Basketball News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Last Word on Pro Basketball is giving you an NBA Playoffs preview for each series as it begins inside the bubble. The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers rivalry will be renewed on Monday. This will be the 23rd time that each team has met in the NBA playoffs. This is the most NBA playoff matchups […] READ MORE
Recently, the trade market has heated up for Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose. The former MVP, currently averaging 18.4 points in just over 26 minutes per game, has emerged as a viable floor general off the bench. In particular, Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports noted that multiple contending teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers, Los […] READ MORE
Two months following the Game 7 defeat in the 2013 NBA Finals to the Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Brett Brown was announced as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. Then general manager, Sam Hinkie, was in the early stages of the (in)famous “process” and took on a coach who hadn’t led a […] READ MORE
On draft night, the Philadelphia 76ers traded Mikal Bridges to the Phoenix Suns for Zhaire Smith and Miami’s first round pick in 2021. READ MORE
Zhaire Smith – 6’5 Combo Guard, Texas Tech University, 19 years old Zhaire Smith could go anywhere from the late lottery, to the upper teens in the 2018 NBA Draft. After averaging 11.2 pts, 5 Reb, and 1.7 Ast as a freshman in Lubbock, Smith electrified BIG12 competition and led the Red Raiders to […] READ MORE
Josh has been writing for the last few years, mostly about the Orlando Magic, television and movies. Josh is also an Orlando native, an American History teacher, and a high school basketball coach.