@The_Step_Back profile picture
The Step Back @The_Step_Back

Stories, numbers, pictures, podcasts. Celebrating basketball in all its forms. For @FanSided.

Joined April 2014
  • Tweets 25,294
  • Following 2
  • Followers 10,869
5,030 Photos and videos
Upside and Motor: 5 NBA Draft sleepers with underrated All-Star potential ✍️ @KlineNBA fansided.com/nba-draft-sleep…

Upside and Motor: 5 NBA Draft sleepers who could become surprise stars

These NBA Draft prospects aren't getting enough credit for their immense potential at the next level, from Cooper Flagg's best running mate to a French phenom.

fansided.com
1
1
1,058
Upside and Motor @FanSided: An updated 2025 NBA Draft Big Board, charting the remarkable highs and lows of Ace Bailey. Additional blurbs on VJ Edgecombe, Sergio De Larrea, Flory Bidunga, and Bennett Stirtz. ✍️: @KlineNBA fansided.com/upside-and-moto…

Upside and Motor: 2025 NBA Draft Big Board 3.0, Ace Bailey's magical mystery tour

An updated look at the top 60 prospects in the 2025 NBA Draft, including the confounding but majestic Ace Bailey out of Rutgers.

fansided.com
1
3
1,577
Today on The Whiteboard, Philadelphia's season has gone belly up. @klineNBA says there's only one goal now — a top-six pick. READ: fansided.com/whiteboard-time… SUBSCRIBE: fansided.us5.list-manage.com…

The Whiteboard: It's time for the 76ers to tank

The Philadelphia 76ers' season is lost. It's time to embrace the tank once again, even with three max contracts and a championship coach on their payroll.

fansided.com
1
646
Today on The Whiteboard, @wcgoldberg is making sense of the Suns-Jazz picks swap before a potential Jimmy Butler trade, plus a dramatic way to fix the NBA Dunk Contest. READ: fansided.com/whiteboard-suns… SUBSCRIBE: fansided.us5.list-manage.com…

The Whiteboard: Making sense of Suns-Jazz picks swap before Jimmy Butler trade

The Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns made a draft-pick trade that could be the first step in Jimmy Butler getting what he wants.

fansided.com
1
1
1,791
In his first NBA Mock Draft of the season, @klinenba has Cooper Flagg heading north, Wemby getting his point guard and an updated look at the 2025 NBA Draft landscape. fansided.com/2025-nba-mock-d…

2025 NBA Mock Draft: Cooper Flagg heads north, Wemby gets his point guard

An updated NBA mock draft, with Cooper Flagg heading north and the Spurs landing Victor Wembanyama's point guard of the future.

fansided.com
1
1
722
The Timberwolves are struggling but not because Julius Randle isn't doing his job. ✍️: @HPbasketball fansided.com/timberwolves-br…

With Timberwolves on the brink, Julius Randle hasn't been the real problem

The Timberwolves are struggling but not because Julius Randle isn't doing his job.

fansided.com
2
2
20,310
Today on The Whiteboard, @qneltn is making sense of LaMelo Ball — Charlotte's brash point guard is taking more shots than anyone else in the league by a wide margin. He doesn't have a choice. READ: fansided.com/whiteboard-maki… SUBSCRIBE: fansided.us5.list-manage.com…

The Whiteboard: Alone on LaMelo Ball Island

Charlotte's brash point guard is taking more shots than anyone else in the league by a wide margin. He doesn't have a choice.

fansided.com
504
Today on The Whiteboard, @HPbasketball rounds up the latest NBA Trade Deadline rumors and shares what he's hearing on the Bucks, Raptors, Nets and more READ: fansided.com/whiteboard-nba-… SUBSCRIBE: fansided.us5.list-manage.com…

The Whiteboard: NBA trade rumor intel on Bucks, Raptors and more

The NBA Trade Deadline is rapidly approaching and insider Matt Moore shares what he's hearing on the Bucks, Raptors, Nets and more.

fansided.com
2
2
12,260
In this week's Whiteboard roundtable, @HPbasketball, @wcgoldberg, @KlineNBA and @HickoryHigh are talking desperation moves for the Warriors, food-based nicknames, the best teams in the West and more. READ: fansided.com/the-whiteboard-… SUBSCRIBE: fansided.us5.list-manage.com…

The Whiteboard: 5 big questions for the Warriors, Hector Banana-Bread and more

In this week's Whiteboard roundtable, our NBA team is talking desperation moves for the Warriors, food-based nicknames, the best teams in the West and more.

fansided.com
2
2
1,313
Today on The Whiteboard, @LiorLampert1 explains how Doug Christie changed, and maybe saved, the Sacramento Kings. READ: fansided.com/whiteboard-doug… SUBSCRIBE: fansided.us5.list-manage.com…

The Whiteboard: Doug Christie has been a revelation for the Kings following Mike Brown's dismissal

The first 10 games of the Doug Christie era have been a massive success for the Sacramento Kings.

fansided.com
1
1
390
Today on The Whiteboard, @KlineNBA dives deep on how Amen Thompson is already emerging as a star for the Houston Rockets. READ: fansided.com/whiteboard-hous… SUBSCRIBE: fansided.us5.list-manage.com…

The Whiteboard: Houston has its next All-Star in the building already

The Houston Rockets are eyeing All-Star guards like Devin Booker and De'Aaron Fox, but there's already an All-Star and DPOY candidate in-house: Amen Thompson.

fansided.com
1
1
535
Today on The Whiteboard, @wcgoldberg explains how the Warriors went from two timelines to no timelines. READ: fansided.com/whiteboard-warr… SUBSCRIBE: fansided.us5.list-manage.com…

The Whiteboard: Warriors needn't worry about the future, because they don't have one

But what are the Warriors really protecting? The truth is, the Warriors don’t need to worry about mortgaging the future because they don’t have one.

fansided.com
3
6
10
2,823
This week on Upside and Motor, @klineNBA highlights NBA Draft prospects rising and falling at the midpoint of the college basketball season. fansided.com/upside-and-moto…

Upside and Motor: NBA Draft stock watch as Cooper Flagg surges, Egor Demin craters

An updated look at rising and falling prospects in the 2025 NBA Draft, from Duke's ascendant Cooper Flagg to a less than impressive Egor Demin at BYU.

fansided.com
352
Today on The Whiteboard, @qneltn on how Zach LaVine proves we've lost the plot — Teams are so afraid to acquire a big contract that the player associated with it barely matters. READ: fansided.com/the-whiteboard-… SUBSCRIBE: fansided.us5.list-manage.com…

The Whiteboard: Zach LaVine proves we've lost the plot

Teams are so afraid to acquire a big contract that the player associated with it barely matters.

fansided.com
564
Today on The Whiteboard, @HPbasketball is rethinking Defensive Player Of The Year for the 3-point era and arguing we're undervaluing perimeter defenders. READ: fansided.com/whiteboard-reth… SUBSCRIBE: fansided.us5.list-manage.com…

The Whiteboard: Rethinking Defensive Player Of The Year for the 3-point era

Perimeter defense matters! And it's time the Defensive Player of the Year voting better reflected that.

fansided.com
433
Today on The Whiteboard, @klineNBA explains how Zion Williamson's turbulent career has left every door open. READ: fansided.com/the-whiteboard-… SUBSCRIBE: fansided.us5.list-manage.com…

The Whiteboard: Zion Williamson's turbulent career has left every door open

The New Orleans Pelicans' future has never been less certain as Zion Williamson returns from his latest injury amid a lost season.

fansided.com
1
2
680
Today on The Whiteboard, @LiorLampert1 explains why Cavs-Thunder is more than just the best matchup in the NBA right now. READ: fansided.com/whiteboard-nba-… SUBSCRIBE: fansided.us5.list-manage.com…

The Whiteboard: NBA fans deserve a Cavs-Thunder 2025 Finals clash

We must get seven games of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers battling for the 2025 Larry O'Brien Trophy.

fansided.com
1
1
434
Make sure to subscribe to The Whiteboard, our daily email NBA newsletter, with insights from @HPbasketball, @wcgoldberg, @KlineNBA, @LiorLampert1 and @qneltn. If you like it, share with a friend! If you don’t like it, share with an enemy! fansided.us5.list-manage.com…
1
1
465
Today on The Whiteboard, @wcgoldberg explains why teams should be more willing to trade for Bradley Beal, plus, previewing the battle between the Cavs and Thunder on Wednesday night. READ: fansided.com/whiteboard-team… SUBSCRIBE: fansided.us5.list-manage.com…

The Whiteboard: Why teams should be more willing to trade for Bradley Beal

Bradley Beal shouldn't be untouchable in a trade for the right team, especially if the Phoenix Suns include their 2031 draft pick.

fansided.com
1
1
1,111
This week on Upside and Motor: Auburn big man Johni Broome has been the most dominant force in college basketball this season, and NBA Draft scouts are starting to take notice. ✍️: @KlineNBA fansided.com/upside-and-moto…

Upside and Motor: Johni Broome will not be denied

Auburn big man Johni Broome has been the most dominant force in college basketball this season, and NBA Draft scouts are starting to take notice.

fansided.com
528
Load more