What do the Bucks, Clippers, Lakers, Suns, and Warriors all have in common? Future Hall of Famers, historically expensive payrolls, and no chance to win a Championship. 2023 obviously hasn’t been kind to several coalitions of top league talent. Poor roster construction and loading up top stars for top dollar hasn’t been productive in 2023 and could be detrimental to winning in 2024.The new salary cap rules beginning 2024-25 are going to be more punishing to teams exceeding the salary…

With Miami making a move for Terry Rozier, Pascal Siakam shipped to the Pacers, and OG Anunoby to the Knicks, the actual NBA trade deadline didn’t have many high-impact moves. The Bulls, Hawks, Lakers, and Warriors stood pat despite trade rumors. No more star talents were moved at the deadline. The transactions were pretty ho-hum.Boston flipped two far-out future 2nd round picks for Xavier Tillman from the Grizzlies. Tillman’s expiring provides depth for the Celtics during this season’s Championship run…

1)Boston Celtics – (1 East) NBA ChampsAdding Jrue Holiday from Portland after the Dame trade was huge. Effectively upgrading the often injured Brogdon and moving off Robert Williams. Horford will be leaned on more heavily once the playoffs come around and Like Kornet should get more run. Porzingis heath is obviously huge, Derek White will get a bigger role, Payton Pritchard should get more time too. This could be the most well-rounded team in the league behind Jayson Tatum and…

The NBA In-Season Tournament details were official announced today and it’ll be implemented for the 23-24 season. Let’s break it down.Despite confusion by an overwhelming amount of NBA fans, the concept of an NBA In-Season Tournament has been kicked around for over 5 years. Adam Silver acknowledged real discussions about an in-season tournament model in 2019. The goal would be to generate more excitement during the middle of the 82-game regular season. Both for fans that are migrating from football…

By the time the NBA draft rolled around on Thursday, consensus generally has the top-20 or so guys tiered out pretty well. The backend of the 1st round is where complete surprises start. The second round can turn into a dart throw. Most picks get traded around as some squads without picks decide they want in on the actions and others don’t mind parting with picks because they don’t have the roster space.No surprises with the #1 pick in the…

The terms of the Bradley Beal trade are solidified. Phoenix won’t have ANY draft picks until 2031. Long past the time any of the current players will be on the roster. The Suns did a great job maximizing what little they had for another top scorer, but it’s they’re not on a clear path for a championship. On the heels of that deal being completed the Warriors got in the mix for Chris Paul.Wizards Receive: Jordan Poole, 2027 2nd round…

Phoenix Acquires: Bradley Beal (3 years 150 million+ left on deal plus player option in 26-27 for $57 mill), Jordan Godwin (Partially Guaranteed + team option next season all cheap-around 4 mill for next two years), Isaiah Todd (5.3 over 3 years left w/team option)Wizards Acquires: Chris Paul (partially guaranteed next yr), Landry Shamet (10.2 next yr, + non guaranteed year at 11, + team option at 11.75), multiple 2nds, 1st round pick swap (details not confirmed yet)New Suns owner…

The Nuggets have their 1st Championship in their 47 year franchise history. When asked if he was excited for the Thursday parade, Jokic groaned and stated “I need to go home”. His nonchalant locker room celebration, tossing Jamal Murry in the recovery pool, and post-game press conference will be remembered and linked to the superstar. The Nuggets 16-4 postseason record, 8-1 from the conference finals onwards, was one of the best marks in NBA history. Denver was able to knock…