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Thursday’s NBA trade deadline was filled with interesting moves from teams around the league. Which teams in the Eastern Conference made the best trades, and who came up short? Winners Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia made a big splash by acquiring Tobias Harris from the Los Angeles Clippers the day before the deadline. Harris gives Philly a…
With LeBron James finally gone from the East, the conference finally has some much-needed parity. Unlike the present bloodbath of a Western Conference, the East is composed of four contenders, with a significant drop-off from the eventual fifth seed onward. Though the Indiana Pacers are currently on a four-game win streak and own the third seed,…
The trade deadline quickly approached and the Memphis Grizzlies voiced their hopes of trading Marc Gasol. Wednesday afternoon those hopes became reality as they sent Gasol to the Toronto Raptors for Jonas Valanciunas, Delon Wright, C.J. Miles and a 2024 second round pick. Most didn’t see a destination for both Marc Gasol and Mike Conley,…
With the halfway point of the season coming and going, what NBA teams are ahead of the pack? The top five teams listed here are the usual suspects that have been at the top throughout the year. While that is true, they should make for an interesting playoff race come April. Milwaukee Bucks The Bucks…
Soon after the Philadelphia 76ers lost by 12 to their conference foe Toronto Raptors, the front office decided to make another big move in hopes of winning a title. Philly acquired Tobias Harris, along with Boban Marjanovic and Mike Scott. In exchange, the Clippers received Landry Shamet, Wilson Chandler, Mike Muscala, a protected first round pick…
The Toronto Raptors have sent Greg Monroe and a second-round pick to the Nets according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Brooklyn plans to waive Monroe according to the Athletic, as they already have frontcourt depth. Toronto no longer has a need for Monroe with the acquisition of Marc Gasol at the trade deadline. There has…
Toronto has acquired another former All-Star to play alongside Kyle Lowry and Kawhi Leonard. The Memphis Grizzlies will send center Marc Gasol to the Raptors. Reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Grizzlies will receive Jonas Valanciunas, Delon Wright, CJ Miles and a 2024 second round pick in return. The Grizzlies put Gasol, along with…
The NBA has been buzzing for the last two days. Anthony Davis has requested a trade from New Orleans, prompting the rumors and speculation to begin. Here is an update about where Davis could end up being traded. Toronto and Milwaukee enter the field While every team in the NBA would love to have Anthony…
With the NBA season just past the halfway point, the Eastern Conference appears to be wide open. At this point in the year, there are five teams that have a possibility of making it to the NBA Finals. At the beginning of the year, nobody would have guessed any teams besides the Celtics or the…
When many debate the best players of the 2000’s, the same names are often heard: Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, LeBron James and others. One player often gets left out of the conversation, and that’s Tracy McGrady. During his prime, McGrady was arguably the most dominant scorer in the league. Here is a look back on…
Week in and week out there is a multitude of NBA games to watch. Each week there are some games that really may not be worth your time. On the other hand, there are games that are simply a must see. This week’s must-see game is Saturday, January 5. The Toronto Raptors will travel to…
Christmas is just around the corner What better way to introduce some new and exciting jerseys than rolling them out right before Christmas. Let’s take a look at the new Nike Earned Jersey set and which make Santa’s Naughty or Nice list. #1: New Orleans Pelicans This jersey is great. It has everything you could…
On Monday, Sep. 24, the long-anticipated NBA Media Day took place. This is public eye’s first real opportunity to hear from the face of the 2018-2019 NBA season. After one of the biggest offseason in years that consisted of several blockbuster moves, this year’s Media Day has attracted even more attention than usual from reporters,…
Toronto has completed a trade to acquire Kawhi Leonard from San Antonio in a trade that will send DeMar DeRozan to the Spurs according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The trade will also send Danny Green to Toronto and Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 first round pick to San Antonio. The trade will be called…
NBA free agency has already kicked off, even though players can’t officially sign contracts yet. Verbal agreements have been made by some players, while the NBA world is still waiting on some dominoes to fall. Here is a recap of everything we know so far. LeBron James shocks the world, is a Laker Some may…
The Toronto Raptors decided to stay in-house and hire Nick Nurse, one of their assistants, as the next head coach according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Nurse and the Raptors have not finalized a deal yet but have verbally agreed that he will be the next leader of the Raptors. He has been an assistant on the…
In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, the 76ers announced that Bryan Colangelo is out in Philadelphia. Colangelo has resigned from the position of President of Basketball Operations. This comes two years after former Sixers President Sam Hinkie resigned, feeling that Bryan’s father Jerry Colangelo marginalized him. This separation of Colangelo and the Sixers has been heavily…
The NBA playoffs have already yielded one sweep in the first round. Two more semifinals series are on the verge of ending in just four games. It is well known that the NBA is the only one of the three major American sports which feature playoff series that has never seen an 0-3 comeback. The…
The NBA postseason is finally here, with plenty of intriguing matchups. In the Eastern Conference, the top-seeded Toronto Raptors will be taking on the eighth-seeded Washington Wizards. The Raptors will be looking to prove to the doubters that they are indeed a top-tier team in the league, while the Wizards will be looking to pull…
The chances of an upset in an NBA playoff matchup is dependent upon various things, inclusive of matchups, recent play, and countless other numbers that only the tip-top analysts understand how to compute. But, with the off chance that there is an upset, it is always a ton of fun to try and figure out…
