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DHJ Quick Take: The Optimized Dynasty The Curry-Giannis Fit: This is the ultimate inside-outside pairing. Giannis Antetokounmpo remains the league’s most dominant interior force, while Steph Curry’s gravity creates the spacing Giannis has never fully had in Milwaukee. In a 2026 Western Conference dominated by the Thunder and Spurs, this...

DHJ Quick Take Lillard’s Potential Return: After missing the entire 2025–26 regular season recovering from a torn left Achilles, Damian Lillard has reportedly not been ruled out for a "surprise appearance" in the 2026 NBA playoffs. Pursuit of Giannis: The Portland Trail Blazers are preparing an offseason trade pitch for...

Stephen Curry has officially put Phoenix on his calendar. Now he’s working on the guest list. During NBC’s broadcast of the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, Curry announced he is “100 percent” entering the 2027 Three-Point Contest in Phoenix and has “already scheduled it.” In the same appearance, he went a...

The idea of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Wembanyama sharing the same frontcourt sounds like something straight out of a video game. Yet one recent trade proposal suggests exactly that — a world where the two generational talents anchor the same team in San Antonio. Bleacher Report’s Grant Hughes outlined a...

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard doesn't expect to play during the 2025-26 NBA season. Lillard is recovering from a torn left Achilles tendon. He suffered the injury on April 27. https://twitter.com/Fullcourtpass/status/1971216799648911608 Lillard will be 36 when he makes his second Trail Blazers debut in 2026-27 and one NBA executive...

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard is expected to miss the entire 2025-26 NBA season recovering from his left Achilles tear. Lillard will be 36 when he makes his second Trail Blazers debut in 2026-27 and one NBA executive thinks the future Hall of Famer "may need to play...

The Milwaukee Bucks have already made some of the boldest moves of the NBA offseason—and now, one trade idea has them making another aggressive swing to build around Giannis Antetokounmpo. In a proposed three-team deal from Sports Illustrated’s Jackson Caudell, the Bucks would land Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro, a...

Damian Lillard spoke to NBA reporter Jim Owczarki of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about what it was like playing with Giannis Antetokounmpo on the Milwaukee Bucks. Lillard and Antetokounmpo were teammates for two seasons on the Bucks. "I thought it was a great experience, man," Lillard said. "It was a...

NBA insider Sam Amico of Hoops Wire revealed why the Miami Heat weren't interested in signing Damian Lillard, who is returning to the Portland Trail Blazers on a three-year, $42 million deal. Amico reports that the Heat didn't want to pay Lillard to rehab his torn left Achilles tendon. Lillard...

Before Damian Lillard finalized a return to the Portland Trail Blazers in free agency, the Minnesota Timberwolves reportedly explored the possibility of signing the veteran NBA guard. According to multiple reports, there was “definite mutual interest” between the two sides before Lillard ultimately chose a three-year, $42 million deal with...