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Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty Images Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons figures to have a rumor mill all his own this offseason. Following a disappointing playoff run punctuated by an average of 6.3 points over his final three games, its fair to wonder about his future alongside Joel Embiid (who also singled out a Simmons play as the turning point of Game 7 against the Atlanta Hawks). The trade rumors regarding Simmons started long before then, but they got much louder in the aftermath of t...

Draymond Green was often the conductor of one of the greatest offenses in NBA history. From 2014-15 to 2018-19, the Golden State Warriors offensive rating (points per 100 possessions) of 114.3 was 2.2 points better than that of the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors, who were tied for second during that span. Four of those five Warriors squads hold spots in the top nine all-time in season-long effective field-goal percentage. It seemed at the time that the attack led by Green, Stephen Curry an...

Greens Wizards critique was (likely accidentally) applicable to the Dubs too.

Now a week into the 2021 NBA postseason, it's fair to start drawing some conclusions from each of the first round's eight series (especially the one that's already concluded)...

The Liberty have turned around from a 2-20 demolition of a season to be tied for first place at the two-week mark.

Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty Images If Sixth Man of the Year finalist Derrick Rose secures that award at some point in his career, hed join Bill Walton and James Harden as the only players in history to win that and the games loftiest individual honor. Just over 10 years ago, on May 3, 2011, Rose was named the NBAs Most Valuable Player, making him the youngest in history to earn the award. He averaged 25.0 points, 7.7 assists and 1.6 threes per game for the 62-win Chicago Bulls, posted an above-av...

Originally posted on RealGM  |  By Colin McGowan  |  Last updated 5/19/21 By the time players get to the Hall of Fame, it’s all been said. The sentiment turns sepia on the tongue. We were with Tim Duncan when he arrived almost fully formed, finished fifth in the MVP voting in his rookie year. Awards and titles accrued steadily from there, over 19 years, and every few he defeated some optimistic reporter who tried to make him seem interesting. Kevin Garnet...

An 8:00 p.m. CT start time for a game that probably won't matter? Why. Just why.

Our huge WNBA preseason roundtable includes predictions for all of the league’s big questions.

The final five days of the NBA regular season are upon us, and as of Wednesday the Oklahoma City Thunder will have three games left on their schedule to decide their win total. For those who are unaware, Oklahoma City entered the season with a win total of 22.5 at SuperBook Sports. After a win at home March 31 against the Toronto Raptors, the Thunder needed just three wins over their final 25 games to surpass their win total. Lo and behold, we are less than a week from the season’s end, and t...