Category: NBA

Most of the NBA world expected the Thunder to take a step forward this season as their core coalesced around Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but few anticipated Oklahoma City earning the top seed in the West. In fact, history indicated the Thunder had little chance of landing the No. 1 seed. No team as young as Oklahoma...

The 2023 NBA Draft has a chance to go down as one of the best of its era. Victor Wembanyama obviously highlights the class — the Spurs made the easiest pick since LeBron James went first overall in 2003. The French prodigy somehow lived up to the massive hype. He looks like he will be...

The NBA playoffs’ conference semifinals are underway. Expect plenty of drama after a thrilling start to the postseason. The Boston Celtics, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and top overall seed, battle the No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers. In the other East series, the No. 2 seed New York Knicks renew their old...

Kentucky backcourt mates Rob Dillingham and Reed Sheppard are both projected as composite top 10 picks in the 2024 NBA Draft, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.  The composite top 10 was determined by publicly available rankings, a panel of experts and a retained scouting service. Both Dillingham and Sheppard fell into the “7-10” range.  The...

MIAMI — — The good news for the Miami Heat is that the Boston Celtics might not be back in South Florida for a few months. And that’s also the bad news for the Heat. Boston now has full control of this Eastern Conference series, with Derrick White scoring a career-high 38 points on Monday...

Miami are without star wing Jimmy Butler and starter Terry Rozier through injury and, after Sunday’s 114-94 defeat, many thought the Celtics would wrap up a four-game sweep. “We understood how many missed opportunities we had hesitating to shoot the threes in game one, and we had the mentality coming in of just let it...

The first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs are underway and expect plenty of drama after a memorable regular season. The Boston Celtics clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference in March and have homecourt advantage through the entire postseason as they look to return to the Finals for the first time since...

The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived. After a thrilling regular season that saw the Celtics run away with the best record in the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference needing the last day to sort out the top of the standings, the 2024 NBA Playoffs have arrived. While some of the biggest...

The Miami Heat and the New Orleans Pelicans secured the final two spots in the NBA play-offs after victories in their play-in tournament games. The Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 112-91, while the Pelicans claimed a 105-98 win over the Sacramento Kings. Despite the absence of key player Jimmy Butler, Miami dominated the first quarter...

Nearly 11 months after the Nuggets swept the Lakers in the 2023 Western Conference Finals, Denver will open its 2024 postseason against Los Angeles this weekend (Saturday, 8:30 p.m. ET). We’ll dive headfirst into this thrilling opening-round best-of-seven, providing the BetMGM odds, stats, trends, and best bets to advance.  Soon-to-be three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and...

One of the most anticipated Women’s National Basketball Association’s (WNBA) Drafts saw the Indiana Fever snap up college basketball superstar Caitlin Clark as their top pick, however the disparity in her salary compared to National Basketball Association (NBA) players has sparked criticism. The University of Iowa legend has already made history as the National Collegiate...

It has never been harder to make an All-NBA team.  The talent throughout the league is as stacked as it’s ever been. Players are putting up historic lines and scoring outbursts. There is an extraordinary skill level today that keeps on rising.  That makes selecting the 15 best NBA players a near-impossible task. There will...