Last Word On Pro Basketball

Entering the 2024-25 season, the Brooklyn Nets had no expectations from outsiders to come anywhere near fielding a playoff team. Right before the regular season began, the Nets over/under win total sat at 19.5 according to DraftKings Sportsbook. That was the least in the NBA, one less than the Washington Wizards (who have currently lost 13 in a row). Through 19 games, Brooklyn … [Read more...] about Nets Road Trip Sees Different 30-Point Scorer Each Night

Thanks to Elfrid Payton’s storybook NBA comeback, the New Orleans Pelicans have gone from a team without any viable point guards to one with one too many in short order. Elfrid Payton tonight: 14 PTS 7 REB 21 AST (career-high) 2 STL The most assists in a single game this season. pic.twitter.com/U9SnO3v6d8 — StatMuse (@statmuse) November 26, 2024 Dejounte Murray will likely … [Read more...] about Pelicans Have To Make Elfrid Payton Decision

This summer, the New Orleans Pelicans traded for Dejounte Murray, hoping he would be the final piece for contention. Yet, a month into the season, they find themselves at the last spot of the Western Conference. They are in a familiar spot as the Memphis Grizzlies were in last year. Should they continue to fight, or just throw in the towel on the season? New Orleans Pelicans … [Read more...] about New Orleans Pelicans Have a Grizzlies-type Decision to Make

The Emirates NBA Cup is now in its second season (known as the In-Season Tournament last season).  The Los Angeles Lakers won the inaugural in-season event and thus are the only team that can claim they have won the tournament. While they are certainly still alive to win once again, they are not the first team to advance through the group stage. There were eight NBA Cup group … [Read more...] about NBA Cup: One Team Officially Advances, One Officially Eliminated

Ty Jerome has been nothing short of sensational for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. After missing most of last year due to an ankle injury, the Cavs guard has emerged as a critical bench contributor. His 29-point outburst against the New Orleans Pelicans, including a jaw-dropping 20-point second quarter, exemplifies his meteoric rise. Cavaliers Could Lose ‘Unlikely … [Read more...] about Cavaliers Could Lose ‘Unlikely Savior’ Ty Jerome