Basketball News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Rumors of the New York Knicks acquiring Karl- Anthony Towns have swirled around the rumor mill for the past six months. But those rumors have gotten louder recently. On Tuesday, Michael Rand of the Star Tribune opined that a deal might become more of a reality if the Miami Heat eliminates the Knicks in the […] READ MORE
Should the Timberwolves Trade Towns? Last offseason, the Minnesota Timberwolves hired a new President of Basketball Operations, Tim Connelly. Connelly, a former Denver Nuggets front office member joined the Timberwolves on May 23, 2022. A little over a month later, on July 6, 2022, Connelly made his first splash in Minnesota. They acquired three-time Defensive […] READ MORE
It happened… D’Angelo Russell is no longer a Timberwolf. In a three-team deal that sent him to Los Angeles, Minnesota brought in veteran Mike Conley and former Wolves draft target Nickeil Alexander-Walker to go along with three second-round picks. It’s tempting to look at this trade as a one-for-one Russell for Conley swap… it’s not. […] READ MORE
Today’s NBA has been all about supermassive stars burning ever bright in the basketball sky. LeBron James just eclipsed the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in career points. Kyrie Irving‘s saga has continued in a thrilling yet predictable manner. Who cares about all that? Everyone? Yeah, fair enough. Teams DO need elite talent, but today the superstars […] READ MORE
There are many ways to win a game of basketball; showering the rim with threes, feistily fighting for offensive boards, dogged defense, the list goes on and on. Ultimately, one team’s got to score more points than the other. Assemble a team full of players that can accomplish that simple yet puzzling task costs money, time, […] READ MORE
The Ringer just published their “Top 100 NBA Player Rankings.” Four analysts made the rankings: Rob Mahoney, Kevin O’Connor, J. Kyle Mann, and Michael Pina. I love all these guys, especially Mann. They make great content and know the game of basketball. They made an aesthetically pleasing page and wrote little summaries of each player. […] READ MORE
Wednesday night features a number of intriguing NBA matchups. Inter-conference play will be featured heavily. Let’s see which games offer the best matchups and who has the edge going in these NBA predictions. Five NBA Predictions for Wednesday Night’s Slate Golden State Warriors vs. Indiana Pacers This is truly anyone’s game. The Warriors are shockingly […] READ MORE
Let’s check in on last year’s Western Conference 7-seed. As of December 6th, they sit at 11-12 and are currently seated in the 11-seed. Hardly where they wanted to be after the massive acquisition of Rudy Gobert over the summer. Now without $224 million man Karl-Anthony Towns for 4-6 weeks, what can we expect from […] READ MORE
The Minnesota Timberwolves truly became the shock of last season as they went from the 13th seed in the west to the 7th seed last year. They made the playoffs for the first time since having Jimmy Butler, and they have looked to capitalize on that. All their moves as of lately have been pro-competing […] READ MORE
The MVP award in the NBA is usually based on storyline just as much as it is skill and stats. This makes it an award that’s hard to win if you aren’t a favorite early on. This isn’t always the case as sometimes the person who wins isn’t even in the top five for odds. […] READ MORE
