Adding Aday Mara, Sam Presti explains importance of Oklahoma City Thunder's rim protection.

Although the NBA is more perimeter-oriented than ever before, it’s still so important to have an elite rim protector on your roster. This past season Victor Wembanyama led the NBA in blocks per game ...

Chet Holmgren is the best rim protector in the NBA. Well, at least that's what 2025 Coach of the Year, Kenny Atkinson, believes. Cavs HC Kenny Atkinson calls Chet Holmgren ‘the number one rim ...

The Los Angeles Lakers' lack of size and rim protection has been a glaring weakness ever since they traded Anthony Davis. Those issues were more prevalent than ever in their 116-104 Game 3 loss to the ...

The Houston Rockets ascended to new heights this season by using an elite defense and even offensive production. They dominated teams defensively and consistently crashed the glass at a higher rate ...

This is not where the Milwaukee Bucks thought they would be after the first week of the season. With losses to the Chicago Bulls and Brooklyn Nets, as well as a loss on the road to the Boston Celtics, ...

The 6-foot-10 center with a 7-foot-3 wingspan will have one more year of eligibility remaining in Madison. Last season at Hofstra, the Spanish-born Onuetu averaged 4.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.0 ...

BOSTON — Joe Mazzulla, taking the podium after a bloodbath in the paint against the Raptors that the Celtics narrowly escaped, looked down at the box score to find how many points Jakob Poeltl scored.

One advantage Mazzulla has been utilizing is an inverted dunker spot, which means putting a small in one of the two dunker spots rather than a big. That’s why we often see Derrick White or Jrue ...

The Houston Rockets have holes to fill as it pertains to their roster. The team has blatant needs that were very evident during the team's first round postseason exit against the undermanned Los ...

LeBron James was spectacular with 38 points and 10 rebounds, setting the mark for most points scored in an NBA playoff game by a 40-year-old. But he wasn’t good enough to cover up arguably the Lakers’ ...