The Toronto Raptors took a big chance when they acquired disgruntled Spurs star Kawhi Leonard this summer without the promise of him re-signing when his contract expires next summer. They are hoping that the wonders of their fan base and the top-notch city that Toronto is along with a talented and highly competitive team in [...]
August 21, 2018
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Patrick Beverley is a bulldog in the truest sense of the word, a point guard who prides himself on his aggressive defense and being the ultimate pest for opposing point guards. He missed most of last season because of a micro-fracture surgery and meniscus issue in his knee after being traded to the Clippers in [...]
August 20, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Despite the Clippers more recent run of success, there is absolutely no denying who rules the roost when it comes to professional basketball in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Lakers. The Clippers have always been No.2, the little brother, the low-level franchise that just happens to share an arena with one of the most illustrious [...]
August 20, 2018
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The 2019 NBA off-season projects to be even more wild than the 2018 off-season as a third of the league will have max cap space and multiple stars will be available including Kawhi Leonard and Klay Thompson. The rumor mill has already started where these high caliber players could/should choose to take their talents elsewhere, [...]
August 20, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Paul Pierce spent 15 seasons as a member of the Boston Celtics after being taken No. 10 in the 1998 NBA Draft. He won an NBA title, a NBA Finals MVP and made 10 all-star appearances. He would play for three more teams after being traded from Boston: Brooklyn, Washington and the Los Angeles Clippers, [...]
August 17, 2018
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Kemba Walker is entering the final year of his very affordable four-year, $48 million contract with the Hornets. The Hornets have been stuck in NBA purgatory in recent years without enough talent to make the playoffs in the weaker eastern conference, but too many veterans on big contracts to be bad enough to tank or [...]
August 17, 2018
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One of the more infamous recent draft mishaps was the Minnesota Timberwolves taking point guards back to back at No. 5 and No. 6 in the 2011 NBA Draft, Ricky Rubio and Johnny Flynn, and passing on 2x NBA MVP and 3x NBA Champion Steph Curry. Many experts marveled at Rubio’s ability to pass the [...]
August 17, 2018
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Kevin Durant’s decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 off-season after coming within minutes of defeating them a month before will go down as one of the most infamous decisions in NBA history. One would assume it was a decision Durant labored over for days and weeks [...]
August 17, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Everyone who thinks the Los Angeles Lakers are too young or topsy-turvy to not make the playoffs next year should know this: Kyle Kuzma disagrees with you. From ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: Kuzma said he has worked out with LeBron James and the two are looking forward to seeing what the Lakers can do with free-agent signings such [...]
August 17, 2018
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Last year, small forward Paul Pierce called time on his NBA career after a two-year spell with the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers’ elimination from the NBA Playoffs after their defeat to the Utah Jazz saw the 10-time All-Star pro bid a fond farewell to the sport that has treated him so kindly through the [...]
August 16, 2018
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