NBA Rumors: Thunder Land Joel Embiid In 3-Team Trade Scenario

The Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the Portland Trail Blazers by 62 points the last time these teams played, and they once again find themselves as major favorites on Tuesday night in OKC. Portland has posted the worst net rating in the NBA since the start of the new year, and that's a bad sign for the rebuilding Blazers on the road in this…

On June 18, 2021, the Boston Celtics made a trade to send Kemba Walker to the Oklahoma City Thunder and received a familiar face in return- Al Horford. Horford signed with the Celtics in 2016 by way of the Atlanta Hawks and spent three years with the team. In 2019, Horford signed with the Philadelphia 76ers before getting traded to the Thunder a…

It's over. The weeks of watching the West standings jolt with the unpredictability of a Plinko board are behind us. The NBA playoffs are set. Here's a look at all the first round and play-in matchups, followed by some gut predictions: The Nuggets, Suns and Warriors feel like the only true championship contenders in the West, though the Grizzlies…

The Dallas Mavericks took a significant step last night towards their goal of making the NBA Play-In game. At the moment, they're still on the outside looking in, currently sitting at 11th place in the wild Western Conference. The win over the Kings on Wednesday night changed the odds for Dallas to make the Play-In, moving them to+130. Prior to the…

There are 20 NBA teams in action leaving no shortage of options for Wednesday's parlay. The pregame narrative: The Miami Heat are struggling and we're fading them on the second leg of a back-to-back. The Memphis Grizzlies are unstoppable at FedExForum and the Oklahoma City Thunder are in good shape to cover an alternate spread against the tanking…

Over their last 10 games, the Chicago Blackhawks are 6-4-0, accumulating 12 points out of a possible 20. For most sides in the NHL, that would be a good thing. But for the Blackhawks, it could be downright catastrophic. You're probably already aware that the Blackhawks are not only well out of the Stanley Cup picture but they're also unofficially…

Well, what was once expected to be a quiet NBA Trade Deadline for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sam Presti pulls off yet another surprise. While this move is not league-changing, it is shocking to many around the OKC fanbase and media to see Mike Muscala shipped off to Boston in exchange for two second-round picks and Justin Jackson. Mike Muscala has…

Josh Giddey's slowly been ratcheting up his scoring efficiency, and is stuffing box scores the same as always. Given the matchup tonight, our NBA picks think he's a great threat to fill it up as the Thunder take on the Cavaliers. If comparison is the thief of joy, as one Jeff Van Gundy so regularly reminds us on TNT broadcasts these days, then…

John Wall joined the Rockets by trade in December 2020. At that time, former MVP and perennial All-Star guard James Harden was still on the roster, and Houston still hoped to salvage that relationship and continue on a path of consistently deep runs in the NBA playoffs. But less than two months later, Harden forced his way out of town by leveraging…

Victor Wembanyama is perhaps the best player to enter the NBA Draft since LeBron James, and as such, several teams have gone out of their way to position themselves to possibly pick him. Teams like the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz traded veterans with the apparent goal of increasing their lottery odds, while other young teams like…

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The NBA regular season has hit the quarter pole. Almost every team is at 20 or 21 games played, which means the time for saying "it's early" is drawing short. It also means the teams who are positioning for NBA Draft Lottery ping pong balls are starting to come into focus. Whether you call it "Winless for Wemby", "Victoryless for Victor" or…

NBA trade rumors concerning Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are still alive. During the offseason, reports suggested that the Toronto Raptors were interested in trading for the fifth-year guard. Nevertheless, a trade package never materialized. After Chet Holmgren - the No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft - suffered a…

The NBA schedule is limited tonight, but we have some serious starpower and high-profile teams to add to your betting slips. The Golden State Warriors get things started tonight against the Orlando Magic. A battle between two slumping sides that is sure to be a scrappy fight. After that, we have the Denver Nuggets taking on the Oklahoma City…

Victor Wembanyama's gobsmacking performance in Las Vegas in early October accomplished two key results. First, the 7-foot-4 Frenchman cemented himself as the best draft prospect since LeBron James. And second, he officially started the tank race in the NBA's 2022-23 season. "Losing teams are about to tank hard this season," our Kevin…

Tanking has always been a word thrown around among NBA fans on social media, there have been books written about the tanking strategy, and the NBA has even stepped in and flatted NBA Draft lottery odds and added a play-in tournament to attempt to prevent teams from "tanking." The most aggressive form of tanking was the Philadelphia 76ers who went…

I grew up in eastern Idaho about an hour away from Yellowstone National Park. A lot of my earliest memories are related to Yellowstone in some way like the Yellowstone fires in 1988 or the constant reminder in school that Yellowstone is a supervolcano and, if it ever erupted, we'd be the next Pompei but with cows and potatoes. The most interesting…

Eschewing wins in the hopes of obtaining a high draft pick has long been a problem in the NBA. However, league commissioner Adam Silver may not see a tanking war as hotly-contested as the one that could occur during the 2022-23 season, with generational talents such as Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson as the ultimate prizes in the upcoming…

If the 2023 NBA Tank wasn't already officially on, it is now. Ultra-blue-chip prospect and assumed No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama and the top American prospect in the class, point guard Scoot Henderson, put on an absolute show on Tuesday, Oct. 3 against one another. Here were their respective box scores: Wembanyama: 37 points, 11-20 FG, 5…

Vasilije Micic was selected 52nd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2014 NBA Draft. However, he never appeared in an NBA game. The 6'5" guard is disappointed. In December 2020, along with Al Horford, Theo Maledon, and a 2025 first-round draft pick, Micic was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Terrance Ferguson, Danny Green, and Vincent…

Few NBA prospects are guaranteed first-overall draft selections so far away from draft night, but that is certainly the case for 7'4" phenom Victor Wembanyama. The French big man, who has already drawn comparisons to Kevin Durant, is widely expected to go first-overall in the 2023 NBA Draft. Barring any major injuries or surprises, Wembanyama will…

The Oklahoma City Thunder won their basketball game against the Orlando Magic yesterday. But, depending on who you ask - you might hear that, in all actuality, they lost the contest. That is not an uncommon stance. Ever since the Oklahoma City Thunder reshuffled the deck two seasons ago, one thing has remained on the radar - ping-pong balls. Under…

The last time the Utah Jazz stepped on the hardwood, the outcome was disappointing. They were supposed to beat the rebuilding New Orleans Pelicans. Instead, they got stomped by a final tally of 124-90. There's no sense in dwelling in the past. The Jazz (39-23) square off with the Oklahoma City Thunder in tonight's contest. The Thunder…

The NBA regular season is in full swing and continues with games on Monday. The Sacramento Kings will hit the road and take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. It's time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Kings-Thunder prediction and pick. These two teams have had somewhat similar seasons so far, though for very different reasons. The Kings are…