Andrew Wiggins’ contract puts him in the top 30 highest-paid players in the NBA. His 2021-22 salary is the same as back-to-back MVP Nikola Jokic and two-time MVP runner-up Joel Embiid. For a one-time All-Star to be on the same level as two current top-10 NBA talents, many things have to go right. The story […]
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After sinking nine of their 12 fourth-quarter three-point attempts, it’s tempting to say that the Warriors’ 120-108 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game One of the NBA Finals was a fluke. But a closer look at these advanced stats for the NBA Finals tells a different story. Lets be real….Celtics shooting like this in […]
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No LeBron, AD, or Russell Westbrook. Someone had to step up for the Los Angeles Lakers. Enter Talen Horton-Tucker. In a game that meant nothing for Los Angeles, Horton-Tucker made a case to remain on the team next season. The former second-round pick scored 40 points and had four steals in 37 minutes. Talen Horton-Tucker […]
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We are back with another rundown of the jokes brought to you by NBA Twitter. This week was lighter, with All-Star weekend and the trade deadline in the rearview mirror. As we begin the doldrums of March, let’s hope Twitter brings it a little more than the league. As always, check out other work on […]
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The NBA MVP Award can define careers. Winning the NBA MVP means an almost-guaranteed Hall of Fame induction or at least a player becoming a major footnote in the fabric of NBA history. The past few NBA MVP races have been some of the tightest in recent memory, with players missing just a few games […]
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If you were a Dubs role player for the past two and a half years, you probably thought you found a pretty great racquet. Steve Kerr helped you fit into a player-friendly system. Stephen Curry’s gravity creates plenty of openings for you. Then there’s Draymond Green, finding you with the pass whenever you are open, […]
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When Klay Thompson returns Sunday, don’t think for a second that just because the Golden State Warriors are in first place they couldn’t use him. The Warriors haven’t officially made the playoffs in his two and a half year absence, missing so dearly the spacing he brought to the floor that they went all-in on […]
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In no specific order… The MVP race is always a hot topic in NBA circles. This year, it appears to be a two-man race between Wardell Curry and Kevin Durant. However, recent surges from some other frequent flyers has made this one interesting. With 4 months left of the regular season, the top 5 MVP […]
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On Tuesday night, it finally happened. Stephen Curry made his 2,974th three-pointer to become the NBA’s all-time three-point record holder. The early season approach reached a fever pitch last Wednesday when Curry was 16 threes away from breaking Ray Allen’s record. LeBron James himself captured NBA watchers’ mindset was heading into that game against Portland. […]
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Hairstyles aren’t the only thing changing for Julius Randle in his second season with the New York Knicks. While I’m still waiting for him to break out the shoulder shimmy, the Knicks forward has been playing more like Julius Curry this season than the Randle of old. Randle must’ve taken a master’s course on how […]
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The 2021 NBA All-Star Starters were announced last night during Inside the NBA. LeBron James (LAL) and Kevin Durant(BKN) lead the West and east in votes. Both have been named Captains. 2021 NBA All-Star Starters will take the big stage on Sunday, March 7 pm at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The remaining players in […]
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Valentine’s Day weekend is a time for celebrating with loved ones, spending time together… and, usually, watching NBA All-Star Weekend. This usually means that today’s Weekend Wears would be a special All-Star edition, full of unique All-Star game colorways of sneakers worn by the game’s biggest stars. Instead, as the South faced the first stages […]
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In the shortened 72-game NBA season, most teams who have not had COVID interruptions have played at least 18 games. With 18 serving as the first quarter mark, if you had told me before the season the Warriors would start 10-8, I would be pretty happy with those results. However, anyone who has watched the […]
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We are approaching the completion of the first quarter of the 2020-21 NBA season. In about two weeks, the majority of teams will have played at least 18 games, exactly a quarter of the condensed 72-game schedule. The playoffs will start before we know it. Time is creeping up on certain franchises. Then again, it […]
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