Winners and losers of the NBA trade deadline

The NBA trade deadline has officially passed, and it was full of trades for everyone to absorb. With the extended playoff field--due to the play-in tournament--there were a lot of teams in action, looking to improve their rosters for the final stretch of the regular season. Let's run through some winners first. Denver Nuggets The …

Kawhi Leonard’s power move ushers in a new era in NBA

As we saw back in 2010 with LeBron James deciding where his next team would be, you need at least one superstar in place to lure in another. As we know, Dwyane Wade was huge in bringing Chris Bosh and LeBron down to South Beach. Many thought that Kawhi Leonard, if he was going to …

Heat complete four-team trade to acquire Jimmy Butler

The Miami Heat completed a four-team deal to allow them to acquire All-Star guard Jimmy Butler, and sign him to a four-year $142 million contract. As reported last night, the Heat are sending Josh Richardson to the Philadelphia 76ers and receiving Jimmy Butler. It originally looked like the Dallas Mavericks were the third team to …

NBA Playoffs: Conference Finals preview

The second round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs is officially over. The second round brought us a series that went to six games, and two that went to the seventh and final game. Only one series was wrapped up quickly, which was the Milwaukee Bucks beating the Boston Celtics in five games. Golden State wrapped …

NBA Playoffs: Dame Time goes legendary

Damian Lillard will forever be in the NBA history books now. 37 feet away from the basket and the time on the clock getting close to zero, Lillard was calm. He stepped to his right, and fired a shot of the ages. Not only was it an incredible shot at the buzzer to eliminate the …

NBA Playoffs first round: Five takeaways through three games

The first round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs is officially three games in. Most series have their Game 4 on the horizon, while a couple have already hit it. Regardless, there has been plenty of playoff action for us to see. There has been some good player rivalries showing up for the first round, despite …

2019 NBA Playoffs: Preview and picks

The NBA Playoffs is finally here! 16 teams are left to fight for the championship. Even if the first round is generally predictable, I think they are some good matchups that will be fun to watch. The one I am most looking forward too is the Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder. I think …

Trail Blazers acquire Rodney Hood in trade with Cavs

The Portland Trail Blazers have acquired Rodney Hood from the Cleveland Cavaliers for Nik Stauskas, Wade Baldwin and two future second-round picks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Hood is the latest of players to be traded by the Cavs this season. In addition to Hood, George Hill, Sam Dekker, and Kyle Korver have all been …

My 2019 NBA All-Star ballot

It's NBA All-Star season! With February coming up and the All-Star break coming with February, the time for talking about the All-Star game is here. My picks are not solely based in the vote counts, but will also not ignore the count if it's something obvious--LeBron having the most votes out West. I used the …

2018-2019 NBA preview and picks: Will we see a three-peat?

Another year, another potential repeat. The Los Angeles Lakers made the biggest splash of the offseason by enticing LeBron James to leave his Cleveland Cavaliers for Hollywood and a franchise with young talent. He signed to them without the promise of another star joining the team through a trade or by also signing there. He …