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 Nuggets had an up and down year to say the least in 2021. They had the franchise’s first MVP in Nikola Jokic, they also lost Jamal Murray to an ACL injury and got routed by the Suns in the second round. Still, the Nuggets have a lot to look …
The Wizards made a huge slash to start the 2022 off-season during the NBA draft by shipping Russell Westbrook off to the Los Angeles Lakers for Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Kyle Kuzma. The move reshaped not only the Wizards but also the western conference. The Wizards finished the 2021 …
The NBA draft as a whole is a crapshoot. For every Lebron James a team drafts, there are 10 guys who do not last long enough in the NBA to get their second contract. Stars are hard to come by even if you have the #1 pick in the draft, …
The Charlotte Hornets decline to offer guard Malik Monk a qualifying offer on Sunday, making the fourth-year guard an unrestricted free agent. The move, along with moves during the draft, suggests that the team is moving away from the former lottery pick. The Hornets, needing a shooting guard and scoring, …
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The NBA draft is over and 60 players heard their names called. But not all draft picks are created equal. A first-round pick is pretty much guaranteed to play in the NBA, a 2nd rounder however has a much more difficult task ahead of them. But many second-round picks make …
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The 2020, er 2021, Olympic games are underway in Tokyo, Japan. Once again the United States is favored to dominate the medal count. The US is favored in many of the traditional American powerhouse sports; swimming, track and field, gymnastics, and of course basketball. While we have seen the men’s …
