In a small sample size, Griffin is attempting almost six threes a game and hitting 43.5 percent of them. by Kristian Winfield@Krisplashed Oct 27, 2017, 12:24pm EDT With the Clippers on the road down two to the Trail Blazers and less than two seconds left on the clock, Blake Griffin caught a pass from Lou
Good morning. We have that and more in Thursday’s NBA newsletter. by Tom Ziller@teamziller Oct 19, 2017, 8:24am EDT The 2017-18 NBA season officially began on Tuesday, but there’s nothing more representative of the mayhem of the league than a preposterous Wednesday with something like a dozen games, many going simultaneously. In that spirit, here
Dang, this sucks. by Matt Ellentuck@mellentuck Oct 17, 2017, 9:42pm EDT Gordon Hayward fractured his ankle less than six minutes into his debut with Celtics in the NBA’s season opener against the Cavs. It was horrific, and all too familiar to basketball fans who watched Kevin Ware break his leg at Louisville and Paul George
Good morning. We have that and more in Friday’s NBA newsletter. by Tom Ziller@teamziller Oct 13, 2017, 8:43am EDT Preview season is here! We dropped our 2017-18 NBA preview at SB Nation NBA on Thursday. Here are the highlights. We have the brilliant Ezekiel Kweku — you might know him as @theshrillest — on how
Changes are coming for the NBA’s lottery system. by Michael D. Sykes, II Sep 28, 2017, 6:33pm EDT The NBA announced Thursday that its Board of Governors voted to reform the draft lottery, reducing the odds so that the three worst teams will have the exact same percentages to win the top overall pick. The
Wade will team up with his good friend LeBron James. by Tim Cato@tim_cato Sep 26, 2017, 5:37pm EDT Dwyane Wade has reached an agreement with the Cleveland Cavaliers and will sign a one-year, $2.3 million contract with the team Wednesday, according to The Vertical’s Shams Charania. Wade had agreed to a buyout with the Chicago
The smooth scorer has been miscast as a primary creator. Fitting in with Russell Westbrook and Paul George could fix that. by Tom Ziller@teamziller Sep 25, 2017, 10:16am EDT All along, Carmelo Anthony was best suited to be a lead scorer on a team with a top shot creator and at least one other strong