For most of this NBA season, it felt like a foregone conclusion that the Oklahoma City Thunder were going to be back in the NBA Finals and be competing for a second straight championship. After all, this was a team that came into the season as the defending champions. They started the year on an incredible run, opening the season at 24-1 and conversations began about whether they could challenge the historic 73-win record set by the Golden State Warriors during the 2015-16 se
The wait is finally over. For the first time since 1999, the New York Knicks are back in the NBA Finals where they will play either the San Antonio Spurs or the Oklahoma City Thunder. And right now, this is just the culmination of a complete revival of a once storied organization. The Knicks in the 1970s were one of the great organizations in the NBA (and is the last decade they captured a championship in) and in the 1990s, they made the NBA Finals twice, but just couldn’t ca
Listen, I know Adam Silver and the NBA have taken a lot of criticism over the past few years, even from a guy like me who loves the league. I've had my fair share of issues with it, whether it be the play-in tournament, as I think 82 games is enough to decide playoff teams throughout a regular season. Whether it's the NBA Cup, which I don't really think has picked up a full head of steam, whether it's how the contract structure is now, or players sitting out more games than t
On paper, I guess the Los Angeles Lakers going up against the Oklahoma City Thunder should be a pretty fun series for the NBA. You have LeBron James, one of the greatest players of all time, and the Lakers brand going up against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the reigning defending NBA champions. Thunder guard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will likely receive his second straight MVP during this series, as the Thunder look to defend their title and start building what could be the next
The NBA playoffs are here and it’s time to drop my full prediction. I’ll be going round by round all the way to the NBA Finals, breaking down how I think the next two months of basketball will unfold. Let’s get right into it and see how it plays out. Eastern Conference Round 1: (1) Detroit Pistons vs. (8) Orlando Magic - Pistons Win Series 4-1 (2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers - Celtics Win Series 4-1 (3) New York Knicks vs (6) Atlanta Hawks - Knicks Win Series 4-
We’re only a few weeks into the NBA season, but the picture at the top is becoming clearer by the day. As much as we love to convince ourselves that the league is wide open — that five, six, or seven teams could realistically win a title — the early evidence says otherwise. At this point, I think the 2026 NBA championship is shaping up to be a two-horse race. Unless Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Nikola Jokić suffers a major injury, the Larry O’Brien Trophy is headed back to eith