Few teams made as many offseason moves as the New Orleans Pelicans. After a disappointing performance in the Orlando Bubble, the Pelicans changed coaches, traded Jrue Holiday to the Milwaukee Bucks for veteran guard Eric Bledsoe and some significant draft capital and added Steven Adams in a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder and quickly
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For this edition of ICYMI for Basketball Insiders, we’re looking at the Southeast Division. This breakdown follows the recent publications of ICYMI on the Atlantic, Pacific, Central and Northwest. Starting off, this division is the only one in the NBA that has a single franchise above .500, the Atlanta Hawks. This should come as a
With every new NBA season, we tend to forget a few things here and there; players or teams that go through a down year are often, warranted or not, cast aside for the next best thing, only to resurface in the NBA’s collective conscience later on. Like last season, for example, Dwight Howard was regarded
The Boston Celtics walked off the court in response to the riots at the United States Capitol on Wednesday. January 6, 2020 will go down as a blemish on United States history. In Washington D.C., supporters of Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol as Congress was set to certify the election results, giving President-elect
Regrettably, this piece came out a little bit later than usual. Usually, Basketball Insiders tries to get this out around the time the season begins, but it’s only been two weeks, give or take, so it still feels appropriate. Better late than never, right? Well… the jury’s still out in this case. Naturally, this begins
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
MIAMI, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 29: Bam Adebayo #13 and Duncan Robinson #55 of the Miami Heat battle with Brook Lopez #11 of the Milwaukee Bucks for positioning during the third quarter at American Airlines Arena on December 29, 2020 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or
The Washington Wizards’ 1-5 start to the season has clearly been a rocky one – an early journey with several close heartbreakers and blown leads along the way. While frustrations have been mounting in D.C., Deni Avdija is seeing this stretch as a growing opportunity, one that paid off after the team’s first win against
The NBA season has begun, and it’s time to overreact to the first few games of the year. In the next edition of Basketball Insiders’ inter-conference rankings, we will take a look at the Atlantic Division. In these rankings, we rank each team from worst to first based on their early performances and how we
Shooting has always been valued in professional basketball, and it’s become even more important of late in the NBA. The league average for three-point attempts per game was 34.1 in 2019-20, up from 29 just two seasons earlier and 20 back in 2012-13, according to Basketball-Reference. Well, that alone probably has a lot to do
The Heat caught fire en route to an NBA Finals appearance last season, but it will be difficult for Miami to match that feat this year. Erik Spoelstra and his coaching staff deserve a ton of credit for their work to get the Heat playing their best basketball at the right time last season. They
The Miami Heat are pulling out of James Harden trade talks for the time being. In case you somehow missed any of the ongoing James Harden saga, here’s the quick rundown: James Harden and Russell Westbrook wanted out, Westbrook got traded, Harden showed up late to training camp because he was busy partying with rapper
ALERT. ALERT. ALERT. The NBA’s 2020-21 season is scheduled to begin in less than a month. If it feels like we just crowned the 2020 NBA Champions, that’s because we did. The Los Angeles Lakers secured their 17th championship on October 11, just over a month ago. Still, the new season kicks off in less
The Miami Heat have championship aspirations and the versatile excellence of Bam Adebayo is the foundation on which they rest. In the third quarter of a January game against the Raptors, Bam Adebayo brought the ball up the court to initiate the offense. It was not necessarily standard for Adebayo, the team’s center, to lead
James Harden, Houston Rockets. (Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports) Nationals GM throws water on Kris Bryant trade rumors by Mike Luciano NBA Twitter really wants to trade James Harden to the Miami Heat for some reason. If James Harden gets traded to the Miami Heat, you can thank NBA Twitter for that. The Houston
Whether or not Tyler Herro is in the starting lineup, he’s proven essential to the Miami Heat’s present and future. The murmur at the AmericanAirlines Arena was reserved for Tyler Herro and him alone. During what was the longest rookie season in NBA history, there were moments — before the Finals, before every new shot
Bam Adebayo is resigning with Miami, but does that take them out of the Giannis chase? The Miami Heat proved that a core of Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and complimentary shooters like Goran Dragic and Tyler Herro is deep enough to push them to the NBA Finals last year. While the Heat have been mentioned
Goran Dragic is returning to the Miami Heat this offseason. The Miami Heat gave the Los Angeles Lakers all they can handle in the 2020 NBA Finals, and what is still a weaker Eastern Conference could allow Jimmy Butler and company to make another Cinderella run to the championship. However, Miami needed a veteran scorer
The Milwaukee Bucks superstar responded to rumors spread by tennis star Nick Kyrgios about him potentially heading down to South Beach. This year’s NBA free agency class isn’t as exciting and groundbreaking as it was a year prior. Sure, Anthony Davis is technically on the open market, but the expectation is he’ll return to the
Montrezl Harrell, the reigning Sixth Man of the Year, might be on the move this offseason. Very rarely would the reigning Sixth Man of the Year fresh off an appearance in the Western Conference semifinals consider leaving one of the biggest contenders in the 2020-21 season, but that’s exactly the situation that could present itself
The Heat need to add an impact player at No. 20 if they want to win the Eastern Conference and return to the NBA Finals next season. Erik Spoelstra and his coaching staff know the Heat found a successful formula in the Bubble en route to an Eastern Conference title. That means Miami doesn’t need
Danilo Gallinari is exactly the type of player several contending teams need to add. While it took him a while to get going in the NBA, Danilo Gallinari has been one of the best stretch forwards for the last decade in the league. A 6-foot-10 big with a sweet three-point stroke and solid passing ability,
Rajon Rondo proved his playoff mettle by helping the Los Angeles Lakers win a title. In this projection, he goes full mercenary jumping to postseason hotspots, bolstering his basketball legacy along the way. Rajon Rondo takes up his central position and scans the battlefield. He’s surveying the options as his comrades fan out, eager and
LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers. (Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports) Braves’ pitching staff is shutting out everybody in October by John Buhler LeBron James signified the importance of Game 4 of the 2020 NBA Finals through text. LeBron James‘ Los Angeles Lakers are one win away from winning an NBA Championship. If the Lakers
Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play in Game 5. The Milwaukee Bucks are trying to pull off an improbable 3-0 comeback against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals, but their hopes hinge almost entirely on superstar and potential back-to-back MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. With the Bucks in need of a spark ahead of
Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat, Dwight Howard, Los Angeles Lakers, (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) Anthony Davis honors Kobe Bryant with ‘5 Rings’ Kobe 5 Protro (Photo) by Mike Luciano Brett Gardner robs Randy Arozarena of home run with sensational catch (Video) by Alicia de Artola Tempers were running hot in the first quarter of
Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat survived an epic Game 5 duel with LeBron and the Lakers. But there is still a long way to go. Game 5 was the stuff legends are built with. A three-point win. Seven leads changes in the final four minutes. Duncan Robinson, an undrafted second-year wing, pouring in 26
With LeBron James on his third team and in his 10th NBA Finals, here’s a look back at some individual matchups he dominated along the way. There’s no question that LeBron James will finish as a top three all-time player. But as the old adage goes, “In order to be the best, you have to
The Lakers obliterated the Heat in Game 6 of the 2020 NBA Finals to win the title. The Miami Heat absorbed a punch from LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the 2020 NBA Finals, taking it in stride and countering with one of their own, courtesy of Jimmy Butler. That
Twitter had a meltdown over the crazy finish to Game 5 of the 2020 NBA Finals. The 2020 NBA Finals heard you say they were boring, and they responded with a Game 5 for the ages. As the Miami Heat faced elimination Friday night, trailing 3-1 in the championship series, Jimmy Butler and Duncan Robinson
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