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It would not be an overstatement to say that the NBA is the most consistent and predictable league from year to year, but in the long run, it is also vulnerable to dramatic change. Say about 5 years ago, LeBron James and Kevin Durant were in their best form at the game, besides Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, and Derrick Rose. Bryant was coming off back-to-back titles, Howard was a year removed from a Finals appearance in Orlando, and Rose was just one season

The 2019 NBA free agent class boasts of illustrious players who will expectedly bring about a change in the league’s power balance for years to come. The 2020 class, however, looks pale in comparison but still there are a handful of players who will be coveted by the teams if they foray into the market. The following are the top-rated players available free agency: Montrezl Harrell, PF, Los Angeles Clippers - He made a significant contribution to the Clippers’ bench last season, scoring

NBA trades 2019 will get off to a start soon and there is already speculation in the air about some exciting NBA rumours. There are several NBA free agency 2019 deals that may be a fixture of this trade market and going by the NBA free agency tracker for this year, Kawhi Leonard may be the biggest star snagged by the Los Angeles Lakers. The latest NBA news reports suggest that the free agency announcement for Leonard will go past some more days.

Toronto Raptors created history, winning the NBA Finals after an emphatic win in Game 6, piling up 114 points to the 110 put up by the Warriors in yet another close finish. This is the first major title for the Raptors and the first NBA Championship for any team from Canada in any big American sports league ever since the 1993 World Series was won by the Toronto Blue Jays. Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points in the game with 3 assists and 6

Stephen Curry spearheaded Golden State Warriors and kept their NBA Finals dreams alive, forcing Game 6 after winning a thriller against the Toronto Raptors in Game 5. The 106-105 win took place at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena and the Raptors were disappointed that they missed out, particularly with their talisman Kawhi Leonard in scintillating touch. Stephen Curry outsmarted him by scoring a valuable 31 points while Klay Thompson put up 26 points including a vital triple which enabled a lead of 106-103 with less

A couple nights ago, Houston Rockets beat Golden State Warriors. Yes, the Warriors had all 4 All-Stars. Yes, James Harden was incredible. With the score tied with 20sec. left in OT and the Rockets down by 2, James Harden hit a three with two defenders converging on him to give Houston a 1pt lead and eventually win the game. Daryl Morey, Houston GM later said James may be the best offensive player of all time. Granted that Harden is averaging 40pts for his

James Harden of the Houston Rockets is having the best career games this season. Last season, he won his first MVP award. Believe it or not, he is playing better than last season. His stats for this season are through the roof. He is trending on every social media platform right now. Odds for him winning a back-to-back MVP have suddenly turned in his favor. He is really deserving of winning it again. Or is he? Let me preface the rest of the

Once again, Lebron James is in trending in the news. There has been a debate over the last couple of years about who the greatest player of all time is. The two names considered generally are Michael Jordan and Lebron James. We have all heard legendary stories about Mike and his attitude. The reason why Lebron is trending with this topic is this following reason: Lebron James has created a new show recently called ‘More than an Athlete’. This came after the enormous

It feels like the NBA Finals ended recently and suddenly its 2019 already. How is the league doing? The Eastern Conference has not been able to compete with the Western Conference in recent years. The gap is so big that the NBA had to change the All-Star format it had been using since many decades. Here is a single line recap of all the Eastern Conference teams so far: (according to standings as of Jan 2, 2019) 1. Milwaukee Bucks (26-10) – Giannis

It feels like the NBA Finals ended recently and suddenly its 2019 already. How is the league doing? The Western Conference has been better than the Eastern Conference in recent years. Here is a single line recap of all the Western Conference teams so far: (according to standings as of Jan 1, 2019). Their regular season record as of the end of 2018 is mentioned. 1. Denver Nuggets (23-11) – Excelling under Jamal Murray, they are getting it done on both ends of

It has been 21 games into the season for Lebron James with the Los Angeles Lakers. And Lebron is starting to do what he does best – Take over. When he moved to Miami from Cleveland, he had a young coach - Erik Spoelstra. Lebron did not run all plays called by him back in 2010. He began to trust Erik after he won a championship with him and then became more coachable. In 2014, he came back to Cleveland. And he had

The biggest off season move this year was by the Los Angeles Lakers. Lebron James left Cleveland for the second time to sign a 4-year deal with the Lakers. There were many other big moves which really affected the paradigm of the NBA. Kawhi Leonard after sitting out almost an entire season left Pop and the Spurs to move up north with the Raptors. Raptors franchise star Demar Derozan took his place in the Spurs lineup in exchange for Kawhi. In one of

Golden State star Steph Curry was involved in a multi-car accident yesterday on Highway 24 in California yesterday. He was driving to the arena for a shootout practice when the accident happened. Curry was driving his black Porsche on state route 24 when another driver lost control of his Lexus while making an unsafe lane change and hit his Porsche. The front end of the Porsche was damaged as we can see in the picture. This happened around 9 am yesterday on the

KD vs Lebron: Who is the better player? Lebron James was in the public spotlight since he was a teenager and had to shoulder the burden of expectations from a very young age. Kevin Durant came into the league and burst onto the stage with his exceptional shooting coupled with ball handling skills. To compare them, we must first acknowledge the similarities in their careers. Both were drafted in the NBA before they were 20 years old. Both players won ‘Rookie of the

A controversial story about Steph broke in Business Insider this summer. NBA players were interviewed, and it became apparent that most of the players in the league right now don’t have love for Steph Curry. But Steph Curry is a good guy, right? Then why do a lot of people have animosity for him? Here is my assessment of it. The NBA culture is diluted. Players are praised for the wrong things. Russ pads up his stats and gets a triple-double, he is

Lebron James played in a chilly evening yesterday in Cleveland, Ohio.  Fitting to the occasion, it was the day before Thanksgiving. As a result, a sea of Lebron jerseys was seen in and around Quicken Loans Arena. The King was returning to Cleveland with another team. Again. This time, however, everything was different. https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1065576100070227968 The last time when Lebron left the Cavs to team up with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh in South Beach, there was an uproar by the people of Cleveland.

Former NBA player Lamar Patterson found himself in trouble with the airport authorities in Australia after he smuggled his French Bulldog into the country using his hand luggage. The 27-year-old flew into the island nation with his pet in his hand luggage but was discovered by the border officials at the Brisbane Airport on Thursday. His dog Kobe has now been seized by the authorities and has been taken into quarantine. Australia has stringent animal quarantine laws, and the canine will be deported