Kristaps Porzingis has become the trendy name among NBA executives since dominating at his ASM Sports workout a week ago. “I think there is a strong chance he lands in the top four picks,” one Eastern Conference general manager told SheridanHoops. “The Lakers, Knicks and 76ers are all possible options. He has the length and athleticism of Andrei Kirilenko and stroke and footwork like Dirk Nowitzki. He will be the best prospect in this draft while also having the best upside.”
March Madness for everyone. In June. For money. A lot of money. That’s the idea behind The Basketball Tournament, a 32-team, open event coming to Philadelphia next week featuring a ton of players including Hakim Warrick, Josh Selby, Josh Boone, Rashad McCants, Aquille Carr and Marshall Henderson. Winner takes home $500,000. Organizer Jonathan Mugar said The Tournament, which is open to any U.S. citizen over the age of 18, was born out of a simple idea: What if you took everything great about
Before we begin our journey up to the 2013 NBA Draft, I personally believe it is very important to get a brief history lesson when it comes to previous drafts. Here were a few proposition bets prior to last years NBA Draft for a decent brief comparison: Anthony Davis was the unanimous selection to go number one in the draft, which was made obvious by the fact that you had to lay almost $5,000 to win $100. When it came to the
The Toronto Raptors possessed one of the most dynamic and electrifying scoring tandems the league had ever seen at the turn of the century. The only problem? Nobody knew. Now, nearly fifteen years and six NBA teams later, Tracy McGrady is playing in his first NBA Finals with the San Antonio Spurs. Yesterday, McGrady admitted that he and his cousin, Vince Carter, had squandered an opportunity to build a dynasty by not staying together north of the border. At the Spurs’ press
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By Chris Sheridan Of the 12-team field for the 2012 Olympics, eight of the 12 competitors are set: Team USA, Spain, France, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Great Britain and Tunisia. We’ll know the identity of the 9th — China or Jordan — before the end of the weekend. If it is Jordan, led by former New Zealand national team coach Tab Baldwin, there will be one extra American athlete at the Opening Ceremonies in London. He is Rasheim Wright, a 30-year-old 6-foot-4 guard from Philadelphia’s