NBA AM: Picking First is Never Easy

Right now, Brandon Ingram vs. Ben Simmons feels like a reasonable debate. It might look laughable in five years.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Bazemore ‘Ready’ to Take on LeBron James

Not long after the Atlanta Hawks eliminated the Celtics on Thursday night, Kent Bazemore sat in a cramped TD Garden visitors locker room with a sizable crowd of reporters and cameras around him. “Damn, [he’s] over there like LeBron!” teammate Jeff Teague cracked as the Hawks point guard had the path to his nearby locker […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavs Coach Tyronn Lue Still Hasn’t Signed Contract

As the Cavaliers prepare to face the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the playoffs, head coach Tyronn Lue continues to guide the team without having signed a new contract since he took over for David Blatt, multiple sources said this week. Lue, 38, was promoted from associate head coach to Blatt’s successor on […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Pre-Lottery 2016-17 NBA Cap Projections

Eric Pincus looks at each NBA team’s best- and worst-case cap projections before the lottery.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Lue: David Blatt Deserves Another Coaching Chance

Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue would like to see his former boss, David Blatt, get another NBA job. “He definitely deserves another chance,” Lue said. “I thought Coach Blatt did a great and phenomenal job here. Source: ESPN

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: The All-Playoffs Team

If there were an “All-Playoffs Team” for the postseason’s first round, which players would make the cut?

Alan Draper  •  22 Sep 2023
Kyrie Irving on Curry, CP3 Injuries: ‘It Absolutely Sucks’

After grinding through an 82-game regular season, Curry and Paul saw their playoff plans detoured within the first two weeks of postseason play. For Irving, seeing the pair whom share his position on the court now share his strife, it has been difficult. “I’m watching TV and I’m seeing CP come out and you could […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Why Some Guys Are Bad Foul Shooters

It is easy to say some guys don’t put in the work to be better free throw shooters, but there may be some very real reasons that so many big guys are bad from the line in the NBA.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavaliers-Pistons Game 4 Recap

The Cavaliers defeated the Pistons on Sunday night, becoming the first East team to advance.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021