Author: Daniel Benjamin

Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton is poised to be a very rich man this summer.  But will he remain with the Nets? NBA Rumors: Several Teams Expected To Covet Nic Claxton This Summer, Will He Leave Brooklyn? Claxton is expected to be one of the most sought-after 2024 free agents. He is already ranked among the top free agents in the class by HoopsHype, Bleacher Report, and NBA.com. According to Brian Lewis of the New York Post, Brooklyn wants to keep Claxton, and he has said that he wants to stay with the Nets. “In our business, you never really…

The Charlotte Hornets are a mess. Charlotte (8-28) is on pace to have its worst season since 2004-05, when they finished the season with an 18-64 record.  The Hornets have lost four straight and 15 of 16 as they head into tonight’s contest against the Miami Heat.  Four of the last five losses have been by double figures. The Hornets have been outscored by 61 points in their previous two contests, falling to San Antonio (135-99) and Sacramento (123-98). Moreover, Charlotte has an NBA-high 19 losses by double-digits. The Hornets are also the only team not to have a 10-point…

Prior to the beginning of the 2023-24 season, the Golden State Warriors had designs on making another NBA title run. However, injuries, suspensions, and slumps by some of their key players have derailed that thought, at least temporarily. Golden Stae (18-20) is on the outside and looking in as the halfway point of the season approaches. Currently sitting at 12th point in the Western Conference, the Warriors have not been playing well of late and are incredibly shorthanded. Still, Golden State is only one game behind the Utah Jazz, who are in 10th place in the conference and 4.5 out…

While the Atlanta Hawks have been reportedly “open” to start over for the past few weeks, it appears that the first chip likely to fall is Dejounte Murray. Appearing on NBA Today on Friday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Hawks are ready to trade Murray. “Atlanta is ready to trade Dejounte Murray. They have given some time to the Trae Young/Dejounte Murray backcourt; I think they’re ready to move on from it. “Dejounte Murray is the player that they’re engaged around the league with. And they’ve talked to the Lakers, they’ve exchanged some ideas on a potential trade. But they’re engaged…

The Dallas Mavericks have been among the most active teams in terms of trades over the last five years. This shouldn’t be surprising as the Mavericks’ basketball department was run by Donnie Nelson Jr., and  Rico Harrison is currently heads of the operation. Nelson’s dad, Don Nelson Sr., was known as “trader Don” when he was an NBA executive. Since the start of the 2019-20 season, Dallas has been involved in 11 trades. The Mavericks have made two big deals at the trade deadline in the past two years. The Mavs sent Kristaps Porzingis to the Washington Wizards at the…

The Sacramento Kings are reportedly looking to be buyers for the first time in a long while. The Kings ended their long playoff drought last season but didn’t do much at last season’s trade deadline. Their only move was acquiring Kessler Edwards from Brooklyn. This year seems poised to be different with all the trade rumors surrounding the Kings. Sacramento Fox40’s Sean Cunningham is among NBA Insiders who believe the Kings will be very active on the trade front. A big reason that Sacramento appears more willing to wheel and deal this year is that they are a different club…

Despite the Chicago Bulls’ recent surge, they are still looking to improve their team and have made it known that Zach LaVine is still available. However, Joe Crowley of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that with the trade market remaining cold for LaVine, there is a real possibility that he will remain with the team throughout this season. This shouldn’t be a surprise. There have been rumors that LaVine has been on the market since last February and no takers. It was reported that Chicago had been seeking a ransom in return for LaVine. However, Chicago’s turned up their efforts to…

The Detroit Pistons knew Cade Cunningham wouldn’t be available for tonight’s home contest against the Sacramento Kings. But now the Pistons officially know the extent of the 22-year-old’s injury. In a press release earlier today, the team announced that Cunningham is dealing with a left knee strain and will be re-evaluated in about seven-to-10 days. Cunningham suffered the injury in the  Pistons’ Sunday game against Denver midway through the second quarter. However,  Omari Sankofa II of The Detroit Free Press reported that there wasn’t an obvious play in which he was injured. There’s been speculation he might have tweaked the…

Indiana  Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton will likely miss some time after being forced to exit Monday night’s 133-131 win over the Boston Celtics in the first half due to a left hamstring strain. With 3:12 remaining in the second quarter, Haliburton beat Derrick White to the hole off the dribble. But as Haliburton made a sudden stop to make a “Rondo” move, his leg slipped out from underneath him, and he did a split on the court. https://twitter.com/NBCSCeltics/status/1744527541057057144? Haliburton then twisted around,  holding the back of his leg while hollering and wincing in pain. He did get up on…

The Chicago Bulls (17-21) got off to a slow start to the season. But the Bulls have been playing some outstanding basketball of late. The Bulls have won 12 of their last 19 games with a +2.1 scoring margin despite being without their second-leading scorer, Zach LaVine, for most of this stretch with a foot injury. Two of the seven losses came against the Milwaukee Bucks (OT) and Miami Heat (by two points). LaVine returned to action on Friday, tallying 15 points, five assists, and four rebounds in Chicago’s 104-91 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. LaVine also played Monday night’s…