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By nature of being terrible all season long, the Philadelphia 76ers have a 19.9% of landing the top pick in next month’s NBA Draft. The Bucks have the best odds with 25%. But as we know, the team with the best chance hardly ever ends up with the best pick. In recent years, we’ve seen [...]

A few weeks ago when Adam Silver said he would do everything in his power to get Donald Sterling to sell the Clippers, he meant it. Today, the NBA began the process of making this happen, with this official statement: The NBA charges that Sterling “engaged in conduct that has damaged and continues to damage [...]

Many teams that supposedly tanked all last season are hoping for a miracle in landing one of the top picks in the talent laden 2014 NBA Draft. A magical offseason filled with rebuilding awaits teams like Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Orlando, who have the most ping pong balls, and in turn the best shot at landing [...]

If a guy doesn’t want to play in a certain market, there really isn’t a whole lot that can be done about that. A lockout and restructuring the collective bargaining agreeemnt will only prolong the inevitable. We’re finding that out with Kevin Love and Minnesota right now. Love becomes a free agent in 2015, but [...]

While players like Dante Exum, Marcus Smart, and Doug McDermott showed up and improved their draft stock at this year’s NBA Draft Combine, the consensus Top 3 players, Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, and Joel Embiid, decided to stay home rather than participate. Depending on Tuesday’s Draft Lottery results, it’s a given that one of these [...]

Everything about the New York Knicks’ coaching search has been weird. So, typical Knicks. But in a different way. Team president Phil Jackson whiffed on his first and only choice in Steve Kerr, who recognized that more money and a better roster beat out whatever potential shit show New York could play home to next [...]

On the heels of another delusional tirade by banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling, the Clippers lost 104-98 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. How? How does the team with the best floor leader (Chris Paul), the best coach (Doc Rivers), and best frontcourt (Griffin/Jordan) lose a playoff series? In the critical game 5, the Clippers blew [...]

There’s a lot of movement happening with the Detroit Pistons these days. Joe Dumars is no longer the GM and Stan Van Gundy is not the head coach and is running basketball operations as well. But there may be a new change on the horizon: Isiah Thomas may become part-owner. Thomas’ reputation has taken a [...]

Even though the Nets swept the Heat during the regular season, Miami disposed of Brooklyn rather easily in the second round. So what does that mean for the Nets now? They were built specifically to make a run this year. Granted, losing Brook Lopez early on in the season didn’t help. One player who has [...]

Times are a changing. One day, you’re Kobe Bryant, ruler of the Los Angeles Lakers. Your will be done. Don’t like Shaquille O’Neal? He’s gone. Championships? Got ’em. Comparisons to Michael Jordan? Check. Then, quite suddenly, you’re old, going on 36 and fresh off a season that saw you appear in just six games. You [...]