In a stunning, but not totally unexpected turn of events, the Atlanta Hawks have moved on from their franchise point guard. The Hawks traded Young to the Washington Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. There were increasing murmurings in recent days that a deal might come to fruition. NamingContinue Reading
*All heights per NBA Draft combine are without shoes 1. Cooper Flagg | F | Duke Height 6’7.75″ | Weight 221 | Wingspan 7’0″ | Age 18.5 Key Stats: 19.2 PPG, 48.1 FG%, 38.5 3P%, 7.5 REB, 4.2 AST, 1.4 STL, 1.4 BLK Outlook Flagg is an all-around player whoContinue Reading
Atlanta Hawks 15. Kobe Bufkin, G, Michigan 39. Mohamed Gueye, F/C, Washington State (via Hornets) 46. Seth Lundy, G/F, Penn State (via Pelicans) Love what the Hawks did here. Got a top-10 player on our board in Kobe Bufkin at #15. This could complicate a backcourt that already includes TraeContinue Reading
1. Victor Wembanyama | 7’3″ Alien | 19 yrs | Metropolitans 92 Key Stats: 21.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 3 blocks NBA Comps: Anthony Davis, Kristaps Porzingis, Rudy Gobert Outlook: Hold on to your croissants. While being the best prospect in any sport ever is ESPN , Wembanyama hasContinue Reading
Suns land Kevin Durant, Nets start rebuild Suns receive: Nets receive: Bucks receive: Pacers receive: Suns Grade: A- The most exciting trade of the deadline happened in the middle of the night. There were inklings after the Nets parted ways with Kyrie Irving that Durant might reignite his trade requestContinue Reading
The Brooklyn Nets have officially acquiesced Kyrie Irving’s trade demands and dealt him to the Dallas Mavericks, according to Shams Charania. Mavericks Get: Kyrie Irving PG Nets Get: Spencer Dinwiddie PG, Dorian Finney-Smith F, DAL ’29 1st round (unprotected), DAL ’27 2nd round, DAL ’29 2nd round Well that didn’tContinue Reading
1. LaMelo Ball, PG, Ilharra Hawks LaMelo Ball has the widest range of outcomes of the top players in this draft, ranging from superstar to role player. Similar to his brother Lonzo, LaMelo comes into the draft billed as a prolific play maker with questionable shot mechanics. While Lonzo mostlyContinue Reading
Winners Brooklyn Nets The winner of the Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant sweepstakes was always going to be the winner of free agency. However, the fact that it was Brooklyn who took both instead of splitting one with their rivals across the river makes it all that much sweeter. SeanContinue Reading
As a Knicks fan, what do you make of the Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving sweepstakes? February free agency predictions are that for a reason. From rumblings in November, that carried through the entirety of the regular season, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were going to be New York Knicks.Continue Reading
In this year’s installment of HKL’s annual trade grades column, Jared and Rob go through every trade made in the days, hours, and minutes leading up to the trade deadline – offering our reactions and grading each team on how their moves position them for the future. For the moreContinue Reading