We’ve often heard about how fate has a way of putting people together, but the same can be said about players and the teams they find themselves thriving in. The last time the Portland Trail Blazers made the playoffs, Deni Avdija was a promising rookie trying to navigate through his first NBA season and the
The time before the NBA postseason is often a time for gamesmanship. Teams sacrifice wins now for better matchups in the playoffs. There are times when squads rest their key players or limit their minutes to allow opponents to take a victory they need more while letting them rest their players for what is likely
Awards are a recognition of a body of work, even if delayed. Such was the case for Kevin Quiambao, who became the third consecutive Filipino to win the Korean Basketball League (KBL) Rookie of the Year award, succeeding RJ Abarrientos and JD Cagulangan. Quiambao was already in contention last season, but Cagulangan had more
Much has been made this season about LeBron James’ willingness to take a step back. For much of the year, the Los Angeles Lakers benefited from James sliding down the offensive hierarchy and embracing life as a third option behind Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves. That shift was dramatic for the league’s all-time leading scorer
The New York Knicks have spent the past four years building toward something great and the hope around the team is that this season is when they finally break through. Their rise has been steady. New York won 50 games in 2024 and reached the Eastern Conference semifinals. A year later, it improved to 51
CJ McCollum’s numbers may not look all that different from what they were before the Atlanta Hawks brought him in, but the context and situation around him is completely different now. The Hawks acquired him from the tanking Washington Wizards last January as part of the Trae Young deal, a move that marked the end
