The Basketball Section

 It's Monday, you know what that means! It's time to take a look back at the past week and see who the best players were around the league. Selections are based mostly on the player's stats, but (minus the rookie of the week) their team's record during the week is also taken into consideration. Click here to check out last week's if you missed it . If not, let's get into this. Point Guard: Stephen Curry We're on the home stretch of the year, as there are just six days left of the NBA season when this goes up. With only seven teams having locked down a playoff spot and only six being eliminated from contention, over half the teams in the league are still competing for their spot in the postseason. One of those teams is the Golden State Warriors, who have fought through plenty of injuries and hardships to stay in the playoff hunt. Currently, 35-33 on the season after a 3-1 week, the Warriors currently sit at 8th in the West, four games out of the official play...

With another week of the NBA season in the books, in the pocket, and out of sight, it's time to take a look at the best players of the last week. If you missed last week's, click here . If not, let's get into it, these are the 10 best players of the week. Marc Gasol The race for the top spot in the Western Conference remains tight as six teams are within two games of eachother. One of those teams that has flown a bit under the radar is the Memphis Grizzlies, who currently hold a 13-9 record on the season and are two games out of first place. They might've been better off had they not gone 1-2 this past week, but they're still in good shape. Leading the way for the Grizzlies were two players. The first of which is Marc Gasol, who is currently having arguably the best season of his career. For the week, Gasol averaged 23 points, 9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2 steals, and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 59% from the field and a great 56% from three-point range.  ...

Every season, a bunch of players go overlooked despite putting up some great numbers. It's bound to happen. Not everyone can be an all-star every season. However, they do deserve recognition, and since I made this list last year , I'm doing it again this year. With that out of the way, this is my 2018 NBA All-Underrated team. Point Guard: Tyreke Evans Yes, Tyreke Evans is a point guard. If you disagree, then you're not alone, because multiple NBA teams have played him out of position. Despite the fact that he had a stellar rookie season for the 2009-10 season where he won the Rookie of the Year and averaged 20.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game as a point guard with the Sacramento Kings, the team still moved him to the shooting guard spot. That, combined with a couple of injuries, hurt Evans' development and stock, which resulted in a pretty significant regression on the stat line. This might be why the Grizzlies got him for just $3.2 million for on...

With another week of the NBA season in the books, in the pocket, and out of sight, it's time to take a look at the best players of the last week. If you missed last week's, click here . If not, let's get into it, these are the 10 best players of the week. Nikola Vucevic As one of the many teams in the Eastern Conference out of playoff contention, the Orlando Magic have nothing left to compete for and are basically just determining what pick they have in the draft. After a 0-2 week which contributed to their now 23-54 record on the season, the Magic now hold the fourth worst record in the entire league which, in a solid draft class, could help them big time in the future. While they had a rough week, Nikola Vucevic was still able to shine despite the team's lack of success. For the week, Vucevic averaged 18 points, 14.5 rebounds, 4 assists and a block per game while shooting 43% from the field and a perfect 3/3 from the free throw line. Nikola Jokic Vucevic wa...

With another week of the NBA season in the books, in the pocket, and out of sight, it's time to take a look at the best players of the last week. If you missed last week's, click here. If not, let's get into it, these are the 10 best players of the week. Nikola Vucevic The Orlando Magic had a busy week this week, playing five games and going 2-3 along the way, pushing their record 11-17. With Aaron Gordon going down with a concussion midway through the week, it was Nikola Vucevic who led the way for the Magic during the week. For the week, Vucevic averaged 23.6 points, 13.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.2 steals, and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 58% from the field, 32% from three-point range, and a perfect 10/10 from the free throw line. To top it off, Vucevic had two games where he grabbed over 15 rebounds and recorded a triple-double against the Atlanta Hawks, putting up 31 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists while shooting 72% from the field. Joel Embiid T...

With the first week (well, five days) of the NBA season in the books, I thought I'd take a look at the 10 players who excelled to start off the year. With that in mind, here are the 10 best players from the last week. James Harden The Chris Paul-era might not have gotten off the best start for them, but the Houston Rockets are still putting up wins as they've won all three of their first games. Despite losing Chris Paul in the first game to injury and losing key players like Lou Williams and Patrick Beverly in the trade that got them Paul, James Harden has continued to lead the Rockets and maintain their status as one of the best teams in the Western Conference. For the week, Harden averaged 27.7 points, 4 rebounds, 8.7 assists, and 1.7 steals while shooting 44% from the field and 39% from three-point range.The Harden-led Rockets are already a great team, and once CP3 comes back and (hopefully) adjusts to the team, the Houston Rockets could be scary. LaMarcus Aldridge ...