Man, the NBA is exciting right now. The amount of movement, trades and changes really makes the League interesting a full week after the NBA Finals. Trades Antonio Davis to Lakers: I wrote about this earlier this week, but new GM Rob Pelinka made a mistake costing the Lakers vital cap space. So, they need […]
The NBA may have crowned a champion last week – congrats Raptors, but the league doesn’t go to sleep. A huge trade hit this weekend, and the NBA Draft happens on Thursday night (originally listed incorrectly as Tuesday). Finally, free agency begins the start of July. Lots to discuss before the NFL dominates. Lakes-Pelicans Trade […]
Today, May 14th at 8:30 PM Eastern/7:30 PM Central, the NBA Draft will be held right here in Chicago. Lottery Format Changes https://www.nba.com/nba-draft-lottery-explainer In 2019, the new NBA Lottery rules will take effect. Like other years, the teams not making the playoffs have a chance to gain the 1st pick in the draft with increasing […]
So, work was crushing me last week, so Part III of the series never happened. I thought with a little time gone past, I’ll review the NBA Draft. NBA Draft Results and Review 1- Deandre Ayton – Suns – No shock here. Ayton was the best prospect in the Draft. Suns don’t overthink the pick […]
So, yesterday, we covered the basics of the NBA Draft. Today, we will dig into the players and teams. Like the NFL Draft, we will go over a players “traits” and then the team needs to find a “fit.” Valued Player Traits For the NBA, the game has changed a lot over the years. In […]
The NBA Draft takes place on Thursday, June 21st at 7 PM Eastern/6 PM Central. This is the time when young men’s dreams are made in donning that cap of their new professional team. The series will cover the following: Draft Basics and NFL Comparison, Round 1 Prospects and Round 2 Prospects. NBA Draft Basics: […]