LeBron James is fresh off another championship but what do players in the generation after him think about his GOAT status? Keeping busy during a pandemic can be challenging especially for NBA players now that the “bubble” has come to and end with no clear idea when the 2020-21 season will start. Aaron Gordon and
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Both Gordon Hayward and Victor Oladipo are on the trade market. The Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics are both looking to shake things up after playoff exits last season, and Victor Oladipo’s inability to totally squash trade rumors has some thinking that the former Hoosier might be moved to a contending team like Boston. Both
Shawn Kemp is getting into the cannabis business. Shawn Kemp might be tied forever to the green and gold of the Seattle SuperSonics, but his business ventures post-retirement show that he’s more of a blazer at heart than he previously let on. Kemp, who has gotten into the restaurant business since giving up basketball in
Lauri Markkanen struggled this season but has shown glimpses of his vast potential in the past. Can he really be the Bulls‘ offensive centerpiece? After taking the NBA by storm during his first two seasons, many expected Lauri Markkanen to ascend into an All-Star caliber player this year. Unfortunately, the Finnish forward regressed and posted
Is Kevin Hart the reason Draymond Green can’t shoot? Kevin Hart taking on Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green in a 3-point shooting contest at All-Star Weekend a few years ago seemed like a harmless, if unusual, intermission between the 3-Point Shootout and the Dunk Contest. However, if one looks at the numbers, it
The Louisville Raptors will, in all likelihood, not be a thing in 2020. All non-essential travel between Canada and the United States is still on hold until November 21, and that could be problematic for the NBA’s lone Canadian franchise in the Toronto Raptors. While a rumor that mentioned Toronto moving to the KFC Yum!
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. The New Orleans Pelicans had a plethora of candidates to choose from after making the executive decision to fire head coach Alvin Gentry over the summer. Given how
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. The 2020 NBA Draft is less than one month away, taking place about four months later than usual thanks to an elongated season disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – FEBRUARY 8: General view of the Indiana Pacers logo (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) What is Dolphins’ fantasy impact with Tua Tagovailoa starting? by John Buhler Nate Bjorkgren will replace Nate McMillan as head coach of the Pacers. The Indiana Pacers have been consistent playoff participants over the last few years, but
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. This NBA Draft class is widely seen as weaker than recent years, both in terms of depth and top-level talent. The lack of a clear-cut hierarchy at the
The sports world makes for a beautiful palette but individual images can get lost in the constant shuffle. Here are the best Getty Images sports photos from this week. Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Carlos Correa of the Houston Astros celebrates while rounding the bases after hitting a walk-off home run to win 4-3 against Tampa Bay
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. As I pointed out in last week’s NBA Power Rankings, the Warriors are the team with the most potential to disrupt this offseason, by far. While James Harden,
The Los Angeles Lakers head coach, Frank Vogel, seemed to have run his course in the NBA, right up until he worked the historic franchise back into champions. If there is one thing we all know about sports, it’s the wealth of cliches and coach-speak used to describe them. From lunch pails to hard hats;
What can hypothetical future contenders like the Hawks, Bulls, Spurs and Pelicans learn from this year’s conference finalists? In the penultimate episode of The Good Place, Chidi Anagonye offers a Buddhist perspective on death: “Picture a wave. In the ocean. You can see it, measure it, its height, the way the sunlight refracts when it
Derrick Rose might get traded to the Lakers this offseason After LeBron James helped a future Hall of Famer in Dwight Howard get his first ring as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, there is some optimism that the next veteran to link up with LeBron in pursuit of a title is Detroit Pistons
New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson nearly had her car jacked with her inside of it. Stopping an attempting carjacking is now on New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson’s resume. Yes, you are reading that correctly. The Saints owner nearly had her car jacked with her inside of it. The attempting carjacking took place last
The New York Knicks are interested in signing Fred VanVleet if he gets away from the Toronto Raptors in free agency. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, the New York Knicks have identified a free agent that will help them turn their garbage barge around. Fred VanVleet is going to hit free agency whenever
The Denver Nuggets made the mistake of leaving Carmelo Anthony off their legendary players graphic. That was just petty, Denver Nuggets. Now that the NBA offseason is upon us, team social media accounts have to find a way to pass the days and weeks leading up to the draft and free agency. The Nuggets chose
Gary Payton wants to end up on an NBA coaching staff. Being an NBA point guard is the best way to get an NBA head coaching job, as the likes of Doc Rivers, Isiah Thomas, and Steve Nash, just to name a few, have all landed head coaching positions without any prior experience as a
The Clippers have some major chemistry problems, and it stems from Kawhi Leonard. The Los Angeles Clippers were among the title favorites for the 2019-20 NBA season, but they were booted out of the playoffs in embarrassing fashion after blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals that ultimately
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