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2016-2017 Northwest Division Projections

X-Portland Trailblazers 51-31 (4) After winning 51 games during the 2014-2015 NBA season, the 2015-2016 campaign was expected to be a down one for the Portland Trailblazers. The summer of 2015 saw the Trailblazers ravaged by departures which included power forward LaMarcus Aldridge joining the San Antonio Spurs and shooting guard Wes Matthews signing on [...]

2016-2017 Pacific Division Projections

X-Golden State Warriors 65-17 (1) Last year was a dream season for the Golden State Warriors as they set a new NBA single-season record for wins 73 that should stand for a very long time. The Warriors appeared poised to repeat as NBA Champions as they built a 3-1 series in the NBA Finals, only [...]

The Power Of Yao

With the likes of guard Allen Iverson and center Shaquille O'Neal in the mix, the 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame class was arguably the best to ever be enshrined into Springfield, Massachusetts, but there was one controversial inductee among the group. For nine years center Yao Ming pounded in the low post for the Houston [...]

By | 2016-09-12T22:42:34+00:00 September 13th, 2016|Categories: National Basketball Association|Tags: , , |2 Comments

Springfield Welcomes The Diesel

No matter what the sport is, when a player is the first overall pick a draft, there is an immense amount of pressure that is thrust onto him. In 1992, the Orlando Magic made center Shaquille O'Neal the first overall pick of the NBA Draft, and he immediately gave professional basketball in the State of [...]

By | 2016-09-10T22:21:45+00:00 September 11th, 2016|Categories: National Basketball Association|Tags: , |0 Comments

Now It’s My Team

Russell Westbrook In a bit of a surprising move point guard Russell Westbrook signed an extension this week to remain with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Westbrook was heading into the final year of his contract with the Thunder and he agreed to a three-year deal that is potentially worth $85.7 million, while he [...]

A Tale Of Two Legends

This summer has seen dollars handed out at an alarming rate in the NBA. The league's new television deal has seen role players become multi-millionaires while making some superstar players appearing to be underpaid. We've also seen franchise players change addresses in the hopes of winning an NBA Championship and/or more money. After 13 seasons [...]

The Sliver Lining In The Nets Cloud

When Sean Marks became the general manager of the Brooklyn Nets this past February, the deck was stacked against him. The Nets were in the midst of their worst season since moving to Brooklyn in 2012 and they didn't have that much promise ahead of them. The Nets needed to shed salary and rebuild, but [...]

By | 2016-07-20T19:24:37+00:00 July 20th, 2016|Categories: National Basketball Association|Tags: , |0 Comments