1 Warriors red flag during post-Jimmy Butler trade hot streak
The new-look Warriors are basketball's hottest team, but have yet to face quality competition since adding Jimmy Butler.
Nuggets Podcast: The looming Nikola Jokic-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MVP showdown and shifting Western Conference landscape
In the latest Nuggets Ink podcast, Bennett Durando and Matt Schubert reconvene after a long road trip for Nikola Jokic’s crew ...
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Nuggets Star Clarifies Position on Bold Nikola Jokic Trade After Issuing Clear Message to Luka Doncic’s Lakers
"No one is safe." That phrase shook the NBA world when Luka Doncic packed his bags for Los Angeles. The post Nuggets Star ...
Mike Lupica: Time for Knicks to prove they can match up with NBA’s best, starting vs. the Lakers
We’re going to get a sense, in a road trip that begins now with the Lakers and Clippers in Los Angeles, if the Knicks are ...
Butler enamored with Curry's brilliance: 'Glad I'm on this side of it'
Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler had high praise for teammate Stephen Curry after the sharpshooting guard sank 12 3 ...
Introducing Net Points! The latest NBA metric and its amazing early findings
Stephen Curry, Buddy Hield, and Draymond Green were playing at All-Star levels with each having Net Points per 48 minutes ...
NBA Player Rankings: Every Los Angeles Lakers player ranked too high, too low and just right on the NBA99
The NBA99 is an initiative on FanSided to keep running rankings of the best players in the NBA. Three Lakers are currently on the list. Are they ranked right?
Is a Nuggets-Celtics NBA Finals as inevitable as we’ve long hoped?
The two most recent NBA champions are playing well enough to reach the finals, and as we saw Sunday, it would be a compelling ...
Shaq ‘Demands’ Steph Curry Gets Added To The NBA’s GOAT Conversation
Shaq may be the Supreme Leader of the Big Man Alliance, but he spoke up for Steph’s place among the all-time greats.
The 3 tiers of NBA Finals contenders, from the Thunder to the Lakers
That, in all statistical likelihood, will probably be our Finals matchup. But doubt the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics at your own risk. And even if they have some drawbacks that should give ...
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ESPN analyst argues Nikola Jokic's run puts him in the room with LeBron, Jordan: "Jokic is on an island by himself putting up Wilt numbers"
But as ESPN's David Dennis Jr. argued, Jokic's dominance goes beyond mere numbers. It's about separation. "I think, not only ...