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Poor Fred VanVleet. He was one of the key catalysts of the culture change for the Houston Rockets, alongside head coach Ime Udoka and the traded away Dillon Brooks. The Rockets finally looked poised to pay off all of the hard work they’ve put in and actually be title contenders, and VanVleet goes down with […]
Good win to close out the preseason. Next time they take the court, it will be for real against the 76ers. Raptors fans are funny. They trashed their own team way more than they did the Celtics. Poor Scottie Barnes. He really got a lot of hate from the fans. And, they sent a lot of love toward the Celtics, especially Pritchard and White. I do think the Celtics are going to be fun to watch this season. My favorites are in bold. What ar...
With just under a week until the Bucks tip off their 2025–26 campaign in Milwaukee and their preseason concluded, the front office has begun the process of paring down their standard roster to 15 players (note that two-way players, like the recently-signed Alex Antetokounmpo, aren’t included in this). As Jack discussed earlier this morning, there […]
Dwight Powell, backup center and by far the longest tenured Dallas Maverick, has become quite the culture and chemistry guy for this team going into his 12th season in Dallas. Last May, then Maverick Spencer Dinwiddie, who went to the Charlotte Hornets this summer, called Powell a “standout voice in the locker room” through adversity. […]
It’s official. Egor Demin will be healthy enough to take the court Friday in Toronto vs. the Raptors. Jordi Fernandez told beat writers that not only is the 6’9” Russian point guard healthy enough but he expects Demin to “play some minutes.” “So he’s been practicing based on the program that we’ve had for him. […]
On Wednesday, Anthony Edwards and longtime friend Nick Maddox hosted the first annual Believe That Awards. Maddox explained at the start of the show that this award show would not be a typical award show; instead, it would be presented in a barber shop or living room style. The show had a wide-ranging set of […]
With the imminent waiving of two Bucks players to get the roster down to 15 regular contracts and three two-way players, I wanted to take stock of where each of Andre Jackson Jr., Amir Coffey, Tyler Smith, and Chris Livingston stands. With Thanasis all but assured to make the team for obvious reasons, these other […]
The NBA season gets underway in one week, and so far the NBA Illini are feeling very comfortable. With Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley being the two newest Illinois players to join the NBA, Coleman Hawkins signing an exhibit-10 contract with the Denver Nuggets, and Terrence Shannon Jr. continuing to shine for the Minnesota Timberwolves, […]
The high of obliterating the hapless Baltimore Ravens 44-10 can only last so long. But hopefully that spark carries on for the next several months. Houston has rarely done well in nationally televised games, going 16-28 according to ChampsorChumps.us. A lot of those loses are due to short weeks, where the team didn’t have enough […]
Daniel Gafford is the recent recipient of a three-year, $54 million contract extension, which kicks in for the 2026-27 season and keeps him paid through 2028-29. He’s unfortunately also the even more recent recipient of an ankle injury, which he suffered on the first day of Dallas Mavericks training camp on Sept. 30 in Vancouver, […]
On Wednesday, the New York Knicks announced that guard Malcolm Brogdon retired. This came soon after Shams Charania of ESPN reported the same. The news is a bit surprising because Brogdon only played nine NBA seasons. And he signed with New York after playing for the Washington Wizards in 2024-25 where he averaged 12.7 points […]
As previously mentioned, the Spurs are hosting a tip off event this Sunday at The Rock at La Cantera. Now the Spurs have added a variety of daily events leading up to their first home game on October 26th. Per a Spurs press release: The San Antonio Spurs invite fans to take part in the […]
The #26 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, one of the five first-rounders belonging to the Brooklyn Nets, did not have an impressive Las Vegas Summer League. Ben Saraf averaged 7/2/4 on 30% shooting in three appearances, and despite an impressive drive here and there, the jumper looked even wonkier than advertised. But, as […]
The Charlotte Hornets absolutely thrashed an injured Memphis Grizzlies team in their penultimate preseason game. It seems like this was the dress rehearsal game, the equivalent of the old third preseason game in football, based on the way the minutes were distributed. Miles Bridges and Brandon Miller both hit 30 minutes while LaMelo Ball played […] The post Recap/Analysis: Hornets beat down the Grizzlies first appeared on At The Hive .
The Mavericks played in their preseason finale late Wednesday night in Las Vegas against the Los Angeles Lakers, marking the final game for the Mavs this preseason. The Mavericks, led by Anthony Davis and Cooper Flagg playing point guard, ended up cruising past the Lakers, 121-94 in what Jason Kidd called “full dress rehearsal” pre-game. […]
One of the most common questions I get asked is how can you tell if a mistake is due to the tactical system or just the individual error of the player? It’s a very good question, not just because Ruben Amorim made comments about it in his press conference before the Sunderland match, but because […]
Atlético Madrid had a healthy 12 players away on international duty during the October break. Four featured for Spain, four turned out for Argentina and another four dotted around the other European World Cup qualifiers. Here’s a quick round-up from Into the Calderón on how they each got on. Atleti presence in La Roja For […]
There’s only one game left in Preseason for the Utah Jazz. And even though we’ve only had three games, there’s a lot we’ve learned so far. Here’s what we have learned up to this point. Ace Bailey is really good The question is, how good? In two games, Bailey has shown a surprisingly advanced ability […]
The Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks will play for the second time of this preseason. These teams won’t play each other until late January, so it makes sense for them to want to schedule each other. Obviously, geographically they’re pretty close but there’s also there’s a lack of worry about giving an opponent an advantage […]
It was finally time for Toronto Raptors fans to get their first taste of the projected starting lineup for the season. Visiting a familiar foe in the Boston Celtics for their second-last game of the preseason, the combination of Barnes, Quickley, Ingram, Poeltl and Barrett stepped out on the floor together for the first of […]
“Wait! Wait! Just because Ace isn’t playing doesn’t mean you shouldn’t watch this game! Please stick around a while longer — please!!” Yeah, you read that correctly (and I applaud your literacy). Ace Bailey won’t be playing in this preseason battle against the Portland Trail Blazers. I apologize to those of you who already purchased […]
The Washington Wizards close out their 2025 preseason run with a road game against the Detroit Pistons. Game info When: Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7:00 p.m. ET Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Mi. How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass Injuries: For the Wizards, Bilal Coulibaly (thumb) is out. For the Pistons, Jaden Ivey, […]
In the myriad of barrel-scraping offseason content that always involves player ratings, rankings or any debate-stirring comparables, finding Brooklyn Nets has become its own game of Where’s Waldo. At least that guy wore a red hat and sweater to make himself stand out. Neither Brooklyn’s color scheme nor their roster has helped them establish a […]
After a legendary college career with the Virginia Cavaliers and nine seasons in the NBA, Malcolm Brogdon is hanging up his shoes and calling it a career. The news comes as a bit of a shock after Brogdon recently signed a one-year contract to join the New York Knicks on September 12th and figured to […]
The BK Block, the section of Barclays Center dedicated to members of the Brooklyn Brigade and other long-time fans, will be “paused” for this season, according to sources both in Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, the Nets parent company, and the Brigade who have collaborated for seven years. In an exclusive statement to NetsDaily, a BSE […]