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Markelle Fultz. 2017 number one overall pick.
Boy, do the Philadelphia 76ers wish they could have had a do-over. Not only can you easily name ten to fifteen players in that draft that teams would rather have than Fultz, the Sixers even traded the 2019 Kings pick to their rival, the Boston Celtics, to move up and grab him.
On Saturday, the Minnesota Timberwolves agreed to send guard Jimmy Butler and center Justin Patton to the Philadelphia 76ers for forwards Dario Saric, Robert Covington, guard Jerryd Bayless, and a 2022 second round pick.
Don’t get that long sentence twisted, though. The only player that matters in that deal is Jimmy Butler. The success of the trade for both sides depends on what Butler adds to the Sixers, whether that is positive or negative.
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The NBA season is only two weeks old, yet it feels as though most of my preseason predictions have been destroyed. The Bucks can’t lose, and the Rockets can’t win. LeBron seems to not be enough for a young Lakers team. The Celtics are struggling on offense. And Blake Griffin is looking like an MVP candidate. Blake. Griffin. Well, after two meetings with the Celtics, he has cooled off a bit, so maybe the sky isn’t falling just yet.
Continue reading “Conference Standings: What’s Changed in 2 Weeks?”
The discussion regarding underpaid WNBA players has been prevalent recently thanks to comments from Brittney Griner. The most recent involved her and others voicing their displeasure of G-League players being offered a $125,000 salary coming out of high school. Griner, though, has been a constant voice, also stating in the past that she could beat DeMarcus Cousins one on one and complaining that “mediocre” players like Tyler Johnson are making $20 million annually.
Continue reading “Should WNBA players be paid equally to NBA players?”
The NBA season is finally upon us! As a Celtics fan, I am beyond excited to watch a season in which my team could realistically challenge for an NBA championship. Like any other year, we will witness big things throughout the year, and it is right that we are excited for the upcoming season. That being said, it is unlikely that we are going to witness something like last year with the three amazing rookies in Donovan Mitchell, Ben Simmons, and Jayson Tatum. Continue reading “Which 87 is Better? Mitchell vs Simmons vs Tatum”
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