USA Today Indiana Pacers’ Best Chance at Surviving Without Victor Oladipo It has been ugly for the Indiana Pacers since star shooting guard Victor Oladipo went down with a season-ending knee injury. Predictably, the energy has been zapped from their team now that any real chance of competing for a title this season is gone. That doesn’t mean they shouldn’t go down swinging, though -- the team’s best chance of saving their season is in the following lineup: Domantas Sabonis, T

The Pelicans’ best lineup: Anthony Davis, Nikola Mirotic, Elfrid Payton, Jrue Holiday, E'Twaun Moore NBA.com It has been a rough season for the Pelicans: injuries have hit a team that has no depth, they have been a disaster in close games, and their defense is non-existent on most nights. When healthy, though, their five best players together are still dominant. I wrote about this lineup at the start of the season, and it is still as formidable as ever. Right now the biggest

Lakers receive - Nikola Vucevic, Terrence Ross Magic receive - Kentavious Caldwell Pope, Lance Stephenson, Ivica Zubac, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, 1st round pick, 2nd round pick Why the Lakers would do it - The Lakers are struggling with LeBron James sidelined by injury, and are quickly slipping in the standings. And even with LeBron, this team doesn’t have enough to truly compete for a championship. This trade gives them an immediate talent upgrade. Nikola Vucevic has been playi

Houston Rockets receive - Kent Bazemore Atlanta Hawks receive - Brandon Knight, two second round picks Why the Rockets would do it- Houston is in win-now mode, and after a slow start, the Rockets are on a roll. Still the team needs more depth, shooting, and defense, especially on the wing. This trade brings in Kent Bazemore, an immediate upgrade over James Ennis and Daniel House. Bazemore is a solid shooter, play-maker, and wing defender. He could also ease the minute loads f

Detroit Pistons receive- Jeremy Lin, Dewayne Dedmon, Charlotte's 2019 second round pick Atlanta Hawks receive- Jon Leuer, Ish Smith, Stanley Johnson, Detroit 2019 first round pick (protected picks 1-14) Why the Pistons Would do it - Detroit is desperate, as the team is rapidly falling out of the playoff race in the East. The team needs, depth, play-making, and shooting. This trade is a step in the right direction for the Pistons. Lin would be an immediate upgrade at backup po

Sacramento Kings receive - Otto Porter Jr. Washington Wizards receive - Zach Randolph, Iman Shumpert, Skal Labissiere and a 2nd round pick Why the Kings Would do it - The Kings are winning games this year. They have a real chance to make the playoffs this year, but it won't be easy in the brutal western conference. The Kings biggest need is at the small forward position and in this trade they would get one of the best small forwards on the market in Otto Porter Jr. Sacramento

The New Pelicans Starting Five USA Today It’s been an up and down season for the New Orleans Pelicans. Injuries and inconsistent play have led to a 14-14 record. At least Alvin Gentry has found a new starting lineup that has worked. Jrue Holiday was being asked to do too much as the lead guard, and by inserting Tim Frazier into the starting lineup, Jrue has flourished. Holiday destroyed the Pistons last night with a 37-point outburst. Frazier himself has enjoyed a nice little

Houston Chronicle Two Way Lineup I Like- Rockets Finding Their Go-To Five It has been a rough year for the Houston Rockets. Both their defense and their offense have taken turns pooping itself. Injuries and suspensions have been brutal as well. Depth is a serious issue. Still, amidst all of their inconsistent play, they have finally found a lineup that works on both ends. The lineup is James Harden, Eric Gordon, P.J Tucker, Gary Clark, and Clint Capela. Harden is back to his

Fox Sports Spurs Finding a Lineup that Works This is a different Spurs team. Head coach Gregg Popovich is searching for lineups that work every night. This roster is a weird collection of one-way players. San Antonio lacks wings, good defenders, and shooters. Luckily they have the best coach ever and two great players in LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan. That can overcome a lot of deficiencies. Getting Derrick White back also helps. Recently San Antonio has leaned on one l

Sports Illustrated Kemba Walker has the made the All-Star team the past two years. Impressive, yet this has gone seemingly unnoticed as Walker plays for the small market Charlotte Hornets, a team that went 36-46 in both of the last two seasons. People knew Walker was good, perhaps the 10th to 12th best point guard in the NBA. But nobody saw this year’s explosion coming. Last season Walker was caught in trade rumors, putting a damper on his rising stardom. Instead, Charlotte d

Bucksnation.com This week's lineups feature a lineup that has finally clicked after years of struggling, a defensive lineup that is suffocating, and a lineup that we should all keep an eye on for various reasons. Let's get it jumping! Two Way Lineup I Like- Damian Lillard, C.J McCollum, Evan Turner, Al-Farouq Aminu, Jusuf Nurkic It's year three, but the Blazers have finally made Evan Turner useful. Turner was one of the bad contracts that got signed during the bananas summer

AP News Welcome to the weekly column where I will be picking lineups around the league that I like on both sides of the court. Let's get to it! Defensive Lineup I Like Morris - Harris - Craig - Millsap - Jokic This is a different Denver Nuggets team. They are winning games they used to lose, like the Chicago Bulls games this week.This team is getting stops when they need to. Denver is 7-1 and is the only team to beat the Golden State Warriors. They are an incredible 4th in de

Pascal Siakam With the 2018-2019 NBA season upon us, Off the Glass is making predictions on who breakout players from each team will be. Today we look at Pascal Siakam of the Toronto Raptors. Last year the Toronto Raptors had the best bench in the league. Fred VanVleet got most of the love and rightfully so, but there was a player on the bench that had even more potential. That player is Pascal Siakam. His rookie year he was in and out of the rotation, but he took a big step

The Boston Globe With the 2018-19 NBA Season here, Off the Glass is making predictions on who the breakout players of each team will be. Today we look at Wayne Selden of the Memphis Grizzlies. I first noticed Wayne Selden two years ago in the playoffs against the San Antonio Spurs, and at the time, saw some intriguing flashes. Selden had a strong summer league, but his regular season was up and down last year. Memphis was terrible; Selden was in and out of the rotation and st

NBA.com The Atlanta Hawks were the worst team in the Eastern Conference last year, and it looks like this year will be more of the same. Atlanta is in rebuilding mode and will be led by new coach Lloyd Pierce. While they may be bad this year, there is some exciting young talent on the roster. Of course, there is rookie Trae Young and last year’s first round pick John Collins, who should both be good — but I’ve got my eye on someone else. Taurean Prince, the third-year small f

Yahoo Sports The 2018-2019 NBA season starts October 16th and to get you ready for tip-off, Off the Glass is previewing all 30 teams. Today we look at the Oklahoma City Thunder. 2017-2018 Record: 48-34, 2nd in Northwest Division, 4th. Lost 4-2 in the first round to Utah Jazz Season Recap: Before the season started, the Thunder had a lot of hype and most thought they would be one of the best teams in the league. They added Paul George and Carmelo Anthony to team with star Russ

Sports Betting Dime The 2018-2019 NBA season starts October 16th and to get you ready for tip-off, Off the Glass is previewing all 30 teams. Today we look at the Milwaukee Bucks. 2017-2018 Record: 44-38, 3rd in Central Division. Lost 4-3 in the first round to Boston Celtics. Season Recap: The Bucks’ season consisted of many ups and downs. Giannis Antetokounmpo cemented himself as one of the best players in the league and Kris Middleton emerged as the perfect sidekick. But Mil

Tri-State Defender Things went downhill quickly last year in Memphis. Before last season, Memphis was one of the most consistent teams in league with seven straight playoff appearances. However, after a hot start, last season flew off the rails with the Mike Conley injury, the Marc Gasol and David Fizdale beef, and Fizdale’s firing which led to the second-worst record in the NBA at 22-60. It was a brutal season, but the Grizzlies are hoping they can get back on track to playo

USA Today Last year Donovan Mitchell burst onto the scene with a spectacular rookie season for the Utah Jazz. Mitchell was second in Rookie of the Year voting and made several teams regret passing on him in the draft. It didn't take long for Mitchell to become Utah's number one option on offense as he delivered by averaging 20.5 points and 3.7 assists per game. His teammates and head coach Quin Snyder trusted him to be the focus of the offense as a rookie even though his effi

It's time everyone! Here are my top ten League Pass teams next season and why I am so excited to watch them. Let's dive in! 10. L.A. Lakers NBA.com I had to add LeBron James in la la land. LeBron joining the Lakers young nucleus is incredibly exciting; despite the rest of their questionable offseason. Some people think the Lakers will miss the playoffs in the loaded West, but you can pick against LeBron at your peril, I think they make it. Still, there will be bumps as they f