When the news of the Jimmy Butler trade lit up my phone Saturday morning, my first thought was “wow, the Philadelphia 76ers just fast-forwarded their development.” About twenty minutes later I started thinking “how...
When the news of the Jimmy Butler trade lit up my phone Saturday morning, my first thought was “wow, the Philadelphia 76ers just fast-forwarded their development.” About twenty minutes later I started thinking “how is this team going to look with Butler?” An hour after that, I found myself...
The Western Conference has been very unpredictable with key injuries that have affected the way the playoff standings have ended up. All of the matchups could swing any way, especially considering how many of these records were built on superstars that may not be available now. Look for long...
It’s the midway point of the NBA season and it’s been a very eventful first half. It all started in the offseason with the blockbuster trade between Boston and Cleveland that sent Kyrie Irving to the Celtics while Isaiah Thomas went to the Cavaliers. Boston is winning this deal...
Atlanta, Ga: Kent Bazemore scored 22 points and made two game winning defensive plays to lead the Atlanta Hawks (15-35) to a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves (32-21). Atlanta started out moving the ball which led to open shots getting open shots. When they didn’t make them, Miles Plumlee...
The NBA’s Western Conference has been the far more competitive half of the league since the San Antonio Spurs claimed their first championship in 1999. Since the start of this century, the West has produced 12 NBA champions, as opposed to just six for the East. True to form,...
It is very hard to watch an NBA trade and think “hey that was fair.” Most of the time it is a look into the future versus a look at what you need right now. The Minnesota Timberwolves and Chicago Bulls pulled off a trade on draft night that...