It felt inevitable, and Jeremy Lin has officially signed to play in China for the Beijing Ducks. Look out, China, “Linsanity” is coming. According to Sportando, Jeremy Lin has signed a one-year deal with the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association. Lin split last season in the NBA between the Atlanta Hawks and the
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When Dwight Howard agreed to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, it was just fitting. It’s not fitting because Dwight fits with the Lakers’ needs. It’s fitting because it’s yet another in what’s been a longline of bizarre storylines this offseason. Seriously, it’s been one after the next. No, it’s not bizarre only because of
When Dwight Howard agreed to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, it was just fitting. It’s not fitting because Dwight fits with the Lakers’ needs. It’s fitting because it’s yet another in what’s been a longline of bizarre storylines this offseason. Seriously, it’s been one after the next. No, it’s not bizarre only because of
When comparing the loss of a star player to the loss of a glue player, there’s no question which one is worse. Losing a star can set back a franchise for years, with so many questions surrounding what they should do next in light of his departure. Losing a glue player doesn’t make as much
Midway through leading the Sacramento Kings to their best record in over 10 years, then-head coach Dave Joerger compared De’Aaron Fox and Marvin Bagley III to this generation’s gold-standard tandem of homegrown superstars. “…We have the next Durant-Westbrook,” he said in December. “That’s how good they’re gonna be.” Joerger is gone a few months later,
When comparing the loss of a star player to the loss of a glue player, there’s no question which one is worse. Losing a star can set back a franchise for years, with so many questions surrounding what they should do next in light of his departure. Losing a glue player doesn’t make as much
Team Australia just put the world on notice. They are coming for the gold medal after beating Team USA and ending a 78-game win streak. Anybody who thought Team USA would cruise to a gold medal in the 2019 FIBA World Cup wasn’t paying close enough attention. The first red flag was obvious when one
After a five-year run that saw two regular-season MVPs, a 73-win campaign and three NBA championships, Kevin Durant’s departure and Klay Thompson’s torn ACL has Golden State on the outside looking in. The Warriors will still make a playoff push, and should likely succeed, as a healthy Stephen Curry and reinvigorated Draymond Green can do
One does not simply spell the name Giannis Antetokounmpo without at least looking it up first. Sure, you could get lucky the first time, but you’re lying to yourself if you think you won’t at least head over to Google to double-check. Admittedly, a big thanks on our end will be sent towards our friends
NBA champion Steve Smith is going with the Los Angeles Clippers to win it all next season. Despite LeBron James poised to come back well-rested and armed with a new co-star in Anthony Davis, former NBA All-Star Steve Smith doesn’t think it’s enough to overpower the new-look Clippers for NBA supremacy. “I’m going by what
One does not simply spell the name Giannis Antetokounmpo without at least looking it up first. Sure, you could get lucky the first time, but you’re lying to yourself if you think you won’t at least head over to Google to double-check. Admittedly, a big thanks on our end will be sent towards our friends
The NBA is a fickle beast, success a fleeting one. And, right now, no one may know that better than the Toronto Raptors. After the first title in their team’s history, the Raptors are left without Kawhi Leonard, the former Spur, Raptor and now Clipper that carried the franchise to its greatest heights. Toronto and
With 2019 NBA free agency all but over, most players have found their homes for next season. However, there are still 10 players who should be on an NBA roster in 2019-20. The 2019 NBA free agency period has been nothing short of chaotic. The second it turned to July, players like Kevin Durant and
The NBA is a fickle beast, success a fleeting one. And, right now, no one may know that better than the Toronto Raptors. After the first title in their team’s history, the Raptors are left without Kawhi Leonard, the former Spur, Raptor and now Clipper that carried the franchise to its greatest heights. Toronto and
Let’s play a game. See if you can answer the following question. You were the best team in 2015-16 (and mostly the previous two seasons, as well). You broke the NBA record with 73 regular-season wins. A top-three player THEN joins your team, making an already elite unit double-elite. You enjoy prosperity and championships for
Over the course of July and August, Basketball Insiders embarked on grading all 30 NBA teams for their offseasons — additions, subtractions, draft picks, trades, etc — and their potential headed into the 2019-20 campaign. Between today and autumn, franchises will be tasked with figuring out how their roster pieces, both new and old, might
Over the course of July and August, Basketball Insiders embarked on grading all 30 NBA teams for their offseasons — additions, subtractions, draft picks, trades, etc — and their potential headed into the 2019-20 campaign. Between today and autumn, franchises will be tasked with figuring out how their roster pieces, both new and old, might
When evaluating a team’s offseason, it can take a while to complete. Between going over what happened last season, what they did this summer and predicting what lies ahead – it’s quite the exercise. You could almost call it a process. Oh hey, speaking of processes, the next team up in this series? The Philadelphia
He was considered to be the next big thing in the NBA, but O.J. Mayo’s career fell short of expectations. Next to LeBron James it didn’t get much bigger than high school O.J. Mayo. As a seventh grader he was putting up 23 points a game on a high school varsity team, but what happened
When evaluating a team’s offseason, it can take a while to complete. Between going over what happened last season, what they did this summer and predicting what lies ahead – it’s quite the exercise. You could almost call it a process. Oh hey, speaking of processes, the next team up in this series? The Philadelphia
DENVER, CO – MARCH 14: Kristaps Porzingis #6 and Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks react to a play during the game against the Denver Nuggets on March 14, 2019 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is
When evaluating a team’s offseason, it can take a while to complete. Between going over what happened last season, what they did this summer and predicting what lies ahead – it’s quite the exercise. You could almost call it a process. Oh hey, speaking of processes, the next team up in this series? The Philadelphia
When evaluating a team’s offseason, it can take a while to complete. Between going over what happened last season, what they did this summer and predicting what lies ahead – it’s quite the exercise. You could almost call it a process. Oh hey, speaking of processes, the next team up in this series? The Philadelphia
Another milestone during the dog days of NBA summer has come and gone. The schedule was released on Monday and to no one’s surprise, the Los Angeles Lakers lead the way with 43 nationally televised contests. Equally as unsurprising is the fact that Charlotte and Cleveland round at the bottom at a measly three games
Happy NBA Schedule Release Week, everyone! With the 82-game set released on Monday afternoon, we now know what marquee matchups are on the docket for the 2019-20 campaign. While FIBA World Cup is officially underway and training camp is right around the corner, Basketball Insiders has kicked off another week of its Grading The Offseason
Every four years, approximately 3,000 Jewish athletes from 40 different nations competing in a total of 19 disciplines partake in the European Maccabiah Games for a chance to win a Gold Medal. This year, the games took place in Budapest, Hungary. Just like the Olympic games, each country fields a team to bring home medals for their respective
With so much player movement this offseason, the 2019-20 NBA season features a plethora of potential revenge games. Revenge games will be all the rage during the 2019-20 NBA season. Since so many big-name players moved either via free agency or trades this offseason, there will be no shortage of homecomings scattered throughout the regular
Welcome back to Basketball Insiders’ “Grading The Offseason” series, where we go over how each team did this past season as well as evaluate how they did this summer. So far, we’ve covered the lottery teams, the borderline playoff teams and the treadmill teams. Now that we’re approaching the playoff teams, we’re coming up on
Welcome back to Basketball Insiders’ “Grading The Offseason” series, where we go over how each team did this past season as well as evaluate how they did this summer. So far, we’ve covered the lottery teams, the borderline playoff teams and the treadmill teams. Now that we’re approaching the playoff teams, we’re coming up on
Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images The NBA has, at long last, released its schedule for the 2019-20 season, and we’re going to rank the upcoming season’s Christmas Day games. The NBA being played on Christmas Day has been one of the bedrock traditions of American sports. No, this isn’t like Thanksgiving football,
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