Among a host of storylines, one of the more prevalent that centered around the Miami Heat entering this season was the gaping hole in the frontcourt beside Bam Adebayo. This past offseason, Jae Crowder, who played the role as a stretch-four to great effect as the Heat advanced all the way to the NBA Finals, departed […]
Miami Heat: Trevor Ariza proving...
The Milwaukee Bucks‘ decision to sign Bobby Portis as a backup big man last November received a lukewarm response from the NBA community. Bleacher Report gave the signing a C+ grade saying that Portis had a history of scoring points off the bench but was always a below-average player in true shooting percentage. Fortunately for […]
Milwaukee Bucks: Bobby Portis needs...
As LeBron James continues to miss intermittent time with his nagging ankle and Anthony Davis struggles to claw back to 100 percent following a lengthy sabbatical of his own, the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in a bit of a malaise. Losers of seven of their last 10 games and rapidly sliding in the Western […]
Should the Los Angeles Lakers...
During a time in which former league MVP James Harden has been sidelined for over a month due to a lingering hamstring injury, the Brooklyn Nets went out and signed a well-seasoned point guard in Mike James to his second 10-day contract with the team on Monday. For those of you wondering who James is […]
Brooklyn Nets: How Mike James...
Now that the Chicago Bulls have slim chances of making the NBA playoffs directly, they need to start focusing on next season. They could theoretically still make the play-in tournament but that is going to take a miracle due to the Washington Wizards’ late-season push. They made moves at the deadline which were designed to […]
Chicago Bulls: 3 goals for...
The Indiana Pacers seem to have found themselves in a loop of head coaching headaches. After signing former head coach Nate McMillan to an extension in last season’s NBA bubble, in what seemed like a reward for guiding them into the playoffs in a challenging season, the organization swiftly fired him without warning after they […]
Indiana Pacers: Coaching issues presenting...
Russell Westbrook’s late-season triple-double barrage has helped lift the Washington Wizards firmly into the playoff picture. Over the past 16 games, the Wizards have gone 13-3 and Westbrook has averaged a mindblowing 21.8 points, 13.1 assists, and 13.6 rebounds per game. Prior to this run, Westbrook had “only” averaged 21.8 points, 10.5 assists, and 10.5 […]
How the Washington Wizards are...
Three point guards donning No. 4 on their jersey for the first time this NBA season have all had incredible years for their respective teams. Battling through adversity in one way or another, these three have all found new life since joining their new teams. Redemption stories in the NBA are always something that garners […]
NBA: It’s been a special...
In some ways, the Denver Nuggets have had a Game Night of a season. That’s a film from 2018, a comedy-mystery that stars Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Jesse Plemons, and a plethora of other funny Hollywood folks. Its gist: a group of friends gets together somewhat frequently for game night – shocking – which they […]
Denver Nuggets: Michael Porter Jr....
