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Miami Heat Season Preview: From “Almost Contenders” to “Decent at Best”
What an offseason for the Miami Heat. Dwyane Wade leaves, Chris Bosh might be retiring, Hassan Whiteside is staying, Pat Riley tries to make it all look good, and it all happened with Kevin Durant slipping through their fingers.
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Jeremy Lin is 28: 10 Videos to Celebrate his Birthday
Time goes by quickly, and Jeremy Lin is turning 28, almost out of nowhere. To celebrate the occasion, and maybe to do a little more hyping up before he begins the next chapter of his career on the Brooklyn Nets, we thought sharing some of his finer career moments caught on tape is appropriate.
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Golden State Warriors: Olympics Provide a Glimpse Into the Future
Mission accomplished: The gold is once again American, as Team USA, with Kevin Durant leading the group, wins the Olympic basketball tournament for a third consecutive time. From a Golden State Warriors perspective, it was a chance to see how their star free agent signing can blend and work together with a group of stars around him, specifically Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.
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Memphis Grizzlies Season Preview: Maintaining Relative Success
The Memphis Grizzlies seem to operate with patience and thoughtfulness set apart from the rest of the NBA. Something of a bubble, in which they can afford to retain their best players like Mike Conley and Marc Gasol, but remain unable to draw in the best of free agents.
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9 Best Memes of Team USA Crushing Serbia to Win Olympic Gold
The Olympics are over, and Team USA won the gold medal, as expected, with a much easier final compared to the road to it. Memes, besides gold medals, were also awarded, especially to Harrison Barnes for his lack of contribution, and to Carmelo Anthony, who now has to go back and play for the New York Knicks.
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Jeremy Lin, Shooting Percentage & Brooklyn Nets Role Effect
The summer makes every little piece of information receive rare grandeur, so Jeremy Lin working on his shooting is obviously a big deal to Brooklyn Nets fans, and Lin fans as well. The Olympics might be ending, but the NBA season is still two months away.
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Los Angeles Lakers Season Preview: Rising From the Ashes Worshiping One Player
Ding dong, the witch is retired, to paraphrase a song from a famous movie. Kobe Bryant is gone, off in retirement, and the Los Angeles Lakers are finally free to rebuild and start improving, with Luke Walton overseeing the project from the sidelines, and the young core of D’Angelo Russell, Jordan Clarkson, Brandon Ingram and Julius Randle will try to put the most illustrious NBA franchise back where it’s used to being.
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Los Angeles Clippers Season Preview: Chris Paul & Blake Griffin Leaving Without a Title Run
If the Los Angeles Clippers don’t break the barrier of the conference semifinal, it’s going to be the end of their time with Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and Doc Rivers. Not all three will leave, but the current faces of the franchise won’t be a trio anymore.
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Indiana Pacers Season Preview: Paul George as the Centerpiece of Grand Ambition
The Indiana Pacers have made the playoffs in five of the last six seasons, including two conference finals. They were built to win a championship and got sidetracked. With Paul George healthy again, a new head coach in Nate McMillan and interesting additions like Jeff Teague and Al Jefferson, Larry Bird is trying to get them back in a position to win a championship.
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Houston Rockets Season Preview: Mike D’Antoni, Changing James Harden, Saving Daryl Morey
Going through something of an overhaul this summer, the Houston Rockets have a new head coach in Mike D’Antoni, bringing in a very different basketball philosophy to what the team’s star, James Harden, has gotten used to. Daryl Morey, from his position, can’t afford another season like last year. At some point, his job will be on the line too.