After returning to the postseason for the first time since 2020, the Magic lost a hard-fought seven-game series to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Unfortunately, the team has started slowly this season with injuries to Paolo Banchero (oblique) and Wendell Carter Jr. (foot).
Orlando should level out, but if the franchise continues to struggle, perhaps the heavy investments into its current makeup (Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jonathan Isaac, Carter, etc.) were a bit premature. Banchero is all but certain to get a maximum extension next year, but do the pieces fit together well enough?
Feb 13, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Mark Cuban laughs during the second half of the game between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat at American Airlines
The Boston Celtics are one of the teams who are expected to be a contender at the end of the season. They are the defending NBA champions, so they feel like the
Nikola Jokić is still rewriting the record books — and treating it like just another day at the office. In a 149-141 overtime win over the Phoenix Suns
The New York Knicks are one of the best teams in the NBA, but as of late, they have been defined more by their struggles than their triumphs.The Knicks are 0-7