2014 NBA Draft

With the first pick of the 2014 NBA draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected the best gotdamn future-peddler to ever traipse his way up to the storied podium. Andrew Wiggins. Everyone who was worried that the Cavs would make the wrong decision this year is able to breathe. Wiggins was the right pick. For Cleveland, he [...]

Excuse Jabari Parker while he removes his foot from the throes of his mouth. After being selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the No. 2 pick in the 2014 NBA draft, Parker was naturally excited. How could he not be? He just made it to the NBA! He’s a millionaire! Larry Sanders can hook him [...]

Kevin Love would welcome the opportunity to play with LeBron James. Him, and a few hundred other NBA players. According to ESPN.com’s Andy Katz, the Minnesota Timberwolves reportedly rejected an offer for Love from the Cleveland Cavaliers that was built around the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, which turned out to be Andrew [...]

Passive. Shy. Polite. Quiet. All of those words could have been used to describe NBA draft prospect and Kansas Jayhawks alum Andrew Wiggins a few weeks ago. But now he’s turning those assumptions typically associated with moderate NBA success inside out and exuding confidence and bravado and outspokenness we never really saw while he was [...]

So that was fun…for some teams. The 2014 NBA draft lottery is over. Finished. Kaput. Next stop, the NBA draft. Well, first we need to finish the Conference Finals. And crown an NBA champion. Then it’s on to the NBA draft. Here are some thoughts for each lottery team, along with their draft position, on [...]

Doug McDermott doesn’t think the San Antonio Spurs are boring. Across casual NBA circles, the Spurs aren’t always held in high esteem. The age, boring, humdrum, they-must-be-flawed-because-they-just-must-be narratives remain overplayed and, unfortunately, prevalent. Diehards know better. Media members know better. Smart people know better. McDermott, who is preparing to enter the NBA after four years [...]

Well, duh. The 2014 NBA draft class is expected to be the deepest pool of talent seen since 2003, when players like LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade each made jumps to the Association. Naturally, teams holding first-round picks—and multiple first-rounders—are taking a long hard look at the most highly touted targets. Especially the [...]

If this Lakers’ season were a new movie, what would you call it? “Escape Plan?” Oh, wait D-12 already did that. “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2?” Or maybe “Prisoners,” to describe the Lakers fans and perhaps Bryant, himself. As the Lakers prepare to start the 2013-2014 season without veteran 5-time NBA champion and [...]

Oh, Kemba. I’ve never considered Kemba Walker to be amongst the most emotional of NBA players. Sure, I’ve seen him cheer after a big shot or ankle-breaking crossover, but nothing that led me to believe he was the down-on-his-knees, sing-to-the-heavens, shed-a-tear-over-an-offseason-signing type player. Alas, I was wrong. According to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer, [...]