Miami Heat
Bucks vs Heat series preview: Key factors as Bucks aim for bubble revenge
Looking ahead to a hotly anticipated playoff rematch.
Articles by Franco Luna
NBA
Damian Lillard vs Russell Westbrook: Who’s the better all-round player?
Damian Lillard and Russell Westbrook are two divisive players.
Los Angeles Clippers
Why the Clippers are still the biggest threat to LeBron and the Lakers
Analyzing the Clippers' chances of overcoming the Lakers.
Los Angeles Lakers
Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Anthony Davis: Who’s the best power forward in the NBA?
Comparing the league's premier two-way power forwards.
Brooklyn Nets
Stephen Curry vs James Harden: Who’s the better all-round player?
Stephen Curry and James Harden are among the best guards in basketball, bar none. This doesn't just apply for this season or throughout their respective careers. They’re two of the best to ever play the game, period.
Indiana Pacers
NBA DPOY rankings: Simmons, Gobert, Antetokounmpo are clear favorites
Defense wins championships, the basketball adage goes. Unfortunately for fans, defense and DPOY standing are the hardest facets of the game to measure when it comes to on-court metrics.
NBA
Julius Randle should have been an All-Star lock over Adebayo and Sabonis
Julius Randle is playing the best basketball of his career, bar none. Through 34 games, he's averaging 23.4 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per contest. He’s been a complete beast on both ends of the floor.
Denver Nuggets
Making Giannis’ case for MVP vs LeBron, Jokic and Embiid
No other two-time MVP has had to face the level of scrutiny that Giannis Antetokounmpo has thus far in his career. Popular narratives surrounding the Greek Freak in mainstream media have since gone sour, focusing on his unflattering history of playoff performances or his lack of shooting.
Denver Nuggets
Joel Embiid vs Nikola Jokic: Who’s the better big man?
Even before they became the top names for an MVP selection, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic have always, for better or worse, been compared to one another.
Milwaukee Bucks
Why Khris Middleton should be an All-Star lock
Here’s an objective truth readers may not want to hear: Zach LaVine, Aaron Gordon, and arguably even Bradley Beal are not better at basketball than Khris Middleton. Not only is the smooth-shooting swingman a legitimate second option on a winning team, but he also deserves a third All-Star selection.
Dallas Mavericks
How the Sixers, Mavericks and Heat can trade for Victor Oladipo
Rockets management made it clear very early on they want a franchise cornerstone, youth, or picks return in exchange for the former MVP. That direction doesn’t seem like it’s about to change moving forward.
Milwaukee Bucks
Three potential trade scenarios for Julius Randle
The future of Knicks power forward Julius Randle is one storyline that has gone relatively under the radar so far in the 2020-21 NBA season.
NBA
Three things the Raptors can do to save their season
The Toronto Raptors, an NBA championship-winning team just two years ago and one of the league’s top teams the year before, now hold the 14th seed in the Eastern Conference and a 3-8 win-loss record.
Atlanta Hawks
John Collins: Potential trade destinations
It might not be looking good for John Collins and the Atlanta Hawks. A Collins trade has become much more likely in recent days.
Atlanta Hawks
Five things we’ve learned from the first two weeks of the NBA season
To say it’s been a wild NBA season so far would be an understatement. After having just a little over two months to prepare, the first few games naturally didn’t go as planned for most teams, as the standings show.
