Anthony Bennett

More than four years later, former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin has no problems admitting the obvious: The team screwed up in 2013 by drafting Anthony Bennett with the No. 1 overall pick. Now, Griffin wasn’t the Cavaliers’ GM at the time, but he was among the front-office staff that convinced Chris Grant, the [...]

The story of Anthony Bennett’s NBA career has become a very sad tale and appears that it may have had its final moment. Bennett was released by the Brooklyn Nets Monday morning after averaging 5.0 points and 3.4 rebounds in 11 minutes per game in 23 appearances this season. [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/818485813885292544] Bennett is the former [...]

As if Andrew Wiggins’ life wasn’t already oceans of awkward. Kevin Love has been traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. But he hasn’t really been traded, because Wiggins himself cannot be traded until August 23 after signing his rookie deal. So the deal is done, but [...]

Glen Taylor, owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves, is feeling nostalgic, and this obsession with the past could prevent president and coach Flip Saunders from trading Kevin Love. According to CBS Spors’ Ken Berger, Taylor is still wary of dealing Love, fully aware this reeks of the same bad juju that went down between the team [...]

Someone, anyone, must explain the Chicago Bulls’ sudden infatuation with Kevin Love. After adding Pau Gasol to a frontcourt rotation that already includes Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson, and after basically removing themselves from the Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes by asking him to take a ridiculously large pay cut, the Bulls are apparently making a competitive [...]

Now that the Cleveland Cavaliers have the #1 pick in the draft, again, for the third time in four years, we take a look back at their best 1st round draft picks of all-time. 10. Ron Harper School: Miami University Drafted: 8th pick (1986) NBA Experience: 15 seasons Playoffs: 10 Awards/Accomplishments: 5-time champion (Bulls, Lakers) [...]

*We thought this post was extra fitting for publishing today given that July 1st is Canada Day.* [...]

May 14, 2012 – Allen Moll Lost in the shuffle of the commitments of high profile HS seniors like Nerlens Noel, Shabazz Muhammed, and Kyle Anderson, was the fact that their were still several top flight uncommitted prospects still on the board even though we are well into May. Topping the list of undecided impact [...]

March 22, 2012 – Allen Moll Earlier this month when the initial 2012 McDonalds All American Game and Jordan Brand Classic rosters were announced, there were clearly two omissions in the form of shot blocker supreme Nerlens Noel and New Zealand’s monsterous big man Steven Adams. Noel, who has already been compared to NBA Hall [...]

January 17, 2012 – Check out our Top 10 rankings of the still uncommitted HS prospects in the 2012 Class. [...]