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The Tokyo Olympics men’s basketball groups were recently revealed on February 2nd. There will be three groups of four teams each in the Olympics, totalling 12 teams. The top two teams from each group make it to the knockout stage along with the best two of three third-place finishers in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo […] READ MORE
A new era of Oklahoma City Thunder basketball is fast approaching with the 2020-21 season set to begin. The Thunder released Admiral Schofield and T.J. Leaf, followed by Frank Jackson. With the threat of COVID-19 lingering, all players on the roster figure to receive playing time. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Darius Bazley, and Luguentz Dort will feature […] READ MORE
The Oklahoma City Thunder enter the 2020-21 season eyeing their first rebuild since 2007. After more than a decade of excellence, General Manager Sam Presti pushed the reset button trading all his veteran players. Chris Paul, Danilo Gallinari, Steven Adams, and Dennis Schroder will all don different colors after a successful 2019-20 season. Presti appeared most […] READ MORE
The Oklahoma City Thunder was the most surprising team in the NBA. A big part of this was the two Canadian NBA players for the Thunder. They have made the NBA playoffs all but two times since moving from Seattle. However, the 2019-20 NBA season was supposed to be a down year for the Thunder. […] READ MORE
Oklahoma City Thunder has decided to part ways with Billy Donovan. Donavan has been with the team since 2015, making it to the NBA playoffs each and every single year. Oklahoma City Thunder Part Ways with Billy Donovan After five years with the Thunder, Donovan is no longer head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder. […] READ MORE
One of the more intriguing matchups in the Western Conference playoffs features the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder. It’s been 13 months since the Rockets traded Chris Paul to the Thunder for Russell Westbrook. After a disappointing 2018-19 campaign, not many expected Paul to return to All-Star form with his slim cast of talent. […] READ MORE
Heading into day two of a full NBA bubble slate Last Word on Hoops NBA Gambling picks are looking to give you some winners today. Yesterday’s picks went 1-2 and ended up down 1.09 Units. Hopefully, today’s NBA gambling picks will bring a few more winners. August 1st NBA Betting Picks Oklahoma City Thunder (-1.5) […] READ MORE
The Oklahoma City Thunder have spent the past week in the bubble preparing for the final eight games of the season. With a playoff position guaranteed, Oklahoma City will look to juggle line-ups and test different combinations before hitting the post-season. The Thunder have enjoyed a four and a half month break largely drama free. […] READ MORE
The New York Knicks never-ending rebuild continues and trade rumors are always flying around. For the seventh straight season, the Knickerbockers were one of the NBA’s worst teams, finishing the year with the sixth-worst record of 21-45. New York will head to the 2020 draft with a potential top-five selection. Should the Knicks enter the […] READ MORE
Last Word on Basketball has taken the difficult task of ranking the top 30 NBA players in the world right now. There were many candidates for the top 30 NBA players and many noticeable names did not make the list. One player who made this list was Chris Paul, a point guard for the Oklahoma […] READ MORE