Basketball

When the 2024/25 season began, the Mavericks were coming off a 50-win year and an appearance in the NBA Finals. The Kings were coming off a 46-win campaign and had added DeMar DeRozan in free agency. Dallas had championship aspirations, while Sacramento felt good about its chances of making it back to the playoffs after being eliminated in the play-in tournament last … [Read more...] about Poll: Who Will Win Wednesday’s Play-In Games?

Kings general manager Monte McNair is on the hot seat entering the play-in tournament, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. McNair, who was hired as Sacramento’s general manager in September 2020, helped the franchise end its long playoff drought in 2023, but the team hasn’t progressed as hoped since then. The Kings were eliminated in the play-in tournament in 2024 … [Read more...] about Kings’ Monte McNair On Hot Seat

Wednesday evening will see four teams in very different places fight for the opportunity to earn the No. 8 seeds in their respective conferences. For the third straight season, the 39-43 Bulls will be squaring off against the 37-45 Heat in a play-in tournament game. This year, however, Chicago seems to have the edge. Per BetOnline, the Bulls are a marginal favorite as the home … [Read more...] about Community Shootaround: Wednesday Play-In Team Futures