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2024 Play-In Preview
The regular season has come to a close and the Play-In Tournament has arrived. The play-in decides who will be the 7th and 8th seeds in...
Jack Anderson
Apr 15, 20246 min read
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2023-24 All-NBA Ballot
The NBA has a new look to their All-NBA teams. The first new rule is that in order to be eligible, a player has to play in a minimum of...
Jack Anderson
Apr 9, 20244 min read
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Preseason standings review
Every year, I make preseason picks and they are always a disaster. It is time to review my preseason standings predictions West Nuggets...
Jack Anderson
Apr 3, 20244 min read
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Breaking down all of the Play-In and Playoff races as we enter the home stretch
With the season coming to an end, I thought we should talk about how some of the playoff and play-in races are shaping up. West 10th seed...
Jack Anderson
Mar 26, 20245 min read
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The New Orleans Pelicans: the dark horse threat that no one is talking about
The New Orleans Pelicans are playing their best basketball right now, winning 8 of their last 11 games. They have one of the most...
Jack Anderson
Mar 20, 20244 min read
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Who in the Eastern Conference is the biggest threat to the Celtics?
The Boston Celtics have done laps around the Eastern Conference this season as they are 9.5 games up on 2nd place Milwaukee for the 1st...
Jack Anderson
Mar 13, 20244 min read
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Will the real Los Angeles Clippers please reveal themselves
The Los Angeles Clippers traded for James Harden in the early hours of Halloween. They sent out Nic Batum, Robert Covington, KJ Martin,...
Jack Anderson
Mar 7, 20243 min read
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How real is Golden State's turnaround?
Over their last 14 games, the Golden State Warriors are 11-3, have an offensive rating of 118.3 (7th in the NBA) and a defensive rating...
Jack Anderson
Feb 28, 20244 min read
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Tiering the league as we enter the 2nd half
As the All-Star break wraps up and we head into the stretch run of the season I figured I would break down the league into tiers based on...
Jack Anderson
Feb 21, 20248 min read
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Is this finally the Celtics year?
The Boston Celtics have been so close so many times. They have been to the conference finals, 5 of the last 7 years, and have been one...
Jack Anderson
Feb 15, 20244 min read
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Another trade deadline in the books!
The NBA trade deadline line has come and gone, I broke down the deals, what certain teams did, and what others did not do. Knicks acquire...
Jack Anderson
Feb 10, 20248 min read
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The skies are looking awfully orange and blue!
On December 30th the Knicks made a bold trade sending RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, and a 2024 2nd round pick via the Detroit Pistons to...
Jack Anderson
Feb 2, 20245 min read
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A fake trades blog, plus reaction to the Terry Rozier trade and the Bucks coaching change
When I first started doing NBA content, I did it on an Instagram page called FTNBA, short for fake trades NBA. Making fake trades has...
Jack Anderson
Jan 25, 20247 min read
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My 2024 All-Star Ballot
NBA All-Star fan voting has come to an end so it is time for me to put out my ballot for the 12 roster spots in each conference. There...
Jack Anderson
Jan 22, 20245 min read
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Pascal Siakam is an Indiana Pacer
The Toronto Raptors championship era is officially over. The team traded Pascal Siakam to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Bruce...
Jack Anderson
Jan 18, 20244 min read
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The Eastern Conference Play-In trade outlook
There are some really interesting teams near the bottom of the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament that have some big decisions to make...
Jack Anderson
Jan 12, 20244 min read
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What comes next for the Los Angeles Lakers?
The Los Angeles Lakers have not been playing good basketball lately. Since winning the In-Season Tournament, the Lakers have a record of...
Jack Anderson
Jan 5, 20244 min read
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The New York Knicks have acquired OG Anunoby
We have our 2nd blockbuster trade of the 2023-24 NBA season as the New York Knicks acquired OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa, and Malachi...
Jack Anderson
Dec 30, 20235 min read
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What is going on in Phoenix?
This offseason, the Phoenix Suns went all in, after trading for Kevin Durant last February, they reshuffled their roster again, sending...
Jack Anderson
Dec 28, 20234 min read
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It's Trade Season
Trade season is here in the NBA as 81 players became trade eligible on December 15th and there are a lot of teams who need to make...
Jack Anderson
Dec 21, 20236 min read
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