$151 million Miami Heat. Last Conference Final: 2014. Largest Salary: Chris Bosh ($26,837,720). Freedom: 2020-21, $57 million. The Heat are burdened by the max contract Pat Riley gave to Chris Bosh once LeBron James left him high and dry. Bosh was then injured and the Heat haven’t been able to recover. They have entered into…
the desperate 1. Minnesota Timberwolves. They haven’t been in the playoffs since George Bush was the Prez and if we’re counting at home that would be 14 seasons without a post-season even with Kevin Garnett and Kevin Love in tow. You know who you are, those who penciled the Wolves in for 50 wins and…
The only way the Oklahoma City Thunder were going to beat the Golden State Warriors without a bunch of perfect performances was an epic Westbrook 55, 25 and 17 performance. Anything shy of that was going to be another Warriors win. Russell Westbrook tried his best and actually had a triple double- 47 points, 11…
The Oklahoma City Thunder are in a precarious situation this upcoming season with the Kevin Durant departure. Russell Westbrook is the only superstar available, and the frontcourt, specifically the power forward position, is lacking major depth, with Serge Ibaka joining the Orlando Magic lineup via a trade on draft night. In order to alleviate the…
On a Saturday night in a hostile arena colored blue, with everything on the line-their title, their pride, their 73 win season- the Golden State Warriors hung around as Klay Thompson was the best player on the floor. The underrated shooting guard gave the Warriors the opportunity to be the Warriors at the end. In…
Draymond Green, the emotional and spiritual leader of the Golden State Warriors, may find himself in a hotel room watching his team compete in a pivotal game four in Oklahoma City when the Thunder try to control the series against the defending NBA champions and go up 3-1. If Green is suspended- the consensus is…
At this time of the year there are always a bunch of haters that downgrade the draft lottery by pointing out the failed picks like Anthony Bennett and Greg Oden who never lived up to the hype. While the lottery is a hit or miss proposition, and you can’t control a lot of what happens…
It got crazy at the end, crazy enough to make you forget how abysmally boring these playoffs have been. Not in San Antonio. Not on a Monday night. Not after a game one beat down. But of course, if you have been watching NBA basketball long enough you knew the Thunder were going to come…
When his team was in the midst of their greatness, and battling the Celtics for NBA supremacy, Pat Riley would write on the board before every game, No Rebounds, No Rings. It was pretty simplistic as strategies go. If you rebound the ball, you win. If you don’t, you lose. Of course, it was easy…
Regardless of the hypoxic impressions of the media, most top-5 players don’t leave their team in the prime of their careers. Most stay put. Consequentially, it was always a long shot for Kevin Durant to put his name on the list with LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal as the only top-5 players in the past…