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The NBA has reached the point where having ball handling and secondary creation is necessary throughout your five-man lineups. In watching the Dallas Mavericks at any point throughout the season, it was abundantly clear that they lacked that. This June, the Mavericks will start rectifying that with the NBA Draft. While a combo guard with […]
Kansas Jayhawk Links Through the Phog thinks BYU fans have switched allegiances and are now proclaiming Darryn Peterson to be the #1 draft prospect. Why would they do such a thing? Essentially, the mind games from the BYU fans and the Utah Jazz front office will now begin, as they look to try to convince […]
Aside from an increasingly irritating stretch of play that ran from roughly three minutes into the second quarter through the first five minutes of the third (during which the Spurs’ 18-point lead evaporated to zero), this game was exactly the tonic I was hoping for. First, Wemby’s return was triumphant, which provided a much needed […]
The Philadelphia 76ers axed Daryl Morey, but the real problem is not the longtime executive, so it seems.
Khris Middleton was shipped to the Dallas Mavericks at the trade deadline in the deal that sent Anthony Davis to the Washington Wizards. Middleton’s inclusion was all about salary. His contract made the money work both ways, and more importantly for the Mavericks, expires this summer. That gives them the financial relief they need as […]
Duke’s Cameron Boozer is well into the draft process now. For instance, Monday was measurement day, and Boozer came in with this: The only thing that surprises us is his wingspan. Typically, most people are slotting him in at #3 or #4, but Jonathan Givony says don’t rule him out for the #1 pick just […]
England hosting Colts! IU recruiting BOILING over! NBA’s top picks FAIL again and again
There could seemingly be multiple paths to the Miami Heat successfully retooling around Bam Adebayo.
The postseason has been tough for Keldon Johnson. Ever since winning NBA Sixth Man of the Year, he’s struggled to maintain the vitality that earned him the league honor. This season the Spurs had seven players average scoring in double figures. *Harrison Barnes was 5 points from the Spurs having eight players in double figs, […]
We are fully in draft season now. With a lauded class of athletes entering the draft this cycle — barring some unexpected withdrawals — there will surely be differing opinions for the Hawks at number eight overall. Let’s do a quick check-in on who different media members project the Hawks to take, pre-combine edition: Jeremy […]
Good morning, BBN! Players have headed to Chicago to participate in this year’s NBA Draft Combine, as many look to bolster their draft stock heading into the final surge of Draft season. For the Kentucky Wildcats, there are several players and familiar names to the BBN that are taking the court to work out for […]
The story of Clint Capela returning to the Rockets begins, as most tragic stories do, with Steven Adams. Steven Adams over the past four regular seasons has played in 138 of 328 possible games. His last fully healthy season was 2022-23 with the Memphis Grizzlies. While Adams has been undeniably effective in the ways he’s […]
With the offseason hitting Celtics fans much earlier than usual, there’s been a lot of discourse about the team outside of basketball. In particular, Jaylen Brown has been getting more attention than usual. His name has popped up in trade rumors, and fans and analysts alike have been holding a magnifying glass to every comment […]
Throughout the majority of the Lakers’ red hot March, Rui Hachimura was coming off the bench as a key reserve. Two months later, with the season on the line, he was having one of the best games of his career while trying to save the Lakers from elimination. No one did more for his stock […]
The Jake Fischer Latest goes in depth on the 76ers after Daryl Morey’s ouster
The Minnesota Timberwolves entered Game 5 in San Antonio with a chance to retake control of their Western Conference Semifinals series. A win would have snatched back home-court advantage, put the Spurs on the brink of elimination, and set up a Friday night closeout opportunity at Target Center. Unfortunately, none of that happened. Instead, Minnesota […]
It’s been a big day for the top prospects in the NBA draft, and there were some surprising results for the prospects the Utah Jazz will be looking at in the Draft. Here are some of the most important highlights. AJ Dybantsa A lot of eyes were on Dybantsa as he came into the draft […]
I'm not here to point out the embarrassing act that the Barrie Colts pulled following their OHL semifinal win. It was all over sports highlight shows, and Colts head coach Dylan Smoskowitz apologized for the behaviour that he said he encouraged. What makes that look even worse in hindsight at this point, though, is that the Colts' season came to an end tonight as they were swept in the OHL Final by the Kitchener Rangers. Again, I'm not here to rip on the Colts for what they did, but karma seem...
The noise inside Frost Bank Center started long before tipoff. Fans arrived anxious, restless and desperate to see how the San Antonio Spurs would respond after letting Game 4 slip away in Minneapolis. There had been frustration over Victor Wembanyama’s ejection. Questions about composure. Questions about whether the young Spurs were ready for the weight […]
The NBA Draft Combine got underway Monday in Chicago, where Arizona’s Tobe Awaka, Jaden Bradley, Brayden Burries and Koa Peat performed measurements and drills in front of NBA decision makers. Burries and Peat are both projected first-round picks, while some mock drafts have Bradley going late second round. Awaka is one of the players participating […]
The Philadelphia 76ers said what fans have known to be true after dismissing Daryl Morey.
Throughout his NBA career, Luka Dončić has made a habit of competing for Slovenia during the summer in basically whatever competition they’re in. However, that’s set to change this offseason, though not for any basketball reasons. Following Monday’s Game 4 loss to the Thunder, Luka put out a statement on his Instagram stating he would […]
Qualifying was completed today at the two events on the USTA Pro Circuit, with the women competing in a W35 in Bethany Beach Delaware and the men playing at an M25 in Pensacola Florida.Rain washed out the first day of qualifying Monday in Bethany Beach, so two rounds had to be played today, but fortunately for officials, the qualifying draws did not fill and and several players qualified without
Three down and one more to go until the Western Conference Finals. Victor Wembanyama made amends for getting ejected two nights earlier with his rampage in the pivotal fifth game of the series against Minnesota. The team’s 3-point shooting also helped them race out to an early lead and control of the boards assisted in […]
Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Daryl Morey was fired today after a six-year tenure with the team. The Sixers compiled a 270-212 record under Morey, reaching the playoffs five times. They were swept by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, however. Despite the Morey firing, Philadelphia plans to retain […]