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Is another trade coming for the Lakers?
This week the Los Angeles Lakers used 3 of their 7 available 2nd round picks to trade, along with Kendrick Nunn, to trade for former...
Jack Anderson
Jan 27, 20234 min read


My 2023 All-Star Ballot
The NBA All-Star Game is coming up and voting for starters ends this week so I will be putting out my ballot for the game. There are 12...
Jack Anderson
Jan 20, 20235 min read


The Bucks will be okay... right?
The Milwaukee Bucks started red-hot, winning their first 9 games, however since that point they are just 18-15. The 2021 champs were...
Jack Anderson
Jan 13, 20233 min read


Are the Nets for real?
So, the Brooklyn Nets have won 10 in a row and 14 of 15. The offense has been awesome at 1st in the league over the last 15 games and...
Jack Anderson
Dec 30, 20225 min read


What is going on with the Celtics?
After finishing 2 wins away from an NBA championship last season, the Boston Celtics came out of the gate lighting the world on fire,...
Jack Anderson
Dec 23, 20223 min read


Welcome to Trade Season
The unofficial start to the NBA trade season is here as players who signed free agent contracts this summer can now be traded. According...
Jack Anderson
Dec 16, 20224 min read


It is time for the Chicago Bulls to enter another rebuild
The day is March 25, 2021, the Chicago Bulls have just acquired Nikola Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu from the Orlando Magic in exchange for...
Jack Anderson
Dec 9, 20225 min read


What is happening out West?
The Western Conference was clearly the best conference in the NBA during the 2010s. While the Spurs, Thunder, Rockets, Warriors and...
Jack Anderson
Dec 2, 20226 min read


Ranking the 2022-23 City edition uniforms
The NBA has released its city edition uniforms and for the 2nd straight season I am going to rank them. While I think overall these are...
Jack Anderson
Nov 18, 20225 min read


The Average Knicks
The Knicks are off to an average start. Before getting blown out by the Nets on Wednesday, the Knicks were 5-5, 0-5 against teams above...
Jack Anderson
Nov 11, 20224 min read


The Brooklyn Nets are an absolute mess
The NBA season started about 3 weeks ago and there have been a lot of fun stories. For example, the Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs, and...
Jack Anderson
Nov 4, 20225 min read


Just how bad are the Lakers?
The Lakers stink. This is not entirely Russell Westbrook’s fault, this is a poorly constructed roster that has no shooting on it and...
Jack Anderson
Oct 28, 20224 min read


The 76ers are off to a rough start
The Philadelphia 76ers are 0-2, with losses against the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks, the two teams in the Eastern Conference...
Jack Anderson
Oct 21, 20223 min read


2022-23 Predictions: The Year of Giannis
The NBA returns on Tuesday and WE ARE SOOOOOO BACK. So just like last year here are my predictions for regular season standings, regular...
Jack Anderson
Oct 14, 20229 min read


A fresh start in Utah
In May I asked a question: has this iteration of the Utah Jazz run its course? I made the argument that no they had not, in large part...
Jack Anderson
Oct 7, 20224 min read


How do the Celtics move forward without Ime Udoka?
The Boston Celtics were 2 wins away from a NBA Championship, they led the series 2-1 and led game 4 with under 5 minutes to go. Then, it...
Jack Anderson
Sep 29, 20225 min read


3 teams I like and 3 teams I don't like
As we approach the NBA season, I wanted to dive into teams I like and don’t like, just like I did last year, when I told you the Memphis...
Jack Anderson
Sep 22, 20226 min read


The Timberwolves are really really good
The Minnesota Timberwolves were good last season. They were a fun team that had a lot of heart and had a lot of scoring. They finished...
Jack Anderson
Sep 15, 20226 min read


The In Season Tournament is a bad idea
The NBA got it right with the Play-In Tournament. The goal was to make games mean more down the stretch and it has done just that with...
Jack Anderson
Sep 10, 20223 min read


Donovan Mitchell, you are a New York... nope a Cleveland Cavalier
Donovan Mitchell is a Cleveland Cavalier. On Thursday, the Utah Jazz sent Mitchell to the Cavaliers for Collin Sexton (who signed a 4...
Jack Anderson
Sep 2, 20226 min read
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