NBA

Last night’s match-up between the Portland Trailblazers had a few things stand out. First and foremost, there was the flash of late game brilliance from the league’s best newcomer. Hornets guard Greivis Vazquez fell just two rebounds short of a triple double (the first of his career), finishing with 23 points, 11 assists, and 8 [...]

Let’s get something straight: Trading Pau Gasol would be a mistake for the Los Angeles Lakers. At least right now. Not just because Steve Nash wants to play alongside him and not just because the Lakers owe it to their newly constructed team to see if the current dynamic works, but also because Los Angeles [...]

Josh Smith has been a budding young star on an Atlanta Hawks team that has been consistently mediocre for nearly a decade. But that’s officially all changed. Atlanta’s explosive power forward is set to become an unrestricted free agent after this season, and through last year, all indications were that he would spurn the Hawks [...]

The Kings are still waiting on DeMarcus Cousins to –as Kobe would put it– put his big boy pants on. The uber-talented power forward has been a near relentless source of stress for Sacramento’s management. Whether he’s mouthing off (a bit out of turn) to a broadcaster or hitting guys were it hurts, Cousins has [...]

In the interest of full disclosure, I believe in David Lee. From the time he set foot on the court with the New York Knicks to the day he was traded to the Golden State Warriors to now, when the Warriors are actually, well, competent, I’ve watched him. I’ve watched him put up double-doubles with [...]

That Kevin Love even spoke his mind about his team’s management is a good sign for the Wolves. Recently, Love had shared with the media some of his frustrations with the team. Among other things, there was the topic of how negotiations concerning Love’s extension were handled. Was there a tone of some resentment? Sure. [...]

Drafting Kyrie is pretty much the last decision the Cleveland Cavaliers made that I agree with. Which is why it should come as no surprise that they are shopping Anderson Varejao. Though the center was once that embodiment of inconsistency and frailty, Varejao has seemingly gotten his act together. He’s having a career year, averaging [...]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are currently in the thick of the Western Conference playoff picture, but Kevin Love has still give them cause for concern. Love expressed a number of doubts about his future with the organization (via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports) that could ultimately serve as precursor two his departure when he is eligible [...]

The Washington Wizards are no strangers to making bad decisions, which is why it should come as no surprise that they passed on the opportunity to acquire James Harden. According to Michael Lee of The Washington Post, the Oklahoma City Thunder would have agreed to send their combo guard to the Wizards in exchange for [...]

Joel Anthony doesn’t look like much, but to the Miami Heat, he means everything. Though the big man has never been much of an offensive player (2.6 points per game for his career), he is a rim-protecting savant, someone who the Heat actually utilized more than slightly last season. But that was then and this [...]