Anticipating breakout candidates requires assessing opportunity and ability. Those two lanes are merging in Los Angeles with Tobias Harris, the scoring swing forward now playing with the Clippers. Harris was phenomenal for the team after being acquired at the trade deadline in the Blake Griffin
Carmelo Anthony’s stay with the Oklahoma City Thunder is officially over. As first reported by ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, he has been sent to the Atlanta Hawks, who will waive him and pave the way for his long-awaited marriage to the Houston Rockets. The end to Anthony’s layover in
Dan Favale: What babbling buffoon suggested we start with such a loaded question? (Me.) I refuse to answer such a trap inquiry. (I’m going to.) Forced to choose (I’m here under my own volition, actually), I have to roll with…yes. LeBron James has made his last
More than 10 years have passed since Jonathan Givony, now at ESPN, wrote these words in his pre-draft scouting report on Russell Westbrook: Defensively, Westbrook is nothing short of outstanding, as evidenced by the phenomenal work he did locking down the three top scoring guards
Jahlil Okafor. Anthony Bennett. Hasheem Thabeet. Thomas Robinson. Wesley Johnson. Shelden Williams. Mario Hezonja joined this list of former top-five picks when the Orlando Magic declined his fourth-year option in October. At 23, he still has time to turn things around, but that excuse has been made for every single
In a vacuum, the New York Knicks’ perplexing deal sending Willy Hernangomez to the Charlotte Hornets isn’t all that surprising. The recent trade demand for the 23-year-old all but guaranteed he would be heavily shopped before the Feb. 8 deadline. But the expected nature of
If you mention the 2016 offseason to a Los Angeles Lakers fan, don’t be surprised to be met with a deep sigh followed with what sounds like “dang” being whispered under their breath. In reality, the word they uttered distressingly was actually a name: Deng.
Let’s play the “Guess That Player” game. Player A (per game): 23.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 60.9 true shooting percentage Player B: 24.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 59.2 true shooting percentage As you probably deduced from this article’s title, one of them—Player A,