NBA News and Rumors

Written by Mike Page on December 6, 2022

The Cleveland Cavaliers are hopeful that they can return to the NBA Finals and, perhaps, bring home another title – this time without LeBron James. Adding Donovan Mitchell to a roster that already has Evan Mobley. Through 24 games, the Cavs are 15-9, sitting in third in the East. Mobley entered the league as a raw 7-footer, but he could Read More

Written by Mike Page on December 1, 2022

The Atlanta Hawks are one of the latest NBA teams to get hit by the injury bug, as starting forwards John Collins and De’Andre Hunter both went down in Wednesday’s win over the Orlando Magic. Hunter will be out for at least a week after an MRI showed a strain in his right hip flexor. He missed two months with Read More

Written by Mike Page on November 28, 2022

After a thrilling run to the Western Conference Finals last year, the Dallas Mavericks are struggling to get things going this year, posting just a 9-10 record so far, after their most recent road trip went 0-3. The offense needs another creator in addition to Luka Doncic, so the team will sign free-agent guard Kemba Walker. Knee issues have sent Read More

Written by Mike Page on November 21, 2022

Kyrie Irving returned to the court for the Brooklyn Nets after serving an eight-game ban that stemmed from his social media posts supporting a movie and book that dealt with antisemitic themes. He returned on Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies, putting up 14 points and five rebounds in 26 minutes in a 127-115 victory. With Irving back on the floor, Read More

Written by Mike Page on November 18, 2022

It’s been a long time since we’ve read positive news about Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons, but that changed on Thursday, as he had 15 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in 32 minutes of a 109-107 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Simmons had played well on Tuesday, but the Nets were routed by the Sacramento Kings. By adding Read More

Written by Mike Page on November 14, 2022

Joel Embiid is putting the rest of the NBA on notice after this past weekend. He dropped 42 points on the Atlanta Hawks in a big win on Saturday night, and then one night later, he set a career high with 59 points in a seven-point win over Utah, a game in which the rest of the 76ers would only Read More

Written by Mike Page on November 8, 2022

Several surprises have marked the start of the 2022-23 NBA regular season. The top record in the Western Conference does not belong to Phoenix or to Golden State. Instead, it belongs to the Utah Jazz. In the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers should have started 9-1, but they blew a 13-point lead over the Clippers in the last five minutes Read More

Written by Mike Page on November 7, 2022

One of the most impressive starts in the NBA this season has come in Cleveland, where coach J.B. Bickerstaff has sold the concept of a team-first culture to his team, and the Cavaliers have ridden it to an 8-2 start. This started last year, when he started the tradition of the junkyard dog award, given to the hungriest and scrappiest Read More

Written by Mike Page on October 31, 2022

After two weeks of the 2022-23 NBA regular season, teams are averaging 115 points per game. If they maintain this pace, that would shatter the record. Defense is not a premium, at least not yet. One game that showed this was Brooklyn’s 125-116 loss to the Indianapolis Pacers on Saturday. According to Brooklyn head coach Steve Nash, “It was a Read More

Written by Mike Page on October 24, 2022

The opening week of the 2022-23 NBA campaign showed us some impressive surprises for the coming season. Orlando’s Paolo Banchero became the first rookie to put up at least 25 points, five boards and five assists (he had 27, 9 and 5) since LeBron James in his NBA debut. Ja Morant put up 49 points against Houston on Friday night. Read More