The past three years Draymond Green has worked his way up and morphed into one of the most diversely skilled and valuable players in the NBA. He has an ability to defend multiple positions, be a rim protector, the conductor of the most beautiful offense the NBA has seen in years (with a kings ransom [...]
February 13, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Harrison Barnes has seen his scoring production almost double with increased opportunities and responsibility as the go-to player for the Dallas Mavericks. He has improved his shooting percentage while shooting twice as many shots per game and has had twice as many “clutch” points (points in the last five minutes of a game when the [...]
February 10, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
It was announced last week that quite possibly the great Los Angeles Laker and the most successful Laker of all-time was returning to the organization in an advisory role. Johnson played 13 seasons for the team, winning 5 NBA championships and 5 Regular Season MVP awards. He has also coached and been involved with the [...]
February 10, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Many players around the league and many New York sports fans have let their support of Charles Oakley be known after he was removed forcibly and very publicly from the Knicks-Clippers game Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. LeBron has been one of the most vocal NBA players on the situation posting an Instragam photo [...]
February 10, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
As the 2016-17 season winds down more teams are agreeing to jersey sponsorship deals with companies. Next season will be the first year in which these sponsorship can be active. Thus far three NBA teams had agreed to jersey sponsorship deals for the 2017-18 season, The 76ers with StubHub, the Kings with Blue Diamond Almonds [...]
February 9, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The Milwaukee Bucks just can’t seem to catch a break on the injury front. On a night when they were on a high, having Khris Middleton making his first appearance of the season after injuring his hamstring in the pre-season, the return of one of the better and more underrated young wing players in the [...]
February 9, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Charles Oakley played 19 seasons in the NBA, most notably 10 for the New York Knicks, and was an undersized, bruising, rebounding machine that served as the muscle for the great 1990s Knicks teams. He was infamous for being the resident tough guy and bodyguard of sorts (the sort of thing that is almost non-existent [...]
February 9, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Wednesday morning that reserve forward Adreian Payne is out indefinitely with a blood condition. Payne is reportedly suffering from thrombocytopenia or low palet count, according to WebMD it can lead to excessive bleeding and slow blood clotting after an injury. It seems as though the issue isn’t serious and team doctors [...]
February 8, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Although not surprising considering he is the youngest player in the NBA (he turned 19 in November) Suns rookie and No. 4 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Dragan Bender has struggled to make his mark on the Suns in his rookie season. Bender has averaged 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 12.7 minutes per [...]
February 8, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The Warriors had to do some re-tooling of their roster this off-season once Kevin Durant broke Twitter by announcing he would sign with the defending western conference champs and 73 win Warriors on Independence Day. After dealing Andrew Bogut to the Mavericks to clear space, the Warriors were in need of a veteran center and [...]
February 8, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek