Matthew Hallett – Hoops Habit https://hoopshabit.com NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats Thu, 25 Aug 2022 02:43:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.20 4 roster moves the Minnesota Timberwolves need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/29/moves-minnesota-timberwolves-offseason/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/29/moves-minnesota-timberwolves-offseason/#respond Wed, 29 Jun 2022 16:00:09 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=446402 The Minnesota Timberwolves started to put it all together this season. Anthony Edwards showed that he is going to fulfill the promise of being the number-one draft pick while Karl-Anthony Towns continued to be stellar on offense, which has been the hallmark of his career. The Timberwolves scored more points than anyone else in the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/29/moves-minnesota-timberwolves-offseason/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the New Orleans Pelicans need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/27/moves-new-orleans-pelicans-offseason/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/27/moves-new-orleans-pelicans-offseason/#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2022 10:00:58 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=446144 The New Orleans Pelicans seemed to be on the verge of another season where they were on the road to the middle of the Western Conference standings. They were not going to be good enough to make the playoffs, nor were they bad enough to get another high lottery pick. Then they made the trade […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/27/moves-new-orleans-pelicans-offseason/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Utah Jazz need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/20/moves-utah-jazz-offseason/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/20/moves-utah-jazz-offseason/#respond Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:00:45 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=446097 The Utah Jazz were the best regular-season team back in 2020-21. They had Jordan Clarkson win their first-ever Sixth Man of the Year award and the pairing of Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert was difficult to stop. Part of the reason for that was that Bojan Bogdanovic and Joe Ingles were incredible from beyond the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/20/moves-utah-jazz-offseason/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Toronto Raptors need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/19/5-roster-moves-toronto-raptors-need-make-offseason/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/19/5-roster-moves-toronto-raptors-need-make-offseason/#respond Sun, 19 Jun 2022 10:00:18 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445994 The Toronto Raptors managed to recapture some of their best chemistry last season. They were not at the top of the Eastern Conference standings by any stretch of the imagination, however, only qualifying directly for the playoffs in the last few weeks of the season. They ended up finishing in the fifth seed, which is […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/19/5-roster-moves-toronto-raptors-need-make-offseason/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Philadelphia 76ers need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/18/moves-philadelphia-76ers-offseason/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/18/moves-philadelphia-76ers-offseason/#respond Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:00:06 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=446036 The Philadelphia 76ers went through The Process in order to get one of the most talented players of this current generation, Joel Embiid. He is a force on both ends of the court and puts up near MVP numbers despite having two and three players defending him every possession. They have also managed to get […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/18/moves-philadelphia-76ers-offseason/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Denver Nuggets need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/16/moves-denver-nuggets-offseason/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/16/moves-denver-nuggets-offseason/#respond Thu, 16 Jun 2022 12:00:03 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445892 The 2021-22 season was always going to be a struggle for the Denver Nuggets. They were going to be without their borderline superstar point guard Jamal Murray thanks to his knee injury and the league was now able to focus more on Nikola Jokic after he won the MVP award for the 2020-21 season. Well, […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/16/moves-denver-nuggets-offseason/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Atlanta Hawks need to make the offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/12/moves-atlanta-hawks-offseason/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/12/moves-atlanta-hawks-offseason/#respond Sun, 12 Jun 2022 12:00:27 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445675 The Atlanta Hawks failed to follow up their Eastern Conference Finals berth from the previous season with anything resembling consistency. They will argue that an ill-placed referee’s foot cost them a Finals berth and they may not be wrong. Trae Young followed his playoff brilliance with an All-NBA season which certainly helped his pay packet. […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/12/moves-atlanta-hawks-offseason/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Chicago Bulls need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/11/moves-chicago-bulls-offseason/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/11/moves-chicago-bulls-offseason/#respond Sat, 11 Jun 2022 12:00:05 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445839 After finishing 11th in the Eastern Conference last season, the Chicago Bulls added some quality players and were one of the teams to beat this year. The moves that they made were measured and shrewd, allowing them to jump up to the sixth seed. The first move that they made was to find a point guard. […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/11/moves-chicago-bulls-offseason/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Brooklyn Nets need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/05/moves-brooklyn-nets-offseason/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/05/moves-brooklyn-nets-offseason/#respond Sun, 05 Jun 2022 10:00:22 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445616 When people talk about the 2021-22 season and mention the Brooklyn Nets, they will talk about opportunities missed. Due to various vaccine mandates around the USA and Canada, one of their superstars, Kyrie Irving, was unable to play much basketball. Then, the superstar they added last season, James Harden, wanted out and basically forced the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/05/moves-brooklyn-nets-offseason/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Cleveland Cavaliers need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/04/moves-cleveland-cavaliers-offseason/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/04/moves-cleveland-cavaliers-offseason/#respond Sat, 04 Jun 2022 10:00:45 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445600 The Cleveland Cavaliers were one of the surprise teams of last season. They went from 13th in the Eastern Conference in the 2020-21 season to a top-four contender this season. They started three seven-footers to go along with two quality guards and were incredibly hard to match up against. The problem for the Cavaliers is […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/04/moves-cleveland-cavaliers-offseason/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the LA Clippers need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/03/moves-la-clippers-offseason/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/03/moves-la-clippers-offseason/#respond Fri, 03 Jun 2022 10:00:27 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445527 The LA Clippers had a season that was riddled with injuries to key players. Kawhi Leonard missed the entire season with a knee injury that he suffered in the previous playoffs. On top of that, Paul George only played 31 games, and yet, the Clippers still managed to finish in the eighth seed, losing in […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/03/moves-la-clippers-offseason/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the San Antonio Spurs need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/01/moves-san-antonio-spurs-offseason/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/01/moves-san-antonio-spurs-offseason/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:00:02 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=445408 The San Antonio Spurs ended their season on a really bright note. They held off the LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers to qualify for the last spot in the Western Conference Play-In Tournament. While they were knocked out prior to the playoffs, this was a better season for the Spurs than they would have hoped […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/06/01/moves-san-antonio-spurs-offseason/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Charlotte Hornets need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/29/5-roster-moves-charlotte-hornets-need-make-offseason/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/29/5-roster-moves-charlotte-hornets-need-make-offseason/#respond Sun, 29 May 2022 10:00:40 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444893 The Charlotte Hornets had a season of frustration. They had a few winning streaks, none more than five games, but they had as many losing streaks of a similar length. The Hornets only had the services of their franchise player, Gordon Hayward, for 49 of the possible 82 games, which had a severe impact on […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/29/5-roster-moves-charlotte-hornets-need-make-offseason/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Washington Wizards need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/10/roster-moves-washington-wizards/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/10/roster-moves-washington-wizards/#respond Tue, 10 May 2022 10:00:26 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444787 The Washington Wizards helped create one of the biggest news stories last offseason when they traded Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers. Westbrook, a former winner of the league’s MVP Award, went on to have one of his worst seasons with the Lakers, making the haul the Wizards received for him look amazing. The […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/10/roster-moves-washington-wizards/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the New York Knicks need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/06/roster-moves-new-york-knicks/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/06/roster-moves-new-york-knicks/#respond Fri, 06 May 2022 10:00:48 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444756 The New York Knicks’ 2021-22 season was one they would rather forget. They went from a top-four seed in the 2020-21 season to missing the Play-In Tournament in 2021-22. Part of the reason for this was the injury issues suffered at the point guard position. The other factor was that Julius Randle was less effective […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/06/roster-moves-new-york-knicks/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Sacramento Kings need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/05/roster-moves-sacramento-kings/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/05/roster-moves-sacramento-kings/#respond Thu, 05 May 2022 10:00:55 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444689 The Sacramento Kings made a run at the postseason, but the NBA’s longest streak without a playoff berth just extended for another season. The Kings last made the playoffs way back in 2006, and despite changing some personnel last season, it was more of the same. The Kings helped the Indiana Pacers start their rebuild […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/05/roster-moves-sacramento-kings/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Portland Trail Blazers need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/03/roster-moves-portland-trail-blazers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/03/roster-moves-portland-trail-blazers/#respond Tue, 03 May 2022 10:00:59 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444416 The Portland Trail Blazers had another season that they would rather forget. They weren’t even good enough to make the Play-In Tournament in the Western Conference, and as a result, they decided to make some big moves at the trade deadline. They sent Robert Covington and Norman Powell to the LA Clippers, receiving Eric Bledsoe, […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/03/roster-moves-portland-trail-blazers/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Indiana Pacers need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/23/roster-moves-indiana-pacers/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/23/roster-moves-indiana-pacers/#respond Sat, 23 Apr 2022 10:00:59 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444146 The Indiana Pacers blew up their roster at the trade deadline, sending Domantas Sabonis, Jeremy Lamb, and Justin Holiday to the Sacramento Kings. In return for those players, the Pacers received Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, and Tristan Thompson, which is a good haul for the players they sent out. They made two other trades, sending […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/23/roster-moves-indiana-pacers/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Oklahoma City Thunder need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/15/roster-moves-oklahoma-city-thunder/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/15/roster-moves-oklahoma-city-thunder/#respond Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:00:46 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444033 The Oklahoma City Thunder are a team that is rebuilding after two massive jolts to their roster. First, Kevin Durant left after they lost in the Western Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors. Then the Thunder lost another quality player in Paul George after he demanded a trade to the LA Clippers. The inevitable […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/15/roster-moves-oklahoma-city-thunder/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Detroit Pistons need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/14/roster-moves-detroit-pistons/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/14/roster-moves-detroit-pistons/#respond Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:00:14 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443968 The Detroit Pistons are continuing to rebuild their franchise since they last made the playoffs back in the 2019 season. They were swept in the first round, which is the same result that they suffered in the past two visits to the playoffs. In fact, the last time they won a playoff game was back […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/14/roster-moves-detroit-pistons/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Orlando Magic need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/13/roster-moves-orlando-magic-offseason/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/13/roster-moves-orlando-magic-offseason/#respond Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:00:53 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443849 The Orlando Magic just wrapped up the first full season of their rebuild. They blew up their team during the 2020-21 season when they sent Evan Fournier, Nikola Vucevic, and Aaron Gordon out at the trade deadline. This season has been one of pain, but they are working hard to develop their younger players. The […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/13/roster-moves-orlando-magic-offseason/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Houston Rockets need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/12/houston-rockets-moves-offseason/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/12/houston-rockets-moves-offseason/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:00:54 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443692 After another poor season for the Houston Rockets, they could try to get back towards the playoffs with a few left-of-center moves this offseason. However, this would be a bad idea, as the Rockets have already started to build around a number of key pieces. Rookie Jalen Green has shown why he was taken with the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/12/houston-rockets-moves-offseason/feed/ 0 Oklahoma City Thunder rookie watch at the halfway point of the season https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/18/oklahoma-city-thunder-rookie-watch/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/18/oklahoma-city-thunder-rookie-watch/#respond Tue, 18 Jan 2022 22:00:34 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=440687 The Oklahoma City Thunder are in the midst of a rebuild that is going quite nicely. They have a tremendous young core with a couple of veterans sprinkled into the mix to help the youngsters grow into players that will benefit the team. They have seven players on their roster with two or three years […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/18/oklahoma-city-thunder-rookie-watch/feed/ 0 Phoenix Suns: Predicting statistical leaders in each major category https://hoopshabit.com/2021/10/20/phoenix-suns-predicting-stat-leaders/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/10/20/phoenix-suns-predicting-stat-leaders/#respond Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:00:07 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=436855 The Phoenix Suns added some quality players last offseason. They added the experience of Jae Crowder and Chris Paul and as a result, they became one of the teams to be in the NBA. They almost achieved the best regular-season record in the whole league. The team managed to make it all the way to […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/10/20/phoenix-suns-predicting-stat-leaders/feed/ 0 Chicago Bulls: Predicting statistical leaders in each major category https://hoopshabit.com/2021/10/17/chicago-bulls-predicting-stat-leaders/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/10/17/chicago-bulls-predicting-stat-leaders/#respond Sun, 17 Oct 2021 12:00:28 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=436584 The Chicago Bulls made a splash at the trade deadline last season and then again during the offseason. They appear to have gone from a fringe play-in team to a probable playoff team in just six months. That is an incredible achievement for any front office. They partnered the team’s budding superstar, Zach LaVine with […]

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