Daily Dribble Drive

NBA Expansion. It is inevitable that the NBA will soon expand and welcome new franchises. With basketball increasing in popularity world wide and the talent pool in the NBA increasing every year, there will soon be demands to expand the NBA. And while Commissioner Adam Silver has said that expansion is not one of the priorities of the NBA currently, there is a real possibility that it will soon be a pressing topic he will need to address.

Why its Time to Give Damian Lillard the Respect He Deserves

"You've got guys complaining about getting snubbed until they get in." This was reining MVP Russell Westbrook's apparent dig at Damian Lillard earlier in the year when the all star teams were originally announced. It's no secret that Lillard was snubbed from the 2016 and 2017 all star games, and he was very vocal in voicing his displeasure. But no matter who you are, whether you are a fan, a NBA analyst or even an NBA player, its time to give Damian Lillard the long-awaited respect he has earned.

Raptors Coaching Candidates

Another year, another playoff disappointment at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers. At this point, it is inevitable, death, taxes and Raptors playoff disappointments. After yet another stellar regular season where they won a franchise-record 59 games, secured the number one seed for the first time ever and changed their offensive system, the Raptors looked destined for their first Finals berth. But it was all for nothing as once again the Raptors were defeated by Lebron and the Cavs for the third straight time, two of which were sweeps. With the Raptors facing a crossroad with their team, President Masai Ujiri fired Dwane Casey, who could very well win the Coach of the Year Award this year. With Mike Budenholzer already signing with the Bucks, here is a look at some of the best head coaching candidates left for the Toronto Raptors.

NBA Canadian Player Power Rankings: Week #10

Highlight Performance: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had back to back 32 point outings, tying his career high and became just the 5th Canadian in NBA history to record consecutive 30+ point games. He tied his career high again against the Raptors on Dec 29 and became just the 6th Canadian to have scored 30+ more than twice. 1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Previous Rank: #2 Shai has exploded over this last stretch of games and it's coincided with the Thunder going 7-3. I mean just check out the numbers over his past 5 games (excluding the recent win against the Raptors where he was terrific and tied his career high with 32 points). Shai during his last 5 games... 26.4 PPG 4.6 RPG 2.2 APG 2.0 SPG 53% FG 40% 3PT 90% FT Borderline All-Star. pic.twitter.com/oFFHreDhLC — Canadians in the NBA 🍁 (@NBACanadians) December 28, 2019 One of the reasons for Shai's offensive outburst has been his aggressiveness attacking the basket. Over the past 3 weeks, Shai has ...

Predicting the Starting Lineups for Every NBA Team

The NBA regular season is just a couple of months away. After this year's frantic off season filled with blockbuster trades and shocking free agent signings, all fans are looking forward to the return of NBA basketball. But who will be the starters for each team? In this post, I will be predicting the starting lineups for all NBA teams next year (some players like Cousins and Porzingis will not be healthy at the start of the regular season so they will not be put in the starting lineup).