The ‘Sophomore Slump’ is one of the scarier words in sports. After a rookie year where an athlete impresses and displays an extremely bright future, expectations are high. But, many times, some players can’t build off a strong debut, instead, regressing during their encore. The young stars fail to improve enough during their first offseason […]
Tag: Utah Jazz
Cavs Seem to Be Keeping Roster Open for Rodney Hood
Earlier today, The Plain Dealer reported that the Cleveland Cavaliers are keeping a spot on their roster open for guard Rodney Hood to either enter into his qualifying offer or rework a full contract extension. And according to an earlier report from Yahoo Sports, Hood would like a contract that is short term and fair […]
Shelvin Mack is Headed to Memphis
Shelvin Mack has agreed to a one-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. The exact dollar amount of the deal has yet to be disclosed. Free agent guard Shelvin Mack is signing a one-year deal with the Memphis Grizzlies today, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 7, 2018 Mack will be entering his eighth […]
NBA Announces Christmas Games
Christmas has become the NBA’s day. The NFL has Thanksgiving, and the NBA has Christmas. It has become the unofficial “real start” to the NBA season with many casual fans saying they don’t typically tune into the NBA until Christmas. The Christmas day games have been leaked. The NBA was going to announce them Wednesday […]
Opinion: Revisiting the Cavs/Celtics Trade Almost a Year Later
Since the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics completed their trade to swap point guards last summer, the two teams’ situations have changed drastically. In exchange for Kyrie Irving, the Cavs received; Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic, a 2018 first-round pick acquired from the Brooklyn Nets, and a 2020 second-round pick acquired from the Miami Heat. […]
SG Drama in Cleveland
After the exit of star LeBron James earlier this offseason, the Cleveland Cavaliers are now going to have to look deeper in their roster for help to remain a playoff team for the upcoming season. One of those pieces may be shooting guard Rodney Hood, who the team acquired from the Utah Jazz last February […]
Simmons Takes Home ROTY
I guess Ben Simmons really is a rookie, at least according to those who decided who would win Rookie of the Year. Last night was the NBA Award Ceremony, where all of the awards allotted to top players throughout the season are presented. The Rookie of the Year contest came down to between Ben Simmons, […]
2 Dark Horse Destinations for LeBron
Golden State’s victory over Cleveland last night marked the end of the 2017-2018 NBA season. The celebration featured around $400,000 of champagne and nonstop excitement. But while this was going on, the talk of the town turned to LeBron James, who’s set to become a free agent this summer. Literally 5 minutes after the game […]
Celtics Continue to Try to Clear Cap Space for Gordon Hayward
In a Player’s Tribune article Gordon Hayward announced his plans to sign with the Boston Celtics. However, in the following days, the Celtics have had trouble finding ways to clear enough salary cap space to sign Hayward’s expensive contract. The Celtics will need to release and trade several different players in order to create […]
Gordon Hayward to Become Unrestricted Free Agent
Gordon Hayward reportedly informed the Utah Jazz that he will decline his player option worth $16.7 million to become an unrestricted free agent. As reported by ESPN, Hayward will begin his talks with the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics. Hayward made his first all-star team this past season, proving to be an elite […]
Utah Jazz Express Interest in Deron Williams
The Utah Jazz have expressed a desire in reacquiring former All-Star guard Deron Williams from the Dallas Mavericks through a trade, according to league sources. No deal appeared certain Tuesday night, sources told ESPN, but the Jazz have demonstrated their interest in bringing Williams back to his original team. Dallas is open to making both Williams and center […]
Brooklyn Nets Building Towards the Future
This offseason the Nets goals were to get younger, athletic, and better after 21-61 season. Their acquisition of Seton Hall shooting guard Isaiah Whitehead and Michigan guard Caris Levert on the draft night are steps in the right direction. The Nets made two draft-day trades, which allowed then to get Whitehead (the Nets made a traded with the […]