2023 will be the third year in a row that the NCAA Player of the Year is not drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft. Last year’s winner Zach Edey decided to forego the draft and stay with the Purdue Boilermakers for his senior season. Edey was projected to be taken in the […]
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This time of the year feels like a dead period for the NBA. However, when you’re the Los Angeles Lakers, there are always headlines surrounding the storied franchise. Especially when the team is led by someone named LeBron James. One of the greatest players of our generation has another big decision to make this offseason. […]
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Well, now that the NBA is in full mid-season mode (and as the trade deadline approaches), it is becoming easier to see the cream rising to the top. And the Kings aren’t in it. Everything looked promising. De’Aaron Fox was playing at an all-star level (he still is), Tyrese Haliburton was the stud rookie (he […]
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In looking back at the first weekend on the sports calendar without football, several NBA guys showed off some sweet sneakers. In a weekend that had 24 different games, #24’s sneakers continued to be the most popular silhouette. Few of our hopeful Kobe Bryant tributes from last week came through, but time and time again […]
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Before the season started, I previewed the Kings season and, let’s be honest, I was pretty downtrodden. Luke Walton had yet to show true coaching acumen and the team didn’t improve in free agency. The only hope the Kings have this year is to be pleasantly surprised with first-round draft pick Tyrese Haliburton and see […]
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Trading Places Featuring Ja Morant and RJ Barrett What’s good everybody? It is time for another installment of our “What If” series for Belly Up Sports. The last time that we profiled a member of the 2019 NBA draft class, it was dedicated to this year’s top pick Zion Williamson. But this time around, we […]
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