With the recent news that the Toronto Raptors are now betting favorites to land the disgruntled San Antonio Spur superstar, Kawhi Leonard, let's take a look at some potential trade packages that they can offer: A Star in Exchange for a Star If the Spurs are hell bent on receiving a star in exchange for Kawhi, DeMar DeRozan may be a player the Spurs would consider trading for. DeMar is one of the elite guards in the NBA, previously earning both All-Star and All-NBA recognition

What if… What if the Cleveland Cavaliers try to do the unthinkable and trade LeBron James. I know that it sounds impossible, and truthfully it probably is given the No Trade Clause on James’ contract. But picture this. Dan Gilbert and Koby Altman leak to the media that they are actively shopping James. The story goes out that they don’t think LeBron will return and they don’t want him to leave the team with nothing in return (again). The Cavs paint themselves as a franchise t

*The Cleveland Cavaliers will also send THEIR 2018 first-round pick to the Los Angeles Clippers* The rumours surrounding the Cleveland Cavaliers and DeAndre Jordan have been loud and frequent, as the Cavs have expressed quite an interest in the center. However, Cleveland will have to part ways with some useful assets in order to convince the Clippers to send Jordan their way. Given the current state of the franchise, a package that includes Tristan Thompson, Iman Shumpert and

Who deserves some more love this NBA season? Our writers answer below! Jac Manuell/@TheJManJBT Aaron Gordon has improved every facet of his game. Here’s a list of all the areas where his game has improved, via Basketball Reference: -Points per game -Blocks per game -Steals per game -Assists per game -Total rebounds per game -Free throw rate and percentage -Field goal percentage from two and three -Effective field goal percentage As I argued on the NBA Outlet, he is a legitima

Generally speaking, going into the NBA season, only a couple of MVP candidates really stick out from the crowd. This is not the case as we enter the 2017/2018 NBA season. After a wild offseason the entire landscape of the NBA has changed. The Western Conference has become even stronger than before – so much so that the all-star selection process has been completely revamped. The championship contenders left in the Eastern Conference have undergone massive facelifts, with enti

Nine members of the OTG staff give you their pick for Sixth Man of the Year Jac Manuell/@TheJManJBT We only need to turn to famed Canadian rap superstar, Drake to know who this year’s Sixth Man of the Year will be: “Boomin' out in South Gwinnett like Lou Will 6 Man like Lou Will, 2 girls and they get along like I'm (Lou Will) Like I'm Lou Will.” Lou Williams isn’t just going to win the award because Drizzy said so but because he’s the league’s prototypical sixth man. He has

Nine of OTG's greatest give you their pick for 2017-2018's Most Improved Player. Théo Salaun/@TheoSalaun The Milwaukee Bucks are primed to make a jump in the Eastern Conference standings after finishing 6th last season. If fully healthy, a Bucks team could snag the #3 spot behind Cleveland and Boston while gobbling up regular season opponents, putting Giannis Antetokounmpo in MVP consideration, and Most Improved Player sleeper — Khris Middleton — in heavy consideration for th

Honorable Mention: Moses Malone Career Statistics 20.3 PTS, 12.3 REB, 1.3 BLK, 22.0 PER Honors 1x NBA Champion, 1x Finals MVP, 3x MVP, 8x All-NBA (4x First Team), 2x All-Defense (1x First Team), 12x All-Star Only 8 players in NBA history have won league MVP on three occasions: Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell and Moses Malone. Malone was the centerpiece of one of the greatest teams of all time in

Honorable Mention: Dennis Rodman Career Statistics 7.3 PTS, 13.1 REB, 1.8 AST, 14.6 PER Honors 5x NBA Champion, 2x DPOY, 2x All-NBA, 8x All-Defense (7x First Team), 2x All-Star, 7x Rebound Leader Dennis Rodman is one of the most underrated basketball players of the modern era. Although rodman wasn’t an offensive star like the other men on this list, very few players in NBA history have been able to impact a game the way Rodman could. At just 6-foot-7, he is widely considere

Honorable Mention: Elgin Baylor Career Statistics 27.4 PTS, 13.5 REB, 4.3 AST, 22.7 PER Honors 10x All-NBA (10x First Team), 11x All-Star, Rookie of the Year The Boston Celtics supremacy during the 1960s didn’t hurt anyone more than it hurt Elgin Baylor. After 14 seasons, this 11-time all-star and 10-time All-NBA’er retired without ever winning an NBA championship. To make matters worse, After retiring just 9 games into the 1972 season, it was that same year that the Lakers

Honorable Mention: Tracy McGrady Career Statistics 19.6 PTS, 5.6 REB, 4.4 AST, 22.1 PER Honors 7x All-NBA (2x First Team), 7x All-Star, 2x Scoring Leader Tracy McGrady is one of the greatest ‘what if’ stories in NBA history. Blessed with immense talent and all of the necessary physical tools, T-Mac could ball as well as anyone on any given night. Unfortunately, a combination of poor body care and the task of dragging objectively bad Orlando teams to the NBA playoffs, McGrad

Last night, the Golden State Warriors put an end to both LeBron’s and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ championship defense after beating them 129-120 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. For the fifth time in his illustrious career, LeBron James’ season ended in defeat after a gruelling trip to the final round of the playoffs. LeBron put forth a valiant effort to keep his team’s championship hopes alive, but the overwhelming fire power of the Golden State Warriors was too much for him to ov

It took a historic, record-setting effort but finally, LeBron James and the Cavaliers put together a winning 48 minutes in the NBA Finals. Between LeBron’s historic night and the Cavaliers all-time scoring performance, the Cavaliers were able to use a 137 point effort to hand the Warriors their first loss of the 2017 postseason. With the series heading back to Oakland for Game 5, we are in the exact same place we were a year ago with the series at 3-1 in favor of Golden Stat

If the Cavaliers were going to win a game, it was Game 3. However, with the Golden State Warriors edging the Cavaliers 118-113 in last night’s contest, the NBA Finals look all but over. In 45 minutes last night, LeBron James put forth yet another staggering stat line of 39 PTS, 11 REB, and 9 AST. Although a near 40-point triple-double is hard to beat in terms of impressiveness, it was a different kind of stat that stood out as most shocking – LeBron’s net rating. In 45 and a

If you were just to read the Cavaliers side of the box score, you might have thought they won on Sunday night. After all, a LeBron James 29 point triple-double, 27 points from Kevin Love, 19 point and 7 assists from Irving, 15 team steals and only 9 turnovers, usually spell success for Cleveland. Unfortunately, the Warriors were just so explosive on offense that none of it mattered. Golden State scored 132 points on 52% shooting, with both Kevin Durant and Steph Curry scoring

Game 1 of the NBA Finals didn’t go as planned for LeBron James as the Cleveland Cavaliers fell to the Golden State Warriors 113-91 in disappointing fashion. What started as a tightly knit, back-and-fourth contest quickly became an offensive showcase for the Warriors' dynamic duo, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, who finished with 38 and 28 points respectively. Both LeBron and Kyrie Irving had decent games, but neither played well enough to overcome the poor play of their surro

One superstar is heading toward the twilight of one of the greatest NBA careers of all-time, highlighted by 3 NBA championships and 4 regular season MVP awards. The other is a dominant and perennial scoring machine, who has been criticized for his failures in the NBA playoffs – after 9 full seasons his hands remain jewellery-free. They’ve been compared to each another in the past, but with the Cavaliers and Warriors set to tangle in this year’s NBA Finals, both will be endles

Anyone who tuned into last night's Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, bore witness (pun intended) to a small piece of history. With a late third quarter triple, LeBron James passed Michael Jordan to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer in the post-season. LeBron did so using 120 less field goal attempts, although it did take him an additional 33 games. Another note-worthy point is that during Jordan’s career, the first round of the playoffs was decided by a 5-game s

LeBron James finished Tuesday night’s performance with 34 PTS on 56% shooting, adding 5 REB and 6 AST. A cold jump shot, combined with some early foul trouble (4 personal fouls in the first half) kept LeBron on the bench for much of the first half as he went into halftime with just 10 PTS on 5-of-9 shooting. However, with all of the pressure from his poor performance in Game 3 and the added pressure from having four early fouls, LeBron came out after halftime and was sensati

On Sunday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers had the opportunity to increase their series lead over the Boston Celtics to 3-0, on their home court nonetheless. That did not happen. Instead, the Celtics put together one of the gutsiest playoff performances of all time coming back from a 21-point lead on the road, two nights after being blow out by more than 40 points on their own home court. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, the C’s managed to pull off the upset without their b