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A little over a year ago, the Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks made a seismic trade that sent the Timberwolves’ longtime franchise player, Karl-Anthony Towns, away in exchange for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and a first-round pick that eventually became Joan Beringer. As it stands now, the trade appears to have paid off for […]
I mean we knew that right? It kind of reminds me of guards that played for John Calipari at Kentucky. They were talented recruits, had pretty good college careers but then exploded when they got to the NBA. It makes you wonder how we laid an egg against Kentucky and Florida with a talent like […]
The Spurs started the season on a tear and are currently sitting second in the West standings with a 5-1 record. It’s early, but it seems like the lottery days might be over for San Antonio, which now looks to the postseason. Thanks to the fantastic Dejounte Murray trade, however, there is a chance the […]
Realistically, Steve Nash’s three seasons with the Lakers could hardly have gone worse. All the hope that came with the team unexpectedly trading was dashed away nearly immediately once he started playing games and his body began breaking down. At a certain point for Lakers fans, it became pretty clear Nash was never going to […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Lakers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Lakers are known for their star power and championships. This season, though, they’ve been more […]
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland will make his season debut as early as Wednesday, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Garland has been rehabbing a toe injury he had surgery on over the summer, the same ailment that greatly hindered his playoff performance last season. The Cavs are fairly depleted right now, weathering injuries to […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bucks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Editor’s note: Due to technical failures with SBNation and Crowdsignal, the Tuesday Tracker is still not […]
Herald ‘We keep missing them’: How Derrick White, Payton Pritchard explain Celtics’ 3-point struggles Jaylen Brown rips officials for ‘unacceptable’ no-call in Celtics’ loss to Jazz Jaylen Brown-led rally falls short as poor-shooting Celtics fall to Jazz Celtics notebook: Joe Mazzulla found kindred spirit in Rams’ Sean McVay Globe Payton Pritchard addresses his shooting woes […]
Herald ‘We keep missing them’: How Derrick White, Payton Pritchard explain Celtics’ 3-point struggles Jaylen Brown rips officials for ‘unacceptable’ no-call in Celtics’ loss to Jazz Jaylen Brown-led rally falls short as poor-shooting Celtics fall to Jazz Celtics notebook: Joe Mazzulla found kindred spirit in Rams’ Sean McVay Globe Payton Pritchard addresses his shooting woes as Celtics struggle as a whole How Mass. native Georges Niang reacted to Celtics’ decision to trade him ...
Get ready for a clash of Western Conference rivals tonight at the Chase Center when the Suns vs Warriors go at it. Both teams have endured an early-season rollercoaster, with the Suns (3-4) riding a two-game win streak while the Warriors (4-3) are looking to snap a two-game skid. All eyes will be on the superstar matchup between Suns guard Devin Booker, who is off to a scorching start, averaging 30 points and 7.4 assists, and Golden State’s perennial MVP threat, Stephen Curry. For the...
The Chicago Bulls will continue their toughest stretch yet when they welcome the Philadelphia 76ers into the United Center on Tuesday night. Suffering their first loss of the season to the New York Knicks on Sunday, the Bulls are hoping to avoid their first losing streak of the year against a fellow 5-1 team. Even if they are able to accomplish just that, however, dodging a losing streak could prove just as difficult over the next handful of games. The Bulls will hit the road for two stra...
We are now two weeks in to the 2025-26 NBA season and the Portland Trail Blazers have gotten off to a strong 4-3 start. With a good amount of games under our belt, it is time to bring back the Blazer of the Week award to highlight standout players throughout the season. This week for […]
Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija is getting attention from ESPN’s Kevin Pelton, who thinks the Israeli national could play his way on to the international All-Star team this season. Pelton included Avdija among a list of 10 emerging stars around the league trying to make the All-Star game for the first time. “Over the […]
Recently Portland Trail Blazers starters Deni Avdija and Jrue Holiday were nominated for NBA Player of the Week. They didn’t win the award, but given Portland’s nice start to the season—and distinctive style of play—it’s probably a matter of time before we see a pinwheel candidate walk away with the honor. Today in a national […]
The Boston Celtics dropped to 3–5 last night after a tough 105–103 home loss to the Utah Jazz. It was one of the uglier performances in recent memory, though Jaylen Brown’s 36-point effort nearly salvaged the night. Even in a win, that kind of performance would’ve sparked some tough questions, but after Jusuf Nurkic’s putback […]
Another 2-1 week for Milwaukee, but this time it’s thanks to someone stepping up when the Bucks needed. In this episode of Deer Diaries (A Milwaukee Bucks Podcast!), Kyle, Jackson, and Jack break down Ryan Rollins’ great week and talk about the Bucks’s offensive and defensive peaks and valleys. While the offense, when the shots are […]
There’s a tension between expectations and reality when it comes to high lottery picks. The third overall pick? Perfect. We’ve got a superstar. The first five picks in every NBA draft are superstars. It’s an unimpeachable fact. Only, it’s highly peachable. It can be peached to no end. A lot of high lottery picks don’t […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mavericks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey These two questions are somewhat related. Jason Kidd caused the first by […]
Gosh, those World Series announcers were strange. The team of Joe Davis, John Smoltz, and sideline helpers actually spent almost the entire time the games were going on talking about what was happening on the field. Oh, they indulged in the occasional anecdote or reflection on earlier days. Still, unless I missed it, they spent […]
Point guard Ryan Rollins is balling out right now for the Milwaukee Bucks. With their backs against the wall after a brutal summer of incessant Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors, the Bucks needed somebody, anybody to step up and play at above a veteran-minimum level. Enter Rollins. Rollins began his career as an afterthought, a mid-second […]
Where would the Sixers be without the 2020 bubble heroics of Mike Muscala? A couple of seemingly irrelevant threes in a game that August for Muscala’s Thunder in a win against the Heat allowed the Sixers to keep their first-round pick in that year’s draft. With the 21st pick, the Sixers landed Kentucky guard Tyrese […]
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
Despite injuries to three key players to start the season, the Winnipeg Jets have somehow managed to vault out to a 9-3-0 start to the NHL’s 2025-26 campaign. The underlying numbers aren’t anywhere near as good as they were last season, but the True Northers have been picking up wins regardless. The door to Winnipeg’s rehabilitation center should be a revolving one with the number of players going in & out to begin this year. Issues started early when Adam Lowry underwent hip surgery in t...
The Utah Jazz youth movement is starting to show some dividends. The best part is it’s coming from a lot of different places. Some of that development is getting so good it might get some national attention soon, maybe necessarily so. As a Jazz fan, your vote matters the most in this one considering you’re […]