NBA Rumors: BS Meter on DeAndre Jordan, Jahlil Okafor and Other …
Bleacher Report–Dec 6, 2017
The way marquee names are popping up in NBA trade rumors, you’d think it were February. But the deadline is nowhere close. What we’ve got instead are several clubs who entered the season with big expectations and, now, a reason to re-evaluate them. Injuries, coach-player strife and the looming …
5 NBA Trades That Should Happen Immediately
Bleacher Report–Dec 6, 2017
The NBA‘s endlessly active rumor mill will shape certain deals, but not all of them. We cannot be leashed to such a finite scope. The league features 30 teams with varying outlooks and collections of assets. We deserve the chance to tap into whatever situation is deemed worthy of speculation. Striking a …
NBA Teams Already Regretting Their 2017 NBA Draft Decisions
Bleacher Report–Dec 4, 2017
It doesn’t always take long for regret to kick in after the NBA draft. A handful of teams could already feel it. These seven likely wish they went in different directions, based on their rookie’s early results and the success of others they passed on. A few teams also made trades that could already be chalked up …
Dunking on Their Deathbeds: NBA Players on Delaying Basketball …
Bleacher Report–Dec 5, 2017
AMERICAN FORK, Utah — The basketball court inside VASA Fitness is the backdrop to Andy Nicholson’s midlife crisis. On select Saturday mornings every other month or so, Nicholson, a 45-year-old marketing professional, and two friends meet there for what’s called a “dunk session.” The basketball …
Why Epic Comebacks Are Becoming Routine in the NBA
Wall Street Journal–Dec 1, 2017
To understand the way today’s NBA works, it usually helps to study the Golden State Warriors. Let’s start with a game last month against the Boston Celtics that was closely scrutinized around the league as a potential Finals preview. Golden State took a 17-point lead in the second half. Boston won by …
Livingston-Kirkland Incident a Teachable NBA Moment
U.S. News & World Report–Dec 5, 2017
So that’s what made what the NBA did Monday so significant. The league suspended Golden State guard Shaun Livingston for one game because he got involved in an on-court altercation with referee Courtney Kirkland, a justifiable sanction because players cannot be permitted to angrily make contact …
NBA Trade Rumors: Bucks Pursuing Big Men DeAndre Jordan …
Bleacher Report–Dec 5, 2017
The Milwaukee Bucks already pushed their chips to the center of the table in acquiring Eric Bledsoe in a trade with the Phoenix Suns earlier this season. Now, they could be ready to add a franchise big man to the mix as well. Longtime Bucks writer Gery Woelfel reported the team is making a “concerted …
Ranking the 10 Best Uniforms in the NBA
Bleacher Report–19 hours ago
When the NBA tapped Nike as its new official uniform provider, many teams took the opportunity to revamp their home and road sets (now referred to as “Association” and “Icon” uniforms). Many more introduced new alternates (aka “Statement” uniforms), some that harken back to popular looks from the past …
Metrics 101: Assembling the NBA’s Advanced Analytics All-Stars
Bleacher Report–Dec 5, 2017
That’s exactly what happens here as we look at players’ scores in NBA Math’s total points added (TPA) metric, ESPN.com’s real plus/minus wins (RPM Wins) and win shares per 48 minutes to build All-Star squads for each conference. The first two provide a combination of volume and efficiency, while the …
NBA 2K18 is Removing Custom Shirts That Infringe on Existing …
USgamer–12 hours ago
NBA 2K18 likes to promote player creativity by allowing them to create custom shirts in MyCareer mode. These custom shirts can then get voted by the community to become in-game items for purchase. The problem is that some players have been designing shirts with real-life copyrights on them and 2K is …
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