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Spoiler alert: I’m more than a little bit miffed about this transfer. If you don’t want to read a grumpy old man being grumpy about the clouds in the sky then the TL;DR of this is: Andre Garcia has a high ceiling and was never going to stay forever, but we should have done more […]
The Dallas Mavericks are still feeling the aftermath of last season’s shocking Luka Doncic trade. They came away with the #1 overall pick last season, cashing that chip in by selecting Cooper Flagg out of Duke, but at 19-31 little else has gone their way. Reviled GM Nico Harrison was relieved of his duties in […]
Former Duke point guard Tyus Jones has been traded from the Orlando Magic to the Charlotte Hornets, where he’ll join fellow former Blue Devil Kon Knueppel. He’ll most likely back up LaMelo Ball. Given Ball’s injury history, having a solid backup is a really good idea. Charlotte got some redundancy there, also trading for former […]
HOUSTON — At the Celtics’ team meeting on Wednesday morning, two-way player Ron Harper Jr. saw his name on the whiteboard. It quickly dawned on him: for the first time in his four-year NBA career, he was going to start in an NBA basketball game. “I knew I was getting a start,” Harper Jr. said, […]
The San Antonio Spurs walked onto the floor at Frost Bank Center knowing the circumstances were tilted in their favor. Oklahoma City arrived shorthanded, resting much of its regular rotation and leaning heavily on its bench. What followed, however, was not a quiet night or an easy victory. Instead, the Spurs had to earn every […]
After a forgettable run in Chicago, Dalen Terry will have an opportunity for a career reset in the Big Apple. The Chicago Bulls have traded the former Arizona Wildcats guard to the New York Knicks, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Wednesday night. The Bulls received Guerschon Yabusele in return. Terry has appeared in 34 games this […]
Whether or not the Cleveland Cavaliers won their recent trade with the Los Angeles Clippers remains to be seen. We can, however, confirm that they won their game against them rather convincingly. They routed the Clippers 124-91. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. A “B” represents an average game for […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers toppled the LA Clippers in a 33-point victory on the road. This game could have been an emotional letdown. But on the heels of a massive blockbuster trade, the Cavs stuck to business as usual. These last few days have been a whirlwind. Trading Darius Garland for James Harden is one of […]
In a stunning development, the Atlanta Hawks have reportedly traded Kristaps Porzingis to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield per Shams Charania of ESPN. Porzingis was acquired over the summer, and played just 17 games in a Hawks uniform before being moved. He averaged 17.1 points and 5.1 rebounds […]
The Thunder held two-thirds of their team out of the game tonight, and their skeleton crew of Jaylin Williams and four bench players, along with three two-way players made the Spurs work for a win. Maybe it’s excusable to let your focus slip a little when you’re not facing the other team’s best players, but […]
According to Brandon Rahbar, the Utah Jazz have traded the draft rights to Balsa Koprivica for cash considerations. File this one under players that I didn’t realize the Jazz had. Koprivica was drafted in the second round by the Detroit Pistons in 2021. The Jazz acquired those rights in 2024 from the Los Angeles Clippers. […]
The Lakers (30-19) are back in Los Angeles, where they play their next eight games, starting with the Philadelphia 76ers (29-21). This is the final meeting between both teams this season. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers When: 4:30 p.m. PT, Feb. 5 Where: Crypto.com Arena Watch: Spectrum Sportsnet The Lakers had […]
Thursday is not just for deals for your Dallas Mavericks. No, these Mavericks (19-31) are set for a home and home series with the southern foes on Interstate 35, the San Antonio Spurs (34-16). The Mavericks are losers of five straight games, while the Spurs are coming in off of a win over the short […]
It wasn’t easy, but the Milwaukee Bucks picked up their second win of the week, taking down the New Orleans Pelicans in a nail biter. The win indirectly improves the Bucks’ chances of keeping their pick, separating themselves from each other by nine games in the lottery standings. Ryan Rollins led the Bucks offense with […]
For the first time since 2004, the Minnesota Timberwolves have won a game in Toronto. The largest single-city losing streak in franchise history is over. It almost wasn’t. For a Timberwolves team that hasn’t been able to stay out of the trade deadline banter of the last week with the ongoing Giannis Antetokuonmpo saga and […]
For the first time since 2004, the Minnesota Timberwolves have won a game in Toronto. The largest single-city losing streak in franchise history is over. It almost wasn’t. For a Timberwolves team that hasn’t been able to stay out of the trade deadline banter of the last week, with the ongoing Giannis Antetokounmpo saga and […]
It’s one of the worst weeks in the NBA calendar… and right as the NBA Trade Deadline is about to expire, the Toronto Raptors have back-to-back games. Lovely. The Raptors started (and probably ended) their trade action Wednesday afternoon with a small deal to move Ochai Agbaji to Brooklyn in a three-team deal that also […]
The Athletic’s Real Madrid correspondent Mario Cortegana published a report summarising Real Madrid’s activity this winter window (it was none), and there are some tidbits worth knowing as a Liverpool FC fan. In the section that looks ahead to Madrid’s potential summer business, it is mentioned that while Carlo Ancelotti was still Real Madrid manager, […]
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Charlotte Hornets are acquiring Tyus Jones from the Orlando Magic for nothing but cash considerations. But wait, there’s more. Not only did the Magic give away Tyus Jones, they also gave the Hornets two second round picks for helping them duck the luxury tax. The Hornets will be getting […] The post Hornets acquiring Tyus Jones and picks for basically nothing first appeared on At The Hive .
Tonight’s matchup at Madison Square Garden was destined to be a bruiser. Both teams played last night—the Knicks (32*-18) in a rout of Washington and Denver in a gutsy loss to Detroit. New York was riding a seven-game win streak. The Nuggets (33-18) had lost two in a row, but boast the league’s best offensive […]
Way back in November, the Rockets delivered a bit of a wakeup call to Boston. After the Celtics started 0-3, they won three straight against New Orleans, Cleveland, and Philadelphia and had started to figure out what their identity was going to be. Houston had other ideas and beat down Boston in a 28-point blowout […]
To be a championship team in the NBA requires a combination of skill and luck. The Lakers have top talent with Luka Dončić and LeBron James, but their fortune has been bad. LeBron missed the first 14 games of the season with a sciatica injury, and Austin Reaves was out for the last month with […]
This one was long and action-packed, so let’s just get to it. 1st Quarter The Knicks got off to a blistering start from three,… The post Recap: Nuggets battle but fall in 2OT thriller appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
Sebastian Fundora is officially set to defend his WBC super welterweight title against ex-welterweight titlist Keith Thurman, with the fight rescheduled for March 28 in Las Vegas. Prime Video will have the Premier Boxing Champions card available on pay-per-view from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Fundora and Thurman met up in Los Angeles to […]
Shakur Stevenson was officially stripped of his WBC lightweight title, claiming that their ruling is “consistent with the WBC Rules & Regulations,” following Stevenson winning the WBO super lightweight title from Teofimo Lopez this past Saturday. The WBC’s press release about the decision was kind toward Stevenson, noting that the fighter has “maintained a historic […]