 protected first-round pick. The blockbuster trade developed [...]
January 31, 2019
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According to ESPN, Dennis Smith Jr. should be ready to suit up for the Mavericks’ Tuesday home game against the Clippers. The “official” story is that Smith has missed the past five games due to a back injury and illness, but his absence coincided with rumors that the team was looking to trade him. Smith [...]
January 21, 2019
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Blogs
All has been quiet on the Jimmy Butler trade front in recent days. That doesn’t mean things aren’t happening behind the scenes. They might be. Plenty of teams, after all, remain interested in acquiring him. According to ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst, the Miami Heat are still in play, and they’re joined by the Los Angeles Clippers, [...]
October 24, 2018
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It took the Suns 50 years to find a great center (sorry Shaq you were past your prime in Phoenix). 50 years after losing out on the No. 1 pick and drafting Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (he was Lew Alcindor at that time), the Suns have found their guy with their first ever No.1 pick in 2018: [...]
October 19, 2018
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After signing LeBron James in free agency, the Los Angeles Lakers methodically, if imperfectly, assembled a team around him that would allow them to carve out max money next summer. Could it have all been for naught? Conventional wisdom says no. The Lakers are the Lakers. LeBron is LeBron. Surely, together, they’ll attract another star. [...]
October 16, 2018
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