Ryan Bawek

The transformation from beloved NBA superstar to NBA vagabond has been quick and perplexing for Dwight Howard. Not long ago he was a 1st-Team All-NBA player and it was big news whether he was boarding a plane or not for a free agency meeting, now he is tossed around like a beach ball at a [...]

While everybody digests the thought of LeBron James in a Lakers jersey, there are plenty of other free agency signings that are happening behind the scenes. These aren’t the sort of players who command large deals or are expected to step in and be a star player, but the kind of guys who can help [...]

The Rockets fulfilled their initial promise to Chris Paul by signing him to a four-year, $160 million max contract. Chris Paul is still one of the most valuable players in the NBA and the Rockets may be in possession of the Larry O’Brien trophy right now if CP3 hadn’t gone down with a hamstring injury [...]

There are many teams with a lot of cap space going into free agency, but the best team with cap space available isn’t the Los Angeles Lakers, it is the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers could potentially have $35 million in cap space to try and improve upon a 48 win team in 2017-18. So where [...]

It is clear that the Kawhi Leonard sweepstakes is the 1B to the 1A off-season story line that is LeBron James free agency. While it is very apparent Leonard wants out and prefers LA, the Spurs reaction to Leonard’s demands and their course of action seems to alternate by the hour with different reports. Should [...]

Avery Bradley didn’t exactly have the kind of year you hope for before entering free agency. The 27-year-old combo guard struggled mightily in Detroit and Los Angeles. He saw his numbers and efficiency level go down across the board as the perception of him changed from great two-way starting shooting guard to inefficient and overvalued [...]

As it stands today, Steph Curry is one of the greatest and most accomplished point guards in NBA history, winning three NBA titles and two MVP awards. There was a time though when he was trying to avoid being drafted by the Warriors altogether… From Hawks GM and former Warriors Executive Travis Schlenk: “We were [...]

It is clear that Doc Rivers no longer has any personnel power for the Clippers. The Clippers reportedly traded his son and backup point guard Austin Rivers to the Wizards for Marcin Gortat on Tuesday. While interesting (partially for the reason mentioned above), this trade is much ado about nothing in my opinion. It is [...]

Markelle Fultz value has taken a steep dip since being drafted No. 1 by the 76ers just a year ago. After a season in which he only appeared in 14 games and got the “yips” causing him to completely lose confidence in himself and his jump shot, he has somewhat become a forgotten piece in [...]

Carmelo Anthony’s stature and perceived value around the league has fallen off of a cliff since signing a five-year, $124 million contract with the Knicks in 2014. While Anthony still may be in denial about his status as a star player in the league, he is aware enough of this to know that he would [...]