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Seeking their first NBA Championship in nearly 40 years, The Philadelphia 76ers acquired James Harden in a blockbuster trade which sent Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, and two future first-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Harden and Paul Millsap. The Sixers are 2-0 with both Harden and MVP favorite Joel Embiid […] READ MORE
Many NBA fans were collectively refreshing their Twitter feeds today for an Adrian Wojnarowski or Shams Charania tweet breaking a blockbuster trade, and it happened. Superstar James Harden has been traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the Philadelphia 76ers in a huge multiplayer deal headlined by Ben Simmons. Let’s look at how the deal came […] READ MORE
It’s been a tumultuous offseason for the Houston Rockets. The offseason struggles have been exacerbated by James Harden’s demands to be traded to a contender, which remains a dark cloud hanging above the team’s future plans. With the recent news that Harden has increased his list of preferred trade destinations, let’s examine how it got […] READ MORE
From management to coaching, the Philadelphia 76ers made wholesale changes this off-season hiring Doc Rivers as its new Head Coach and Daryl Morey as President of Basketball Operations. The Sixers have been very disappointing the past two seasons after a promising run in 2018 behind Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. Since then, Philadelphia lost in […] READ MORE
The Philadelphia 76ers officially named Daryl Morey as the team’s next president of basketball operations, according to the Associated Press. Additionally, the 76ers have extended the contract of Elton Brand as general manager. Philadelphia 76ers name Daryl Morey next Team President Morey’s Short Stint of Unemployment It’s been less than three weeks, but Morey is […] READ MORE
The Philadelphia 76ers are expected to hire Daryl Morey, former general manager of the Houston Rockets, to lead the front office and basketball operations, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This comes just a couple of weeks after the 76ers already hired former Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers for the same role. The 76ers, […] READ MORE
After 13 seasons as the general manager of the Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey is stepping down from his role. Reportedly, Morey approached Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta with the idea of stepping down. Both sides came to an agreement for Morey to step down. Daryl Morey out as Houston Rockets GM Morey spent 13 seasons running […] READ MORE
After a disappointing ending to the 2019-20 season, the Houston Rockets will look to make some changes to its roster. James Harden and Russell Westbrook are nearing the end of their prime years thus fielding a competitive roster is a must. Reshaping the roster is a tall task for General Manager Daryl Morey. Houston has […] READ MORE
Since being ousted in five games by the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni will be searching for a new home. The 68-year-old will test the market after electing not to renew his tender with the franchise. While his departure wasn’t surprising after failing to reach a contract extension back in May of […] READ MORE
According to an ESPN investigation, there is another controversy concerning the NBA and China. This includes abuse by Chinese partners to young players in three NBA Training Academies in China. Controversy in the NBA Training Academies in China The controversy with the Chinese training academies seems to be real. This might force a more micro-management […] READ MORE
Raheem Bashir started blogging on a Gmail site called Blogger and has covered sporting events in rugby union/league and soccer. Since then he has become the Last Word on Sports writer for rugby, soccer, and previously basketball. He is also a member of the North American Soccer Reporters and The Rugby Union Writers’ Club.
Raheem graduated from George Brown College with a Digital Media Marketing Post-Grad Certificate in 2019. From the same college, Raheem also did a post-grad certificate in Sport and Event Marketing in 2017. Lastly, he did an undergrad Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 2016.