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• Lakers Predicted To Surge up Western Conference Ranks With Bold Blockbuster Trade for $60,000,000 NBA Champion Center
The Los Angeles Lakers could climb the Western Conference standings with a blockbuster trade for a NBA champion center from the Boston Celtics....2025
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• Kevin Durant Trade Rumors: Grizzlies Not Interested In Former MVP
The Memphis Grizzlies received four first-round picks from the Orlando Magic after trading Desmond Bane earlier this week, but the Western Conference contender is still not pursuing Kevin Durant. Grizzlies Are Not Targeting Kevin Durant Damichael Cole of The Commercial Appeal reported Wednesday that Memphis has no desire to trade for the Phoenix Suns superstar […] The post Kevin Durant Trade...2025
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• Ime Udoka, Rockets Agree To Long-Term Extension

Ime Udoka and the Houston Rockets have agreed to a long-term contract extension that will make him one of the NBA's highest paid coaches. The Rockets finished the regular season second in the Western Conference in Udoka's second season with the franchise. Udoka previously led the Boston Celtics to the Finals in 2022 in his first season as head coach. Udoka was suspended on the eve of the 2022-23 s...2025
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• Three bold predictions for the San Antonio Spurs in 2025-26
With a 34-48 record in 2024-25, the Spurs finished 13th of 15 teams in the Western Conference. 2023-24 Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama missed 36 games due to injury. After suffering a stroke, Gregg Popovich stepped down as head coach of the Spurs. He is still the team’s President of Basketball Operations. Mitch Johnson […] The post Three bold predictions for the San Antonio Spurs...2025
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• Wolves’ Kevin Durant trade offer would be a huge overpay if true

Photo by Kelsey Grant/Getty Images The Wolves should be careful not to put too much on the table for Kevin Durant. Kevin Durant is going to be traded, and it could happen at any minute. The Phoenix Suns have been parsing through offers for the superstar scorer on the brink of his 37th birthday. Durant reportedly has a preference to go to the San Antonio Spurs, and he’s also interested in j...2025
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• Los Gatos... De Nuevo

It seemed like it was almost an inevitable conclusion after the Florida Panthers rag-dolled their in-state rivals, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in the opening round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Yes, they were tested by the Toronto Maple Leafs before steamrolling the Carolina Hurricanes, and they found themselves against another familiar foe in the Stanley Cup Final. However, just like last season...2025
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• Ime Udoka, Rockets Agree To Long-Term Extension
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• Three bold predictions for the San Antonio Spurs in 2025-26
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• Desmond Bane trade grades for Magic-Grizzlies on NBA’s first big summer deal

Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images The Magic went all-in for Desmond Bane. Let’s grade the trade between Orlando and the Grizzlies for both sides. The 2025 NBA Finals are in full swing, but trade season is already here. The Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic agreed to the first blockbuster of the summer, with a massive deal that aims to push the Magic into the elite tier of the Eastern Conferenc...2025
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• We asked our team what their hottest WNBA take is 1 month into the season

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images From MVP candidates to possible trade ideas, here are our staff hot takes from the month of May. If there is one thing the WNBA community loves, it’s a hot take. In that spirit, and because we are about a month into the 2025 WNBA season, we asked our team what their hottest WNBA take currently is. Dallas may need to field Arike Ogunbowale trade offers ahead...2025
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• Undrafted rookies are powering 1 (winning) WNBA team, and it’s incredible

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images The Phoenix Mercury didn’t have any picks in the 2025 WNBA Draft. Thanks to Monique Akoa Makan, Lexi Held, and Kitija Laksa, and Kathryn Westbeld, it doesn’t matter. The Phoenix Mercury acquired two big fish this offseason: forwards Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas. In addition to returning All-Star Kahleah Copper, a new promising core had emerged i...2025
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• Recap: Panthers rally to advance to third straight Stanley Cup Final

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images The Hurricanes fought for their lives, but the Panthers chewed them up one last time to end their season in Game 5. The third time was the charm. Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal off a feed from Aleksander Barkov with 7:39 left, and the reigning champion Florida Panthers advanced to their third straight Stanley Cup Final, defeating the Caroli...2025
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• Mattias Ekholm to return from injury for Oilers in Game 5 against Stars

DALLAS - Mattias Ekholm will return to the Edmonton Oilers lineup for Game 5 of the NHL's Western Conference final against the Dallas Stars on Thursday night....2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 29, 2025

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Back in the win column. Noah Cameron has had a historic start to his career: In four starts, Cameron has posted a 1.05 ERA. He hasn’t allowed more than one run in any of his four starts. He has gone at least 6 1/3 innings in each of them, too. That makes Cameron just the second pitcher since 1893 with 6 1/3-plus innings and one run or less in his first f...2025
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• The Stars’ all-in Stanley Cup gamble is blowing up in their faces

Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images The Stars collapse against the Oilers is bad. The future is worse. The Stars have disappeared at the worst possible time. On Tuesday night Dallas lost once more to the Oilers, their third in a row — and to rub salt in the wound they’ve been outscored 13-2 total during the series. Now down 3-1 and on the precipice of defeat this Dallas team is on t...2025
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• Ranking NBA’s final 4 teams in 2025 Playoffs by most likely to win it all

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Let’s rank the four teams left standing in the 2025 NBA Playoffs. The Boston Celtics’ dream of repeating as champions is dead, the best player in the world has been eliminated, and the No. 1 seed the East is already on vacation. The second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs was full of carnage, and no one could have anticipated the last four teams left standing....2025
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• Zach LaVine trade rumors may be back after comments from new Kings GM resurface

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images Zach LaVine probably shouldn’t get too comfortable in Sacramento. Zach LaVine feels like he’s been permanently stapled to the trade block during his NBA career. LaVine has already been traded twice in his first 11 seasons in the league: the Minnesota Timberwolves sent him to the Chicago Bulls after his third year as part of the Jimmy Butler deal,...2025
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• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Ranking every 2025 NBA Playoffs team by their chances to win it all The 2025 NBA Playoffs are here with three big favorites and a pool of contenders ready to play the spoiler. The Boston Celtics are trying to become the league’s first back-to-back champion since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors. Boston ran over the league on their way t...2025
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• Preview: Avalanche look to ramp it up as NHL returns from Four Nations break

Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs return to action to visit the division rival Nashville Predators. After the remarkable success of the Four Nations Faceoff, which captivated the sports world in North America for the last 10 days, the National Hockey League is back in action Saturday, with 14 games occurring across the league. The Colorado Avalanche return to play with s...2025
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• Anthony Davis Bulks Up, Adds 12 Pounds of Muscle Ahead of 2015-16 Season
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"On the backs of Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler, the Golden State Warriors are headed to the NBA playoffs as the Western Conference's Number 7 seed to face the Houston Rockets."

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"The Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves are all tied up in the Western Conference"

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"com/XfKe5ect53— NBA (@NBA) May 23, 2023 Jokic was named Western Conference Finals MVP."

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"The Slovenian star has led Dallas to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2011"

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"The Phoenix Suns recently overcame the Los Angeles Clippers in a 4-2 series victory in the Western Conference Finals to finally advance to the championship stage for the first time in 28 years."

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"The Dallas Mavericks-vs-Los Angeles Clippers Western Conference playoff series has indeed been filled with several controversies."

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"EL SEGUNDO – Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis has been named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for games"

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"Western Conference-leading Golden State battles Oklahoma City, which has lost four straight games."

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"This will mark the NBA's first All-Star Game without a matchup between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference."

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"The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant were today named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Jan."

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"More than any one other player, Leonard is why the Spurs find themselves within two games of second place in the Western Conference."

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"They'll contend for the worst record in the Western Conference as they cope with injuries (Julius Randle) and an obviously flawed offensive model that relies too heavily on Bryant making something out of nothing like it's 2004."

• Ime Udoka, Rockets Agree To Long-Term Extension
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• Wolves’ Kevin Durant trade offer would be a huge overpay if true
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• Wolves Likely In Position To Trade For Kevin Durant If They Choose

The Minnesota Timberwolves are believed to be very close to a potential Kevin Durant trade with the Phoenix Suns, but they face a question of whether they should move forward with it considering he has expressed a strong preference to be dealt to one of the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets or Miami Heat. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, Durant has "no desire, no interest in playing for the Mi...2025
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• Knicks Hiring Jason Kidd Remains Possibility

The door on the New York Knicks hiring Jason Kidd as head coach "is not completely closed," according to Ian Begley of SNY. The news comes after the Mavs denied the Knicks' request to speak to Kidd last week. Begley adds that the move remains possible as of Monday. Kidd was hired by the Mavericks in 2021 to replace Rick Carlisle and has led the team to the Western Conference Finals twice, includin...2025
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• Suns Currently ‘Underwhelmed’ by Western Conference Contender’s Trade Offer for Kevin Durant
The Suns are reportedly unimpressed by trade offers for Kevin Durant, including one from their Western Conference rival....2025
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• Grizzlies Expected To Offer Jaren Jackson Jr. $200M+ Extension; Ja Morant Considered Less Likely

Jaren Jackson Jr. and the Memphis Grizzlies were previously expected to agree to a renegotiate-and-extend contract this offseason and the mechanics of that type of deal became easier following the team's trade of Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic. "He is now in a position to sign a contract extension of over $200 million," said Brian Windhorst on Monday. "I would feel like that is very strongly go...2025
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• Desmond Bane trade grades for Magic-Grizzlies on NBA’s first big summer deal
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• Steven Adams, Rockets Agree To Three-Year, $39M Extension

Steven Adams and the Houston Rockets have agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract extension. Adams became a key part of the Rockets finishing second in the Western Conference during the regular season and proved he could play alongside Alperen Sengun in their double-big lineup. The Rockets acquired Adams from the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2023-24 season when he was out injured. Adams, who ...2025
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• Executive Predicts Record-Breaking NBA Draft Day Trade Activity

The NBA has seen limited draft day trading activity among lottery teams in recent years, but that trend could change dramatically in 2025. Unlike typical draft years where top-five picks are held by rebuilding franchises committed to their draft boards, this year features playoff-contending teams in prime positions. The San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers hold the second and third picks, resp...2025
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• Leadership biggest factor in success for Colorado Eagles

Ashley Potts/Colorado Eagles Veterans led the way for the Eagles to their first Pacific Division title in franchise history. The Colorado Avalanche ended their season on a sour note, getting eliminated in seven games against the Dallas Stars. At the same time, the Colorado Eagles enjoyed their most successful season in franchise history. Colorado had the best home record in the American Ho...2025
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• Lakers Predicted To Surge up Western Conference Ranks With Bold Blockbuster Trade for $60,000,000 NBA Champion Center
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• Desmond Bane trade grades for Magic-Grizzlies on NBA’s first big summer deal
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• Steven Adams, Rockets Agree To Three-Year, $39M Extension
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• Leadership biggest factor in success for Colorado Eagles
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• We asked our team what their hottest WNBA take is 1 month into the season
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• Undrafted rookies are powering 1 (winning) WNBA team, and it’s incredible
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dominates Inside Arc En Route To MVP, NBA Finals

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has powered the Oklahoma City Thunder to within four wins of an NBA championship by revolutionizing scoring inside the three-point line, according to new NBA pose-tracking data analysis. The 26-year-old guard scored just 72 of his 476 postseason points from three-point range, instead relying on driving layups and midrange jumpers. Against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the W...2025
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• Austin Ainge Says Jazz Won't Tank This Upcoming Season

Austin Ainge met with the media for the first time since being announced at the president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz. One of the questions Ainge was asked about was if the Jazz would continue to manipulate playing time in an effort to tank for draft position. Ainge was concise, but clear in his answer. "You won't see that this year," Ainge said. Over the last three seasons, Utah ha...2025
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• Colorado Eagles grounded for the summer

Colorado Eagles A tough series went the way of Abbotsford ending Colorado’s season. It was a successful year for the Colorado Eagles which ended in familiar fashion as they failed to advance out of the Pacific Division yet again. A tight best-of-five game series with the Abbotsford Canucks went all the way to Game 5 but a 6-0 shutout on home ice wasn’t the note the squad wanted to end on....2025
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• Wolves’ Kevin Durant trade offer would be a huge overpay if true
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• The Knicks want Jason Kidd as head coach, but Mavs hold all the cards

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Knicks know who they want for their next head coach, but the Mavs still hold all the cards. The New York Knicks’ head coaching search always felt like it was going to get weird after firing Tom Thibodeau following the franchise’s longest playoff run in 25 years. Whispers about Jay Wright and Jeff Van Gundy never really passed the smell test, and hiri...2025
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• Knicks coaching candidates: 4 favorites, 3 longshots to replace Tom Thibodeau

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Who could replace Tom Thibodeau as Knicks head coach? Here’s the list of likely candidates. Tom Thibodeau led the New York Knicks to back-to-back 50 win seasons for the first time in 30 years. He just led the Knicks on their longest playoff run of the 21st century by reaching the Eastern Conference Finals. Thibodeau inherited a club coming off seven strai...2025
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• Austin Ainge Says Jazz Won't Tank This Upcoming Season
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• Recap: Panthers rally to advance to third straight Stanley Cup Final
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 29, 2025
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• Recap: Oilers thump Stars 6-1 to take 2-1 series lead in Western Conference Final

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The Oilers had less shots, but they made theirs count. If you hadn’t looked at the final score, you could have guessed that the Dallas Stars defeated the Edmonton Oilers Sunday night at Rogers Place, but you would have guessed wrong. Despite getting outshot 36-24, the Oilers destroyed Dallas in a 6-1 thrashing on home ice in Game 3 of the Western Conference...2025
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• Recap: Oilers shutout Stars 3-0 to even series

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images There was no comeback story in this one as the Dallas Stars offense fell on deaf ears. Tonight, the comeback kids took a nap. The Edmonton Oilers tied their best-of-seven Western Conference Final series at one game apiece against the Dallas Stars Friday night, shutting out the home team 3-0 at American Airlines Center. The game played out very similar to Gam...2025
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• Kobe Bryant All That's Left of NBA's Greatest Draft Ever
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• Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Praises Kawhi Leonard's 'Bored to Death' Demeanor
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• San Antonio Spurs Present Immediate Challenge to Golden State Warriors' Throne
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• Is Kevin Durant Still the NBA's Second-Best Player Behind LeBron James?
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• Golden State Warriors Are Primed to Reach Historic Echelon Next Season
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• Seth Curry to Kings: Latest Contract Details, Analysis and Reaction
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• Steve Nash Retires: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Durant, Wade named Players of the Week
The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant were today named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Jan. 25 through Sunday, Jan. 31....2016
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Here are our winners and losers from the big Luka Doncic, Anthony trade between the Lakers and Mavs. It’s still hard to believe the Luka Doncic-for-Anthony Davis trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks is real. Trades like this only happen in fantasy basketball or NBA 2K dynasties; in the real world, 25-year-olds with five First-Team ...2025
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• Russell Westbrook Records 10th Triple-Double of Season: Highlights and Reaction
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• Wolves’ Kevin Durant trade offer would be a huge overpay if true
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• Knicks Hiring Jason Kidd Remains Possibility
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• Insider Predicts Western Conference Unit as One of the ‘Serious Suitors’ for Sam Bennett
Sam Bennett’s playoff heroics may earn him a big payday, as one Western Conference team is reportedly preparing to pursue him in free agency....2025
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• Desmond Bane trade grades for Magic-Grizzlies on NBA’s first big summer deal
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• Steven Adams, Rockets Agree To Three-Year, $39M Extension
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• Executive Predicts Record-Breaking NBA Draft Day Trade Activity
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• Leadership biggest factor in success for Colorado Eagles
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• The Knicks want Jason Kidd as head coach, but Mavs hold all the cards
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• Jazz Hire Steve Wojciechowski As Assistant Coach
The Utah Jazz have hired Steve Wojciechowski to the coaching staff of Will Hardy. He is the second coach from the team's NBA G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars, to be promoted to Hardy's staff, joining previous Stars Head Coach Scott Morrison. Wojciechowski spent the past two seasons as the head coach of the Stars, guiding the team to two consecutive playoff appearances and a 41-17 overa...2025
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• Desmond Bane trade grades for Magic-Grizzlies on NBA’s first big summer deal
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• The Knicks want Jason Kidd as head coach, but Mavs hold all the cards
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• Knicks coaching candidates: 4 favorites, 3 longshots to replace Tom Thibodeau
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• Oilers eliminate Stars again, head back to Stanley Cup Final

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images The path to redemption begins now. For the first time in 16 years, there will be a Stanley Cup Final rematch. The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars 6-3 to advance to the Stanley Cup Final. Edmonton struck early and often, and while Dallas fought back to try and avoid elimination, it wasn’t enough to prevent the series-clinching win for the Oilers. The ...2025
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• The Stars’ all-in Stanley Cup gamble is blowing up in their faces
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• Thunder-Timberwolves ending had NBA fans screaming for a rule change

Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images Many NBA fans are sick of watching teams foul up three in the final seconds, and they want a rule change. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves produced an incredibly high-level basketball game for the first 47 minutes of Game 4 in the Western Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. The final minute was set for a thrilling fi...2025
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• Pelicans Shockingly Predicted To Keep Zion Williamson Era Alive With Trade for $194 Million Superstar Before 2025 NBA Draft
The New Orleans Pelicans could make a shocking attempt to keep the Zion Williamson era alive by trading for a Western Conference superstar....2025
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s NBA greatness is so much more than foul baiting

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images SGA is so much more than a foul grifter. The biggest talking point from the Oklahoma City Thunder’s rise to dominance this season has been their relationship with fouling. The Thunder’s top-ranked defense was born out of a historic ability to force takeaways on opposing teams that involves a lot of subtle grabbing and holding before they get i...2025
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• Oilers Fans May Need to Temper Expectations Regarding Ekholm Return
The city of Edmonton is buzzing once again, as the Oilers are off to the Western Conference Final for the second straight season and the third time in four years.…...2025
• Why there's no shame in Warriors being eliminated by Timberwolves
Even through the disappointment, the Golden State Warriors can hold their heads high after losing in the Western Conference semifinals....2025
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