Author: Jordan Samar

Caleb Martin can become a free agent this offseason, so the Miami Heat will have to decide soon whether they’ll be able to keep him for a few more years. The 28-year-old forward signed a three-year, $20 million contract with the Miami Heat in 2022 and was given a $7.1 million player option in the final year of his deal. According to an anonymous front office executive, Caleb Martin could command an annual salary of $13 million this coming offseason if he foregoes his player option. “He’s got mid-level value,” the official told the Miami Herald. “He can defend. He’s…

Bam Adebayo is one of the finalists for this year’s NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. Rudy Gobert or Victor Wembanyama will likely take home the trophy, but one NBA media personality begs to disagree.  Speaking on the Dan Le Batard show this week, Amin Elhassan said that Bam Adebayo should at least be considered for the award following his efforts against the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of their best-of-seven series in the first round. “He’s the best defensive player in the league, and it’s not even close,” Elhassan said about Adebayo. “How did they bottle the Celtics…

It has been a season to forget for Ja Morant, as his Memphis Grizzlies failed to make it to playoffs, and it didn’t help that he missed games due to suspension and his season-ending shoulder injury. So, as he looks ahead to the 2024-25 season, Ja Morant plans to make changes, starting by moving on from his former NBA agent Jim Tanner to join Memphis Grizzlies icon Mike Miller in his new sports agency, Lift Sports. Lift Sports was established by Mike Miller as a full-service sports management agency to help their athletes achieve their goals in sports and business,…

The Indiana Pacers made good of their word to be much better in Game 2, as they defeated the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday to even the series to one game apiece, giving them all the momentum when they head back home for Games 3 and 4. Pascal Siakam led the way by dropping a playoff career-high 37 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists on 16-of-23 shooting from the field, and the Cameroonian forward achieved a major milestone in the process.  And because he also had a great outing in Game 1 where he tallied 36 points and 13 rebounds on…

Many Golden State Warriors supporters were flabbergasted why Jonathan Kuminga was not eligible for this year’s NBA Most Improved Player of the Year award won by Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey, considering he made a huge leap for the Dubs in the 2023-24 campaign. The 21-year-old forward upped his averages from last year, particularly in the scoring category, from 9.9 points last year to 16.1 points per game this season. Jonathan Kuminga also averaged career-highs in field goal percentage (52.9 percent), free throw percentage (74.6 percent), rebounds (4.8), and assists (2.2) per game. But despite missing out on the coveted…

Jordi Fernandez was recently appointed as the new head coach for the Brooklyn Nets, and his first order of business is to make sure he’ll have a competitive roster to work with next season. With the offseason only a few weeks away, the Spanish tactician shared his ideas and said that the Brooklyn Nets should prioritize re-signing Nic Claxton, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent, a new extension. “Nic is a big that has defensive versatility,” Fernandez said about Claxton at his introductory press conference. “I believe he’ll be Defensive Player of the Year. For us, he’s…

The NBA confirmed on Wednesday that Naz Reid won this season’s Sixth Man of the Year award after a solid 2023-24 campaign for the Minnesota Timberwolves, and he expressed his utmost gratitude to his supporters upon hearing the announcement from the NBA on TNT. “It’s special. It’s one of a kind. It’s something that you, obviously, dream of growing up, especially at the highest level in the NBA. I mean, they’ve seen me work from day one. Since the moment I’ve gotten here, I’ve changed my body, my mentality, and the direction I wanted to go in life. I think…

The Philadelphia 76ers will need any contribution they can get if they’ll stand a chance against the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs. Hopefully, they will get the help they need when De’Anthony Melton said he plans to return in Game 3 on Thursday after dealing with a nagging back injury. “Yesterday, I was able to get up and down, get some live action. So that was really good for me and my body,” Melton told reporters via Sam DiGiovanni from ClutchPoints on X (formerly known as Twitter). “Today, I went through practice, so…

Zach Edey is one of the top big man prospects to watch out for in this summer’s NBA Draft after leading the Purdue Boilermakers to the NCAA Tournament final, where they lost to eventual champions, the UConn Huskies. Listed at 7’4″ and 300 pounds, Zach Edey has been a dominant force in college basketball and was named the Consensus National Player of the Year for the second year in a row. He recently declared for the 2024 NBA Draft because he believes that it is now the right time to take the next step in his basketball career. “I felt…

The NBA announced on Tuesday that Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is the winner of the Most Improved Player of the Year award this season. The 25-year-old guard beat out the likes of Chicago Bulls’ Coby White and Houston Rockets’ center Alperen Sengun, since he had 51 first-place votes, 18 second-place votes, and 10 third-place votes, for a total of 319 points. “I’ve always been a guy that preaches work,” Maxey said on his appearance on NBA TV. “Every single day, every single summer, I strive to be the best possible version of myself. For me to win this award…