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The Boston Celtics have emerged as the Eastern Conference representative for the 2022 NBA Finals, while the Golden State Warriors will represent the West. Boston’s defensive focus will mainly be on Stephen Curry, perhaps the best perimeter-oriented player in the League. He gets to see the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year, Boston’s Marcus Smart,…

This week, we’ll be unveiling the rest of our SLAM TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time list, which is featured in an entire special issue dedicated to the best 75 individual season teams ever. To find out who else made it on the list, read here. 6. 1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers Coach: Pat Riley Record:…

The Utah Jazz’s season came to a disappointing end when they lost in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs to the Dallas Mavericks. With the team’s fate now in jeopardy, Coach Quin Snyder could potentially be on his way out after eight seasons in charge. According to Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim MacMahon, owner Ryan…

The Golden State Warriors are back in the NBA Finals for the sixth time in eight years, and it’s all thanks to their star core of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson. The three foundational members of the championship Warriors have gone through a lot since their first championship run in 2015. They’ve seen…

The Miami Heat’s challenging Game 7 loss will be tough to swallow for quite some time. The biggest ” what if ” for Coach Erik Spoelstra and his staff won’t just be about Jimmy Butler’s pull-up triple with less than 10 seconds to go on the clock. The question will also be reserved for Max…

We’ve ranked the best 75 individual season teams ever, which is featured in our SLAM’s TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time special issue. This week, we’re unveiling which squads made it on our top 10. To find out who else made it on the list, read here. 7. 1990-91 Chicago Bulls Coach: Phil Jackson Record:…

It’s not often NBA fans see a rookie head coach help lead his team to the NBA Finals. But Ime Udoka did that in his first go-around as the big dog of the Celtics, leading Boston from a .500 start in the first 50 games of the season to a 26-6 finish over the final…

We’ve dedicated an entire special issue,SLAM’s TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time, to ranking the best 75 individual season teams ever. This week, we’re unveiling which squads made it on our top 10. To find out who else made it on the list, read here. 8. 1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers Coach: Billy Cunningham Record: 65-17…

Read hundreds of SLAM issues exclusively in our Digital Archive. Shop here. “I can remember when he was a little boy—this is how obsessed he was,” recalls Brandy Cole, the mother of Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum. “I asked him, What do you want to be when you grow up? His first answer in life was,…

The Detroit Pistons face an exciting offseason after winning the No. 5 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft and could look to acquire more talent through trading Jerami Grant. However, it’s still unknown what teams around the League are willing to give up to trade for Grant. Pistons GM Troy Weaver wasn’t entirely enthusiastic…