Jameel McKay shows hustle, heart in Summer League Debut

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Jameel McKay kicked off his NBA Summer League Career by scoring 4 points and 6 rebounds in the New Orleans Pelicans’ 83-58 loss to the Lakers on Friday. Jameel McKay shows hustle, heart in Summer League Debut McKay came off the bench to play 19 minutes for the Pelicans on Friday and it made a […] READ MORE


Don’t Overlook Myles Turner’s Rookie Season

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Most of the attention surrounding the Indiana Pacers during the 2015-16 season was given to Paul George’s comeback season, in which he averaged 23 points per game and led his team back to the playoffs after he missed most of the 2014-15 season due to his leg injury suffered in a Team USA scrimmage in […] READ MORE


Examining the Knicks Lack of a 2016 NBA Draft Pick

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Let’s Play the Blame Game The simple fact is the New York Knicks do not have a pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. But how did they get here? Some may think it was Phil Jackson who got them here, but that would be wrong. Jackson didn’t join the team until 2014 and the Knicks 2016 […] READ MORE


Karl Anthony-Towns Will Win Rookie of the Year

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With the season’s end rapidly approaching, it’s almost that time for the chosen panel of sportswriters to decide the winners of the annually given NBA Awards. It will be quite the challenge to decipher who deserves the individual awards for honors such as Sixth Man of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Most Improved […] READ MORE



Draft Day Trades: Greivis Vasquez to Milwaukee

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Ahead of yesterday’s NBA Draft the Milwaukee Bucks traded the No.46 pick (Norman Powell) and a 2017 first round pick to the Toronto Raptors for point guard Greivis Vasquez. Vasquez will add depth to a young Milwaukee roster looking to improve upon its first round exit from the 2015 playoffs. During that series against the […] READ MORE


Trades: Mason Plumlee to Portland

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Following the announcement that LaMarcus Aldridge is unlikely to return to the Blazers next year and the Nicholas Batum deal, it wasn’t too surprising to see Portland making more aggressive moves on draft day. Although this one appears to render the services of centre Robin Lopez surplus to requirements, the Trailblazers added another young piece, […] READ MORE



2015 NBA Mock Draft: Part Three

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It’s NBA draft season, and the LWOS basketball team decided to do a consensus first round NBA mock draft this year. Contributors included Department Head Jack Moon Perrin, NBA writer Tanay Patri, NBA writer Ryan Timmerman, basketball editor Harrison Marcus, and myself. Each writer made their own mock draft that contributed to the department’s as […] READ MORE