In the last volume of my Making the Leap series, I talked about how it takes time for some players to get acclimated in the league. For some, a new place can also help players. Will Barton of the Denver Nuggets fits that description. Will Barton was drafted 40th overall in 2012 NBA Draft by
A while back, I did my predictions for the 2016 Team USA Olympic roster. With recent news this week that more players have dropped out from the 31 finalists, I decided to re-make my predictions in regard to Team USA. Who’s Out: Before I start, here is the list of players that have withdrawn their names from consideration.
For some NBA players, it takes a couple of seasons for them to solidify their spots in the league, and Allen Crabbe of the Portland Trail Blazers is an example of that. Crabbe was drafted with the 31st pick in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers out of the University of California and
Hello and welcome to another edition of the “Making the Leap” series where I talk about certain players taking their game to the next level. A couple of days ago I talked about Justin Anderson of the Dallas Mavericks. Today, I’ll be talking about Sean Kilpatrick of the Brooklyn Nets. Sean Kilpatrick’s road to the
Hello basketball lovers and enthusiasts. Welcome to the second season installment of the “Making the Leap” series. From now until the beginning of the 2016-2017 regular season, I will be talking about certain NBA players who kind of flew under the radar and have the potential to take their game to the next level. Last
Two seasons ago, Rajon Rondo was dealt from the Boston Celtics to the Dallas Mavericks. What seemed like a great moved for Dallas, turned out to be miserable. From having struggles in the offense to having chemistry issues, things turned south quick. He signed a one-year contract close to $10 million with the Sacramento Kings,
Back in April, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a statement saying there will be a three-year trial period of jersey advertisements beginning the 2017-18 season. While it seems a while away that has not stopped teams from starting to negotiate sponsorship deals. In fact, we already have our first official sponsor patch on an NBA
Toronto Raptors swingman DeMar DeRozan has really stepped up his game the past few seasons. During the regular season, he averaged a career high of 23.5 points per game and recently dropped 34 in a Game 5 win the other day against the the Miami Heat. His recent improvements could not have come at a
Hello and welcome to another edition of “What If” Wednesday. A while back, I discussed two superstar trades in Deron Williams and Carmelo Anthony and how they panned out for each team and talked about the “what ifs.” I decided to do another what if scenario involving another superstar player in Dwight Howard. Dwight Howard was one
The Dallas Mavericks were very competitive this past season despite having a very interesting offseason last year with the whole DeAndre Jordan mess. With that in the review mirror and their offseason in full effect now three of the Mavericks key players, Dirk Nowitzki, Deron Williams and Chandler Parsons, have reportedly opted out of their
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