Getty Images It’s fake trade season in the NBA, and one rumor has be]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]come a favorite point of speculation since the NBA Draft Lottery. The Portland Trail Blazers surprisingly jumped from No. 5 up to No. 3, and while they surely would have stayed put had they won the right to draft Victor Wembanyama, the No. 3 slot is a …

What Kerr was most encouraged by during Warriors’ playoff run originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Heading into the 2023-24 NBA season, Warriors coach Steve Kerr is most encouraged by one area in which his team improved during their short-lived playoff run. In speaking with The Athletic’s Tim Kawakami on the latest episode of “The TK Show” podcast, the Warriors …

Oklahoma City Thunder fans don’t have a pleasant history when it comes to players publishing on The Players’ Tribune, but Josh Giddey is looking to break that stereotype. Giddey wrote a column in The Players’ Tribune on Thursday, where he reflected on his first two seasons with the Thunder and thanked fans for their support. The 20-year-old spoke glowingly of …

If the NBA postseason has taught us anything, it’s that Jimmy Butler ascends to a different level when the stakes are as high as can be. For Texas A&M basketball fans in particular, it should come as no surprise to see Butler go on an absolute tear during the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The Miami Heat star is currently averaging the …

Report: Myers won’t take another NBA job if he departs Dubs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors might not have to compete against general manager Bob Myers’ next team if he indeed does decide to leave the organization this summer. Myers’ contract is set to expire on June 30 and currently, there is no indication whether or not …

The Boston Celtics have put themselves in an 0-2 hole after losing 111-105 to the Miami Heat in Game 2 at TD Garden Friday night. One of the big highlights from the night was Grant Williams jawing back and forth with Jimmy Butler, who ended up cutting Boston’s lead with four straight buckets in the fourth quarter and cited the …

Aziz Bandaogo dunks the ball for Akron in 2022. He played for Utah Valley in 2023 and helped the Wolverines beat UC in the NIT. Now. he joins the Bearcats. A trip to Orem, Utah in late March might not have resulted in a NIT quarterfinal win for Cincinnati’s Bearcat basketball team but it did provide a path to a …

The Chicago Bulls have gotten themselves into a precarious situation. After making a plethora of win-now moves in 2021, they have just one playoff appearance, and a first-round exit, to show for it. Injuries have certainly played a role in their lack of success, but Chicago can’t count on that to change. This summer, the Bulls need to take a …

The Boston Celtics find themselves in a 0-2 deficit as their 2023 Eastern Conference Finals series with the Miami Heat now shifting to South Florida for Games 3 and 4. But star Celtics forward Jayson Tatum thinks his team can still pull off an improbable series win to advance to the 2023 NBA Finals, even if he does admit it …

2023 NBA All-Star – NBA All-Star Game The NBA All-Star Game itself has become borderline unwatchable. The Saturday night events — especially when the Dunk Contest works, as it did this season — are far more entertaining and dramatic. The Sunday game has less defense than a Sunday morning pickup game on the asphalt at the park. The NBA is …

When newcomer Huerter learned Kings fans were special originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Kevin Huerter arrived in Sacramento last July with little knowledge of California’s capital city after the Kings completed a trade to acquire the sharpshooter from the Atlanta Hawks. At the time of the trade, Huerter tweeted it was his “official welcome to the NBA moment” as …

The Chicago Bulls have put themselves in a tough spot. They went all in two years ago, trading for Nikola Vucevic and signing DeMar DeRozan, Lonzo Ball, and Alex Caruso the following summer. And while they made the playoffs in Year 1 with that core, they were eliminated in the first round, and this past year, they were bounced in …

The Philadelphia 76ers are done for the 2022-23 season as their playoff run ended in familiar fashion: in Round 2. The Sixers have fallen in the Eastern Conference semifinals in three straight seasons and for five of the previous six seasons now. It seems like maybe they have hit their ceiling on how far this group can possibly go. That …

Utah Jazz CEO Danny Ainge listens during an end-of-season press conference at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Ainge and Co. will be busy this June leading up to NBA draft. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News This article was first published as the Jazz Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter …

One of the most unique things about the NBA is the way they go about handling the draft process. To prevent teams from tanking, they don’t guarantee the team with the worst record the No. 1 overall draft pick as they do in the NFL. In the NBA, the worse your record is, the higher your odds will be to …

South Carolina forward Gregory “GG” Jackson II (23) attempts a shot past Tennessee guard Santiago Vescovi (25). / Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Entering the 2022-23 NBA season, the Nets looked like serious contenders in the Eastern Conference and a team with decent odds to make the NBA Finals. Then nearly everything went sideways. Head coach Steve Nash was fired within …

One major change the Boston Celtics made in Game 2 was playing Grant Williams. He didn’t play a single second in the first game of the Eastern Conference finals, but played 26 minutes on Friday night. In that time, Williams scored nine points, grabbed two rebounds and dished out two assists. That production isn’t what his performance in this game …

As the NBA Playoffs roll on, the Chicago Bulls are sitting on the sidelines. Despite making big-time moves two years ago in an attempt to compete, the Bulls have fallen flat. They made the playoffs in 2022 and were eliminated in the first round, but this past year, they were eliminated in the Play-In Tournament, missing out on the playoffs …

Jamal Murray took over in the fourth quarter of Game 2 between the Nuggets and Lakers on Thursday, scoring 23 of the team’s 32 points in the final frame. He shot 6 of 7 from the floor, including four 3-pointers, finishing with a game-high 37 points. Murray is averaging 34 points per game during the series after scoring 31 points …

The rebuilding Houston Rockets have every incentive to try and climb the NBA standings in the 2023-24 season, since their 2024 first-round draft pick is likely headed to Oklahoma City (top-four protected). After all, there’s little reason to be bad if a team isn’t likely to reap the rewards of a higher draft pick at the end of all that …

There’s a strong argument to be made that Jimmy Butler was going to eat the Celtics alive down the stretch of Game 2 no matter what. The man is borderline possessed right now.  Still, a couple of things didn’t help Boston’s cause in a 111-105 loss that puts them in an 0-2 deficit with the series headed to Miami on …

When fans think of Australian players who’ve played in the NBA throughout history, one of the first names that come to mind is likely center Andrew Bogut. Bogut spent 14 seasons in the NBA, where he was taken No. 1 in the 2005 draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Injuries hampered his tenure in the league, but he enjoyed a career …

Many of the sports figures and NBA legends who have spoken about Ja Morant’s recent viral gun video haven’t played for the Memphis Grizzlies, but that’s not the case for Tony Allen. The man who became known as “The Grindfather” as an instrumental piece of the “Grit-and-Grind” era used his experience in Memphis and the NBA to share his thoughts …

The Chicago Bulls’ lack of picks in the 2023 NBA Draft hasn’t stopped them from getting involved in the festivities. They lost their first-round pick at the NBA Draft Lottery, as it stayed at 11th and will now convey to the Orlando Magic, but they’re still taking a look at plenty of first-round prospects. According to Daniel Greenberg, also known …

Getty Images Now that we’re in the thick of the NBA playoffs, the basketball betting market is hotter than ever. CBS Sports will be providing daily picks for the duration of the postseason. Sam Quinn will make at least one pick for every game between now and the NBA Finals. All lines courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook. Featured Game | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver …