The NBA trade deadline is quickly approaching and the Utah Jazz look to be major players in the action before Thursday February 6. The Jazz are one of only a handful of teams with enough expiring contracts, salary room beneath the luxury tax and other assets, to really control what …
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On Wednesday the Utah Jazz inked their star forward Lauri Markkanen to a franchise record 5-year 250 million dollar deal. The extension ends months of speculation that the Jazz would trade the star Finnish forward. The deal first reported by Tony Jones of the Athletic puts Markkanen in Salt Lake …
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The western conference has been the dominant conference of the two NBA conferences for the last two decades. Not since the Michael Jordan lead Chicago Bulls has the Eastern Conference been more dominant than the West. Yes, the east has won 8 of the 21 NBA titles since 2000 and …
The Showtime Lakers of the 1980s are undoubtedly one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history. Behind Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, and Pat Riley they made nine NBA finals and won 5 of them. Their epic battles with the Larry Bird lead Celtics established what a rivalry should …
Jazz center Rudy Gobert has been known for at least half a decade as one of the premier defensive players in the NBA. Now, he is making a case as one of the best players in the NBA and a top candidate for the league’s Most Valuable Player award. Granted, …
The Utah Jazz have once again found themselves at the forefront of a racism controversy following yet another fan incident at a game. This time it involves several Jazz fans saying racists comments to the father of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant. But the Jazz are no stranger to racist …
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Just a few short seasons ago the Cleveland Cavaliers were one of the best teams in the NBA, then Lebron James left. Since then the Cavs have been one of the worst teams in the NBA. The Cavs roster has been blown up since their 2016 NBA title. Only Matthew …
Basketball is primarily associated with certain countries. Obviously, the United States where the game was created and home to the NBA. But also, Canada, where the creator of the game was born; Europe and China. But one part of the world often gets overlooked, and that part of the world …
This offseason was set to be a momentous one for several up and coming NBA stars and it has not disappointed. Several of the games young stars coming off of rookie contracts have gotten paid this past week. These new contracts will change these young men’s lives forever and set …
It started on Monday with a WOJbomb about the Orlando Magic signing 2019 first-round pick Chuma Okeke, than within hours it all blew up. The big news was the Suns acquiring Chris Paul and by the end of the night it looked as if the Bucks had rebuild their roster. …
