The NBA Rumor Mill: Hornets, Austin Rivers, and Curry...

The NBA Rumor Mill: Hornets, Austin Rivers, and Curry…

Written by on April 20, 2021

Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton are having outstanding seasons in Phoenix. However, the rise of the Suns to second place in the Western Conference has even more to do with a savvy veteran who came over in the offseason — Chris Paul. The Suns finished last season 8-0 in the bubble before bowing out in the playoffs, but adding Paul Read More


Updated NBA Power Rankings: Utah is Still on Top

Updated NBA Power Rankings: Utah is Still on Top

Written by on April 14, 2021

The two teams at the top of the NBA’s Eastern Conference standings square off on Wednesday night, as Kevin Durant is back to help the Brooklyn Nets take on the Philadelphia 76ers. In the Western Conference, Phoenix has won 11 of 13, including a thrilling overtime win over the West-leading Utah Jazz. The top four teams in each conference are Read More

The NBA Rumor Mill: Kyrie Irving, Enes Kanter, and Denver’s Offense

The NBA Rumor Mill: Kyrie Irving, Enes Kanter, and Denver’s Offense

Written by on April 12, 2021

Golden State rookie big man James Wiseman went down with an injury in Saturday night’s game and may be done for the season, putting off the development of one of the league’s most exciting young centers until 2021-22. The Warriors picked him second overall out of Memphis in the 2020 NBA draft, and his playing time had seen a recent Read More

The NBA Rumor Mill: DeMarcus Cousins, James Harden, and James Wiseman

The NBA Rumor Mill: DeMarcus Cousins, James Harden, and James Wiseman

Written by on April 6, 2021

Isaiah Thomas has been out of the NBA for 14 months, and after going through hip resurfacing surgery, he finally has a chance at redemption, as the New Orleans Pelicans have inked him to a 10-day contract. In a press conference on Thursday, he told reporters, “I was always going to get back no matter what” and indicated that his Read More

Updated MVP Odds and Rankings with Nikola Jokic on Top

Updated MVP Odds and Rankings with Nikola Jokic on Top

Written by on April 5, 2021

We’re getting into the stretch run of the 2020-21 NBA season, and the race for the MVP award has taken some interesting twists and turns. Giannis Antetokounmpo is definitely in the running for what would be a third straight MVP, but James Harden’s improvement after heading from Houston to Brooklyn has him high on the list. They’re both looking up Read More

Updated NBA Power Rankings with Utah Still on Top

Updated NBA Power Rankings with Utah Still on Top

Written by on April 5, 2021

The NBA’s Eastern Conference standings are starting to take an interesting turn. Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Milwaukee are at the top, with just 1 ½ games separating them. Then if you drop down to seeds 4 through 11, only 6 ½ games separate them as well. The top ten teams can all make the playoffs, with seeds 7-10 joining in a Read More

Which NBA Teams Have Been Slacking While Their Stars are Injured?

Which NBA Teams Have Been Slacking While Their Stars are Injured?

Written by on April 2, 2021

When a key player goes down to injury, that can have a significant impact on a team’s performance — depending on the rest of the roster. When Anthony Davis went down for the Lakers, there was still enough star power, starting with LeBron James, to keep the team out of free fall. When LeBron went down too, though, things got Read More

Updated NBA Power Rankings with Utah Jazz on Top

Updated NBA Power Rankings with Utah Jazz on Top

Written by on April 2, 2021

We saw some major moves at the NBA trade deadline last Thursday. Dallas added J.J. Redick to bring another outside shooter (and some postseason experience) to the roster. Chicago added Nikola Vucevic, as the Magic showed they were ready to start another rebuild by shipping their All-Star out of town. Rajon Rondo is back in Los Angeles – but this Read More

The NBA Rumor Mill: Denver, Orlando, Boston, Brooklyn, and Chicago

The NBA Rumor Mill: Denver, Orlando, Boston, Brooklyn, and Chicago

Written by on March 29, 2021

The NBA trade deadline came and went last Thursday, and for a while it had looked like a lot of teams would stand pat. There were teams that wanted to make moves, of course, but it looked like the prices were too high in terms of draft picks and young players. Then came the last day — when 16 different Read More