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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Nets fans and fans across the country. We’ll consider this the end of a three-part series asking a similar question among all Brooklyn Nets fans: Who is this team we’re about to watch? […]

SALT LAKE CITY - MAY 26: Robert Horry #5 of the San Antonio Spurs reacts in the fourth quarter against the Utah Jazz in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals during the 2007 NBA Playoffs at the EnergySolutions Arena on May 26, 2007 in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images) | Ge...

Part Three: Coaching

Ranking the six best NBA free agents who are available in the offseason right now.

For the first time in three years, the Minnesota Timberwolves failed to reach the Western Conference Finals, prompting significant changes to their roster and reshaping key matchups in 2026-27. The Timberwolves upgraded their offense by trading for LaMelo Ball from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for 2024 Sixth Man of the Year Naz Reid. After […] The post 4 Timberwolves matchups that will cement title-contenders status in 2026-27 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Dub Nation let’s keep cruising through the Western Conference, particularly the Southwest conference. Let’s take a trip down to Beale St and listen to some blues and eat some good BBQ. If you caught my piece back in February about Memphis eating itself alive from the inside, you already know the shape of this one. The once great Grizzlies that as recently as 2023 were considered a legitimate contender have become damn near unrecognizable. It all spiraled after Ja Morant’s injuries and off-cou...

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MARCH 10: Matthew Murrell #15 of the Salt Lake City Stars dribbles the ball during the game against the Texas Legends on March 10, 2026 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via...

The Jazz announced Monday in a press release that they have signed free agent guard Matthew Murrell, who spent last season with their G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars. Murrell almost certainly signed an Exhibit 10 deal ahead of training camp. If he’s waived before 2026/27 begins and spends at least 60 days […]

BROOKLYN, NY - JUNE 29 : Mikel Brown Jr. signs memorabilia for a fan during an introductory Press Conference for the 2026 Brooklyn Nets Draftees on June 29, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by David L. Nemec/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images In...

For much of the season, the Minnesota Lynx have established themselves as one of the WNBA’s most formidable teams. Yet, as the playoffs draw closer, the league leaders have lost their last two games, and after losing their second game, Head Coach Cheryl Reeve now seems to have identified an area where the team appears to be falling short.

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - JANUARY 30: Day'Ron Sharpe #20 and Drake Powell #4 of the Brooklyn Nets high five during the game against the Utah Jazz on January 30, 2026 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE...

the East has to prepare themselves for a dangerous Raptors squad.

The WNBA heads into its international break with the playoff race taking shape and only four regular-season games remaining for every team. The final week before the pause shifted the postseason picture at the top, while at the other end, several eliminated teams are beginning to look more like spoilers than contenders. Let’s take a look at the […] The post ClutchPoints’ Week 15 WNBA power rankings appeared first on ClutchPoints.

THEY have failed me AGAIN! | NBAE via Getty Images Now we come to the part of the Rockets that I think needed to change at the end of the previous playoffs: coaching. This isn’t because I dislike Ime Udoka on a personal level (as much as a stranger to the man can), although I do. It’s because he’s given everyone plenty of evidence that he’s simply not up to the job of taking the Rockets to the next phase of their (hoped for!) ascent to the upper echelons of the NBA. I’d like to say “return to...

It took nearly two full months for Braden Smith to sign his two-way contract with the Pacers after the team acquired his rights in a draft-day deal with Chicago, but this year’s 38th overall pick says he didn’t mind waiting, per Tony East of Forbes. “Through the whole process, I knew it was going to […]

The Pistons do not have enough firepower around Cade Cunningham and it could haunt them

Stephen Curry is entering the final season of his current contract, but he has no plans to leave the Golden State Warriors.

Keeping a championship team together takes sacrifice from star players, and it appears the New York Knicks have two players willing to do so.

Cooper Flagg is already a problem for the rest of the league. But do the Mavericks know how to build around him?

Angel Reese. | Christina Merrion. There’s a truism in basketball that the first home game after a long road trip feels like another road game. The Atlanta Dream proved the validity of that idea on Friday night, with a flat performance resulting in a nearly 20-point loss to the Portland Fire. On Sunday afternoon, re-acclimated and agitated, the real Dream returned. Or, maybe the realest Dream. For the second-straight season, the Dream secured the season series win over the Minnesota Lynx, prev...

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 12: Jalen Brunson #13 of the Dallas Mavericks dribbles the ball during the game against the New York Knicks on January 12, 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2022 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) | ...

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Speaking to Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area on Monday at a charity event at the Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club, newly extension-eligible Warriors guard Stephen Curry reiterated that he has no desire to leave the only NBA team he has ever played for. “There’s no question I want to be here […]

Jonathan Kuminga's agent made a bold claim about his client's performance with the Atlanta Hawks.

Team USA women's basketball hasn't lost a game at the Olympics or World Cup since 2006. Think the FIBA World Cup will be a cakewalk? Think again.

The Hornets have signed free agent forward Josiah Allick, the team announced (via Twitter). While the terms of Allick’s agreement were not disclosed, Rod Boone of The Charlotte Observer reports that the 25-year-old signed an Exhibit 10 contract for training camp (Twitter link). Allick spent three college seasons with the University of Missouri-Kansas City prior […]

Help us predict how many Cavaliers will make the All-Star Game this season.

CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 19: Jarrett Allen #31 of the Cleveland Cavaliers smiles during the game against the Houston Rockets on November 19, 2025 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images Welc...

The 2026 All-Star voting briefly got caught up in controversy after players’ verdict on Caitlin Clark. The Indiana Fever star was ranked 11th in the players’ vote in the All-Star voting, outraging former players like Candace Parker, who cited ‘insecurity’ as the reason behind players not selecting Clark.

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