NEW YORK – The Emirates NBA Cup returns for the 2025 season with fresh intrigue. Every team was randomly drawn into groups of five within its conference. Seeding depended on last season’s win-loss record, giving us an interesting mix of contenders and hopefuls. The NBA Cup group stage tips off October 31 and runs through November 28. Each team plays four Group Play games—one … [Read more...] about The Groups Of Death In The 2025 NBA Cup
NBA Trade Grades: Spurs Improve Frontcourt Depth, Wizards Continue Collecting Young Prospects and Draft Assets
The Washington Wizards completed their fourth trade of the 2025 offseason earlier tonight. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Wizards are sending recently acquired Kelly Olynyk to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Malaki Branham, Blake Wesley, and a 2026 second-round pick. ” The Washington Wizards are trading Kelly Olynyk to the San Antonio Spurs for Malaki Branham, … [Read more...] about NBA Trade Grades: Spurs Improve Frontcourt Depth, Wizards Continue Collecting Young Prospects and Draft Assets
Rockets Trade Promising First Round Pick To Eastern Conference
After spending the first two seasons of his career with the Houston Rockets, 2023 No. 20 pick Cam Whitmore has been traded to the Washington Wizards for a pair of second-round picks, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. Rockets Trade Promising Cam Whitmore To Wizards For Whitmore, the move will be akin to a homecoming. The 20-year-old is a Maryland native, born in Odenton and a star … [Read more...] about Rockets Trade Promising First Round Pick To Eastern Conference
NBA Trade Grades: Analyzing How Thunder and Wizards Trade Affect Each Team’s Offseason
The Washington Wizards and Oklahoma City Thunder are swapping young guards, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. Charnia said that the Thunder are sending 2024 first-round pick Dillon Jones and a second-round pick to the Wizards in exchange for Colby Jones. “The Oklahoma City Thunder are trading guard Dillon Jones and a second-round pick to the Washington Wizards, sources tell … [Read more...] about NBA Trade Grades: Analyzing How Thunder and Wizards Trade Affect Each Team’s Offseason
2025 NBA First-Rounders With Biggest Risk of Being Busts
The 2025 NBA Draft was certainly interesting and had several surprises, but it has now come to a close. As with any draft, NBA teams and prospects drew a lot of reaction, good and bad. While Cooper Flagg is considered a “generational talent” and a ready-made star, there were some questionable decisions by teams. But who are the 2025 NBA first-round selections likely to be … [Read more...] about 2025 NBA First-Rounders With Biggest Risk of Being Busts