If Lakers’ Big 3 is great, they could become elite
For the Lakers to be great next season, one thing needs to happen. The Lakers’ Big 3 needs to be dominant. Luka Doncic needs to play MVP-level basketball. Austin Reaves needs to be a borderline…
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Lakers ‘Iron Man’ will land surprising starting 5 nod amid roster overhaul
When it comes to the Lakers’ lineup rotation for 2026-27, it’ll look a lot different for the team and coach JJ Redick compared to when the 2025-26 season ended just a few months ago. After an…
The Suns might have six starters after all
Many NBA teams can look you in the eye and say they have talented bench units, and they’d be right. The Oklahoma City Thunder, with Ajay Mitchell, Jared McCain, and Jaylin Williams; the New York…
For Kawhi Leonard, things are looking pretty good. For Clippers, not so much
Right now, things are looking pretty good for Kawhi Leonard. He agreed to a two-year, $115 million contract extension with the Raptors on Tuesday, including a player option for the 2028-29 season…
MONTH TO GO! Brooklyn Nets fans can start 2026-27 season countdown
What marks the first day of autumn on most people’s calendars is just another checkpoint for the Brooklyn Nets, but it’s a key one at that. As of today, September 22, the Nets are one month removed…
Hawks acquire Finney-Smith for Hield, Nembhard
This trade has been rumored about extensively, as I detailed earlier this week. Now, the final details have come in with the Hawks adding in a player they acquired earlier this offseason for money…
Ryan Nembhard Is in Search of New NBA Home
For the second time in the last two months, Gonzaga Bulldogs point guard Ryan Nembhard has been traded. This time, the Atlanta Hawks shipped him off, along with guard Buddy Hield and cash, to the…
Detroit Pistons enlist DAZN as streaming platform partner
I know we are all rejoicing that we never have to listen to the awful ambient crowd noise interstitial during commercial breaks that was a key, heinous feature of the FanDuel Sports Network app. That…
Rockets’ Fred VanVleet ready for training camp; Kevin Durant doesn’t want minutes reduced in 20th season
HOUSTON — To the untrained eye, Rockets guard Fred VanVleet’s mild-mannered, almost stoic demeanor could have come across as unenthusiastic. But as the veteran guard sat at the podium fielding…
Atlanta reportedly to trade Buddy Hield, Ryan Nembhard to Charlotte for Dorian Finney-Smith
A Buddy Hield for Dorian Finney-Smith trade — in a variety of variations — had been simmering on the NBA back burner all summer. It appears it has finally fully cooked. The Atlanta Hawks have agreed…
Toronto bets big on Kawhi Leonard’s health with reported two-year, $115 million extension
Multiple, very obvious reasons made it clear it was time for the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard to part ways, but one kind of flew under the radar: Los Angeles wasn’t about to give Leonard, 35, the kind…
Kawhi Leonard to reportedly sign 2-year, $115 million extension with Raptors
Kawhi Leonard is staying put. The Toronto Raptors decided to keep the 35-year-old around for multiple seasons, reportedly signing him to a two-year, $115 million extension Tuesday, according to…
