For a second year, the NBA Cup has brought an added intensity to early-season NBA games. In addition to the fanfare, bright courts and added attention, players were incentivized by the bonuses they would receive if their team was one of eight to advance to the Knockout Rounds. With each win, those bonuses increased. How […]

Last year, Thanasis was one of the most vocal members of Milwaukee’s bench unit. This season, he has been just as vocal from the sideline, but he’s seated among other fans with courtside seats and not on the Bucks bench. Was Thanasis waived by Milwaukee? Here is why Giannis’ older brother is no longer in […]

The Bucks have been the best team in the 2024 NBA Cup, holding an undefeated record and the largest point differential during the group stage. Can they end their impressive tournament run with a title celebration? Milwaukee has been quite the story this season, as the Bucks are 14-11 after starting just 2-8. Giannis Antetokounmpo […]

DiVincenzo was traded very late in the offseason, and it hasn’t led to him replicating the same production with the Timberwolves that he did with the New York Knicks last season. His scoring average has dropped from 15.5 points to 8.3, his shooting percentage from 44.3% to 35.3%, and his three-point shooting percentage from 40.1% […]

There is going to be plenty of star power in this game. Both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should finish in the top five in MVP voting at the end of the season. Damian Lillard has been one of the best offensive guards in the league and Jalen Williams is on track to make his […]

As Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz noted on Monday, Atlanta doesn’t need to make a blockbuster trade (and shouldn’t). One move that could be sneakily beneficial, though, is to acquire a former Boston Celtics combo guard from the Washington Wizards. “The Atlanta Hawks have played excellent basketball over the past two weeks and shouldn’t be looking […]