https://www.thesportsjudge.com/ NBA stories from The Sports Judge. en-us Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/10-greatest-nba-players-of-all-time-2026-re-ranking/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/10-greatest-nba-players-of-all-time-2026-re-ranking/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT William Horschak NBA O ne of the things I have been chipping away at these last few months is bringing back the old TheSportsJury content from the days when the site was actually alive. That was before I sold the domain to a ticket reseller who never understood the community we built or how to keep it breathing. Digg… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/2011-12-detroit-pistons-preview/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/2011-12-detroit-pistons-preview/ Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:00:00 GMT Winfield Icewood NBA L et's start with the elephant sitting in the middle of the room wearing a referee's whistle: there may not be a season. The owners locked the players out on the first of July, the two sides are nowhere close, and as I type this nobody can tell you whether the NBA tips off in November, in January… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/the-terror-continues-with-the-nba-lockout/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/the-terror-continues-with-the-nba-lockout/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:11:00 GMT Cody Steger NBA G ame six of the NBA Finals seemed as blissful as can be for NBA fans. The enemy was defeated, the good-hearted story was heard, and the popularity of the game seemed to be skyrocketing. All that since has fizzled as fast as a soda can on a humid afternoon. The issues continue to loom around the… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/yao-right/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/yao-right/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:42:00 GMT Sean Steven Spiece NBA Y ao Ming was a good basketball player, averaging a very good 19 points and 10 rebounds per game throughout his very good career. Additionally, it was very good of him to inspire a new generation of Chinese basketball fans. He also was a very good person who rarely got angry--or showed any emotio… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/after-solidifying-the-bench-raptors-look-for-new-gm/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/after-solidifying-the-bench-raptors-look-for-new-gm/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:48:00 GMT Sami Haj-assaad NBA E ven though there is a lockout in the NBA, the Toronto Raptors have found their new coaching staff. Head coach Dwane Casey has brought over a few old friends from his stops around the NBA. Johnny Davis will be joining Casey as an assistant coach again, after Casey’s first stint as head coach in… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/my-predictions-for-the-next-16-nba-champions/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/my-predictions-for-the-next-16-nba-champions/ Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:33:00 GMT Winfield Icewood NBA P icking next year's NBA champion is hard enough. Picking the next sixteen is the kind of thing you only try when your editor has already left for the lake and isn't around to talk you out of it. Mine left Thursday. So here we are, and the timing is almost too good. The Mavericks are still drying… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/raptors-pick-looks-big-in-u19-championship/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/raptors-pick-looks-big-in-u19-championship/ Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:20:00 GMT Sami Haj-assaad NBA T he NBA Draft in June still has some heads spinning. There were plenty of picks that stunned fans and analysts alike. One of the most polarizing picks was the number five overall pick of the Toronto Raptors: Jonas Valanciunas. Analysts and GMs applauded the pick, saying before the pick that Vala… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/nba-lockout-what-you-need-to-know/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/nba-lockout-what-you-need-to-know/ Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:19:00 GMT Sami Haj-assaad NBA F ans were warned, and now it has finally happened: the NBA lockout. Still, some people are asking about more details regarding the lockout, and here at TheSportsJury, we’re here to help clarify. First understand that there are two sides at play here: the Players union, and the owners. The player… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/five-players-that-need-to-be-moved/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/five-players-that-need-to-be-moved/ Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:33:00 GMT Cody Steger NBA Monta Ellis E llis is probably the most obvious name on this list because he has been linked to a trade since the Golden State Warriors drafted Stephen Curry a couple years ago. Ellis, still only 25, has now been in the league for six seasons and his contract status is absolutely perfect. He has… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/2011-nba-power-rankings/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/2011-nba-power-rankings/ Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:57:00 GMT Byron Reyna NBA I s it ever too early to start thinking about next season in the NBA? No? Alright good, because I already can’t wait like I know some of you can’t either. With the looming lockout starting in July, we have no clue when the season will start, so you have to factor the amount of rest most of these… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/for-ironys-sake/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/for-ironys-sake/ Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:52:00 GMT Sean Steven Spiece NBA L akers, if you have any sympathy for me as a fan you will do one thing--trade the house for Dwight Howard. I know, I know, it is already popular belief that this trade is imminent because Dwight loves “the spotlight” and the Lakers always attract “the star free agents”. But that’s not the reason… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/nba-draft-best-of-the-worst/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/nba-draft-best-of-the-worst/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:28:00 GMT Brian Lutz NBA T he NBA draft is tonight. It’s not a particularly strong class, so it’s likely that there will be at least a few busts sprinkled in among the top 10 to 15 picks. And even busts must be classified. Sure, Jan Vesely may someday be thought of as a bad 6 overall pick, but will he turn out to be as b… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/the-correct-nba-mock-draft/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/the-correct-nba-mock-draft/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:15:00 GMT Cody Steger NBA T he NBA season only ended a little over a week ago, but it’s time to tune into the NBA draft on Thursday. This will be a very unpredictable draft this year with no real guarantee players in the prospect pool. What Cleveland and Minnesota decide to do will allow the rest of the dominoes to fall.… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/draft-profile-kenneth-faried/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/draft-profile-kenneth-faried/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:29:00 GMT Pete Crispino NBA F aried finished his four years at Morehead State as the NCAA’s all-time leading rebounder in the modern era. While he played against far lesser opponents in the Ohio Valley Conference, Faried played just as effectively against top competition when presented with the opportunity. This season, he… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/draft-profile-marshon-brooks/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/draft-profile-marshon-brooks/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:26:00 GMT Pete Crispino NBA T he nation’s second leading scorer last season Marshon Brooks can, without question, fill it up. He dropped 52 on Notre Dame, 43 on Georgetown and scored 25 or more 18 times in 32 games at Providence last year. The unique thing about Brooks though, is that after the season ended he was seen as a… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/draft-profile-alec-burks/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/draft-profile-alec-burks/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:23:00 GMT Pete Crispino NBA L ikely the best pure 2-guard in the draft, Alec Burks should hear his name called in the lottery on Thursday night. Burks possesses one of the most diverse offensive games of any player in the draft — he can drive left or right equally well, work off pick-and-rolls, run the floor in transition,… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/draft-profile-jonas-valanciunas/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/draft-profile-jonas-valanciunas/ Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:37:00 GMT Pete Crispino NBA T he 6’11” Lithuanian is a guy who G.M.’s will take because of who he could be, not who he is today. He finishes really well around the rim and has great hands, but he operates almost exclusively via the pick-and-roll and has a very limited offensive skill-set with the ball in his hands. Valanciu… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/draft-profile-bismack-biyombo/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/draft-profile-bismack-biyombo/ Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:28:00 GMT Pete Crispino NBA T he draft's international man of mystery, Bismack Biyombo burst onto the scene two months ago much the same way Enes Kanter did- at the Nike Hoops Summit. Biyombo was the first player in the game's star-studded history to record a triple-double (12 points, 11 rebounds, 10 blocked shots in 28 min… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/draft-profile-enes-kanter/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/draft-profile-enes-kanter/ Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:09:00 GMT Pete Crispino NBA I n some respects, the Turkish center typifies this entire draft class — unlimited potential and huge question marks. Few G.M.’s will be able to sit back after their first-round pick and say, with confidence, that they know they got a guy they can pencil into their starting lineup for the next fi… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/heat-talk-a-good-game-but-mavericks-prevail-in-nba-finals/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/heat-talk-a-good-game-but-mavericks-prevail-in-nba-finals/ Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:33:00 GMT Itsgoodtobetheking NBA M ark Jackson, a former NBA All-Star now announcing for ABC, said it best Sunday night: “Great players, like death and taxes— eventually, they’re gonna get you.” Well, in this year’s edition of the NBA Finals, the “great” players appeared to be Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, and Dirk Nowitzki, not LeBr… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/raptors-like-casey-for-head-coach/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/raptors-like-casey-for-head-coach/ Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:39:00 GMT Sami Haj-assaad NBA A s draft day looms, the Toronto Raptors are also closing in on their next head coach. Raptors general manager, Bryan Colangelo, stated previously that the position previously held by Canadian Jay Triano, needs to be filled with a defensive oriented mentality, and clear experience. “Most of the t… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/five-other-reasons-miami-lost/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/five-other-reasons-miami-lost/ Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:41:00 GMT Robert Jamieson NBA T he Miami Heat have had time to absorb their loss in the NBA Finals, so too have sports fans. The large majority of sports pundits, personalities, and fans, blame LeBron James for the loss in the Finals. I agree with this statement to a certain extent. If LeBron James plays better in the Finals,… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/what-rubio-means-to-minneapolis/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/what-rubio-means-to-minneapolis/ Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:27:00 GMT Cody Steger NBA T he first time I ever came to Minneapolis was a little over three years ago, when I was 16 years old. I’ve been a kid that traveled a lot growing up with vacations, but even being from Southeast Wisconsin, I’ve never been to the state of Minnesota. As I was trimming down my possible college dest… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/will-rubio-finally-make-it-to-the-nba/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/will-rubio-finally-make-it-to-the-nba/ Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:41:00 GMT Sami Haj-assaad NBA S pain has a lot of sports icons to be proud of. Especially in the NBA. While former NBA Champion Pau Gasol had taken his time to show his skills at the highest level of Basketball competition, his fellow countrymen have shown the world that they sure can play. Jose Calderon, Jorge Garbojosa, Rud… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/trying-to-buck-the-trend/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/trying-to-buck-the-trend/ Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT Dave Radcliffe NBA I t’s been awhile for the Milwaukee Bucks. Not since the 2000-2001 season when the Bucks reached the Eastern Conference Finals thanks to the likes of Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson and Sam Cassel has Milwaukee made any legitimate noise. An exciting seven game series two seasons ago against the Atlanta… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/like-a-bosh/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/like-a-bosh/ Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:26:00 GMT Byron Reyna NBA C hris Bosh is many things, but a go to guy is not one of them. Sure he’ll lead your team to the playoffs in a pretty bad Eastern Conference outside of the top four teams. He’s the type of player that on a somewhat good team, he could be your second option, unless he’s a third wheel like he is on… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/besides-kyrie-the-best-player-in-this-draft-is-kawhi-leonard/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/besides-kyrie-the-best-player-in-this-draft-is-kawhi-leonard/ Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMT Winfield Icewood NBA E very draft has a consensus, and every draft the consensus is mostly noise. This year the noise says Kyrie Irving goes No. 1, and for once the noise is right — the kid's a point guard with a feel you can't teach, and he'd be my pick at the top of the board too. After that, the conversation gets… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/nba-a-review-and-looking-forward/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/nba-a-review-and-looking-forward/ Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:27:00 GMT Adam Smith NBA T he 2010-2011 NBA season finally came to a close on Sunday night when the Dallas Mavericks captured their first NBA Championship in franchise history. It was a great moment for the Mavericks organization, and really for the entire sporting world. The Mavericks won the title on old-school princip… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/steaming-reil-of-thoughts-baby-bron-bron/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/steaming-reil-of-thoughts-baby-bron-bron/ Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:53:00 GMT Conor Reilly NBA H ello all. ·It is a pleasure to finally make my debut on TSJ. ·Though I prefer the likes of Major League Baseball, the National Football League, and the National Hockey League, I must say that these NBA Finals were quite a treat. ·First off, a heartfelt congrats to Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Jas… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/bulls-season-in-review-and-upcoming-offseason/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/bulls-season-in-review-and-upcoming-offseason/ Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:38:00 GMT Matthew Powers NBA T he Chicago Bulls 2010-11 season was viewed as a disappointment after losing to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, but in reality the Bulls went above and beyond the expectations set for them back in the summer. Projected by many to finish fourth in the Eastern Conference behind th… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/the-mavs-got-the-last-laugh/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/the-mavs-got-the-last-laugh/ Mon, 13 Jun 2011 04:30:00 GMT Winfield Icewood NBA Dallas Mavericks 4, Miami Heat 2. Champions. G o ahead and read that again, because a year ago half the league would've bet their house against it. Remember last summer? The Heat threw themselves a coronation before they'd played a single game. Smoke machines, flashing lights, LeBron promising no… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/holding-the-cards/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/holding-the-cards/ Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:19:00 GMT Cody Steger NBA I t’s not very often that the Minnesota Timberwolves are in the news. And, well…it’s not normal for the Twolves to get any sort of publicity around the basketball community. The only time that Minnesota got onto ESPN was when Kevin Love was triumphing through the record books by becoming a double… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/darko-the-biggest-nba-draft-bust/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/darko-the-biggest-nba-draft-bust/ Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:15:00 GMT Mark Smith NBA T he 2003 NBA Draft had plenty of talent. The Detroit Pistons, Eastern Conference finalists, owned the No. 2 pick thanks to a trade in 1996 with the Vancouver Grizzlies. The Pistons front office took a shot at an 18-year-old prospect, Darko Milicic. Hindsight is 20/20. The seven footer from Serbi… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/the-miami-heat-the-new-monstars/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/the-miami-heat-the-new-monstars/ Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:50:00 GMT Matthew Powers NBA P at Riley pulled off the near impossible last summer when acquiring LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh to join forces in South Beach. Something the NBA has never seen before with three perennial all-stars teaming up in their prime. Only comparable to what Swackhammer was able to accomplish… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/warriors-and-76ers-discuss-ellis-for-iguodala-trade/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/warriors-and-76ers-discuss-ellis-for-iguodala-trade/ Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:43:00 GMT Kyle Flippin NBA E SPN's Ric Bucher is reporting that the Warriors and 76ers have discussed a trade that would send Monta Ellis to Philadelphia and Andre Iguodala to Golden State, according to league sources. One of these sources has direct knowledge of the Warriors' thinking. The trade would seemingly benefit ea… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/mark-jackson-named-coache-of-warriors/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/mark-jackson-named-coache-of-warriors/ Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:18:00 GMT Sami Haj-assaad NBA T he Golden State Warriors say they’ve found the man to coach their team next season. With a 3 year contract, the Warriors have chosen former ESPN analyst Mark Jackson to head up the team. Jackson has no former NBA coaching experience, yet emerged as the Warriors top choice from a huge list of ex… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/dwaynes-world/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/dwaynes-world/ Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:16:00 GMT Cody Steger NBA L eBron James stated in his pregame pep talk before game three, that if by the end of the game you aren’t exhausted, you aren’t playing right. Well, if you are watching the NBA Finals and you were not exhausted by the end of the game, you didn’t watch it close enough. The NBA Finals wrote another… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/more-light-shed-on-knickswalsh-situation/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/more-light-shed-on-knickswalsh-situation/ Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:14:00 GMT Matt Boikess NBA D onnie Walsh deserved better. A New York guy born and bred who came back home to resurrect a franchise from the depths of the NBA abyss. A franchise he cheered for growing up. A franchise that his Pacers went head on with for years in the playoffs during the Patrick Ewing-Reggie Miller years. Wa… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/critically-acclaimed/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/critically-acclaimed/ Sat, 28 May 2011 00:38:00 GMT Mark Smith NBA C riticism may not be a strong enough word. Hatred, animosity, and complete rejection might be the best way to describe the city of Cleveland’s response to LeBron James leaving the Cavaliers to play with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami. Cavs fans were heartbroken, jerseys were burned, and the… https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/rockets-to-hire-mchale-as-new-head-coach/ https://www.thesportsjudge.com/nba/rockets-to-hire-mchale-as-new-head-coach/ Fri, 27 May 2011 19:42:00 GMT Kyle Flippin NBA Y ahoo! Sports is reporting that the Rockets have hired Kevin McHale as their new head coach. McHale was chosen over Celtics assistant and former Nets head coach Lawrence Frank and Mavericks assistant coach Dwane Casey after the firing of previous head coach Rick Adelman. McHale has served as an…