The Utah Jazz has been consistently one of the best teams in the Western Conference with a legitimate shot of being bound for the NBA Finals every single season. One of the main reasons for the success of the Jazz has been their coaching. With NBA legend Jerry Sloan calling the shots on the sidelines for the last 23 years, the Utah Jazz have reaped the benefits and are always considered a force to be reckoned with. Continue Reading…

The Miami Heat made the biggest impact in the NBA off-season as they were able to land three NBA superstars in free agency with LeBron James, Chris Bosh and re-signing face of the franchise Dwyane Wade. With the league’s newest “Big Three”, the Miami Heat were set to make a power shift in the NBA and possibly make it all the way to the NBA Finals in their first season together. Continue Reading…

The Oklahoma City Thunder are without a doubt one of the most promising young teams in the NBA with quite possibly the next great player in the league’s leading scorer Kevin Durant. With All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook playing alongside Durant in Oklahoma City and the Thunder just making a trade that has given them much needed size with Kendrick Perkins, this team could have a bright future. Continue Reading…

The Houston Rockets used to be a heavyweight in the Western Conference with arguably the best center in the league in Chinese import Yao Ming. Over the past few years, this team has suffered a steady decline with multiple injuries and no interest from big-name free agents. Continue Reading…

As arguably the worst team in the NBA over the past couple of decades, the Los Angeles Clippers have been just awful at making picks in the NBA Draft and pulling the trigger on trades for big-name players. Even though the Clippers will almost certainly miss the playoffs once again this season, this young team has seen some light at the end of the tunnel with the emergence of rookie phenom Blake Griffin and sharp shooter Eric Gordon. Continue Reading…

The NBA trade deadline has officially past and unlike the past few years, a lot of teams around the league didn’t hesitate on making moves to either set up their future or make a push for the playoffs in the second half of the NBA regular season. The one move that really surprised everyone on Thurs. Feb. 24 was the Boston Celtics trading their center and core of the defense in Kendrick Perkins. Continue Reading…

The Portland Trail Blazers aren’t the team that many people thought they would when they started to collect of a lot of promising young talent. With players like Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge and former first overall draft pick Greg Oden, the Blazers were considered to be a serious force to be reckoned with in the Western Conference in the near future. Continue Reading…

Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder Sun. Feb. 27, 2011 2:30 p.m. EST

The two-time NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers might have been struggling heading into the All-Star break losing three straight and falling to arguably the worst team in the league in the Cleveland Cavaliers, but they have gotten back on track recently with some big wins and much needed confidence moving forward. Continue Reading…

Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks Weds. Feb. 23, 2011 7:30 p.m. EST

Normally, the Milwaukee Bucks heading the Big Apple to take on the New York Knicks wouldn’t be a big deal as neither team has made much of an impact in the Eastern Conference over the last decade or so, but Wednesday night’s matchup will be epic to say the least. Continue Reading…

The Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes has been going on for quite some time now as ever since the All-Star forward decided not sign the three-year contract extension worth $65 million dollars last summer, the league has run rampant with trade rumors involving the promising young superstar. Continue Reading…