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The start of the NBA season approaching means it’s time for my favorite bi-annual tradition: depressing my co-workers by asking them long-term questions about the state of the Philadelphia 76ers. As a team that quickly went from title contenders to ping-pong ball hopefuls, there’s a lot of ways this season can go. So, I’ve given […]
Jaylen Brown practiced fully Monday and said he feels “great” after tweaking his hamstring Wednesday. Brown, who suffered the injury during the Celtics’ preseason finale against the Raptors, said “we’ll see” when asked whether he plans to play in the regular-season opener versus the 76ers this coming Wednesday. It appears his departure from the Toronto […]
As we sit on the precipice of the 2025-2026 NBA season, our Player Preview series continues with the man who has Houston Rockets fans having visions of downtown parades dance in their heads, Kevin Durant. In a previous preview I stated that Reed Sheppard might be the most important Rockets player this season, as they […]
The Portland Trail Blazers will begin their 2025-26 NBA Season on Wednesday night with an opening night tilt against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Over the summer we covered Portland selecting Yang Hansen in the 2025 NBA Draft, trading Anfernee Simons for Jrue Holiday, signing Damian Lillard after he was waived by the Milwaukee Bucks, and much […]
Chicago Bulls basketball is two days away. Brace yourself. To celebrate opening week, the Bulls officially unveiled their 2025-26 City Edition uniforms ! Fans will have to wait until December to get an on-court look at the newest threads, but the initial photos have already won me over. I’ve been critical of some jersey designs in the past, and I’m still not sure the NBA should be forcing teams to roll out something new every year. With that being the case, I love that they kept this ye...
Tyler Bertuzzi’s first season with the Chicago Blackhawks was solid overall. Bertuzzi finished the season with 23 goals in 82 games, the second-highest goal total of his career and the first time he appeared in all 82 games. But that didn’t come without discussion about his consistency. As Scott Powers wrote for The Athletic back on March 23, Bertuzzi’s saw stretches last season where he “had zero goals and seven assists in 20 games. Before that, he had 12 goals and five assists in 20 gam...
Over the weekend the Portland Trail Blazers shored up their future, signing guard Shaedon Sharpe to a four-year, $90 million extension and forward Toumani Camara to four years, $82 million. Reactions were generally positive in Portland, with Sharpe cast in the role of future scoring star and Camara described as part of the current backbone […]
What game do you have scheduled this season and why? Bryan: I have a cluster of games circled all within a 5 day span and all for the same reason. From November 14th to November 19th, the Mavs will play (in chronological order) the Los Angeles Clippers, the Portland Trailblazers, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the New York […]
Louisville has received a commitment from London Johnson, a 21-year-old point guard from the class of 2026. Johnson has spent the past three seasons in the G-League. According to multiple sources, Johnson plans on enrolling at U of L in December, and will be eligible to play during the 2026-27 season. Johnson is “expected” to […]
The Chicago Bulls will begin the 2025-26 season without their leading scorer. The team officially announced on Monday morning that Coby White will remain sidelined with a calf strain. While he has resumed on-court activity, the team will look to re-evaluate him in two weeks. With the Bulls hosting their season-opener at the United Center on Tuesday, this puts White in line to miss at least their first six regular-season contests. It sounds as if the earliest he could return would be ...
The number 22 has positive connotations for the Portland Trail Blazers. It was Clyde Drexler’s uniform number. The first franchise superstars–Geoff Petrie and Sidney Wicks–averaged 22 points per game during their Portland tenures. Unfortunately, 22 is also where the Blazers placed in the opening round of NBA Power Rankings for the 2025-26 season. Nestled between […]
They may sound like sports cliches – but for the Brooklyn Nets – imitation is the highest form of flattery. And there’s no need to reinvent the wheel when the defending NBA champions just laid out the formula. When the Brooklyn Nets recently hired Oklahoma City Thunder director of amateur scouting Acie Law IV to […]
Former NBA point guard Shabazz Napier will join the Washington Wizards as a coaching apprentice, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Napier is a seven year NBA veteran who played for six NBA teams, finishing with the Wizards in the 2019-20 season. He averaged 7.1 points per game during his career. After the 2019-20 NBA […]
Are you ready for some very late Monday Night Football? For the first time in team history, the Seattle Seahawks are playing a regular season home game at 7 pm PT. I guess we should also spare a thought for Houston Texans fans who have to watch their team play at 9 pm CT. Anyway, […]
On Sunday, the Washington Wizards announced that they placed guard Dillon Jones on waivers. Jones played all three preseason games for the Wizards, averaging 2.0 points per game. The move gets the Wizards down to their 15 player limit for opening day. Jones was the No. 26 pick of the 2024 NBA Draft where he […]
It’s Opening Week! The Knicks will get into the Tarrytown lab today and tomorrow as they gear up for the season-opening matchup against Cleveland inside MSG on Wednesday evening. Here’s what we’ve heard from Coach Brown and a few dudes in the last few hours. Mike Brown On preseason injuries and building team chemistry: “The […]
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More about Bailey and his fit with the Jazz The reality for Utah Jazz fans is that the whole season might always include Ace Bailey – in whatever form. Whether he’s lighting up highlight reels with explosive dunks or learning through the bumps of his rookie year, the fifth overall pick has already positioned himself […]
The Lakers’ fairly decisive loss to the Wolves in the playoffs made it clear the roster needed changing. Considering that Jaxson Hayes, the team’s starting center, was benched in the second half of a pivotal Game 4 and did not play in Game 5, it seemed safe to assume Hayes would be among that turnover. […]
The Minnesota Vikings were defeated by the Philadelphia Eagles 28-22 on Sunday. Disappointing Red Zone performances, big plays, turnovers, and some questionable calls led to a deflating loss. The offense moved the ball up and down the field with ease. They just couldn’t punch it in for a touchdown. The defense was strong, for the […]
With the Week 8 bye just around the corner, the 4-2 Seattle Seahawks are looking for one more win before the break with a Monday Night Football showdown on the schedule against the Houston Texans. It was almost eight years ago that these two teams faced off in a shootout that saw Russell Wilson and […]
The bye week got here just in time. Between a 20-12 loss to the Seahawks last week and a 35-7 loss to the Rams on Sunday, the Jaguars have played uninspiring football recently. Self-inflicted wounds continue to torpedo the team. “It’s definitely frustrating, but just like everybody else in there, you got to look inward […]
The bye week got here just in time. Between a 20-12 loss to the Seahawks last week and a 35-7 loss to the Rams on Sunday, the Jaguars have played uninspiring football recently. Self-inflicted wounds continue to torpedo the team. “It’s definitely frustrating, but just like everybody else in there, you got to look inward […]
The Los Angeles Chargers are hoping to get back in the win column as they host the Minnesota Vikings in Week 8’s edition of Thursday Night Football. The Vikings are going into the game with a 3-3 record after falling to the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles at home, which is part of the reason why […]
In Today’s Links: things to watch for in todays’ big MNF game between our Seattle Seahawks and the Zombie Houston Oilers (Texans), words from our fearless QB1, more on Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s big year (so far), a bit on Byron Murphy’s equally big year, and even more previews for today’s game. How many of y’all are […]