The 2022 NBA All-Star Game will take place in Cleveland on Sunday, and LeBron James and Kevin Durant are captains once again after they selected rosters and drafted their team from a pool of starters and reserves. The NBA ditched their old format with the Eastern versus the Western Conference. […]
Basketball
Hot Teams: Boston Celtics on 8-Game Winning Streak
At the start of the final week before the All-Star Break, five hot teams won at least five consecutive games. The Boston Celtics (33-25) extended their winning streak to eight games in a row thanks to their top-notch defense. Meanwhile, the Miami Heat (37-20), Phoenix Suns (46-10), Memphis Grizzlies (40-18), […]
NBA Trade Deadline Recap: Simmons/Harden Swap, Lakers Can’t Dump Westbrook
This year’s NBA trade deadline was one of the busiest and craziest in recent memory, when the Philadelphia 76ers finally found a new home for disgruntled Ben Simmons, but they pulled off a huge coup by securing and equally unhappy James Harden from the Brooklyn Nets. However, the biggest loser […]
NBA Weekend Betting Preview: Nets Seek to End 10-Game Skid, Doncic vs Clips Again
The NBA schedule this weekend is thin on Super Bowl Sunday, but stacked on Saturday including a sizzling-hot Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavs continuing their domination of the LA Clippers, the Brooklyn Nets attempting to end their 10-game losing streak when they head to Miami, and the best team […]
NBA High Guys: Luka Doncic Explodes for Career-Best 51 Points (VIDEO)
When you’re hot, you’re hot. They have that expression in Slovenia too. Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavs exploded for 28 points in the first quarter including seven 3-pointers against the helpless LA Clippers, and he finished with a career-high 51 points. The scoring eruption occurred a couple hours after […]
Mavericks Trade the Unicorn to Wizards for Dinwiddie, Bertans
The Unicorn is on the move from the Dallas Mavericks. On Thursday, the Mavs agreed to trade big man Kristaps ‘Unicorn’ Porzingis and a future second-round draft pick to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans. The Washington Wizards (24-29) currently occupy the #11 seed in […]
Brooklyn Nets Trade James Harden to Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons
Within hours of the NBA trade deadline, the Brooklyn Nets traded James Harden and Paul Milsap to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Ben Simmons, Andre Drummond, Seth Curry, and two first-round draft picks. In five seasons with the 76ers, Simmons averaged 15.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 7.7 assists per […]
Jazz Trade Joe Ingles to Trail Blazers for Nickeil Alexander-Walker in 3-Team Deal
The Utah Jazz traded Joe Ingles to the Portland Trail Blazers for Nickeil Alexander-Walker in a three-team trade that also includes the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs send Jauncho Hernangomez to the Jazz and get back Tomas Satoransky from the Trail Blazers and a second-round draft pick from the Jazz. […]
Eastern Conference Odds: Overrated Brooklyn Nets, Top 5 in Tight Race for #1 Seed
The Brooklyn Nets are the betting favorite at +170 odds to win the Eastern Conference even though they recently plummeted to the #8 seed amidst a nine-game losing streak. With only 4.5 games separating the top seven teams, the rest of the field in the Eastern Conference offers up tremendous […]
Washington Wizards Top Gun Bradley Beal Dunzo with Season-Ending Surgery
A tough year for Bradley Beal got a lot worse after the All-Star guard from the Washington Wizards announced he will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a wrist injury. Beal, a three-time NBA All-Star, led the Wizards with 23.2 points, 6.6 assists, and 4.7 rebounds per game this season. The […]
Indiana Pacers Exile Domantas Sabonis to the Sacramento Kings in Trade for Haliburton, Hield
The NBA can be a brutal business, especially if you get exiled to Cow Town in a trade. The Indiana Pacers continued the implosion of their team when they agreed to trade two-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis, Justin Holiday, and Jeremy Lamb to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Tyrese Haliburton, […]
Portland Trail Blazers Trade CJ McCollum to New Orleans Pelicans
The fire sale continues in Rip City. The Portland Trail Blazers parted ways with CJ McCollum when they agreed to a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans that includes seven total players and three draft picks. McCollum, 30, averages 20.5 points and 4.5 assists this season with the Trail Blazers. […]
Hot Teams: Golden State Warriors Extend Streak, 9 Wins in a Row
The Golden State Warriors extended their winning streak to nine games in a row thanks to a couple of clutch 3-pointers from Klay Thompson to seal a victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Thompson finished the night with 21 points. In his first 10 games back after a 2.5 season […]
2022 NBA Futures: Scorching Phoenix Suns Closing Gap on Slumping Nets
The Phoenix Suns are the hottest team in the NBA with a 15-2 record since the start of the new year, and they moved into a tie with the Golden State Warriors at +450 odds as the second co-favorites to win the 2022 NBA championship. The Warriors and Suns still […]
Indiana Pacers Trade Caris LeVert to Cleveland Cavs for Ricky Rubio, Draft Picks
The Cleveland Cavaliers upgraded their banged-up backcourt when they acquired Caris LeVert in a trade with the Indiana Pacers. The package also includes Ricky Rubio, a first-round draft pick, and two second-rounders. LeVert averages 18.7 points and 4.4 assists per game with the Pacers this season. He recently unleashed a […]
NBA High Guys: DeRozan Outguns Embiid, 76ers Beat Da Bulls
In one of the most exciting games of the season featuring two of the NBA’s top scorers, Joel Embiid dropped 40 points and the Philadelphia 76ers held off a late rally from the Chicago Bulls, despite a season-high 45 points from DeMar DeRozan. Embiid, the NBA’s leading scorer and the […]
NBA Coach of the Year Odds: Monty Williams New Betting Favorite
What a difference a month makes. In early January, Monty Williams from the Phoenix Suns and Steve Kerr from the Golden State Warriors were co-favorites to win the 2022 NBA Coach of the Year at +380 odds. Four weeks later, Williams is the consensus favorite at -140 odds to win […]
Portland Trail Blazers Trade Norman Powell, Robert Covington to LA Clippers
With the trade deadline less than six days away, the Los Angeles Clippers and the Portland Trail Blazers worked out a five-player swap with the Clippers acquiring swingman Norman Powell and Robert Covington in exchange for Eric Bledsoe, Keon Johnson, Justise Winslow, and a second-round draft pick. Powell averages 18.7 […]
NBA Weekend Betting Preview: Embiid vs Doncic, 76ers/Bulls, Hollywood Freak
Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers head to Dallas to take on Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavs on Friday, and then the 76ers have a big showdown against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. The banged-up Brooklyn Nets are in the middle of a six-game skid and are looking to […]
NBA High Guys: Trae Young Torches Suns for 43 Points, Ends Win Streak (VIDEO)
Despite a sore shoulder, Trae Young scored 43 points for the Atlanta Hawks and ended an 11-game winning streak by the Phoenix Suns with a 124-115 victory. The Suns (41-10) are the best team in the NBA and only lost their second game of the new year. They came into […]