Let’s turn back the clock to May 19, 2009. I was on my honeymoon in San Francisco, CA. My new wife was a little upset with me though, because I made her hit pause on the trip so I could watch the NBA Draft Lottery. The Kings had a 25% shot at the top pick, and I […] READ MORE
Tag: Ben McLemore
2014 Dunk Contest was an Extreme Disappointment
This year’s 2014 Slam-Dunk Contest was anticipated to be a positive new addition to All-Star Saturday, featuring the likes of great players/dunkers, and new, refined elements. The contest featured six contestants, three from the Eastern Conference (Paul George, John Wall, Terrence Ross), and three from the Western Conference (Damian Lillard, Harrison Barnes, Ben McLemore). The […] READ MORE
Early NBA Award Predictions for 2013-14
The NBA gives out a ton of post season awards, which includes all individual ones as well as selecting the all-NBA teams. In continuing with my win prediction pieces from yesterday, I am going to try and pick all of these before I have watched any games. I will start it off with the major […] READ MORE
NBA Draft Provides Shocking Picks and Big Trades
The NBA held their annual draft last night, and it was a night of shocking picks, big trades, and drama all around. The Cleveland Cavaliers had the 1st overall pick and started the night in a way that no one could have predicted, taking forward Anthony Bennett out of UNLV. All the way up to […] READ MORE
Preview Breaking Down The Top 10 of 2013 NBA Draft
Editor’s Note: We at LWOS are always happy to add new talented writers to our team, and as such, are elated to have Ron Leyba join our team. Ron is a life-long basketball fan, and has a particular interest in analyzing the NBA. We’re just minutes before the 2013 NBA Draft and the speculation […] READ MORE
Roundtable: NBA Draft Preview
Welcome to the latest edition of The “Buzz”: Basketball Roundtable. We pose several basketball related questions to our panel of life-long NBA fans for their candid opinions. We invite anyone to participate by answering the same questions in the “Comments” section at the bottom of this article. This week our panel consists of Matt Fish […] READ MORE