ESPN presented four key college football matches and the NBA draft on ESPN and ABC to advertisers in New York on Tuesday. For the second year, ABC will broadcast Florida State-LSU’s Labor Day weekend game. This season, Orlando will host the Sunday night game on Sept. 3. Last year in New Orleans, the Seminoles triumphed […]
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Kawhi Leonard Wants Out of San Antonio, Interested in Lakers
Superstar Forward Kawhi Leonard reportedly wants out of San Antonio, although he has not yet asked directly to be traded from the Spurs, according to Chris Haynes and Adrian Wojnarowski. Kawhi allegedly wants to move either to one of the Los Angeles basketball franchises or to New York, but the Lakers are his top choice. […]
Sexton and Ayton Predicted to be Co-Rookies of the Year
The annual rookie survey results are out, and according to John Schuhmann of NBA.com, it seems that this year’s rookie class believes that both Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton and Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Collin Sexton will be co-rookies of the year, as both received 18% of the votes. Ayton was the 1st overall pick […]
New NCAA Basketball Eligibility Rules Announced
The NCAA announced new rules that will heavily impact the NBA Draft process for its basketball players. The most notable rules are the following: “Elite” prospects will be eligible to hire NCAA-approved agents Players that go undrafted in the NBA draft may return to school These are fairly monumental changes. The NCAA used to view […]
Zhaire Smith Breaks Foot
Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard Zhaire Smith reportedly broke his foot during a workout in Las Vegas on Monday. Sources: Philadelphia 76ers rookie Zhaire Smith has suffered a fractured left foot. Smith, the No. 16 pick in the Draft, hurt his foot on Monday in Las Vegas during a developmental camp for NBA players. — Shams […]
Can the Knicks Be Contenders in a Year?
The New York Knicks have not been good in a very long time. That is no secret. They aren’t expected to be any good in the upcoming season, but they may be able to move towards contention after that. This year’s Knicks will, and should actively try to be bad. Kristaps Porzingis is out for […]
Opinion: The Three Biggest NBA Draft Busts in the Past Decade
There are no guarantees when it comes to drafting an NBA player. Players that fall to the final spots can end up being MVP candidates and players with the highest potential sometimes end up becoming dead weight on the roster. NBA drafts over the past decade have seen a fair amount of busts but there are a few that stand […]
Nets Make Minor Move
The Brooklyn Nets and Sean Marks have made a minor move in order to help improve the future outlook of the team. The Nets bring in Jared Dudley and a 2021 second-round draft pick from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Darrell Arthur. Arthur was acquired from the Denver Nuggets last week in the Kenneth […]
Michael Porter Jr. Had Another Back Surgery
Michael Porter Jr. was one of the top prospects entering his freshman season last year, but his health coast him most of his season and concern over the long-term health of his back had teams so concerned that he slipped all the way to the Denver Nuggets at 14th in the draft last month, even […]
76ers Tried to Pry Daryl Morey from Houston
The Philadelphia 76ers unceremoniously parted ways with former President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo after the burner account scandal in May. Since then, head coach Brett Brown has taken over in the role on an interim basis. He’s handled the draft, including a draft night trade, and the bulk of free agency thus far. The […]
Cavs Turned Down Trade for #3 Pick in 2018 NBA Draft
The Cleveland Cavaliers decided to draft point guard Collin Sexton from the University of Alabama with the 8th overall pick in the NBA draft, but could they have done better? https://www.instagram.com/p/BlIzVdnHrdc/?tagged=collinsexton Well according to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, maybe they could have. He reported that the Cavs had the opportunity to trade up that night, […]
Knicks Sign Mario Hezonja
The New York Knicks made their first signing of the free agency period when they signed former Magic Mario Hezonja to a 1 year, $6.5 million deal. Hezonja was the fifth overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft, selected one pick after Kristaps Porzingis. This is a reasonably smart signing by the New York Knicks, […]