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Sixers’ season on the brink Tuesday as Celtics host Game 5

The Philadelphia 76ers’ 2025-26 season could be approaching its swan song, with the Boston Celtics just one win away from closing out the first-round playoff series and eliminating the Sixers. Though, to be fair, I think “swan songs” are supposed to be beautiful or brilliant. This feels quite far from that. The Sixers trail the […]

Miami Heat 2026-27 Salary Cap Preview

The Miami Heat’s season ended in painful fashion with a 127-126 overtime loss to the Charlotte Hornets in the 9-10 play-in game earlier this month. So it’s officially time for the offseason, where the Heat will have plenty of work ahead of them. Let’s examine their cap situation this summer! Heat players under contract: As […] The post Miami Heat 2026-27 Salary Cap Preview appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

The Celtics made Joel Embiid the target and Philly couldn’t avoid it

Attention to detail is one of Boston’s most overlooked strengths. There are plenty to choose from — volume three-point shooting, defensive connectivity, late-game composure. But it’s the precision and thoroughness of the minutiae that often sets them apart. Their preparation allows them to identify pressure points quickly, and then push on them until something breaks. […]

YouTube Gold: A Cool Cooper Flagg ROY Tribute Video

Like Cooper Flagg, Kyrie Irving is a one-and-done Blue Devil and, like Flagg, a Dallas Maverick. Irving sat out this season while recovering from an ACL injury, but he has sort of taken Flagg under his wing because he recognizes his massive talent and wants to help him reach his potential. Irving told SI.com this: […]

Boston’s 3-point shooting made Philly’s help defense look helpless

When the Celtics drilled an absurd 24 of their 53 3-point attempts during a blowout Game 4 win in Xfinity Mobile Arena Sunday night, I half expected the Twitter discourse to regain its steam.  The Celtics are 3-point merchants! The Celtics don’t play fun basketball!  Wrong, and wrong.  On a night where Boston set a […]

Kon Knueppel is not rookie of the year

The NBA has started their news trickle of end-of-season awards. They announced the Rookie of the Year award winner on Monday, and it was not Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel. It’s disappointing. Kon Knueppel should’ve won the award. Flagg has better counting stats, but he did that as option A, B, and C on a […] The post Kon Knueppel is not rookie of the year first appeared on At The Hive .

What is Joe Mazzulla’s plan with his centers?

One of the biggest reasons people didn’t believe in the Celtics coming into the season was because of their centers and how little they had proven entering the season. As the season went on, it became clear that Neemias Queta is a quality starting center and that Luka Garza and trade deadline addition Nikola Vucevic […]

Utah Jazz NBA Draft wishlist: best fits, least fit-inducing prospects

The NBA Draft class of 2026 appears to be absolutely nothing like the 2024 draft class, and for that, we give thanks to the basketball gods. Tangible star power that bleeds beyond the top pick has forced nearly a third of the good citizens of the league to sabotage this year’s crop for the prospects […]

NBA Trade Rumors: Kevin Durant a trade possibility for the Utah Jazz?

According to Michael Pina, the Utah Jazz would be one of many teams that would have a varying degree of interest in Kevin Durant if he becomes available. From Pina’s article:  The Rockets thought that KD was their missing piece, and instead, there’s a chance they’ll turn him into a stepping stone this summer. It turns […]

NetsDaily Off-Season Report – No. 1

It’s that time of year again for us: time to update things just as we’ve done for 19 straight seasons. We aren’t going to count them up, but this is around our 400th report through thick (mostly) and thin. Like many previous ones, it will be numbers-heavy. Deal with it. This year, off-course, is different. […]

Shoutout to who now!?

The Dallas Mavericks capped off a rough season with a silver lining, as rookie phenom Cooper Flagg was named 2025-2026 NBA Rookie of the Year Monday night. In what was a polarizing race between he and Charlotte Hornets’ Kon Knueppel, we saw one of the most historic rookie campaigns from the former, pitted against one […]

Luke Kennard, Marcus Smart fined by NBA for conduct toward officials

After a remarkably bad showing from the officials in Sunday’s Game 4, punishments have been handed out… ….to the Lakers. Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard were handed fines of $35,000 and $25,000, respectively, for separate issues involving the officials. Smart’s fine came for “questioning the integrity of game officials,” while Kennard’s was “for directing inappropriate […]

2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Simone Fontecchio

We are roughly two weeks removed from the conclusion of the 2025-26 Miami Heat season. Our player review series is back! Over the next several days, we will be reviewing how each Heat player performed throughout their campaign. Here is ours for Simone Fontecchio! Brief Overview: 2025-26 stats (70 games): Fontecchio spent most of his […] The post 2025-26 Miami Heat Player Review: Simone Fontecchio appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

Cooper Flagg Wins NBA Rookie of the Year

Dallas Mavericks rookie forward Cooper Flagg has been announced as the NBA Rookie of The Year for the 2025-26 season, with 412 points on the voting ballot. Flagg, who turned 19 back in December, won the prestigious award over his college teammate and close friend, Kon Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets. Knueppel was the runner-up […]

Preview: Philadelphia 76ers (1-3) at Boston Celtics (3-1) Round 1 Game 5 4/28/26

    at  Philadelphia 76ers (1-3)  at  Boston Celtics (3-1) Tuesday, April 28, 2026 7:00 PM ET First Round Game #5  Home Game #3 TV:  ESPN Radio: 98.5 Sports Hub,  97.5 Fanatic, Sirius XM TD Garden  The Celtics look to close out their first round series as they host the Philadelphia 76ers for Game 5.  The Celtics lead the series 3 games to 1.  The Celtics dominated Game 1 with a 123-91 win over the 76ers.  The 76ers topped the Celti...