De’Aaron Fox and Ja Morant are both uniquely talented young point guards, leading their teams to new heights. Who has the claim to best in the West? It’s hard not to be caught putting De’Aaron Fox and Ja Morant next to each other. Fox is two years older and two years deeper into his NBA
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There are roughly seven weeks left in the regular season but the NBA Playoff picture is still anything but clear. Here’s how the bracket would look today. The NBA playoffs don’t start until the middle of April but races are tightening and seeding is becoming increasingly important as potential matchups are starting to take shape.
Damian Lillard is quietly in the midst of a career season and his aggressiveness attacking the basket has been the big key. The Trail Blazers picked up a 12-point win over the Lakers on Monday night, keeping themselves within striking distance of the final spot in the play-in tournament. Their 3-point shooting — 23-of-47, second-most
The spread of the 3-pointer means a lot of unusual names are going to be near the top of all-time 3-point leaderboards for many NBA teams. Cedi Osman celebrated a milestone Sunday, going 7-for-7 from beyond the arc and moving into the No. 6 spot on the Cleveland Cavaliers all-time 3-point leaderboard. It’s a great
James Wiseman is set to return this week and his words say he understands his responsibilities. Actually doing them has been the problem. The future of James Wiseman remains a lingering question for the Golden State Warriors. The former No. 2 pick has struggled to stick in the rotation and was sent down to the
Anything seems possible for this NBA Trade Deadline, from mass chaos to quiet whimper. Which teams could control the action as buyers and sellers? We’re about two weeks away from the NBA Trade Deadline and the rumors appear to be building to a crescendo. However, there have also been some signs that it may all
Jabari Smith Jr. gave us a reminder of just how long ago LeBron James made his NBA debut. Here are the players he played with and against. Since turning 38, LeBron James has been turning back the clock — in the seven games since his birthday he’s already hit 40 points three times, averaging 37.0
This NBA season has revealed contenders, just like any other. But the field might be more open than any year in recent memory. Since the beginning of December, we’ve already seen four different teams hold the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference for at least six days — the Suns, Pelicans, Grizzlies and now
Jalen Duren, Mark Williams and Walker Kessler have been overshadowed by other NBA rookies but all three look like home run picks. What have we seen so far? Just three centers were selected in the first round of the 2022 NBA Draft. And while none of them are in the Rookie of the Year conversation,
The post-up isn’t dying, it’s evolving. And these five players have been the best practitioners of the art in the NBA this season. NBA offenses use the post-up far less frequently than they did a decade or two ago but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still a valuable tool when used strategically. Teams have gotten
The Atlanta Hawks reportedly want a huge trade return for John Collins — a sign they know they aren’t using him correctly. If reports that the Atlanta Hawks were seeking a Rudy Gobert-sized return for John Collins caught you off guard, you were definitely not alone. The Utah Jazz received Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Walker Kessler,
The NBA has seen an explosion of huge scoring performances over the past week, but it’s part of a season-long trend. What explains it? On the same night that Donovan Mitchell went off for 71 points, Klay Thompson poured in 54. Just a day later, Giannis Antetokounmpo hung 55 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists
Voting doesn’t close for two more weeks but we’re taking an early look at the NBA All-Star ballot and picking starters and reserves for both conferences. It will be two more weeks before NBA All-Star voting closes and selections begin to be announced. A lot can change between now and then but we’re also two
The Utah Jazz have helped Lauri Markkanen unlock his offensive potential, becoming the kind of star they can build a new foundation around. On Thursday night, Lauri Markkanen dropped a career-high 49 points on the Houston Rockets, a new high-water mark in what has been a breakout season from start to finish. He has led
According to some recent rumors. OG Anunoby could be the hottest target available at the NBA Trade Deadline. These trades could put him at the center of major NBA storylines. Everyone wants OG Anunoby, at least according to Zach Lowe. On a recent episode of the Lowe Post podcast, he spent some time singing Anunoby’s
The Orlando Magic started 5-20 and were as unlikely a candidate as you’d find for a six-game win streak. But Markelle Fultz is back and things are clicking. To be clear, the return of Markelle Fultz is not the only reason the Orlando Magic are on a six-game winning streak, including consecutive road wins over
The Warriors are without Steph Curry and coming off a historically lopsided loss. How worried should they be about the rest of their season? The Golden State Warriors are in a bad way right now. Steph Curry is out with a shoulder injury, likely until at least mid-Janaury. They’re 1-3 since he was injured but
The NBA Rookie of the Year race has gotten crowded as several young players have found a niche and started putting up signature moments. The last time we looked at the Rookie of the Year race was in the middle of the preseason and since then we’ve already seen several top candidates rising and falling.
In a mailbag edition of The Whiteboard, we’re answering questions on the latest NBA trade rumors, conference favorites and more. It’s time for a Friday mailbag, answering your questions with all the insight and brevity I can muster. We’ll be back next week with more so if you have questions, comments or trivia you want
From outlier 3-point shooting to the most inexplicable technical foul you’ve ever seen, last night was a weird one around the NBA. There are 1,230 games in an NBA season, stretched out over six months, an enormous canvas on which to paint all sorts of weird and never-seen-before scenes. But sometimes it all seems to
The New Orleans Pelicans are atop the Western Conference standings and making good on their championship aspirations with dominance at both ends. With a 104-98 win over the Detroit Pistons and a loss by the Phoenix Suns, the New Orleans Pelicans are in first place in the Western Conference. It’s a stunning turnaround from 12
We’ve seen an unusually high number of 30-point-per-game scorers this season. Who is in the lead for the NBA scoring crown? As of today, there are six players averaging 30 or more points per game and another, Kevin Durant, at 29.9. On the same date last season, exactly zero players were averaging 30 or more.
Tyrese Haliburton is breaking new ground with his assist stats this season. But don’t overlook what he’s doing on defense for the Indiana Pacers. Tyrese Haliburton is having a remarkable season for the surprising Indiana Pacers, pushing himself into all sorts of outlier statistical territory. His assist to Andrew Nembhard on the game-winning 3-pointer against
We’re putting a different spin on our NBA Power Rankings, looking at the best 1-on-1 scorers in the league so far this season. Team offense can be a beautiful thing, five players working in concert to pull apart a defense, manipulate open space and find a prime scoring opportunity. But there’s also something infinitely compelling
Trade rumors are heating up and we’ve cooked up a few debatable NBA trade ideas including Myles Turner, John Collins, Jae Crowder and more. NBA trade rumors are basically a year-round phenomenon but they definitely ebb and flow. Over the past week or two, as the relative strengths and weaknesses of each team have come
Nearly a quarter of the way through the season, we’re taking a first look at the NBA Draft Lottery odds to see who could be the big winners. As the NBA playoff races are beginning to take shape, so too is the bottom of the standings and the race for the top pick in the
The Sacramento Kings have been scoring at an absurd rate, with an offense powered in large part by a historic fastbreak attack. After dropping their first four games of the season, the Sacramento Kings have been on an absolute tear, winning nine of their last 11 games and scoring an obscene 121.5 points per 100
The Warriors bench has been a complete mess and a major factor in their slow start. What’s not working and how do they fix it? The Golden State Warriors championship defense is off to a rough start. After a 130-119 loss to the Phoenix Suns, they’re 6-9 and a league-worst 0-8 on the road. Steph
If you thought the Brooklyn Nets had already seen rock bottom, then boy do I have a wild surprise in store for you. In general, I try to preserve this space for a focus on more positive stories. There are plenty of things to complain about in basketball and schadenfreude is a natural byproduct of
Winning streaks for teams like the Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz have changed who might be available on the NBA trade market. We entered this NBA season with what seemed like a pretty clear view of which teams might be racing for the bottom of the standings and a chance at presumed
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