#NBA Trade Deadline

The NBA trade deadline is a month away, and there is plenty of chatter circulating among league executives about what might happen before the Feb. 9 deadline. Several teams are maneuvering - trying to improve their rosters, reduce their payrolls, acquire draft picks, figure out if a player on an expiring contract is worth keeping or trading. What…

With just over four weeks until the NBA trade deadline, the Golden State Warriors have some big decisions to make in regards to their young core and their chances of winning another title. The 2022-23 NBA season has been very rocky for the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors, but they have also had to face a ton of adversity in regards to…

The Lakers, the team Rob Pelinka misassembled (I've written some version of that), LeBron James couldn't carry (ditto) and Anthony Davis couldn't stay healthy enough to support (well … ). The team that reacted to last season's 33-win disaster by ousting the person (Frank Vogel) least responsible for it. That's right … the Lakers. The Lakers-the…

After a solid start to the 2022-23 NBA season in October, the San Antonio Spurs have gone all-in on tanking for Victor Wembanyama. In fact, the Spurs have gone 8-24 since November started and are currently second-to-the-last in the entire Western Conference. They are just 2.5 games ahead of in-state rivals the Houston Rockets. We're not convinced…

The NBA trade deadline is a little over a month away, and we've been digging into what that might look like for the Knicks. A strong December has them looking like buyers at the deadline, so the first part of the conversation was which current Knicks might be traded away, and we dove into that yesterday, so check it out here. The next, and…

The Charlotte Hornets are presently in a position that one year ago they didn't imagine they would be. Last season they were 19-17 heading into the New Year and were looking like one of the more promising young teams in the NBA. Flash forward to present day and they are sitting at 10-26 and near the absolute bottom of the Eastern Conference…

With 2023 just around the corner, many NBA teams are certainly thinking about how to finish the season strong. On the other hand, some franchises could become sellers as they are getting further and further from playoff contention. That is the case for the Detroit Pistons. With the NBA trade deadline approaching in under two months, it is time for…

The Orlando Magic entered the 2022-23 NBA season full of expectations. Mostly due to this year's No. 1 pick Paolo Banchero, the team had a lot more eyes on it. While things are still taking shape in Florida, it seems the Magic will once again be in the lottery. Due to this transitional period in the franchise, it would not be a surprise to see some…

As winning and losing streaks extend in both directions, several NBA teams are on the clock to start buying or selling. Washington owns the league's worst losing streak at 10 games while Toronto and Chicago aren't far behind at six and four, respectively. At the top of the Eastern Conference, teams three through six all own winning streaks of four…

With NBA trade deadline rumors heating up, we look at three teams that could be in the mix for San Antonio Spurs big man Jakob Poeltl. As the NBA season chugs along, trade rumors will only continue to heat up. One of the most recent names in the rumor mill is San Antonio Spurs big man Jakob Poeltl, and he could be one of the most popular players in…

The 2022-23 season is the start of a new era for the San Antonio Spurs. After missing the playoffs for three consecutive years, the Spurs fully embraced the rebuilding mode by trading All-Star guard Dejounte Murray in exchange for most first-round picks. With the 2023 NBA trade deadline approaching in under two months, expect San Antonio to make…

The Milwaukee Bucks have emerged as one of the best teams in the NBA over the past few years, and early on in the 2022-23 season, that same notion has rang true. The Bucks have the second best record in the league behind the Boston Celtics, and if it weren't for the C's incredible start to the season, the Bucks would probably be the favorites to…

The Memphis Grizzlies will take on the Detroit Pistons at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit is 12-42 overall and 8-18 at home, while the Grizzlies are 38-18 overall and 18-9 on the road. Memphis now has the NBA's third-best record and has won six of its last seven games. Memphis is favored by 12 points in the latest Pistons vs.…

NBA fans were spoiled last year. The NBA trade deadline brought blockbuster after blockbuster. From Domantas Sabonis and Tyrese Haliburton to Ben Simmons and James Harden to Kristaps Porzingis and Spencer Dinwiddie, there was an abundance of action. And while there are still a few months until this year's trade deadline, the unofficial start to…

The Indiana Pacers have some of the most intriguing trade pieces available. But will their recent hot stretch push them away from selling at the NBA Trade Deadline? FiveThirtyEight's preseason prediction model gave the Indiana Pacers just an 18 percent chance of making the playoffs. It was presumed that they'd lean into their youth and…

Nearly a quarter of the way through the season, we're taking a first look at the NBA Draft Lottery odds to see who could be the big winners. As the NBA playoff races are beginning to take shape, so too is the bottom of the standings and the race for the top pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-5 French big man with exceptional…

The New York Knicks are playing flat-out terrible basketball. They've lost the first three games on this West-Coast road trip and now face the Golden State Warriors. Our betting picks side with the Dubs as 9-point home favorites. The NBA trade deadline has come and gone and the Knicks did not do anything to change their hopes of reaching the…

The Phoenix Suns are interested in trading for Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes, Washington Wizards wing Kyle Kuzma, and Houston Rockets forward KJ Martin, according to sources. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Atlanta Hawks have opened preliminary trade discussions for John Collins. But while Suns G.M. James Jones inquired about the…

Following their lackluster start to the season (6-8), the Brooklyn Nets are looking to trade veteran sharpshooter Joe Harris, according to Ric Bucher of FS1. One of the primary reasons the Nets are shopping Harris is their presence in the top five in team payrolls this season. Brooklyn could cut back on some of their salaries by trading away…

The NBA will feature this late-night interconference matchup on Wednesday! It's time to continue our NBA odds series with a Pacers-Lakers prediction and pick. The Indiana Pacers are starting to fall apart if they haven't already broken. They are just 15-29 and can not beat anyone right now. Their last win came against the Utah Jazz, but the Jazz…

After linking up to perform one of the biggest moves in NBA history at the 2022 NBA trade deadline, the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers will meet for the first time since the transaction on Thursday. Ben Simmons is yet to make his debut for the Nets and is working his way back into playing shape, but James Harden has already made a sizable…

NBA Regular Season Arena: Little Caesars Arena Home Floor: Detroit Pistons 12.02.2022, 03:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,97 Bet TypePoint Spread: Charlotte Hornets -7.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! NBA trade deadline came and went and it brought a large number of changes and well, that has been the way for many trade deadlines here. While Ben…

NBA Regular Season Arena: American Airlines Center Home Floor: Dallas Mavericks 09.02.2022, 04:30 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,98 Bet TypeTotal Points Under 213.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! Drives to the hoop, long-range jumpers, pesky defense, and a lot more go in the making of a typical NBA game. And there are of course the management deals…

The NBA season is almost here! No, Seriously, the coffee tastes sweeter this morning as we sit exactly a week away from NBA Media Day with the OKC Thunder roster meeting with those of us in the Media on Monday, September 26th as training camp opens up the following day. The Oklahoma City Thunder will tip-off their preseason slate on October 3rd,…

The Milwaukee Bucks bested the Phoenix Suns by a 4-2 series count in the 2021 NBA Finals, and the sides will meet up for the first time since then on Thursday evening. Both are contenders are in 2022, but it's Phoenix that has surged to the league's best record this year at 44-10, while Milwaukee enters this matchup 35-21. Both teams made…

After months of rumors, all the talk finally culminated in a blockbuster trade between the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets a few hours before the NBA trade deadline on Thursday. The Sixers sent Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two-first round-picks to the Nets for James Harden and Paul Millsap. Players weren't the only ones moving.…