JACK'S BALL BLOG

Tanking in the NBA has run rampant. The Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, Brooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings are all teams that we know are going to spend the rest of the season tanking. Meanwhile the Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and Memphis Grizzlies will probably (or at least should) join in on the fun at some point, if they haven’t already. 30% of the league could spend the last month and a half of the season actively trying to lose. Of cou

It was not supposed to end like this. When the Memphis Grizzlies had back to back 50+ win seasons, they were expected to be next up. Built around a big three of Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane, Memphis was supposed to be one of the best teams in the league for years to come. Then, they collapsed. The Memphis Grizzlies had a moment until it all fell apart. The 2018-19 Grizzlies were led by Mike Conley and Marc Gasol, they were in the last days of the ‘Grit and G

The NBA trade deadline has passed and there was a lot of action. In case you missed it, I covered the James Harden for Darius Garland, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Anthony Davis trades in my last blog so go check that out. Let’s get into the best of the rest. Giannis remains in Milwaukee The biggest story of the deadline was Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was rumored to be in many trades leading up to Thursday’s deadline. Only, there was no deal and Antetokounmpo remains a Buck. It do

We have had 3 surprising blockbuster trades within the last 2 days. Jaren Jackson Jr to the Jazz, the James Harden for Darius Garland swap and Anthony Davis to the Wizards. I decided to put all three trade breakdown blogs into one super blog. There will be another blog, likely this weekend, breaking down all the deals that happened at the deadline because it has been a wild one. Jazz acquire Jaren Jackson Jr. The Utah Jazz come out of left field and make a blockbuster trade