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Africa’s NBA presence is more than Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid

After Hakeem Olajuwon (1994), Embiid was only the second player born on the continent to win the MVP Award. Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, it must be noted, was not born in Africa but in Greece, and acquired a Nigerian passport in 2015. In Embiid and Antetokounmpo, the NBA therefore already has two African superstars whose […]

Top 25 performances in NBA conference finals history

Game score, pioneered by John Hollinger, is a measure of a player’s single-game value, factoring in all elements of the box score from scoring efficiency and playmaking to rebounding and defensive impact. Although imperfect, it quickly captures a player’s baseline performance and allows us to compare conference finals games back to 1978 — the first […]

Vegas: 2018 Golden State Warriors favored over 72-10 Chicago Bulls team

Instead, talk around NBA circles has shifted to how Golden State would fare in hypothetical matchups, like against an Eastern Conference All-Star team. If we’re already going there, though, let’s take it a step further: How would the Warriors fare against an all-time great team? Given Vegas oddmakers’ penchant for making a line on anything, […]

2022-23 NBA season betting tips – Odds, predictions, picks

Our analysts answer questions surrounding some of the most popular bets heading into the season and offer their picks. We’re talking NBA title, long shots, award winner and more. Let’s get to it. All odds from Caesars Sportsbook unless otherwise indicated. Doug Kezirian: LA Clippers +700 to win the title. Honestly, they should be the […]

Dick Vitale picks his favorite NBA draft second-round sleepers

Last season, the New Orleans Pelicans took Herbert Jones of Alabama in round two. He averaged 9.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, while showing impressive skills on the defensive end. Jones is one of numerous second-round picks who have shined brightly over the years. MVP Nikola Jokic was a second-round choice. Khris Middleton, a […]

Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green ‘meeting force with force’ with physical play vs. Boston Celtics

“I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I’m going on about my summer and we lost the NBA Finals because we couldn’t meet force with force,” Green said ahead of practice in Boston on Tuesday. “So I think that was just kind of it for me, and understanding that, like I said, that […]

NBA 75th Anniversary Team: The biggest questions from our top-76 countdown

Michael Jordan tops the list, followed by LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Wilt Chamberlain. The top 10 continues with Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Tim Duncan, Oscar Robertson and Kobe Bryant. Which all-time greats were overrated and underrated? Which active player currently has the best case to be named No. 77? Our expert panel […]

Fantasy basketball roundtable: Biggest early-season surprises, draft-day redos and best preseason hunches

Our team of fantasy experts — Eric Karabell, Andre Snelllings, Eric Moody, Jim McCormick and John Cregan — got together to discuss some of the things that have stuck out to them in the early going. Karabell: Charlotte’s Miles Bridges has to top the list. We knew he was more than just a flashy dunker, […]

The all-time starting five for every NBA Eastern Conference team

What if Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen could’ve played alongside prime Derrick Rose? How many titles would the Celtics have won if Larry Bird and Bill Russell were on the same team? Imagine LeBron James taking his talents to South Beach to team up not only with Dwyane Wade, but Tim Hardaway and Alonzo Mourning […]

Did 1998 have to be the last dance for Michael Jordan’s Bulls?

“I remember the date,” Reinsdorf said. “It was July the 3rd in 1998.” The Bulls had won their third straight NBA title and sixth in eight years less than a month earlier. All season long, the team had been playing with a sense of finality, knowing, as viewers saw in ESPN’s 10-part docuseries “The Last […]

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