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How the NBA’s new lottery proposal affects the Miami Heat

Tanking around the NBA has been nothing short of a hot topic over the last several months. In an attempt to curb it, the league has delivered multiple different “anti-tanking” proposals to team executives to consider. The three presented last month, with one — which would expand the lottery from 14 to 18 teams, where […] The post How the NBA’s new lottery proposal affects the Miami Heat appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

NBA moves towards updated draft and lottery moves to remove tanking

The NBA has leaked its potential plan to deter tanking, which appears to be a complete overhaul of the current lottery rules. Shams Charania wrote about it, but here are some of the quick details. The lottery balls become much simpler in the new 3-2-1 method. If I’m understanding this correctly, here’s a breakdown of […]

Blazers Fight Back, Can’t Overcome Spurs’ Red Hot Shooting

If the Portland Trail Blazers could have surrendered at halftime in Game 5 of their first-round playoffs series against the San Antonio Spurs, they might have taken that offer just to catch an earlier flight back to Portland. Over the course of four quarters, the Blazers trimmed a 28-point Spurs lead down to 9, but […]

Trail Blazers Fall to Spurs, Season Over

The Portland Trail Blazers end their 2025-26 season with a 114 – 95 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night. The Spurs never trailed in the game and were clearly the better team this evening and throughout the series. Deni Avdija led the Blazers with 22 points while De’Aaron Fox had 21 for the […]

Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers Game 5 preview

The Houston Rockets are now competing against history. In order to advance past the Los Angeles Lakers, the Rockets will need to win their next three games to become the first NBA team to ever come back from a 3-0 deficit and advance. That task gets taller as Austin Reaves seems destined to make his […]

Three Illini named in latest ESPN mock draft

It’s mock season — and ESPN was out with a new draft predictions on Tuesday, before we even have a lottery order. Three Illini found themselves named in Jeremy Woo’s mock. First, there’s super freshman Keaton Wagler at No. 6 to the Memphis Grizzlies. Here’s what Woo had to say about him: Wagler led Illinois […]

Notre Dame Women’s Basketball: KK Bransford transfers to UCLA

In a somewhat surprising move, Notre Dame’s KK Bransford announced that she has committed to the UCLA Bruins via the transfer portal. UCLA is the reigning national champion, but just sent all of its starters to the WNBA. So, I think it’s safe to presume that the Bruins have some NIL money to spend as […]

Hawks fall well short in 126-97 Game 5 loss

The Atlanta Hawks squared off against the New York Knicks in a pivotal Game 5 of their first round playoff matchup on Tuesday night — with the series tied at two games apiece. It was a scrappy start to the game, with both teams playing physical defense. The big takeaway from the opening was Atlanta […]

Blazers vs. Spurs Game 5 Second Half Discussion Here!

Game 5 between the Portland Trail Blazers and San Antonio Spurs is halfway finished. A loss tonight would end Portland’s season. Will they pull it out and force Game 6? You can talk about the action here with your friends and neighbors! Here’s the basic info on the game: Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio […]

The Tyran Stokes saga was painfully similar to Caleb Wilson for Kentucky

Everyone loves Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O’Neal. They are the undisputed gold standard of sports television, well, NBA television. But for Kentucky Basketball fans, seeing the iconic Inside the NBA crew pop up on their screens during a recruiting announcement is quickly becoming a nightmare. Twice within the past year, Kentucky […]

NBA to Ponder Draft Lottery Changes that Favor Middle Teams

One of the strongly-stated priorities of the NBA during the 2025-26 season has been to combat tanking, intentional losing to gain more favorable odds in the annual NBA Draft Lottery. Once considered a minor annoyance participated in by 2-3 teams every year, tanking has swept the league, with more than a third of the NBA’s […]