Ryan Bawek

In what has thus far been the only deal in the last 48 hour before the NBA Trade Deadline, the New York Knicks agreed to trade Willy Hernangomez to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday afternoon. Here is Hornets General Manager Rich Cho’s comments on the deal for Hernangomez: The deal makes sense as Hernangomez clearly [...]

The Wizards have very legitimate chemistry issues. There have been multiple reports that have gone public about ineffective players only meetings (are they ever effective) and players taking veiled or not so subtle shots at other members of the team. Gortat is usually at the center of this as one of the more difficult personalities [...]

Well all of the fun and ridiculousness surrounding the LeBron and Paul George super team in Los Angeles next season has been put to bed, at least for the moment. According to a report from ESPN, the Lakers organization has decided to hold off on trying to make a big splash in free agency in [...]

The Utah Jazz are currently the hottest team in the NBA as winners of six straight games and eight out of their last 10. They have worked their way back into the playoff discussion at 25-28 and are only three games out of the No. 8 seed in the western conference. That apparently is not [...]

The Golden State Warriors are continuing to trounce the rest of the NBA yet again this season, seemingly on autopilot, as they possess the league’s best record (41-12), offense (115.6 points per game) and point differential (+9.6). Even with their constant domination and in order to put together all-time great starting lineup they had to [...]

In what one would assume will be one of the more ho-hum trades of the next few days leading up to the deadline, the Bucks acquired Tyler Zeller from the Nets. Here is a breakdown of what Brooklyn received for dealing their back up center: So essentially Brooklyn is receiving Milwaukee’s 2020 2nd round pick [...]

The Indiana Pacers are probably the NBA’s biggest surprise this season as the No. 5 team in the east at the moment with a 30-25 record. While much of the acclaim and rightfully so has been for Victor Oladipo and his breakout season that has led to his first All-Star nomination, one of the key [...]

Marcus Smart is one of those guys who’s value isn’t as apparent if you aren’t watching him play on most nights. His extreme hustle and effort to get loose balls, extend plays, make the extra pass and defend some of the NBA’s best perimeter players make him a valuable asset and a big part of [...]

After suffering through injury issues the last few seasons, DeMarre Carroll is healthy again and playing a big role for a slightly better than anticipated Nets team. As a versatile defender who can effectively guard a 3 or 4 and provide some scoring and spacing, Carroll is the perfect veteran piece to add to a [...]

The Cavaliers are driving the struggle bus as they are 7-13 in their past 20 games, have the 28th best defense in the league, and seem to lack effort and vitality on many nights Typically that all combined with a severely under performing team that is expected to be a contender, is the perfect recipe [...]