Caruso, a defensive stopper, assimilated instantly into Oklahoma City’s scheme and drew massive assignments — such as guarding Nuggets center Nikola Jokić — during the team’s NBA Finals run. Think of the Bucks adding backup center Bobby Portis in ...

The Cleveland Cavaliers are the heavy favorite to reach the NBA Finals next season since Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton won’t play and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum could miss the entire campaign as well.

According to David Aldridge of The Athletic, the Pacers did not make the right moves this offseason. In fact, he ranked their offseason as the third worst in the entire NBA. Aldridge essentially blames the Tyrese Haliburton injury as the biggest reason for them not to make many moves this summer.

The Milwaukee Bucks underwent a significant change but that doesn't mean they should be counted out from the NBA playoffs.

When discussing the late 2010s to 2020s era of basketball, one shouldn't get very far without naming Giannis Antetokounmpo. The former 15th overall pick-turned Milwaukee Bucks superstar has become one of the greatest players of all time and could knock on the door of the top ten when his career is over.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as One glaring reason Mavericks could miss NBA playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks are hoping to move up from their No. 10 spot in the Western Conference playoff picture in the upcoming season.

Blake Griffin has made his early predictions for the NBA Finals matchup and MVP for 2025-26, and the Thunder didn't get much love.