Shooting the basketball is a study in both art and persistence. No one starts with perfect form, nor can they connect on a high percentage of attempts. But the all-time greats learn through tireless dedication, which usually entails hours and hours practicing alone in a
Aside from an absolutely “oogly” jumper that functioned as poorly as it was formed, Lonzo Ball, well, balled out at the Las Vegas Summer League. The 6’6”, 190-pounder averaged 16.3 points, a summer league-record 9.3 assists, 7.7 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.0 blocks in six
When the Boston Celtics took Jayson Tatum with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft, former player turned broadcaster Jalen Rose compared the Duke product to Danny Granger. Coming from a network that often reaches farther than Deontay Wilder’s jab (one commentator
Imagine a world without the NBA Draft. There’d be no more tanking (much to the chagrin of Sam Hinkie), the idiotic lottery would be out the window and, best of all, young men would be able to choose where they get to take the next
With the 2017 NBA Finals in the rearview mirror, our attention as basketball fans now focuses squarely upon the upcoming draft. This year’s class is being heralded as a uniquely talented crop, particularly at the point guard position. Markelle Fultz has been compared to James
From high-flying, rim-rattling athletic freaks to all-seeing visionaries, from ball-handling maestros to high-volume three-point assassins, the NBA’s best point guards routinely put on spectacles with dizzying and diverse arrays of talent. The explosive Russell Westbrook, the bulldozing James Harden and the sharp-shooting destructor known as
The flowers are blooming, and the New York Knicks are tanking on accident. It must be March. The third month of the year signifies an important time for basketball fans, one that includes cramming in those last bits of research on the college teams they
The NBA draft is always a glorified crapshoot, littered with busts near the top and steals toward the end of the proceedings. Even though teams will go into the 2016 edition hoping they’ll be able to buck the established trend, they’ll be operating without enough information. Everyone is