While most top picks enter the league with little help and sky-high expectations, 18-year-old Cooper Flagg finds himself in a rare spot: joining a roster full of veterans with championship resumes, including Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, and Klay Thompson. “A lot of people in this position or this situation aren’t granted this opportunity,” Flagg said […]
The NBA Finals are over so it’s trade time! Teams have already been super active in trading some big name players before free agency officially begins next week on June 30. Let take a look at all the trades that have gone down so far: June 24: Celtics, Hawks and Nets make three-team deal Boston […]
Kevin Durant is set to exit Phoenix and it couldn’t have been more public, or more blunt. The two-time NBA champion was live on stage at Fanatics Fest in New York City on Sunday when he was told by moderator Taylor Rooks that he had just been traded to the Houston Rockets. “You’re headed to […]
Ja Morant isn’t here for the Memphis slander, especially when the NBA Finals are going on. After ESPN’s First Take host Stephen A. Smith made critical remarks about the city of Memphis on Tuesday morning’s show, Morant didn’t stay quiet. He fired off a pointed social media response, taking aim at ESPN’s coverage and defending […]
If you thought the New York Knicks had this all planned out when they moved on from Tom Thibodeau, you weren’t alone, but according to Ian Begley, that’s just not how things are playing out. “There was no guarantee in place here for the Knicks, no shoo-in when they fired Tom Thibodeau,” Begley said on […]
The league is buzzing with Kevin Durant rumors, and just like in 2016 and 2019, everyone’s got an opinion and half the league wants in. But this time, it feels a little different. The 36-year-old Suns star is still elite, still pulling 26.6 a night, but the list of teams Durant’s actually interested in is […]
As the NBA offseason approaches, hopes of a dramatic Giannis Antetokounmpo trade are beginning to fade out. Despite months of speculation, rival executives are increasingly doubtful that the two-time MVP will request a move away from Milwaukee this summer. The speculations initially ramped up after Damian Lillard’s season-ending Achilles injury and the Bucks’ first-round playoff […]
We’re back today with another exciting NBA slate featuring some of our favorite matchups here at Basketball Forever. With the help of advanced simulations and machine learning, our Basketball Forever bot has run thousands of simulations on every game to expertly pinpoint our best bets for tonight. PLAYER PROPS 1. OG ANUNOBY OVER 2.5 3-POINTERS […]
As the five-year anniversary of the 2020 NBA Draft approaches (originally scheduled for June but pushed back five months due to the pandemic) it’s hard not to think about what could have been for the Golden State Warriors. And yeah, it’s pretty obvious now who slipped through their fingers. Tyrese Haliburton is definitely the one […]
In his first postseason as head coach, Redick was direct about where things fell short—especially when it came to conditioning. “I’ll start with the offseason and the work that’s required in an offseason to be in championship shape,” Redick said Thursday during his end-of-season media session. “And we have a ways to go as a […]
