There is no secret that Jimmy Butler isn’t exactly pleased with Timberwolves management and his fellow NBA All-Star teammate Karl Anthony-Towns. Throw in the fact that he turned down a four-year extension this summer and can opt out of the final year of his contract next summer and you have a very interesting situation brewing [...]
September 17, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The proverbial you-know-what is hitting the fan in Minnesota at the moment. There seem to be separate factions developing in the locker room and front office and neither of their two All-Star players appear to be very happy with the current state of the team. As has been previously reported, Jimmy Butler is meeting with [...]
September 17, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
At 6’6″ and 260 pounds, Alan Williams is not your typical NBA player, especially in 2018. He was able to work his way from undrafted rookie and camp invite to a valued role as a roational big man for the Suns in his second season though and took full advantage with limited opportunity, averaging 7.4 [...]
September 17, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
By any sort of analysis or calculation, Dwyane Wade is a first ballot hall of fame player and one of the 50 best players in league history. A 3x NBA champion, 1x NBA Finals MVP, a 12-time All-NBA performer and an 12x NBA All-Star, Wade has made an indelible mark on the league and the [...]
September 17, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
We are about a month out from the 2018 NBA Draft class making their NBA debuts after being highly touted prep, collegiate and international players. Soon we will start to see who some of the stars of tomorrow may be. Who from this class will have the best rookie season and who will have the [...]
September 17, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
It wasn’t that long ago that Isaiah Thomas was averaging 30 points per game for the top-seeded Celtics in the eastern conference and was an All-NBA performer. Since then he has played for two other teams and will suit up for his third with the Denver Nuggets this season after signing a one-year, minimum contract. [...]
September 14, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Kobe Bryant is not worried about how Rajon Rondo and Lonzo Ball will work together. During an appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show,” the Los Angeles Lakers legend talked about how he believes the veteran floor general can help the 2017 second-overall pick (from Lakers Nation’s Dan Duangdao): “I think there’s a lot to be learned from. [...]
September 14, 2018
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Despite being unsigned as the NBA gears up for the opening of training camps, Jamal Crawford remains a wanted man. During an appearance on The Jump, ESPN.com’s Marc J. Spears that, in addition to the Golden State Warriors, the soon-to-be 19-year-old veteran is drawing interest from the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers (via Clutch Points’ [...]
September 14, 2018
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Signs have been pointing to Gordon Hayward being 100% physically healed and ready to return from his severe lower leg injury that he suffered on opening night last season. Now you can see Hayward say so himself. While he physically may be fine, timing and touch wise it will take a little while into the [...]
September 14, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Russell Westbrook will miss the entire preseason and likely the first few games of the regular season after undergoing an arthroscopic knee surgery on Wednesday. While not a huge issue in reality as missing a couple games to start the season shouldn’t greatly affect the Thunder’s season, any time a star player starts to need [...]
September 13, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek