Category: NBA PM
Paolo Banchero logged his 30th 20-point game of the season, the most by an Orlando Magic rookie since Shaquille O’Neal, in Monday night’s 101-93 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. The No. 1 overall pick from last year’s draft ended his performance with 29 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and one steal in 35 minutes […]
The 2022-23 season has not been an easy one for the Detroit Pistons who own the league’s third-worst record at 15-47. That is also the worst record in the Eastern Conference and the Pistons are on a five-game losing streak. Yesterday, NBA insiders reported that veteran center Nerlens Noel and the Pistons have agreed to a […]
The 2021-22 Charlotte Hornets last season had their first winning record to end the year since 2015-16. Fast-forward to this season and the results are not quite the same. At 20-43 after a win vs the Detroit Pistons last night, the Hornets are 14th in the East. Their all-star PG LaMelo Ball has been injury plagued […]
After a 27-point comeback on Sunday vs the Mavericks, the LA Lakers improved to 29-32 this season. They are on a small three-game win streak and sit at 12th in the Western Conference; only two games out from seventh. However, the Lakers got some bad news yesterday that might make or break their season. Superstar […]
Dallas Mavericks forward/center Maxi Kleber (right hamstring tear) is expected to return for Tuesday’s game versus the Indiana Pacers, per sources. The sixth-year player was upgraded to questionable on the injury report Monday afternoon. Kleber has missed the last 35 games due to a torn hamstring, and the 31-year-old has been absent for a total […]
The Oklahoma City Thunder are signing two-way guard Lindy Waters III to a new two-year, $3.8 million contract, according to sources. This deal also includes a team option for the 2023-24 season. Waters went undrafted out of Oklahoma State in 2020. In March 2021, the guard then signed with the Enid Outlaws of The Basketball […]
Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets logged his third game with at least 40 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists in Sunday night’s 134-124 overtime win against the Los Angeles Clippers, joining Wilt Chamberlain (six) and Oscar Robertson (five) for the most such games in NBA history. In Denver’s victory over the Clippers, the five-time […]
At 13-47 so fat this season, the Houston Rockets own the league’s worst record and are in prime position for a top lottery pick. The team is young and inexperienced, but they have the talent to be a contender in a few years. After moves at the trade deadline the Rockets dipped below the league’s […]
Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers is the first player in NBA history to record at least 60 points and 10 3-pointers in multiple games in a single season. On Jan. 25, in Portland’s 134-124 victory against the Utah Jazz, the guard posted 60 points on 72.4% shooting from the field and 60% from […]
As the regular season’s end is quickly approaching, the LA Lakers have little margin for error at this point. In a 4-1 record since the trade deadline they are 4-1 and have jumped from 13th to 11th in the West. They are now just two games out of seventh place and have 21 regular season […]
