A championship threat in the 1970’s with Hall-of-Famer Chet Walker, the Chicago Bulls truly did not become one of the NBA’s most historic franchises until 1984 when they drafted a guy by the name of Michael Jordan. Going third overall after Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets) and Sam Bowie (Portland Trail Blazers) in the 1984 NBA … Read more
DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks and the NBA represent a constantly-in-motion news cycle … and DallasBasketball.com, powered by Sports Illustrated, is here to chronicle it for you — trade rumors, reports, speculation and much more from the 2022 -23 seasons. AUG 15 KD LEVERAGE PLAY WITH NETS? So far, the Kevin Durant trade saga has … Read more
With training camp a little more than a month away, the Dallas Mavericks appear to have improved their roster overall despite no longer having Jalen Brunson. However, how much better Dallas will be could depend more on the performances of in-house guys rather than the new additions of Christian Wood, JaVale McGee and Jaden Hardy. … Read more
Coming off a 53-29 season in which they claimed the 1-seed in the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat have the mentality of “championship or bust” entering the 2022-23 season. While he may not make much of an impact on the court anymore given that he is now 42-years-old, Udonis Haslem has still proven to be … Read more
The NBA superstar James Harden has leaked the 76er’s Christmas Day matchup on Twitter. The league plans to announce its schedule for the upcoming 2022-23 season this week. Most of the attention is on the Christmas Day matchups. The former league MVP tweeted he will be spending Christmas in the Garden. He could have meant … Read more
Veteran center Mike Muscala signed a new deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder this summer worth $7 million over the next two seasons. With that in mind, there’s already speculation that rival teams have interest in trading for him. Given he just inked the new deal, Muscala cannot be traded until December 15, which is … Read more
The LA Lakers’ dominance in the 2000s may have been a lot less emphatic had it not been for the late Kobe Bryant’s indecisiveness back in 2007. At that time, the “Black Mamba” got his wish to be traded out of Hollywood but couldn’t t decide quickly enough to get the deal done. Joe Dumars … Read more
There hasn’t been much happening in the NBA offseason so far. No team is making significant moves, all extension talks have paused and fans are desperately waiting for some basketball action. To settle down agitated basketball fans, the league has revealed the ring ceremony schedule for opening night. The LeBron James-led Lakers will visit the … Read more
The Indiana Pacers and the Brooklyn Nets are two teams that have been consistently linked to LA Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook. LA has been looking at Kyrie Irving from the Nets as well as Buddy Hield and Myles Turner from Indiana as the centerpieces of a potential deal. The Lakers, however, insist that they … Read more
On this day in 1990, DeMarcus Cousins was born in Mobile, Alabama, a port city in Alabama that lies on the Mobile Bay, which connects with the Gulf of Mexico. A five-star recruit and one of the best recruits in the country coming out of high school in 2009, Cousins decommitted from UAB and committed … Read more