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The Brooklyn Nets’ offseason started sooner than they expected after the Boston Celtics swept them in the first round of the playoffs. The decisive playoff failure has led to many questions about what GM Sam Marks wants to do regarding Kyrie Irving’s free agency status in 2023. Heading into the regular season, Irving was among…

This week, SLAM is unveiling our TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time list that exclusively ran in our special issue, SLAM Presents TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time. This list is comprised of the best 75 individual season teams that dominated whoever it was they were playing against. We’re gonna keep it real…

The NBA dropped the names of their 2021-22 All-NBA teams, headlined by back-to-back MVP Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Luka Doncic. 2021-22 All-NBA teams: First: Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum Second: Joel Embiid, Ja Morant, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, DeMar DeRozan Third: Karl-Anthony Towns, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Trae Young,…

Put the brooms away cause the Dallas Mavericks refuse to go away! Luka Doncic and the Mavs will get to play at least one more game after beating the Golden State Warriors, 119-109. Doncic finished the elimination game with 30 points, 14 rebounds, and nine assists. Dorian Finney-Smith followed up with 23 points and six…

Deandre Ayton’s impending restrictive free agency has been attracting a lot of speculation around the NBA following the Phoenix Suns’ upset loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the NBA playoffs. During Early Bird negotiations last offseason, Ayton and his representatives attempted to negotiate a five-year $170 million extension. Phoenix and Ayton…

What makes a good NBA team? The answer to that question might seem obvious: lots of regular season wins, a strong postseason record and a ‘chip. But, when we decided to rank the 75 best NBA teams of all time, it got a little tricky. The numbers do lie: a certain number of wins doesn’t…

The Minnesota Lynx has released the dates for the jersey retirement ceremonies of Seimone Augustus and Rebekkah Brunson. Augustus will have her No. 33 on May 29 while Brunson’s No. 32 will be retired on July 3. There jerseys will be the second and third numbers that the Lynx will retire in franchise history. The…

The Connecticut Sun announced on Tuesday that Jasmine Thomas would miss the 2022 Season due to a torn ACL she suffered on Sunday against the Indiana Fever. Thomas, the captain of the Sun, will have reconstructive surgery on her knee. The team didn’t provide a timetable for the surgery or rehabilitation, per Connecticut. “Of course,…

The Boston Celtics dominated the Miami Heat from the opening tip in a convincing 102-82 victory at home to tie the Eastern Conference Finals at 2-2. The Heat scored just 11 points in the first quarter and immediately found themselves down 18 at the end of one. Miami then went on to only reach 33…

Luka Doncic and Mavs Coach Jason Kidd have developed a strong bond thanks to Kidd’s “tough love” approach to coaching the 23-year-old superstar. Luka Magic dimes. (via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/rxAoQ8Uvpg — SLAM (@SLAMonline) May 23, 2022 The mutual respect and trust between Luka Magic and Kidd are just getting started through Year 1 of Kidd’s coaching…