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Jeremy Lin, the Atlanta Hawks Chronicles – Game 4
The Atlanta Hawks won their home court debut, beating the Dallas Mavericks behind a stellar performance by Kent Bazemore, while Jeremy Lin had another game that the main takeaway from it is still the same as in the previous ones.
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Jeremy Lin, the Atlanta Hawks Chronicles – Game 3
Congratulations – the Atlanta Hawks have their first win of the season. Congratulations – Trae Young had the kind of game that rookies dream of; that teams picking them in the draft dream of. Meanwhile, Jeremy Lin had the kind of game he’d simply love to put behind and never go back to.
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Jeremy Lin, the Atlanta Hawks Chronicles – Game 2
Two games into the season, Jeremy Lin and the Atlanta Hawks have yet to taste victory, with Lin showing some encouraging signs but obviously looking, and perhaps deserving, more minutes on the floor.
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Jeremy Lin, the Atlanta Hawks Chronicles – Game 1
So what to make of Jeremy Lin’s debut for the Atlanta Hawks in regular season capacity? Mostly, it made me think of how quickly things can change in the NBA, and where Lin is now in terms of role and perception compared to his arrival in Brooklyn not that long ago.
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10 Oldest NBA Players Heading into the 2018-2019 Season
The “top 10” of the NBA’s oldest players heading into the 2018-2019 season includes plenty of international flair, 5 future hall of famers (probably) and two guys already in their 40’s: Dirk Nowitzki and Vince Carter. Nene Hilario, Born September 13 1982 The big Brazilian is entering his 17th NBA season and 3rd with the […]
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10 Highest Paid NBA Players Heading Into the 2018-2019 Season
For the first time in the league’s history, all the players in the NBA’s top 10 highest paid player list will make $30 million or more in one season. The 2018-2019 list, which includes superstars like LeBron James, Stephen Curry and James Harden alongside less heralded players such as Mike Conley, features two teams with […]
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NBA Preseason Highlights Part 1: Backboards, Chase Down Blocks & Put-Back Dunks
The 2018-2019 NBA preseason began with two games: The Philadelphia 76ers, easily beating the Melbourne Victory; and a Charlotte Hornets win against the high-expectations Boston Celtics. With scores not really making a difference, we’ll mostly remember the dunks of rookie Miles Bridges, the chase down block by the recalibrated Markelle Fultz and Ben Simmons being creative as ever.
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Carmelo Anthony – NBA Dinosaur or Someone With a Point?
To say that Carmelo Anthony didn’t have a very good season in 2018-2019, playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder, would be… accurate. But as he’s on his way to the Houston Rockets via the Atlanta Hawks, the 12-time NBA All-Star sees it more as bump in the road rather than an obvious sign of decline.
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Houston Rockets – Carmelo Anthony Projected to Make Them Worse, Not Better
SportsLine, a partner of CBS Sports and 247 Sports and providing sports picks and fantasy advice from data scientists, have shows another glimpse of how low expectations people have of Carmelo Anthony at this point of his NBA career.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Michael Beasley’s Next Last Chance
With a one-year, $3.5 million, Michael Beasley joins the Los Angeles Lakers, re-teaming with LeBron James and making it his 7th stop in his NBA career, which began a decade ago and never lived up to the expectations created from his sensational fresham season in Manhattan playing for Kansas State.