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Albert Luna
NBA All-Star Game Has Surprisingly Good Lineup, Thanks to the Fans
The ballots are in and the fans have finally decided, and it really isn’t that bad after all. The NBA All-Star game, set for next month, has had a weird way of getting the fans involved. Whether it be the market a player plays in or the older players getting in simply off a name all-star starting nods are either well-deserved or sorely over-exaggerated, there’s simply no in between.
How Will Blockbuster Trade Affect Andrew Wiggins
First overall picks in any drafts are always seen as assets. In any sport, they can range from untapped potential to ready to contribute talent. The NBA and its draft number one’s are no exception. In comes Andrew Wiggins, who has been pegged a future hall of famer since he was 16 years old
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The L.A. Lakers — Where Do We Go From Here?
The Lakers are one of the landmark franchises of the NBA. It’s beyond a team now and more of a brand. Typically, as long as there was a Lakers team, there was also a name or face that could be associated with it instantly. These are seen in the form of players and coaches (the Pat Riley era with Magic and Kareem) the Kobe-Shaq era (with Phil Jackson) and even as far back as the 60’s with Jerry Wes
Power Ranking the Top Coaches in the NBA
So many times in the NBA, it comes down to the name on the back of the jersey. Pro basketball is arguably one of the most star driven sports because if you have one of the best players in the game, you’re all but guaranteed success. Look at a sport like football or baseball where simply having a great player can mean almost nothing in the broader spectrum of things...
What the Heck Are the Sixers Doing and Why the Lottery Needs to be Fixed
The Philadelphia 76ers aren’t even bad. No, bad would be too much of an understatement. They are beyond bad, beyond awful, beyond atrocious. The irony of this all is this is exactly what they want to be.
The Sixers have all but publicly said that they are trying to lose as many games as possible in order to secure the top pick draft after their last roster (headlined by Jrue Holiday, Evan Turner,
The Importance of the Backcourt — Who Has the Best in the League?
The NBA has undoubtedly become a backcourt-oriented league. In today’s game, a point guard or shooting guard can either make or break your team. With such a recent influx of quality talent in NBA backcourts one has to wonder, which one is the best...
3 Things We’ve Learned from the NBA Season Already
The NBA season is still in its infancy, but that doesn’t mean that trends haven’t already started to set and identities have been made. With a full week under our belt, let’s take a look at some initial major thoughts on the young season...
Bryant, Duncan, Garnett, and Nowitzki — Where Will Their Legacies End?
A lot of times in pro sports there’s so much focus on looking towards the future. Whether your team can stack up against the best or not and if they can’t when will that date occur. In the NBA this is more evident than in most of the other major sports as is seems every conversation must be progressive or it has no value to it.
Predicting the NBA Awards on the Eve of the Season
With the regular season tip off date of October 28th fast approaching, the NBA landscape is looking vastly different with so many moves occurring this past off season. With that said we take a look at who appear to be early candidates for the major end of season awards and name a few dark horses for each award as well.
The Future of the Oklahama City Thunder — Are Durant and Westbrook Enough?
June of 2012 -- It was supposed to be a time that the “kids” from Oklahoma City could look back on as a necessary defeat in order to build up for the ultimate victory.