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It Don’t Mean a Thing Without the Ring

Hoops culture values rings over anything, especially when discussing one’s legacy post-playing career. Here’s why Russell Westbrook isn’t defined by how many championships he’s won.

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Should NBA Top Shot Investors be Concerned?

Trey Hill April 3, 2021 All-Star Pack Rising Stars Pack

Is the recent dip in value for NBA Top Shot moments a long-term concern or just one of many future market corrections?

RJ Barrett (Photo by Michelle Farsi/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Will RJ Barrett Ever Escape Zion’s Shadow?

Trey Hill March 31, 2021 Cam Reddish Kevin Durant Kyrie Irving RJ Barrett Steve Nash Zion Williamson

The giant stars of the game cast the biggest shadows on their peers. I suppose that has to be the case as we inevitably attempt…

Chicago Bulls Front Office Executives Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley

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How Did we Arrive at a Competent Bulls Front Office?

Trey Hill March 27, 2021 Arturas Karnisovas Billy Donovan Marc Eversley Nikola Vučević Zach LaVine

The Chicago Bulls finally tipped their hand. After months of speculation both in the fan base and the media about what direction Arturas Karnisovas and…

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Trade Deadline 2021 Recap and Twitter’s MVP

Michael Burns March 26, 2021 Aaron Gordon Al-Farouq Aminu Austin Rivers Avery Bradley Brad Wanamaker Cady Lalanne Chandler Hutchinson Chris Silva Cory Joseph Daniel Theis Delon Wright Evan Fournier Gary Clark Gary Trent Jr.George Hill Ignas Brazdeikis Isaiah Hartenstein J.J. Redick James Johnson JaVale McGee Javonte Green Jeff Teague Kelly Olynyk Kyle Lowry LaMarcus Aldridge Lonzo Ball Lou Williams Marquese Chriss Maurice Harkless Moritz Wagner Nemanja Bjelica Nicolo Melli Nikola Vučević Norman Powell Otto Porter Jr.Rajon Rondo Rodney Hood Terence Davis Terrance Ferguson Terrence Ross Tony Bradley Trey Lyles Troy Brown Jr.Victor Oladipo Wendell Carter Jr.Wesley Iwundu

Catch up on all of the transactions from Thursday’s wild NBA trade deadline and NBA Twitter’s undisputed MVP of the day.

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Clark vs. Bueckers: Scintillating Freshmen to Duel on Saturday

Michael Burns March 24, 2021 Caitlin Clark Iowa Hawkeyes Paige Bueckers Uconn Huskies

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark matches up against Paige Bueckers of Uconn in the Sweet 16 this weekend. Which first year player will lead her team to victory?

Articles NBA Top Shot

Top Shot All-Star Game Drop: No Dice

Trey Hill March 19, 2021 All-Star Pack De’Aaron Fox Stephen Curry

With the All-Star game in the books for the NBA it was only a matter of time before the people behind the scenes at NBA…

Articles NBA Top Shot

What is NBA Top Shot?

Trey Hill March 18, 2021 Jaylen Brown Kevin Durant LeBron James Zach LaVine

Last month somebody paid $208,000 for an exclusive basketball highlight. Here’s what you need to know about NBA Top Shot and how it works.

Robert Williams blocking OG Anunoby's Shot

Articles Boston Celtics NBA

The Timelord Awaits

Trey Hill March 17, 2021 John Collins Myles Turner Nikola Vučević Robert Williams

Myles Turner. Nikola Vucevic. John Collins. These are the names of the centers that people outside of Boston think the Celtics are going to need…

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‘Tis the Season for Hoopers to Give Back

Michael Burns December 22, 2020 A'ja Wilson Eric Paschall John Wall Karl-Anthony Towns Russell Westbrook

NBA Twitter is a better place when we see our favorite hoopers giving time and resources to their communities.

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Overstated NBA Group Votes on Season Award Winners

Michael Burns December 18, 2020 Andrew Wiggins Anthony Davis Bam Adebayo Ben Simmons Bogdan Bogdanović Cam Reddish Caris LaVert Cole Anthony Damian Lillard Danilo Gallinari Darius Bazley De’Andre Hunter Deni Avdija Dennis Schröder Derrick Rose Doc Rivers Fred VanVleet Giannis Antetokounmpo Isaac Okoro Jamal Murray Joel Embiid Jordan Clarkson Jordan Poole Josh Richardson Kevin Durant Killian Hayes LaMelo Ball Lauri Markkanen Lonnie Walker IV Lonzo Ball Lou Williams Luka Dončić Malachi Flynn Marcus Smart Markelle Fultz Michael Porter Jr Montrezl Harrell Nikola Jokić Obi Toppin OG Anunoby Patrick Williams Patty Mills Serge Ibaka Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Spencer Dinwiddie Tyler Herro Tyrese Haliburton

The Overstated NBA group voted on season award winners. See who they predicted to win MVP, DPOY, and more!

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Markkanen Dunks for Climate Change

Michael Burns December 17, 2020 Lauri Markkanen

Lauri Markkanen is hoping to keep fans engaged this year with his climate change initiative.

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Twitter Reacts to Marcus Smart Diving in the Preseason

Michael Burns December 16, 2020 Marcus Smart

Marcus Smart dove on the floor for a loose ball in the preseason and NBA Twitter had some hilarious reactions.

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NBA Twitter by the Numbers: Google it.

Michael Burns December 12, 2020 Adrian Wojnarowski Anthony Davis Damian Lillard James Harden Kyrie Irving LeBron James Michael Jordan Stephen Curry Zach Lowe

The crack research department at HoopSocial (me) got to work this weekend to determine which NBA Twitter personalities were the most popular this year on…