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The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off one of the worst seasons in franchise history. This Lakers team could possibly be the most underachieving team in NBA history. With names like LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook, the last thing on anyone’s mind was missing the playoffs. The lottery pick they would […] READ MORE
The frenzy that is NBA Free Agency is up and running. Teams are ready and willing to throw some money around in order to improve their team and make a run at an NBA championship. The reality of it all is that NBA teams throw money towards players and sometimes it doesn’t work out. Injuries, […] READ MORE
According to a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Andre Drummond will be signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. Once Andre Drummond clears waivers at 5 PM ET, he intends to sign with the Lakers, his agent Jeff Schwartz of @excelbasketball tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 28, 2021 Drummond was bought out by the […] READ MORE
The NBA off-season has been an eventful one for the Oklahoma City Thunder as General Manager Sam Presti continues to “reposition” the franchise into the future. The Thunder have been in so many deals, it feels odd when their name isn’t featured in some sort of trade. One deal that is taking some time involves […] READ MORE
After another close-but-yet-so-far postseason for the Boston Celtics, losing in the Conference Finals for the third time in four years, the expectations for General Manager Danny Ainge have never been higher. His inconsistent loyalty to players and insistence on standing pat during the regular season trade deadline has been questioned. This was the offseason where that […] READ MORE
After making a blockbuster move to acquire floor general Chris Paul, the Phoenix Suns added another key player to their evolved roster. This is in hopes of finally making it back to the playoffs, especially after their impressive display in the NBA bubble seeding games. The Suns have agreed to sign small forward Jae Crowder […] READ MORE
The Houston Rockets will need to make some moves ahead of the 2020-21 season. Given Houston’s lack of assets, salary cap space, and expensive contracts, the front office will need to make some impressive deals. One player likely on the block is shooting guard Eric Gordon. A former three-point champion, Gordon struggled mightily this season […] READ MORE
Fresh off a second-round exit to the Miami Heat, speculation surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo and his future has begun. The 25-year-old averaged a ludicrous 29.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 5.6 assists on 55.3 percent shooting. The Greek Freak became just the third player in NBA history to win both MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards […] READ MORE
The 2020 NBA free-agent class isn’t seen as anything special, mostly due to the fact that 2021 being great, so many teams seem to be preparing for that and not looking into this summer’s class. There are, however, a couple of sneaky good free agents that contending teams must take a look at. Three Sneaky […] READ MORE
The Los Angeles Lakers‘ free agency process started slowly as the whole world was waiting on Kawhi Leonard and his decision. Since the Lakers traded almost their entire young core for superstar forward Anthony Davis, they had a lot of cap room to work with. They had enough space to sign a third star in Leonard […] READ MORE
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