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Curry and Tatum push their teams to new heights.  These are changes since 11/24. Notables * The Nets remain at the top of the power rankings, despite making no notable moves at the trade deadline. Are they right to sit on their laurels?  * The Sixers and, to a lesser extent, the Grizzlies have made jumps up the power rankings, thanks to the acquisitions of Stephen Curry and Jayson Tatum. Can they dethrone some of the more entrenched contenders in their respective conferences? Full power rankings are below.  Format: Team (Record) [Change since last PR on 11/24] Brooklyn Nets (42-15)                        [0] Utah Jazz (40-17)                               [+1] Philadelphia 76ers (40-17)                 [+11] Phoenix Suns (41-16)              ...

MEMPHIS, TN - Socialite Ben Simmons stunned the NBN this week, choosing to sign for one year with the Memphis Grizzlies over a multi-year sentence with the Orlando Magic Labor Camp for Former Stars and Unloved Sons. "It was a tough choice," Simmons explained in an Instagram Live broadcast. "At the end of the day, I guess I felt like Memphis is where I'd be appreciated and I also would rather not be put to labor in a mosquito-ridden swamp." Simmons will join Jayson Tatum and fill in for an injured Ja Morant as the Grizzlies make a playoff push in a competitive Western Conference. However, not everyone saw his decision to choose a playoff team over hard labor in a mosquito-ridden swamp as so clear-cut. "It makes no sense to me," said Magic owner hkd. "We have everything you want here - mosquitoes, swamps, hard labor - and plenty of stars to work alongside, such as LeBron James and Salary Floor Hold." "Imagine Ben throwing lobs to SFH,...

This year’s trade deadline failed to reach the heights of its IRL counterpart, but how could it? That’s like comparing Beyonce to a 35-year-old soccer mom. Sure, soccer moms can be fun and a little wild. But it’s Beyonce , man.  There were some big names moved, but teams improved around the margins more than anything at the deadline. Many bigger moves were made much earlier in the year. Here, I will focus on breaking down the deadline-adjacent trades, starting with… Trade 59: WAS receives: Khris Middleton, Victor Oladipo, Jalen Hood-Schifino, 2026 LAC 2nd MIL receives: James Harden Milwaukee: A- This deal makes a ton of sense for Milwaukee. They’re a middling team at the moment, sitting a hair above the play-in. They have been relying way too much on Oladipo for years and were playing him out of position at point guard. Replacing him with Harden (an actual PG) should do wonders for the Milwaukee offense.  Harden obviously isn’t the player he once was. However, he is still a gr...