Derrick Favors expected to exercise $10 million player option with Thunder

It sounds like Derrick Favors is doing the Oklahoma City Thunder a favor. Late afternoon on Tuesday, the 12th-year NBA veteran said, “I expect to be back here next year. And, yeah, I’ll probably pick it up.” As a free agent, on Nov. 20, 2020, the center signed a three-year, $29.2 million contract with the […]

James Foglio  •  13 Apr 2022
Joel Embiid becomes first center since Shaq to win NBA scoring title

Five-time All-Star Joel Embiid is the first center since Shaquille O’Neal to win the NBA scoring title. In a total of 68 games played this season, the 76ers’ center averaged a league-best and career-high 30.6 points per game. By the end of the 1999-00 season, Shaq had averaged 29.7 points per game in 79 games […]

James Foglio  •  11 Apr 2022
Kendrick Nunn will likely exercise $5.25 million player option with Lakers

According to sources, Lakers’ guard Kendrick Nunn will likely pick up his player option for the 2022-23 NBA season. Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report stated, “Nunn is expected to pick up his $5.25 million player option for next season, sources said.” On Aug. 6, 2021, the Illinois native signed a two-year, $10.3 million contract with […]

James Foglio  •  09 Apr 2022
Jokic is first NBA player with 2k points, 1k rebounds and 500 assists in a season

Top MVP candidate Nikola Jokic made history on Thursday night. In the Nuggets’ 122-109 win over the Grizzlies, the center became the first player in the NBA to amass 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in one season. This fact alone will help boost his MVP argument. He is attempting to win his second […]

James Foglio  •  08 Apr 2022
LeBron James: ‘Stephen Curry is the one I most want to play with’

LeBron James and Stephen Curry go way back. Well, within the last nine years. When LeBron rejoined the Cavaliers in 2014, it didn’t take long for the team to dominate. In only his first season back, they returned to the NBA Finals, where Curry and the Warriors defeated them in six games in 2015. Then, […]

James Foglio  •  07 Apr 2022
Knicks plan to retain Tom Thibodeau as head coach

In 2021, the New York Knicks made the playoffs for the first time since the 2012-13 season. And, it was head coach Tom Thibodeau’s first season coaching the team. It all makes sense why general manager Scott Perry wants to bring the veteran coach back. Leon Rose, the president of the Knicks, agrees. He wants […]

James Foglio  •  06 Apr 2022
Lakers, Jazz interested in 76ers’ head coach Doc Rivers

With the 2021-22 NBA regular season coming to a close, the latest rumor concerns the Lakers and Jazz pursuing 76ers’ head coach Doc Rivers. Although Rivers still has a job with the Sixers, could this be his final season with the organization? Expectations are high. Owners and general managers across the league are keeping their […]

James Foglio  •  05 Apr 2022
Magic Johnson blames LeBron for Lakers adding Westbrook over DeRozan

Last offseason, DeMar DeRozan was more than willing to return to Los Angeles and play for the Lakers. He was a free agent. However, LeBron James had a different plan. During an interview on ESPN’s Get Up!, Magic Johnson discussed the organization’s goal to sign the California native. Of course, after everything was said and […]

James Foglio  •  05 Apr 2022
Anthony Davis wonders how far Lakers could have gone, if not for injuries

Eight-time All-Star Anthony Davis earned his first NBA championship in his first season with the Lakers. However, ever since the 2019-20 season, it has been anything but smooth sailing for the organization. Last week, Davis told reporters that his team would’ve defeated the Suns in the 2021 NBA Finals, if not for his groin injury […]

James Foglio  •  07 Aug 2024