It wasn’t that long ago that Isaiah Thomas was averaging 30 points per game for the top-seeded Celtics in the eastern conference and was an All-NBA performer. Since then he has played for two other teams and will suit up for his third with the Denver Nuggets this season after signing a one-year, minimum contract. [...]
September 14, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
After what has been yet another wild and NBA landscape altering off-season (aren’t they all these days?) with LeBron James taking his talents to Hollywood, Kawhi Leonard and DeMar DeRozan swapping area codes, and DeMarcus Cousins giving the Warriors a starting lineup of five former all-stars, the race for the league’s most coveted individual honor [...]
September 13, 2018
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Las Vegas is the center of the basketball world the few first weeks of July every summer as all 30 teams participate in Las Vegas NBA Summer League. It is basically an NBA conference where the whole industry meets, scouts, coaches, personnel players and coaches. It is also the first chance for the prized new [...]
July 13, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
The Cleveland Cavaliers are the largest NBA Finals underdog since the 2001 Philadelphia 76ers. The year that Philadelphia made the NBA Finals was my first year with the team, I went from intern to Scouting Coordinator that season. One question that was, and still is, often asked of me – “Did you guys really believe [...]
June 1, 2018
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1. Phoenix Suns- DeAndre Ayton As a 7’1″ 260 pound behemoth with 6% body fat and a 40 inch vertical, Ayton has all of the physical gifts to be a generational NBA center. Add in the fact that he has a reliable jump shot, post game, developing turnaround jump shot, ability to dominate the glass [...]
May 17, 2018
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NBA Draft
In his 13 NBA seasons Chris Paul has amassed a hall of fame resume, essentially averaging 19 and 10 while making eight All-NBA appearances. He has been the best pure point guard of the 2000s and haS had a level of consistency rarely seen in the NBA. One thing he could never say he had [...]
May 9, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Quinn Cook has worked his way from undrafted player out of Duke to currently playing an important role for the reigning NBA champions. He has been serving as their starting point guard in Steph Curry’s absence. He has averaged 15.6 points, 5.6 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game in April on 53% shooting from the [...]
April 9, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
With March Madness in full swing (UMBC anyone?) and the 2018 NBA Draft fast approaching, I thought it was a good time to unveil our first mock draft for 2018, but this version will be lottery only. The order is based on NBA standings as of March 17. Where will the stars of tomorrow land [...]
March 19, 2018
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NBA Draft
With the way the current system is set up, if you are a team that is hovering in the middle of the NBA hierarchy and don’t have a transcendent star to become a contender, the best course of action is usually to blow up your roster and start to rebuild. In order to do that [...]
March 6, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Before the season began, NBA fans and bettors alike would have put all their money on the Golden State Warriors to meet the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals in June. And why not? That’s been the Finals match-up for three straight seasons. Is there a reason to suspect this year will be any different? [...]
February 24, 2018
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