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Happy New Year from The Dunker Spot! Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones dissect two of the most interesting teams in the league to this point: the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers. How good are they/ What are the growth areas? How seriously should we take them come playoff time? Advertisement Then, the guys discuss the breakout campaign Jaylen Brown is …

Welcome to the Fantasy Basketball Minutes Report. Every week, I will review each team’s updated minutes per game to see which players are seeing the court more or less than in previous weeks. With this information in hand, I’ll try to discuss any relevant fantasy risers or fallers; players who we should be adding off waivers or removing from our …

How Garza’s resurgence is bolstering Celtics’ bench in several ways originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Maybe the most surprising recent storyline as the Boston Celtics flip the calendar to 2026: The Luka Garza resurgence. Advertisement There was a point in mid-December where it felt like Garza might stay glued to the Boston bench. The team had struggled so mightily …

Victor Wembanyama will not be on the court Friday night against Indiana, but, in very good news for the Spurs, he will not be out long. The MRI on Wembanyama’s hyperextended knee came back clean and he is now day-to-day, reports Michael C. Wright of ESPN. The report said he will be questionable for the second half of a back-to-back …

Since the unofficial start of the NBA’s trade season on Dec. 15, much of the discussion surrounding which players might be on the move has focused on perennial All-Star and All-NBA-caliber performers with marquee names: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, Trae Young, Ja Morant, et al. But with the Feb. 5 trade deadline now just over a month away, it seems …

Observations after Maxey nearly posts triple-double in Sixers’ win over Mavs originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Tyrese Maxey was just two rebounds shy of his second career triple-double Thursday night in Dallas. Advertisement He led the Sixers to a 123-108 victory at American Airlines Center by tallying 34 points, 10 assists, eight rebeounds and two steals. The Sixers improved …

Depth has not been the Knicks’ calling card over the past few years. But over the past month, it’s become more common to expect head coach Mike Brown to go to a 10-man rotation. In New York’s last two games against the San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Pelicans, 11 Knicks have played in close games. Not much was expected …

Maybe 2026 will be kinder to Denver on the injury front, because the end of 2025 was brutal. Including on the last day of the year. Already down four starters — including MVP frontrunner Nikola Jokic — the Nuggets had his replacement at the five, Jonas Valanciunas, leave Wednesday’s game in Toronto with what the team called a calf strain. …

Happy New Year! As we wave goodbye to 2025 and welcome in 2026, fantasy basketball managers are making resolutions for the new year. Unfortunately, there’s no way you can go back and draft Nikola Jokić (though the Nuggets big man is out at least a month due to a knee injury). But you can make plans to be the best …

Big picture, the NBA is in a really good place. We’re seeing record-setting attendance. Viewership is up significantly year-over-year. The league just struck a $76 billion media deal. Franchise values are higher than ever. But it’s not perfect. To steal the HoopIdea motto from my pals Royce Webb and Henry Abbott: Basketball is the best game ever. Now let’s make …

Damian Lillard is out for this season, recovering from a torn Achilles. Don’t forget about him. The seven-time All-NBA guard is working hard on his recovery and mentoring a young Portland Trail Blazers team showing promise. Lillard recently joined Allie Clifton for an episode of the Road Trippin’ Show and said this about his rehab so far (hat tip to …

2025 was filled with seismic NBA stories, many of which will play out into 2026 and beyond. True game-changers in the literal and figurative sense. On New Year’s Eve, let’s take a look back at the 10 biggest NBA stories of 2025. Advertisement 1. Luka Doncic trade On Feb. 1, we all thought Shams Charania had been hacked. No way …

Before the Los Angeles Lakers’ 22-point loss to the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday, head coach JJ Redick knew exactly how things would play out. Prior to the contest, Redick warned that, “[The Pistons are] going to foul on every possession, probably three or four times.” After the contest — a 128-106 loss for the Lakers — Redick said his pre-game …

The days after Christmas have been rough for the NBA from an injury standpoint. In addition to the illness-related absences that can happen this time of year, multiple players who are highly impactful in fantasy basketball have been sidelined due to injury. Nuggets center Nikola Jokić is the headliner, as a hyperextended left knee will sideline him for at least …

That the NBA is reckoned in seasons is apt. To measure a legacy this way is as much existential as it is symbolic. Martin Heidegger argued that time is not something we pass through, but the condition of our being – less a pathway than a pressure. Heavy stuff, yes, but the NBA has always operated under similar weight. The …

It sounds strange to say, but it is true: Nikola Jokic missing a month is great news for Denver. Not great that he’s out, but great in the sense that the hypertension of his left knee that will sideline Jokic for at least the next month is the best possible outcome from what looked like a far worse injury when …

LeBron James strolled to the scorer’s table Tuesday night and went through his pregame routine of throwing chalk up in the air, an iconic moment in his NBA-record 23rd season and on his 41st birthday. James still marvels with his abilities to be a force at this stage of his career, leaving teammates and opponents in awe. Advertisement But the …

Josh Giddey’s career season will be put on pause for a significant amount of time. The guard has sustained a left hamstring strain and will miss at least a few weeks, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Even a three-week absence would mean 12 games missed. Advertisement Giddey sustained the injury early in the third quarter of the Bulls’ 136-101 loss …

Draymond Green explains hilarious NSFW chirp at elderly Nets superfan Mr. Whammy originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green rarely turns down a chance to trash talk opposing players. Or sometimes — as was the case in the Warriors’ 120-107 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night — opposing fans. Advertisement In the third quarter, Green was …

Draymond Green responds to Steve Kerr’s claim that Warriors are ‘fading dynasty’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Ahead of the Warriors’ Christmas Day game against the Dallas Mavericks, coach Steve Kerr dubbed his team a “fading dynasty.” Advertisement It seemed like a harsh truth for a team that has won four championships in the last 10-plus years. Warriors star Draymond Green, a …

Subscribe to The Dunker Spot Happy New Year’s Eve-Eve from The Dunker Spot! Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones discuss the hot play of the Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat and surprisingly-plucky Brooklyn Nets. Next, they check in on the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks. Advertisement Finally, the guys react to the first return of All-Star …

The NBA fined Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green $25,000 for using profanity while playfully interrupting a live on-court interview after a 115-101 road win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night. Right on cue, as Suns guard Collin Gillespie mentioned how his teammates have been finding him during his third-year breakout, he was flanked by Green and another Phoenix guard, …

Why Kendrick Perkins believes Jonathan Kuminga can fix ‘broken’ Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga has not played in eight of Golden State’s last nine games. Advertisement NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins believes reversing that trend can fix the Warriors. “The Warriors are broken!!!!” Perkins wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, shortly after the Warriors’ 141-127 overtime loss to …

Since the news broke on Christmas Eve that 21-year-old James Nnaji, the 31st pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, had enrolled at Baylor, a collection of high-profile college basketball coaches have expressed their growing frustration toward the lack of appropriate NCAA regulation in the sport and, as a result, the blurred line between pro and college hoops. NCAA president Charlie …

When Denver Nuggets forward Nikola Jokic went down clutching his left knee in the second quarter of Monday night’s loss to the Miami Heat, many NBA fans feared the worst. However, it appears that the three-time MVP avoided the worst-case scenario. Jokic being out for a month is certainly not good news, but the fact that all of his ligaments …