Ryan Bawek

The Clippers are going all in on blowing their core up and starting from scratch (except for Austin Rivers, because well… you know…). After shaking the NBA world to its core with Monday’s blockbuster trade of Blake Griffin to Detroit, reports are now that they are gauging the market for their other two top players: [...]

According to Brian Windhorst, during his appearance on the Hoopshype Podcast Monday afternoon, future hall of famer Vince Carter’s days in Sacramento could be numbered. “Vince Carter is a buyout candidate. They’ve decided that they’re not able to compete and they aren’t really going to play the older guys. I think he’s a buyout candidate.” [...]

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The NBA Trade Deadline got off to a rousing start on Monday afternoon, when the NBA world’s collective jaw hit the floor upon learning that Blake Griffin had been traded to the Detroit Pistons. Here are the particulars of the deal from Adrian Wojnarowksi: This move came as a shock to almost everyone around the [...]

As it stands today, the Boston Celtics are the biggest threat to dethroning the defending champion Golden State Warriors. They have the best record once again in the eastern conference at 35-15 and are the best defensive team in the NBA. That doesn’t mean that they can’t utilize their king’s ransom of picks and young [...]

It’s official: the Memphis Grizzlies are in full on tank mode (if they haven’t been already for months). It was announced on Sunday that starting point guard Mike Conley is officially being shut down for the season as he will undergo a procedure to smooth a small bone protrusion in his left heel. Grizzlies General [...]

Things have gone south in a hurry in Detroit. The Pistons are losers of eight straight games and are a full three games out of the final playoff spot in the eastern conference. The timing of this swoon complicates an already complicated situation with starting shooting guard Avery Bradley. Bradley is on the final year [...]

It is no secret that the luster of the All-Star game in major American professional sports lost its luster generations ago as the showcase typically devolves into a highlight fest with minimal effort until the last few minutes of the game if the game is close. That doesn’t mean that leagues like the NBA can’t [...]

The Thunder’s chances to compete with the west elite in the 2018 NBA Playoffs just took a big hit over the weekend. Andre Roberson will miss the remainder of the season to undergo surgery to repair a ruptured Patella tendon. Roberson suffered the injury Saturday late in the 3rd quarter of the Thunder’s game in [...]

The schoolyard style captains select your teams format for the NBA All-Star was completed last week and Team LeBron and Team Curry are now set. Now I present Team LeBron… Here is Team Curry… The most interesting selections for either team obviously is LeBron taking Durant with the 1st pick and selecting Kyrie Irving despite [...]