Every year, there always emerges a player or two to add to my garbage man team. To be included for consideration for this team, there are some specific qualities one must possess. The main thing you can’t be is a guy who creates his own shot. Fair or not, this will exclude you from the […]
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Steph Curry: The NBA’s Highest Earner Three-time NBA Champion Steph Curry remains the highest earner in the NBA, with his $45 million base salary still some way ahead of any of the upcoming talents, as he enters the final year of his ‘supermax’ deal. Curry has already agreed on terms of his next deal that […]
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On Wednesday, a viral Bleacher Report interview broke midday when Draymond Green got the chance to sit down and lay it all out with Kevin Durant. The former teammates won two NBA Championships in three seasons and were adamant they would have “Three-peated” had Durant not suffered a torn Achilles. The two were known for […]
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James Wiseman Areas of Growth The second overall pick last year had an up-and-down first season in the Bay Area. Wiseman, only 19 at the beginning of the season, only played three games in college before being ruled ineligible and leaving Memphis to prepare for the draft. In his first taste of the NBA, Wiseman […]
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On Monday morning, amidst a flurry of sports news from a packed weekend, the Washington Football Team publicly released a statement. The Washington Football Team has spent a year mulling over what their next name will be. The franchise made one thing very clear: They will no longer tie their name to Native American imagery. […]
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It’s no secret that the Philadelphia 76ers will most likely move off of all-star Ben Simmons this summer. Despite reports coming out that the 76ers are “committed to Simmons as a long-term piece of the team”, it is clear that the writing is on the wall and it is time for a change of scenery […]
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With just under three weeks and approximately 10 games remaining in the 2020-21 NBA season, the playoffs are so close we can almost taste them. The dessert to this filling, at times grueling, five-course meal of an NBA season can’t come soon enough. And just when you thought you didn’t have room for dessert, your […]
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I need to preface this whole piece with one thing: I have loved PJ Tucker since he set foot on the University of Texas campus in 2003. PJ Tucker came to the Longhorns just after TJ Ford’s exodus following their Final Four run. The TJ to PJ transition was natural, even if PJ was not […]
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We are approaching the completion of the first quarter of the 2020-21 NBA season. In about two weeks, the majority of teams will have played at least 18 games, exactly a quarter of the condensed 72-game schedule. The playoffs will start before we know it. Time is creeping up on certain franchises. Then again, it […]
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For the first time this season, the Warriors will be sporting their City Edition uniforms. This is exciting for NBA fans because it allows teams to display different styles that stray away from their usual uniforms. Teams like the Miami Heat have done very well in recent years with their City jerseys. On the flip […]
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When the Golden State Warriors traded with the Phoenix Suns to get — wait, hold on. Sam Presti and the Oklahoma City Thunder grabbed him and then flipped him for their millionth first round pick. I forgot. Let me start over. When the Golden State Warriors sent a first round pick to get Thunder small […]
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Belly Up Contributors: Joe Palencia, Max Stines, Parker Ainsworth, Jeremy Macchitelli, Robert Cordero, Emir Sykes, Bob Blackwood, Bradley Stahl, Kyle Edwards, Shannon Walsh With the upcoming 2020-21 NBA Season start upon us, it’s time to put our money where our mouth is (or at least our credibility) and make our season award picks and playoff […]
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When the Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets take the court on December 22nd, the NBA will be 72 days removed from LeBron James and the Lakers winning the Bubble Finals. While we had an accelerated offseason, a lot remained the same. Big names were on the move, free agents got overpaid, and familiar head […]
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Can you hear that? That’s the sound of the NBA stepping on the NFL’s toes. Can you feel that? That’s the feeling of soul-warming zen that can only come from a quick Trail Blazers schedule breakdown. The NBA released their schedule for the first half of the 2020-21 NBA season on Friday, and fans everywhere […]
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