It’s trade season, and you know what that means? Trade rumors and more trade rumors! With those rumors comes player speculation from various teams, involving…
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The Lakers are Desperate for Quality Wins
Around this time two years ago, the Los Angeles Lakers were in a unique position where they’d be tested by a bullish Milwaukee Bucks team.…
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Emergency Trade Reaction with Kings Expert Jason Coldiron
Host Trey Hill is joined by Kings’ author Jason Coldiron to get Jason’s initial reaction to the trade in real-time. The two look at the…
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2022 NBA All-Star Mock Draft: Team James vs. Team Durant
The NBA has tweaked the All-Star Game a number of times over the last several years. Perhaps the most intriguing change has been the televised…
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The Best Basketball Podcasts in 2022
Are you searching for the best basketball podcast to listen to? There are near-infinite basketball podcasts these days, and whether you’re new to the sport…
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CSC: Portland/Clippers Trade, Bouknight’s Frustrations
Charity Stripe Commentary presents: Shawn, Marcus and Trey are back together to discuss the happenings in the NBA (plus some NFL at the end)! They…
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How Much Did K-Pop Star BamBam Influence All-Star Voting Outcomes?
By now, anyone following the NBA has been introduced to Taiwanese K-Pop Star BamBam whose tweet supposedly influenced the upcoming NBA All-Star game. In theory,…
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The Odd Men Out: 2022 NBA All Star Snubs
Before we talk about who got snubbed for the All Star game, let’s take a look at the actual 2022 NBA All Star game starters…
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NBA Contender X-Factors
Looking at a few players who might be the difference between a championship and a first-round loss We’re officially at the 50-game mark of the…
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It Takes Two to Make a Thing Go Right: Simmons Saga Continues
With the trade deadline only a week and some change away, the Philadelphia 76ers still have Ben Simmons on their roster. With no trade in…
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The Twilight Zone: How Much Zone Defense Does The NBA Use?
Note: the updated 2022-23 breakdown of zone defense in the NBA is here! Thanks to the miracle of tracking technology, we are able to comb…
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NBA Power Rankings: Sixers Soar to the Top Tier
1. Phoenix Suns (↑1) Record: 40-9 Since the 15th: 8-0 Phoenix lost 3 of their first 4 games, since then the Suns are 39-6. Aside…
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Six Trade Ideas to Fix the Reeling Knicks
As of January 31st, the New York Knicks are 23-27. That’s good for 12th in the eastern conference. They are reeling fast and are in…
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All-Time Brooklyn/New Jersey Nets Team
Today we will be assembling an all-time team for the Brooklyn (formerly New Jersey) Nets. This franchise was originally created in 1967 and was first…
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Not on Herb: How Herb Jones Became a Rookie Sensation
You’ve heard me mention how the sad, Zion-less Pelicans started the season 1-12 before rallying around coach Willie Green and surging (relatively speaking) to a…
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Three Generations: The Court Kings of Camden
Over the course of its 75-year history, the NBA has seen 95 second-generation players. Currently there are 30 — about seven percent of the league…
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2022 NBA Draft Prospect Rankings: Some Movement Duren the Season
Notes: Comps are for play style and role not specifically the same level. The Thompson Twins will for now be removed until more clarity, after…
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The Debate is Over: Joel Embiid has Arrived
While Philadelphia 76er Ben Simmons still looks to be shopped by other teams, superstar center Joel Embiid has risen to the occasion. Embiid looks more…
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The Rebirth of the NBA Power Forward
Positionless basketball. That’s one of the trendy new catchphrases used in the NBA metaverse (myself included) to describe a league that has been shrinking in…
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Dissecting the NBA’s New Rising Stars Format
In case you haven’t heard, it was announced yesterday that the NBA is revamping the structure of their All-Star weekend. More specifically, the “Rising Stars”…
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