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D’Angelo Russell Thinks Lakers ‘Will Most Definitely Be a Playoff Team’

D’Angelo Russell Thinks Lakers ‘Will Most Definitely Be a Playoff Team’

Remember before, when we decided Pat Riley was an optimist after he called the Miami Heat a championship team? Well, Los Angeles Lakers rookie D’Angelo Russell has his level glass half full-ness beat. During an interview with Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders, the dual guard essentially guaranteed that the Lakers would make the playoffs next [...]

September 11, 2015 admin Blogs 0

D’Angelo Russell Thinks Tracy McGrady Might Be The GOAT

D’Angelo Russell Thinks Tracy McGrady Might Be The GOAT

Michael Jordan is most certainly the Greatest Of All-Time. The one and only GOAT. But many other names get bandied about in debates about who the GOAT is. Names like Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, Bill Russell, Kobe Bryant, and Lebron James. But I don’t recall too many of these conversations listing Tracy McGrady….until now. The [...]

August 14, 2015 admin Benjamin Felix Santos, Blogs 0

D’Angelo Russell Doesn’t Hate the Sixers After All

D’Angelo Russell Doesn’t Hate the Sixers After All

Score this one as a win for general manager Sam Hinkie and the Philadelphia 76ers. Ironic, yes. They’ve spent the last two years actively evading wins. But this is different. Ohio State’s D’Angelo Russell is among the consensus top-three picks in this year’s NBA draft. Everything else about the selection extravaganza, which will take place [...]

June 22, 2015 admin Blogs 1

Grab Your Grains of Salt: Knicks May Still Trade No. 4 Pick

Grab Your Grains of Salt: Knicks May Still Trade No. 4 Pick

Oh look, it’s those pesky New York Knicks again. Ahead of and just after the NBA’s draft lottery, the idea of the Knicks trading their top pick—which ended up being No. 4—held some serious clout. Slowly, surely as the general public started to realize they wouldn’t land a superstar for that pick, the speculation dissipated. [...]

June 17, 2015 admin Blogs 0

Surprise! The Knicks Are Open to Trading No. 4 Pick

Surprise! The Knicks Are Open to Trading No. 4 Pick

Ping pong gods are no fan of the New York Knicks. Phil Jackson and company had so much riding on Tuesday’s night’s lottery. They entered with the second-best chance (19.9 percent) at winning the No. 1 overall pick, and they desperately needed a top-three finish to nab one of the immediate fortunes-turning prospects, be it [...]

May 20, 2015 admin Blogs 1

Arizona, Ohio State Victories Set Up Showdown Between Future NBA Draft Lottery Picks

Arizona, Ohio State Victories Set Up Showdown Between Future NBA Draft Lottery Picks

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Arizona Wildcats both won their opening game of the 2015 NCAA tournament, setting up a Saturday night thriller between the two programs. But more importantly, it places freshman phenoms D’Angelo Russell and Stanley Johnson on the court at the same time. It’s a safe bet that scouts from a trio [...]

March 20, 2015 admin Blogs, David Kenyon, NCAA 0