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Where do the Lakers stand after the Dorian Finney-Smith trade?
The Lakers are 18-13 and have won 5 out of their last 6 games. Thus, on Sunday they made a trade with the Brooklyn Nets that landed them...
Jack Anderson
Dec 30, 20244 min read
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2024-25 Trade Season
A few things happen on December 15th that indicate that trade season has arrived. 80 players became trade eligible and teams can now put...
Jack Anderson
Dec 19, 20246 min read
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Evaluating Jimmy Butler's trade market
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Heat are open to listening to offers on Jimmy Butler, though Butler’s agent disputed the report. ...
Jack Anderson
Dec 12, 20246 min read
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2024 NBA Cup knockout stage preview
The NBA Cup quarter finals take place on Tuesday and Wednesday so I am going to break down all 4 games and give you a pick to win the...
Jack Anderson
Dec 7, 20245 min read
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Can the Wolves turn it around?
The Minnesota Timberwolves have some problems. Sitting at 8-9, the Wolves are in a bad spot a little bit over a month into the season. ...
Jack Anderson
Nov 27, 20243 min read
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Ranking the 2024-25 City edition uniforms
Last week, the NBA released each team's 2024-25 city edition uniform, so let's rank them. 30. Heat I hate the 'Heat Culture' uniforms and...
Jack Anderson
Nov 21, 20245 min read
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What to make of the 76ers 2-9 start
The Philadelphia 76ers are 2-9, sitting 14th in the Eastern Conference. They rank 28th in offensive rating, 21st in defensive rating and...
Jack Anderson
Nov 14, 20244 min read
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Are the Golden State Warriors as good as they look?
The Golden State Warriors came into the season with mixed expectations. Coming off of 43 and 46 win seasons, the Dubs had a major shake...
Jack Anderson
Nov 7, 20243 min read
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Some takes a week into the season
The NBA season is just over a week old, so let’s get into some early season notes and takeaways. The Oklahoma City Thunder are as good as...
Jack Anderson
Oct 31, 20244 min read
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A recap of the weekends extensions
With the season starting there have been a lot of contract extensions signed over the last week so I am going to break them down....
Jack Anderson
Oct 24, 20244 min read
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2024-25 season picks and preview
The NBA season starts Tuesday and I am going to pick the regular season standings, awards and Conference Finals and Finals. West...
Jack Anderson
Oct 17, 202411 min read
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The Denver Nuggets and their quest for the 2nd championship
In 2023, the Denver Nuggets climbed the NBA’s mountain top behind a deadly pick and roll game, a bunch of great role players and the best...
Jack Anderson
Oct 10, 20244 min read
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The Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle stunner
After 9 seasons, the Karl-Anthony Towns era in Minnesota is over. After all the highs and lows (with more lows than highs), one of the...
Jack Anderson
Sep 30, 20247 min read
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3 teams I like and 3 I don't
As we head towards the season and continue to preview it, I wanted to talk about 3 teams that I am excited for and 3 teams I am weary of...
Jack Anderson
Sep 25, 20249 min read
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How should we view the Bucks?
When the Bucks traded for Damian Lillard, it was thought he would give them a higher ceiling than Jrue Holiday would. Their belief was...
Jack Anderson
Sep 19, 20245 min read
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The Sacramento Kings and the fight to avoid the Play-In Tournament
Last season was a disappointment for the Sacramento Kings, after finishing as the 3rd seed in 2022-23, the Kings finished 9th and missed...
Jack Anderson
Sep 11, 20244 min read
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What to make of the Phoenix Suns
Last season, the Suns entered with high expectations, expectations to win the championship. They had added Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal...
Jack Anderson
Sep 4, 20245 min read
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What can we expect from the Philadelphia 76ers in 2024-25?
The Philadelphia 76ers had a disappointing end to last season when they were eliminated in the first round by the New York Knicks. In a...
Jack Anderson
Aug 29, 20245 min read
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The rebuild in Brooklyn is on
The Brooklyn Nets are tanking this season, which was cemented by two trades they made. The first was trading Mikal Bridges to the New...
Jack Anderson
Aug 21, 20244 min read
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The trade that closed the title window for the LeBron James and Anthony Davis Lakers
In 2020, the Los Angeles Lakers tied the Boston Celtics for the most championships in NBA history with 17 (haha banner 18 is here baby). ...
Jack Anderson
Aug 13, 20244 min read
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