Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard has withdrawn from Team USA less than three weeks before the Paris Olympics. In a statement issued by USA Basketball Leonard “Respects that USA Basketball and the Clippers determined that it’s in his best interest to spend the remainder of the summer preparing for the upcoming season rather than… read more

The Dallas Mavericks made it to the NBA Finals in 2024 on the backs of Luka Doncic and Kyree Irving for the most part. Luka played injured and out of his mind for most of the playoffs. Kyree had more good games than bad games, but when he was bad it was rough. The Boston… read more

The New York Knicks hit the ground running early in the NBA offseason. Leon Rose made it a point to solidify the lineup in New York in hopes of competing in the Eastern Conference. The question is, did the Knicks close the gap with the Boston Celtics? New York made a splash last week when… read more

On the morning of July 2nd, 2024, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced the extension of their star player Donovan Mitchell. The extension is for two years with a third-year option and worth up to $150.3 million dollars.  The Cleveland Cavaliers now have Mitchell under contract for the next 3 years.  In the 2022 offseason the Cavaliers… read more

The 2024 NBA Draft took place last week in Brooklyn. Teams have now had a chance to welcome their new talent and evaluate what the plan is moving forward. There were many picks made that will improve teams and some that include questions marks. This improves the No. 1 overall pick in Zaccharie Risacher. There… read more

Blake Hinson, the Pitt Panthers’ former small forward, didn’t get picked in the two rounds of the 2024 NBA Draft. Instead, Hinson signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers at the draft’s conclusion on Thursday and will probably begin his career with their G League (minor leagues). The Lakers may have been lucky… read more

Unlike the football program that has produced enough NFL talent over the decades to form multiple all-star teams, the list of Pitt men’s basketball players to reach the NBA goes maybe a couple dozen deep. As for any all-star years or anything else impactful? Billy Knight was pretty good. Charles Smith had a decent career…. read more

The Washington Wizards are in what seems to be in full blown rebuild mode and the time is now to rebuild as the Wizards look to the future in hopes of bringing back a championship to DC. The Wizards started the evening with the #2 and #26 pick in the first round, but the fireworks… read more

The 2024 NBA Draft is here, bringing fanfare and excitement as fans await the addition of new talent that could potentially change their favorite team’s fortunes. The Cleveland Cavaliers enter the draft with just one pick in each round, including the 20th overall pick in the first round. The Cavaliers are in need of a… read more

Who could join the Heat Culture this week? The Heat currently hold the 15th overall pick, right outside the lottery. They’ve struck gold in the teens before with Bam Adebayo (#14 – 2017), Tyler Herro (#13 – 2019), and most recently Jaime Jaquez Jr. (#18 – 2023). It’s about getting the right guy in the building and the Heat can find success.