Just another wild Wednesday in the NBA, courtesy of the Houston Rockets. James Harden made it clear he no longer wanted to play in Houston, which came to a head after the Rockets lost to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Harden essentially left his postgame press conference with a mic drop, stating he
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Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports First Week Finals separates the NBA’s contenders from the pretenders after the first week of every month of the season. Yes, technically it is not the first week after the first month of the 2020-21 NBA campaign, but it’s never too early to jump into the predictive time machine to see
Myles Turner has demonstrated that he can be great at both ends of the floor. But can he be great for these Indiana Pacers? Every year when our writers begin working on the profiles for our 25-under-25 list, I always remind them to focus on the player, not the list itself. The list is the
Domantas Sabonis is quickly becoming one of the best offensive big men in the game. Domantas Sabonis has had quite the evolution during his four-year stint in the NBA. In the first year of his career, which was spent with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the former Gonzaga star looked like a bust, as his 39
Boston Celtics trade rumors are swirling, and the Indiana Pacers’ offer for Gordon Hayward stands out. Gordon Hayward will opt out of the remaining $34.2 million on his contract to test the free agency market, and that decision could have ripple effects on multiple teams. Of course, with the possibility of a sign-and-trade still looming,
Joe Harris could help out several contenders this offseason. Some might derisively call Brooklyn Nets sharpshooter Joe Harris a one-trick pony, but his one trick is so impressive that it’s allowed to be a reliable scoring presence on a team that has made the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. Harris will be
Chicago Bulls’ forward Ron Artest (L) TANNEN MAURY/AFP via Getty Images) Ravens front office must do more to help Lamar Jackson succeed by Rucker Haringey Metta Sandiford-Artest was working two jobs as a rookie in the NBA. The artist formerly known as Ron Artest and Metta World Peace has changed his name once more to
Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images Shawn Kemp is the NBA’s newest cannabis entrepeuneur by Mike Luciano Both Gordon Hayward and Victor Oladipo are on the trade market. The Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics are both looking to shake things up after playoff exits last season, and Victor Oladipo’s inability to totally squash trade rumors has
If the Knicks have their way, Victor Oladipo might be headed to New York. Victor Oladipo has been the straw that stirred the Indiana Pacers’ drink over the last three seasons, but rumblings that Indiana could look to trade the former Hoosier this offseason has raised eyebrows across the NBA. The New York Knicks are
Mike D’Antoni is officially a coaching free agent now, and these five teams should be calling him immediately. After being eliminated from the playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers, there are now the annual questions about the Houston Rockets. Chief among them was the future of head coach Mike D’Antoni, who was without a contract
Billy Donovan will not be back as coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and here are five spots where he could find his next job. The Oklahoma City Thunder were not expected to be good this year, as they were certain to offload Chris Paul and fully enter into a rebuild. But instead, they made
Three NBA teams still need to hire new head coaches. The Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers needed to find new head coaches after parting ways with Kenny Atkinson and Brett Brown, respectively. They wasted little time finding their next leading men, as Philly plucked Tyronn Lue away from the Los Angeles Clippers while the Nets
Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat played up to the task, taking Game 1 over the Indiana Pacers. Talent is the name of the game in the NBA Playoffs, and the Miami Heat had the advantage in that department. The Indiana Pacers began the season restart without Domantas Sabonis, and played the majority of this
T.J. Warren was one of the breakout stars of the NBA bubble, but he’ll have to overcome Jimmy Butler to help his Indiana Pacers upset the Miami Heat. T.J. Warren emerged as one of the best surprises of the 2019-20 NBA season restart. He erupted for a season-high 53 points in the Indiana Pacers‘ first
The Pacers played like they were stuck in mud as Jimmy Butler pushed the Heat to a 2-0 series lead. Jimmy Butler, once again, was the most dominant player on the floor in Game 2 and he’s the main reason the Heat have a 2-0 series lead. His stat line — 18 points on 13
The Miami Heat swept the Indiana Pacers thanks to Goran Dragic’s big fourth quarter in Game 4. Despite the best efforts of Victor Oladipo, T.J. Warren and Myles Turner, the Indiana Pacers‘ 2019-20 season is over after the Miami Heat took Game 4 in a low-scoring affair to sweep this first-round series. Behind a strong
No need for a long preamble. The first round of the NBA playoffs is finally here. Let’s break down the most interesting question that will define each series. Lakers vs. Blazers What happens when a stoppable force meets a movable object? The Lakers clinched the No. 1 seed in the West fairly early in the
Domantas Sabonis, Indiana Pacers, (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) Injuries are an inevitable part of sports, but a recent slew may hinder three NBA teams from reaching the playoffs. The NBA is about to resume officially sanctioned games with 22 of the league’s 30 teams vying for a playoff spot. As of now, 12 teams
TORONTO, ON – FEBRUARY 05: Domantas Sabonis #11 and Victor Oladipo #4 of the Indiana Pacers warmup for an NBA game against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on February 05, 2020 in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to
Joe Young, #3, Indiana Pacers, (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images) Sometimes, you have to be your own hype man. Former Pacer Joe Young wants the world to know he just dropped 74 points in a Chinese Basketball Association game. Joe Young might not be a basketball player in your mental Rolodex, but maybe he should
There’s a lot going on right now. So much so that it’s overshadowed a positive string of news – the NBA is (hopefully) coming back. We don’t know when that is, and we don’t know how they’re going to approach the rest of the 2019-20 season, but at least we know that pro basketball is
If you’ve been tuning in, Basketball Insiders has been looking into how each lottery pick has fared in the league since 2009. We’ve categorized each player as a hit, miss, in between or a role player. We started at the top with the first overall pick and we’ve been making our way down since. At
Last week, Basketball Insiders dove into NBA nostalgia by looking back at previous NBA drafts of recent memory, starting from 2014 all the way to 2017. Over the next two weeks, we’re going to be changing the formula up a tad. Instead of looking at entire drafts, we’re looking at the individual picks – starting
In the NBA world right now, everybody is doing what they can to stay entertained. We’re tuning into The Last Dance every Sunday. We’re squeezing every detail we can get out of this supposed rift in Utah right now between Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. We’re trying to figure out what’s the aptest solution for
To grasp how one can be underrated, the definition for rated must be first observed, obviously. Taking a page out of the apathetic/lazy/Jeff Winger best man speech how-to guide and textbook, Webster’s Dictionary states that rate (and its many tenses) is to “assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale.” In
This week, Basketball Insiders is taking a look at various positions among players in the NBA and ranking who is the best of the best. Our writers have previously used very specific guidelines to rank the best players by position in the NBA. Today, we’re taking a look at the point guards. The floor generals.
LeBron James dominated the Eastern Conference for almost a decade, making eight straight NBA Finals. Here are the five best teams who could never topple The King. When LeBron James joined the Miami Heat a decade ago, he and his new teammates, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh promised five or more NBA titles. They never quite
So, this is what the wasteland is like, huh? During 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, the titular character – aimlessly stuck in the barren desert sands and forever shooing his inner-demons – makes the best of a terrible situation. In short, Max helps others in need, survives a horrific storm and then releases the floodgates,
For all those bothered that Sunday’s All-Star Game ended on a free throw, let’s not remind them of the 2019 NBA Finals. Let’s not remember that — with less than a second remaining on the clock — Kawhi Leonard hit three free throws to turn a one-point lead into a four-point victory and a Toronto
Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images Nick Mangold talks Jets, Bernzomatic torches and life after football by Gerald Bourguet Victor Oladipo made his season debut Wednesday night, and upon checking in for the first time in over a year, the home crowd gave him the expected acknowledgment. Victor Oladipo last played on Jan. 23, 2019, when