Another Gruesome Leg Injury: Jusuf Nurkic

Brooklyn Nets v Portland Trail Blazers

In a wild double overtime win over the Brooklyn Nets in which the Portland Trailblazers clinched a playoff spot, the Blazers are by no means excited. At the end of the contest, they lost their third best player in big man Jusuf Nurkic to one of the gruesomest injuries since Gordon Hayward. Continue reading “Another Gruesome Leg Injury: Jusuf Nurkic”

NBA Fast Starts: Buy or Sell

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As of right now, the Golden State Warriors are third in the Western Conference. The Houston Rockets, who pushed those Warriors to seven games in the Conference Finals last year, sit at ninth. Some of that has to do with the slippage we are seeing from these two squads, but the larger story thus far has been the surprising starts we have seen from multiple teams. The East has largely gone according to expectations, with the Raptors, Celtics, 76ers, Bucks, and Pacers, all being top six teams. In the West, however, it is a wild, wild West right now.

Some teams that have been especially good so far will be highlighted below. But can they continue it all year long? Let’s play Buy or Sell.

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