The Brooklyn Nets acquisition of Blake Griffin is, for all intents and purposes, a declaration of war. Brooklyn is coming — and every other team with championship hopes this season had better pony up to add as much talent as is humanly possible. As we approach the March 25 trade deadline, demand for established talent
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The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. Just a few weeks ago, it looked like the Milwaukee Bucks were coming apart at the seams. A five-game losing streak (with three by double-digits) brought plenty of Giannis
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – MARCH 07: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of Team James celebrates a basket against Team Durant during the second half in the 70th NBA All-Star Game at State Farm Arena on March 07, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) NBA Twitter couldn’t get enough of Anfernee Simons’ socially-distanced kiss dunk
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks. (Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports) Stephen Curry hilariously scares Luka Doncic during All-Star Game intros (Video) by Braulio Perez Leave it up to Giannis Antetokounmpo to give us this absolutely wholesome moment with his son Liam shortly before the 2021 NBA All-Star Game. Here they are sharing the love of
There’s no need really to ask “what’s wrong with the Boston Celtics?” because it seems pretty clear as day what’s wrong with them. Jayson Tatum hasn’t returned to his dominant form since coming back from COVID. Kemba Walker’s slow recovery has led to maddening inconsistency. Marcus Smart’s calf injury put things out of whack. They
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) Mitchell Trubisky rumors: 5 best fits in NFL free agency by Cole Thompson Giannis Antetokounmpo disrespectfully looked at Karl-Anthony Towns after this powerful jam. Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo got T’ed up after staring at Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns. Everybody loves a petty jam, especially
NBA Twitter had fun at the expense of Giannis Antetokounmpo as the Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Toronto Raptors on Thursday. After a strong start to the 2020-21 campaign, the Milwaukee Bucks are falling back down to earth at rapid speed. Things started to go downhill once point guard Jrue Holiday was sidelined after entering
Being an exception to the rule and trends of our modern NBA is a tricky tightrope walk to pull off – but it’s not impossible. Hell, to some degree, the reigning champions were an exception to the rule last season. In a league that emphasized getting smaller and relying on spacing, the Los Angeles Lakers
The unique athletic abilities of LeBron James and Giannis Antetokoumpo make them unstoppable at the rim. But one might be just a little bit more unstoppable than the other. LeBron James is an absolute freight train. There might be no player in NBA history who has shared his combination of power, speed, grace and touch.
Basketball Insiders just launched our new ICYMI series, detailing some of the happenings around the league that may be going under the radar. Today, Zach Dupont will be taking a deeper look at the Southwest Division The NBA’s Southwest Division has quietly been full of exciting storylines, both good and bad. The Southwest has exciting
(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Browns fans trolled the Steelers for interviewing Hue Jackson by Steven Kubitza Washington set for strong future with Martin Mayhew as team’s general manager by Cole Thompson LeBron James was not happy Thursday night after being denied at the rim by Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks were in
Jan 21, 2021; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) is defended by Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) and guard Dennis Schroder (17) at the Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Nick Monroe/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports Rick Ross’ son drawing attention as major college football recruit by Scott Rogust Rockets acquire
There’s an old saying: “if you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready.” That saying would certainly apply to Reggie Jackson this season. Jackson, who joined the Los Angeles Clippers last season after he was bought out by the Detroit Pistons, re-upped with team on a one-year deal. A once-promising young guard that the
The 2020-21 NBA season is young, especially with how many players have missed time, but trends are beginning to emerge for the best teams. In the post-Warriors era of the NBA, there isn’t an overwhelming title favorite. The Los Angeles Lakers are reigning champions and look primed for another Finals run, but they’re not so
Nearly three weeks into the season, here’s a look around the NBA landscape, with ten observations ranging in impact from having a direct effect on the chase for the Larry O’Brien Trophy, teams who are exceeding or failing to meet expectations, examining the play of some of the league’s top rookies, taking note of milestone
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
It’s still early in the 2020-21 season, yet there have been amazing performances every night across the NBA. And, because of those performances, fans have started to see which stars are have shone brightest and separated themselves from the pack early in the MVP race. And so, each week at Basketball Insiders, we will be
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
This article was an annual tradition hosted by Basketball Insiders penned by veteran Joel Brigham. Then our own Drew Maresca took the reins. This year, there’s a new sheriff in town, and his name is Matt John. Fasten your seatbelts. Now before I begin, I have two things to get off my chest. First, props
The Milwaukee Bucks got a point guard upgrade in Jrue Holiday and a long term commitment from Giannis Antetokounmpo. What comes next? 1. All else being equal, how significant is the point guard upgrade from Eric Bledsoe to Jrue Holiday? It’s enormously significant, and not in any one specific area as in the way Holiday
(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Ryan Tannehill has taken step towards the NFL’s elite by Nicholas McGee WWE NXT Results: Adam Cole defeats Velveteen Dream in main event by Raphael Garcia Jayson Tatum brought the Boston Celtics a season-opening win with an amazing shot to put his team ahead late. The Boston Celtics and
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 Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. Yesterday’s announcement that Giannis Antetokounmpo was signing a five-year, max extension with the Milwaukee Bucks was a remarkable anti-climactic end to months of hand-wringing and hypotheticals. We’ve become
Giannis Antetokounmpo has committed to the Bucks and Aaron Rodgers is thrilled for the future of the team. Yesterday, Giannis Antetokounmpo took to Twitter to announce that he was signing a five-year supermax extension with the Milwaukee Bucks, the only NBA team he’d ever played for. This announcement shut down months of hand-wringing and rumor-mongering
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images 3 stats that prove Aaron Rodgers is MVP over Patrick Mahomes by Steven Kubitza LeBron James shared his thoughts on Giannis Antetokounmpo deciding to stay with the Milwaukee Bucks. Giannis Antetokounmpo was set to be the league’s hottest commodity next summer, but news dropped Tuesday that the Milwaukee Bucks star isn’t
Giannis Antetokoumpo was quick to heap praise on LeBron James. The title of “best player in the NBA” right now is a two-horse race between Milwaukee Bucks MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and Los Angeles Lakers legend LeBron James. While Giannis certainly has plenty of momentum in his favor, he was quick to take the high road
Although cap space was tight around the league, these five teams came out ahead after NBA free agency. Heading into 2020 NBA free agency, it appeared as though few teams would be able to make significant upgrades. Only a handful of squads had any salary-cap space at their disposal, and the free-agent class could be
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