The Brooklyn Nets finally look to be trending upward after dealing with the repercussions of one of the worst trades in NBA history over the past few seasons. One of the biggest reasons is the fact that they were able to utilize their cap space to take on the contract of Timofey Mozgov (taking advantage [...]
November 13, 2017
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There have been mixed reviews on the Lonzo Ball experiment thus far in Tinseltown, but one thing that is very apparent though is that Ball is a special talent at passing the basketball and utilizes his height and instincts to already be one of the best rebounding point guards in the NBA. He used those [...]
November 13, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
Things aren’t going to well for the Utah Jazz thus far this season. The Jazz have lost four of their past five games as they have struggled mightily on the offensive end, and now they will be without their best player and the best defensive player in the NBA for at least a month. Rudy [...]
November 13, 2017
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Will Ferrell is one of many celebrities who doesn’t appear to be the biggest supporter of the current commander-in-chief. Ferrell apparently is a big fan of LeBron James on and off the court and told Seth Meyers on his show, Late Night With Seth Meyers that he ran into James during the 2017 postseason and [...]
November 10, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
Ever since Lonzo Ball came on to the scene as a highly-touted basketball recruit (and LaVar entered our lives) his combination of size and special play-making ability has led to a number of comparisons to hall of fame point guard and current Milwaukee Bucks Head Coach Jason Kidd. Ball has looked the part as a [...]
November 10, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
One benefit of being around the cap floor in the NBA is you have the flexibility and rare ability to re-negotiate a player’s salary for the current season. This appears to be the case with the 76ers and Robert Covington. Covington signed a four-year, $50 million extension with the 76ers this off-season that was set [...]
November 10, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
In the early 2000s Post-Jordan era of the NBA (a dark period for the NBA in retrospect) there were few more electrifying players or exciting synonymous images of period than Vince Carter in a Raptors jersey. Vinsanity helped establish NBA basketball north of the U.S. border and averaged 23-5-4 in seven seasons as a Raptor, [...]
November 10, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
Kristaps Porzingis’ brother/agent, Janis, said some stuff about some things pertaining to his bro’s future with the New York Knicks. People ran with it, including us, because duh. The Knicks are the Knicks, and it seemed they somehow managed to permanently ruffle the feathers of their most important player since Patrick Ewing. Porzingis downplayed the [...]
November 10, 2017
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Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has high hopes for Clint Capela. Really high hopes. Speaking with ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon, D’Antoni indicated that the 23-year-old from Switzerland has the chance to be the best center in the league, bar none: “To me, it’s just a matter of time,” Houston coach Mike D’Antoni said. “I’ll be [...]
November 10, 2017
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Eric Bledsoe has only been a member of the Milwaukee Bucks for, like, a half-second, and he’s already underrated Giannis Antetokounmpo. Speaking with ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes after his trade from the Phoenix Suns, the point guard referred to Antetokounmpo as a top-10 player: “You’ve seen him,” Bledsoe said of Antetokounmpo. “I’ve watched him play like [...]
November 9, 2017
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