Kyrie Irving is a talent. But is the talent worth the baggage? That continues to be the million-dollar question after Friday’s bombshell report that Irving wants to be traded before the Feb. 9 NBA trade deadline. Irving opted into his one-year player option that pays him a robust $36.9 million to remain in Brooklyn this season. But with the trade …
“Smooth seas never made a skilled sailor.” That may be true for some. However, t he Dallas Mavericks are currently winless without Luka Doncic this year. It’s not merely that they’re winless, it’s that the losses have been abhorrent- a loss to lifeless Houston and a middling OKC and absolute beatdowns by Chicago and Portland as they shot a combined …
The season in the NBA thus far has been defined largely by one thing: incredible performances by the stars of the league. The scoring has been astronomical, and the faces of the league are putting up statlines like we’ve never seen before. The extremities have led to so many different characters making MVP cases that change on a week-to-week basis. …
Luka Doncic is your Western Conference Player of the Month and an MVP candidate, leading the league in points, PER, offensive plus/minus, and second in usage %. Here’s a stretch of the games that he went on in the Mavs’ 5-game win streak to end the month: 50 points, 10 assists, 8 rebounds 32 points, 9 assists, 9 rebounds 60 …
Congrats to the Golden State Warriors on defeating the Boston Celtics in six games and claiming the 2021-2022 NBA Champion. This is the Warrior’s 4th ring in seven years. Yet, the betting world always moves on, so let’s look at the 2022-2023 NBA Finals Odds presented via Draftings. 2023 NBA Finals odds Golden State Warriors +400 Brooklyn Nets …
The Conference Finals are set for the 2022 NBA Playoffs. The top-seeded Miami Heat will take on the No. 2 seed Boston Celtics in the East. The No. 3 seed Golden State Warriors will face the No. 4 seed Dallas Mavericks in the West. The winners of each series will meet in the 2022 NBA Finals. Before we get into …
Each series in the second round of the NBA playoffs is through two-game, so with that being said, let’s check in on my predictions so far. In the 1st round of the playoffs, I correctly predicted seven out of the eight series. The only one I got wrong was having the Utah Jazz over the Dallas Mavericks. While I couldn’t …
Another eventful NBA regular season has come and gone, and now it’s time for the Playoffs. The Milwaukee Bucks are looking to be the first team to go back-to-back since the Warriors did in 2017 and 2018, yet it is the runner-up from last season, the Phoenix Suns, who are the favorites in Vega’s eyes at +260. So let’s get …
The United States is known as a melting pot of diverse cultures, and with diverse cultures, we gain diverse names. With the origins of names in North American sports coming from across the globe, we may often spot a name on a jersey we don’t know how to pronounce. A great cross-section of these names can be seen in sports …
NBA mascots come in all different shapes, sizes, and attitudes, but only a select few can reign supreme and be considered the best. To find out the best and worst mascots in the league, we surveyed basketball fans around the country and asked them to rank every official mascot in the NBA. Whether it’s because fans are left in awe …
