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Can Shai Gilgeous-Alexander become the 7th player to win MVP, scoring title, and Finals MVP in the same season?

Author image Zach Wolpin  •  Jun 3 2025

Last week, the Oklahoma City Thunder punched their ticket to the NBA Finals with a 124-94 win vs. the Timberwolves. They went 68-14 during the regular season and were the…

Shai Gilgeous Alexander Thunder pic
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Timberwolves’ Naz Reid is expected to decline his $15 million player option for 2025-26

Author image Zach Wolpin  •  Jun 3 2025

In each of their last two postseasons, the Timberwolves reached the Western Conference Finals. However, they lost in five games both times.  Minnesota has several players who either have a…

Naz Reid Timberwolves pic
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NBA insiders believe the Knicks should target veteran Al Horford as a depth piece this offseason

Author image Zach Wolpin  •  Jun 3 2025

The Knicks lost in six games to the Pacers in the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. It was a rough ending to the season for New York. Despite having more top-end…

Al Horford Celtics pic
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The Bucks are contacting lottery picks in the 2025 draft despite not owning a first-round selection

Author image Zach Wolpin  •  Jun 3 2025

For the ninth consecutive season, the Milwaukee Bucks finished with 40+ wins in the regular season. Despite that success, the team lost in the first round of the playoffs for…

Joe Horst Bucks pic
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Knicks could add ‘landmark’ player after losing to the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals

Author image Zach Wolpin  •  Jun 3 2025

This past weekend, the Knicks lost in six games to the Pacers in the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. It was a disappointing end to the season for New York.  There…

Durant and Antetokounmpo pic
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The Oklahoma City Thunder have a massive advantage playing at home in the 2025 postseason

Author image Zach Wolpin  •  May 29 2025

With a 124-94 win on Wednesday night, the Thunder beat the Timberwolves 4-1 in the Western Conference Finals. For the first time since 2012, Oklahoma City is in the NBA…

Oklahoma City Thunder crowd pic
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Mike Greenberg said Jalen Brunson has ‘single-handedly’ carried a ‘very average’ Knicks team to the ECF

Author image Zach Wolpin  •  May 29 2025

On Thursday night, the New York Knicks have their backs against the wall at home. The Indiana Pacers have a 3-1 series lead and are one win away from the…

Mike Greenberg ESPN
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Steelers’ rookie RB Kaleb Johnson is making a name for himself at OTAs this week

Author image Zach Wolpin  •  May 29 2025

When the Steelers declined Najee Harris’s 5th-year option last May, it was evident the team was ready to move on. Harris played the final season of his rookie deal with…

Kaleb Johnson Steelers pic
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Alabama’s Labaron Philon shockingly withdrew from the 2025 NBA draft on Wednesday evening

Author image Zach Wolpin  •  May 29 2025

During the 2024-25 season, the Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team went 28-9. They made a run to the Elite 8 before they lost to the Duke Blue Devils.  Wednesday,…

Labaron Philon Alabama pic
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Golden State’s Brandin Podziemski had surgery Wednesday on his left wrist

Author image Zach Wolpin  •  May 29 2025

In the 2024-25 regular season, the Warriors went 48-34. They had to compete in the play-in tournament to make the playoffs. After they defeated Memphis, the Warriors earned the 7th…

Brandin Podziemski Warriors pic
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one of four players in the last 20 years to win MVP and make the Finals in the same season

Author image Zach Wolpin  •  May 29 2025

On Wednesday evening, the Thunder were home for Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals vs. the Timberwolves. OKC was one win away from reaching the NBA Finals for the…

Shai Gilgeous Alexander Thunder pic 3
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Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley are considered ‘untouchable’ in trade talks for Cleveland

Author image Zach Wolpin  •  May 28 2025

During the 2024-25 regular season, the Cavaliers finished 64-18. That was the top record in the Eastern Conference, giving Cleveland the #1 seed in the East playoffs.  The Cavs swept…

Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley pic
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The Indiana Pacers have thrived playing team-first basketball in the 2025 playoffs

Author image Zach Wolpin  •  May 28 2025

Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers were home for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday vs. the Knicks. Indiana had a 2-1 series lead heading into the game. …

Indiana Pacers pic
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Steelers Hall of Fame QB Terry Bradshaw said the team’s interest in Aaron Rodgers ‘a joke’

Author image Zach Wolpin  •  May 28 2025

In 2024, Russell Wilson and Justin Fields made starts at QB for the Steelers. Both players moved on to a new team for the 2025 season. On Pittsburgh’s depth chart,…

Terry Bradshaw pic
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The 2025-26 Florida Gators could have college basketball’s best frontcourt

Author image Zach Wolpin  •  May 28 2025

In 2024-25, the Florida Gators went 36-4 and won the 2024 National Championship vs. Houston. It’s the program’s third national title in men’s collegiate basketball.  The era of NIL in…

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