Friday 29th March 2024,
The Hoop Doctors

Ryan Bawek

Barkley: “Poor Babies Can’t Play Back to Back Games”

Barkley: “Poor Babies Can’t Play Back to Back Games”

It is almost impossible not to be entertained or have a soft spot in your heart for Charles Barkley. He makes Inside the NBA on TNT by far the most compelling and entertaining pre or post game show on any network for any major professional sport and he was one of the most gifted and [...]

September 21, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 1

Jahlil Okafor is Still on the Block

Jahlil Okafor is Still on the Block

Jahlil Okafor would have been viewed as a very valuable young asset in the NBA 10 to 20 years ago, but these days he is buried at the bench and difficult to move. The No. 3 pick of the 2015 NBA Draft is currently projected to be the third string center for the 76ers behind [...]

September 21, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Carmelo Confident He Will Be Traded by Monday

Carmelo Confident He Will Be Traded by Monday

The Carmelo Anthony trade drama has seemingly been going on since the beginning of time. At this point it is opaquely clear that the organization and Anthony are headed in different directions and need to part ways. They have been separated for at least a year now and it is time to finalize their divorce. [...]

September 21, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 1

Michael Beasley Thinks He’s Carmelo…

Michael Beasley Thinks He’s Carmelo…

Michael Beasley has had an interesting and let’s be frank, highly disappointing NBA career for a player who was taken No.2 in the 2008 NBA Draft. After underwhelming in Miami, briefly shining in Minnesota (albeit with some inefficiencies), playing awful in Phoenix and a return trip to Miami and finding his way in China, Beasley [...]

September 20, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Dante Cunningham Re-Signing With Pelicans

Dante Cunningham Re-Signing With Pelicans

Behind the scenes in the doldrums of the NBA in September, a bidding war was taking place between the T’Wolves and the Pelicans for the services of Dante Cunningham (that is NBA life in September, not the glitz and glam of July for free agents). Cunningham had a definite role as a reserve for the [...]

September 20, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Howard Considered Retirement in 2015

Howard Considered Retirement in 2015

Life for Dwight Howard since being traded from the Orlando Magic in the summer of 2012 (his request) hasn’t exactly been rosy. Formerly a superstar and seen as one of the five to 10 best and most popular players in the NBA, Howard began to deal with a slew of injuries leading to a decline [...]

September 20, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Lakers Agree to One-Year Deal With Bogut

Lakers Agree to One-Year Deal With Bogut

The Lakers have an abundance of young talent littered around their roster with Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle, Larry Nance Jr., Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Ivica Zubac and more. One thing that they are missing though is a veteran presence in the locker room, so we don’t have any more Snapchat controversies you know? They have [...]

September 19, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Bucks Sign Brandon Rush

Bucks Sign Brandon Rush

In another surprising move, the Bucks have decided to sign 32-year-old wing player Brandon Rush. There is no guarantee he makes the roster and complete details of the contract are unknown at the moment, but one would assume it is a one-year, partially guaranteed contract. Rush has had a lot of injuries in his career [...]

September 19, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Wiggins to Sign $148 Million Extension Before Camp

Wiggins to Sign $148 Million Extension Before Camp

While it has been rumored all summer that Andrew Wiggins would get a massive extension, and that he was not on the table whatsoever in any Kyrie Irving trade talks, yesterday’s report from Darren Wolfson all but confirms that Wiggins has verbally agreed and will sign a five-year, $148 million extension before camp opens. The [...]

September 19, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

KD Accidentally Revealed Reasons for Leaving Thunder on Twitter…

KD Accidentally Revealed Reasons for Leaving Thunder on Twitter…

Kevin Durant making the decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder in free agency in 2016 and join the Golden State Warriors was the biggest event in the last five years of the NBA and could continue to shape the direction of the league (and who occupies the throne) for the next five years at [...]

September 18, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0