Josh Jackson / SF / Kansas No it’s not Markelle Fultz, and it’s not Lonzo Ball. The top player in this year’s draft is the do-everything forward from Kansas. Josh Jackson will not be the best scorer to come out of this class. Instead, he offers a unique combination ofContinue Reading
The mere fact that I’m writing this means the Knicks will not make a trade, will make a bad trade or, most probably, Woj will drop an A(nthony)-bomb and blow this whole thing up. But screw it, it’s officially deadline day, and less than 12 hours before today’s 3 PM deadline. AnythingContinue Reading
Phil Jackson has always teetered on a fine line between looney hippie and cognitive Zen master. His unique coaching style was a rare combination of mindful stoicism and intentful antagonism. On the sidelines he was more subdued than his adversaries. Behind the media’s microphones, Jackson would mentally poke and prodContinue Reading
As is tradition, the season ended in April for the New York Knicks. The subsequent period of time, a vaguely familiar event known as the Playoffs. It’s essence serves more as a source of torturous fantasy than earnest entertainment. A time of fanatical scenario creation to bring the Knicks to theContinue Reading
You can view our rankings of the top 150 free agents here. We will update that page to track new player destinations and contracts. 7 Restricted Free Agents Who Probably Won’t Move Since all of the below free agents have less than 7 years of NBA experience, the maximum they can get inContinue Reading
Bulls Get: Robin Lopez C, Jerian Grant PG, Jose Calderon PG Knicks Get: Derrick Rose PG, Justin Holiday G, 2017 2nd round pick (CHI) Bulls The long, turbulent tenure of Derrick Rose has finally come to an end. Five years ago, the Bulls’ visions of Rose certainly did not conclude in a trade for an averageContinue Reading
The resignation by Sam Hinkie signals the end of his long-term managerial strategy, notoriously dubbed the “Process.” By most standard measures, Sam Hinkie’s tenure in Philadelphia was a failure. In a business where success can be objectively measured by wins and losses, the Sixers were the losingest team over the past three years, with a combinedContinue Reading
Wizards Get: Markieff Morris F Suns Get: 1st round pick (WAS 2016*), Dajuan Blair F, Kris Humphries F Wizards There’s only one word to describe the Wizards season so far – disappointment. The Wizards were the 5th seed last year, and one of the rising stars in the Eastern Conference. With youngstersContinue Reading
Cavs Get: Channing Frye F, 2nd round pick (2020 POR*) Blazers Get: Anderson Varejao C, 1st round pick (2018 CLE*) Magic Get: Jared Cunningham G, 2nd round pick (2020 CLE) Cavaliers The Cavaliers are going all in on the next few years, which they should. If Channing Frye is indeed the missing ingredientContinue Reading
These trades were the culmination of a season long effort by Miami to get under the luxury tax line. Earlier in the season, they acquired the very unloadable contract of Jarnell Stokes, and Beno Udrih, for Mario Chalmers. After dealing Stokes to New Orleans, the net salary savings of that deal comesContinue Reading