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JR Smith had an incredible season for the New York Knicks. He shot the lights out, and single handedly kept the Knicks in dozens of games helping them to a second best record in the East and en route to a Sixth Man of the Year award from the NBA. Then the Playoffs started. And [...]

The Brooklyn Nets parted ways with coach PJ Carlesimo the day after the Bulls eliminated them from the playoffs and they are still looking to fill that void. We’ve heard high profile names such as Phil Jackson and Jerry Sloan rumored, but how about Scott Skiles? Skiles was most recently with Milwaukee but is rumored [...]

If you’re thinking that the Miami Heat can just sleepwalk their way through the Eastern Conference Finals, slow down just a second. Let’s not forget that Indiana had a 2-1 lead in their 2nd round playoff matchup last season before the Heat ultimately won in 6. So their capable of making this interesting. This series [...]

I swear no matter how old Tim Duncan gets, provided he’s healthy, he doesn’t seem to decline in abilities. The man is beating the hell out of father time. But on the lighter side of things, a couple of pretty classic Duncan GIFs from Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals have been floating around [...]

There is some good news for the New York Knicks. Carmelo Anthony, who had his knee drained during the regular season, will not require knee surgery over the offseason. For the Knicks, who have no cap flexibility and an aging roster, that’s huge. They can’t afford having ‘Melo go under the knife. Not after falling [...]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s season came to an end earlier than anticipated at the hand of the Memphis Grizzlies in 5 games. Now, the front office is met with some tough decisions this offseason. One, in particular, is what to do with Kendrick Perkins. Ever since joining OKC a few years ago, Perk hasn’t quite [...]

What a difference one year makes, when last year about this time seemingly everyone, including all of us here at THD, were salivating over HS phenom Shabazz Muhammed. He was the nation’s top ranked high school player, by far the most prolific amateur scorer, and was projected by virtually every source as the unanimous #1 [...]

Dwight Howard is in no rush. Though the Los Angeles Lakers undoubtedly hope that Howard would make a decision about his future without taking too much time, the big man reportedly has no intention of expediting the process. He’s prepared to do his due diligence and take his time. And his “due diligence” will include [...]

For the first time since the Pacers magical 61 win season back in 2004, the Indiana Pacers are headed back to the Eastern Conference Finals. That year, the rough and tumble Pacers lost to the eventual NBA champion Detroit Pistons in the ECF and were led by a group of bad character guys like the [...]

Greg Oden’s story is truly a sad one, and it’s ironic that he has actually played the equivalent of a full season since being drafted in 2007: just 82 games. After being released by Portland last year following the need for another knee surgery, Oden has not ruled out an NBA comeback. He’s certainly young [...]