Basketball News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
The Atlanta Hawks currently sit in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings. With a young core that is destined to be great, the Hawks’ outlook seems to be bright. They have also complemented their young players with solid veterans. Last season, the Hawks had a lot of salary cap space but going forward their […] READ MORE
The Atlanta Hawks currently sit at 11-16 and are barely hanging on to the 10 seed in the Eastern Conference. A team that was 20-47 last year and only one game ahead of the last-place Cleveland Cavaliers is on pace to surpass that 20-win plateau easily. The issue is that is far from the goal. […] READ MORE
The Atlanta Hawks have as much young talent as any other team in the league. Trae Young is an offensive wizard and already an All-Star, John Collins is a high-flying big who can dunk and shoot with the best of them, and other options such as De’Andre Hunter and Kevin Huerter are on their way to living up to their potential. The tools […] READ MORE
The future is impossible to predict, especially in the NBA. When looking at some NBA teams, it’s easy to see that they have the brightest futures in the league. For instance, the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers were bottom five in the league just three years ago; both squads now have championship aspirations and […] READ MORE
With the NBA season set to start in a week, league awards discussion increased in the basketball world. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, NBA awards will be based on the regular season through Mar. 11. The Last Word on Pro Basketball staff continues the 2019-20 awards’ discussion with a current Top 3 power ranking for Rookie […] READ MORE
Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs recently signed a record-breaking ten-year contract worth up to 503 million dollars. A contract worth this amount of money is almost unheard of in most professional sports. This deal begs the question of which players in today’s NBA are deserving of a ten-year contract worth similar money? One […] READ MORE
According to Last Word on Sports sources, the NBA is planning on having a consolation tournament for the eight teams that were left out of the continued season. In order of worst record to best, the eight teams that would compete in a possible consolation tournament would be the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota […] 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. Dallas Mavericks rising star Luka Doncic made the top 10. Top 30 NBA Players Number 9 – Luka Doncic Doncic is the sixth international player to appear on this […] READ MORE
The Atlanta Hawks are in an interesting position. They have a ton of young talent with 13 players 26 years old or younger. Of those 13, six played more than 20 minutes per game. Of course, the first two names that come to mind are Trae Young and John Collins. Adding to that dynamic duo, […] 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 26 in the countdown is Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young. Top 30 NBA Players Number 26 – Trae Young Young played high school basketball […] READ MORE