The NBA trade deadline had plenty of league-shifting trades as Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook will finish the 2022-23 season with a different team than they started it with. Along the way, we saw a flurry of future second-round draft picks changing hands across the league, some notable reunions and a hefty buyout … Read more
The 2023 NFL draft is about two and a half months away, but it still dominates the conversation. In the mock draft roundups I have been doing, I aggregate all of the mock drafts from main outlets and see what they have the Vikings doing. So far in 98 mock drafts, the Vikings have done … Read more
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EAST LANSING — Call it the residual effects of a win. Or the byproduct of taking a day off and having a little more prep time than usual. That Tom Izzo, Michigan State basketball‘s return to practice felt a little different than it has in recent weeks. “We had yesterday off, and it was a … Read more
Never say never, but Sean Payton won’t trade for Taysom Hill anytime soon. Or it’s more accurate to say that Payton can’t trade Hill in the immediate future. Hill’s contract with the New Orleans Saints means any move makes more sense for the summer: if the Saints trade him before June 1, they’ll be on … Read more
The Alabama Crimson Tide entered Wednesday night’s matchup with Florida a perfect 10-0 against conference opponents, and the Gators didn’t come close to slowing down the Tide’s undefeated run in an ugly 28-point rout. Florida’s strength is typically on defense, but that wasn’t the case against Alabama. Freshman Brandon Miller scored every way possible and … Read more
GP2 trade fits only Warriors timeline that truly matters originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayare Inhale, exhale. The craziness of the 2023 NBA trade deadline deserves a nice, long, deep breath. Especially with the Warriors’ shocking move Thursday of bringing Gary Payton II back to The Bay, while simultaneously putting an end to the James … Read more
When the Los Angeles Lakers traded Russell Westbrook, along with little-used players Juan Toscano-Anderson and Damian Jones, for D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt in a three-team trade on Wednesday, many Lakers fans rejoiced. But they didn’t rejoice because their team was getting a very good ball-handling guard in Russell, a proven 3-point shooter … Read more
Who made a deal at the NBA’s trade deadline? The better question: Who didn’t make a deal? Cleveland and Chicago did not. The other 28 teams made a trade – some small (Dewayne Dedmon from Miami to San Antonio) and some big (Kevin Durant from Brooklyn to Phoenix). Starting with the Durant trade just after … Read more
The New England Patriots enter February with a little over $34 million in salary cap space for the 2023 season. This number, however, can become much larger as the Patriots have multiple ways to make room for new contracts. The 2023 free agent class isn’t anything to write home about, but there are some good … Read more