Tag: NBA
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Trade Grade: Brooklyn Nets trade PG Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks
Image Credit: (Brad Penner/USA Today Sports) Well, Well, Well. We finally got a blockbuster move in the leadup to the 2023 NBA Trade Deadline. It was rumored for awhile as Kyrie was clearly not happy here, but when he recently requested a trade that pretty much signaled the end for his time with the Brooklyn…
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Robert Sarver is finalizing a sale of the Phoenix Suns & Phoenix Mercury to Mat Ishbia
Image Credit: (Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports) Well it has finally come, Robert Sarver is no longer an owner of an NBA/WBA team as he has finalized a sale of the Phoenix Suns & Phoenix Mercury. The new owner of both teams is Matt Ishbia. If you don’t know Matt Ishbia is the CEO of…
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Nameless Sports Show Ep.2
Hosted by Kadence Power and Carson Nash namelesssportsshow
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9. Baby-Faced Assassin
Wardell Stephen Curry, also known as Steph Curry, put the league on notice when he dropped 54 points on the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, and I feel like that was the night the Chef began his reign. Stephen Curry was drafted 7th overall in the 2009 draft by the Golden State Warriors. He did…
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Redrafting the 2021 NBA Draft
I think it’s time to rank these upcoming second-year players. I know that it’s “too early” and “we don’t know how they’re careers are going to pan out”, but that takes the fun out of this exercise. I’m going to redraft the first round of this draft using VORP, my favorite advanced metric. I will…
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These NBA Finals should be a Wake-Up call for “Superteams”
The Golden State Warriors were the basis for how a superteam should be built. Now, they represent the complete opposite. With seven Celtics-drafted players in Boston and eight Warriors-drafted players in Golden State, this NBA Finals is all about that homegrown talent. In the past, however, it took a lot of superstar signings and dynamic…
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2022 NBA Mock Draft First Round (Post-Lottery)
With the NBA Draft rapidly approaching, it’s time to take a minute and figure out where everybody is going to go. This might be one of the more difficult drafts at the top than most, with 3 players vying for the #1 spot. Chet Holmgren of Gonzaga, Jabari Smith of Auburn, and Paolo Banchero of…
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Grading all Possible NBA Finals Matchups
The NBA Conference Finals are in full swing, and it’s about time the NBA Finals got brought up. With four teams hoping to make it to that elusive final stage, all the fans can do is hope for the best final matchup (or their favorite team’s success). Let’s grade these possible matchups on entertainment value,…
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NBA Prospect Watch: Oscar Tshiebwe
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky ESPN Draft Board Ranking: 44thAverages: 16.9 points, 15.3 rebounds, 1.1 assistsMeasurements: 6’9″, 260 lbPosition: Forward Oscar Tshiebwe, at a hulking 260 pounds, has been one of the biggest reasons Kentucky has had such a great year. He holds the rest of college hoops in his grip like a basketball, and looks to…
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The NBA All-Star Game is, yet again, a game for the ages
Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game was a thriller, to say the least. Team LeBron and Team Durant went at it all night, leading to a split pot of charity money heading into the fourth quarter. The first quarter went to Team LeBron, partly because Steph Curry hit 8 threes in the first half. The second quarter…