Tag: NBA
The NBA is always evolving and that means new rules are being implemented and changed. Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes says the league’s competition committee “is in serious discussion” about changing the challenge rule. Currently, coaches have one challenge to use each game. Their new rule would allow the coach to have a second challenge awarded […]
Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets made history Monday night by advancing to their first NBA Finals in franchise history. Jokic was terrific again as he passed Wilt Chamberlain for most triple-doubles in postseason history recording his eighth. Jokic finished the game with 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 13 assists. Not to mention, the big […]
NBA teams hold a 6-56 series record when trailing 2-0 in conference finals series. Two of the six series wins were by LeBron James teams in 2007 against the Detroit Pistons and 2018 over the Boston Celtics. The 19-time All-Star has a 12-9 series record after losing Game 1. His 12 wins are the most […]
The Phoenix Suns have wasted no time making moves ever since being defeated in six games by the Denver Nuggets. The team has already dismissed head coach, Monty Williams, and they could still make a couple of blockbuster moves. Many are calling for the center, Deandre Ayton, to be moved after his less than stellar […]
The Denver Nuggets took game one in Denver with a close 132-126 victory over the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. The story of the night however was the matchup between the two star centers in Nikola Jokic and Anthony Davis. After the game, Jokic had high praise for the Los Angeles Lakers superstar. “One of the […]
NBA teams with the worst record have not selected first overall the last five seasons in the draft lottery. Is the NBA draft lottery fair to all lottery teams, and/or does it only complicate the draft process? The Portland Trail Blazers had a 10.5% chance of receiving the No. 1 overall selection, and the team […]
The 2023 NBA Draft Combine is scheduled for Monday, May 15 through Sunday, May 21, so here is our list of the five players to watch for this year. This event will be held at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. The multi-day showcase occurs annually before the NBA draft in June. At the combine, college […]
The Phoenix Suns are going to be under a microscope this offseason after losing out in the second round of the playoffs to the Denver Nuggets in six games. Not only did they go all in on by trading for Kevin Durant and have it backfire, but their center, Deandre Ayton, is once again under […]
Legendary college basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is coming out of retirement and is heading to the NBA. Not as a head coach, but as an advisor. The league announced today that Coach K is the league’s new special adviser to basketball operations. Krzyzewski will be present at the league’s general managers meeting in Chicago. It […]
Only 10 players out of the entire 2023 rookie class are able to make one of the two All-Rookie Teams. There are a number of players who are deserving, but this award is left for the 10-best rookies. Leading the list of players for First-team All-Rookie is Orlando’s Paolo Bachero. He was also the 2022-23 […]
