The Bucks have some decisions to make this summer as they try and find the right path to take in order to build a contender around their 23-year-old superstar, Giannis Antetokounmpo. The biggest decision they will have is whether or not to bring back former No. 2 pick and oft-injured forward Jabari Parker, and how [...]
May 1, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Anybody who had some doubts or concerns about the Warriors coming into their 2nd round match-up with the red-hot Pelicans were reminded by the 2nd quarter of Game 1 that these are still the Warriors and the team with the highest ceiling in the NBA without question. Now after a decisive Game 1 win and [...]
May 1, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Victor Oladipo changed the narrative on his career this season from mild disappointment as a former No.2 pick and overpaid player to likely All-NBA player and one of the more exciting young players in the NBA. After a 2017-18 regular season in which he averaged 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists on 47% shooting [...]
April 30, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
It will be a long off-season for the Washington Wizards. After being on the cusp of the eastern conference finals multiple times in the past few seasons, they took a step back this season finishing as the No. 8 seed in the eastern conference at 43-39 and losing to the Toronto Raptors in 6 games. [...]
April 30, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Sunday was another memorable day in a career full of them for LeBron James. Especially when it comes to Game 7’s. He led the Cavaliers to a 105-101 victory over the Pacers in Game 7 of their first round series, with 45 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Your average online sportsbook had the Cavs [...]
April 30, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The Boston Celtics’ toughness and perseverance despite all of their injury issues is a true marvel and testament to their coaching and the heart of their players on the roster. Despite being without Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward and Daniel Theiss, the Celtics managed to win their first round series with the Milwaukee Bucks in 7 [...]
April 30, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Enes Kanter sure seems like he’s prepping for free agency. The soon-to-be 26-year-old big man said at the end of the regular season he was leaning toward declining his player option next year and exploring the open market. If you’re an NBA betting man you’d likely not think it possible. The notion seemed almost blasphemous. [...]
April 27, 2018
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The Golden State Warriors were able to make easy work of a Kawhi Leonard-less San Antonio Spurs team in the 1st round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs without their two-time MVP award winning point guard Steph Curry, but a 2nd round tilt with the scorching-hot New Orleans Pelicans may not be so easy. But have [...]
April 27, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Otto Porter has not always looked like himself during the Washington Wizards’ first-round playoff series with the Toronto Raptors. He’s tallied over 30 minutes in four of the first five games, but he doesn’t look as comfortable moving off the ball on offense, and he’s fallen behind Toronto’s ball-handlers at times on the other end. [...]
April 27, 2018
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The Chicago Bulls made the (correct) decision to completely blow it up this past summer by shedding many of their veterans and their cap space in order to start from scratch and start rebuilding through the draft. They made a very good (although it was criticized at the time) decision to use the No. 7 [...]
April 27, 2018
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek