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The Atlanta Hawks entered the 2021-22 season with high expectations after losing to the eventual NBA Champions the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals last season. Fast forward six months and the Hawks sit 12th in the Eastern Conference with a 17-22 record. Their most recent loss came against a Kawhi Leonard and Paul […] READ MORE
From “one-and-done” prospects to the record-low number of seniors in the NBA draft, basketball has increasingly become fixated on youth. However, while they may not be flashy five-star recruits, college basketball transfers have consistently proven that they can play important roles on contending NCAA teams. One player who could fit this mold is DePaul combo […] READ MORE
The Houston Rockets made a surprise move sending Robert Covington to the Portland Trailblazers. Portland played the majority of the 2019-20 season without a genuine small forward thus the arrival of Covington addresses this need. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the story. The Rockets are finalizing a trade to send Robert Covington to Portland for Trevor […] READ MORE
Although ranking the top 30 NBA players in today’s game is an incredibly difficult task, The Last Word on Pro Basketball staff has taken it on. Coming in at number eight in the countdown is Portland Trailblazers’ guard Damian Lillard. Top 30 NBA Players Number 8 – Damian Lillard When Lillard first entered the league […] READ MORE
I am currently writing for both the NBA and NFL sections of Last Word on Sports. I’ve been a big fan of Basketball and Football for as long as I can remember. The Miami Heat are my team, but I really like the league as a whole. Ima also a die hard fan of the Minnesota Vikings.