Articles by James Foglio (4152)
Paolo Banchero of the Orlando Magic was short by one first-place vote on the confirmed ballots list to win unanimous NBA Rookie of the Year, and the lone voter to ruin it was Salt Lake Tribune writer Andy Larsen. “Basically… the advanced stats all favor [Walker] Kessler, and I’ve always been an analytically-oriented voter,” Larsen […]
Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins (personal) has been upgraded to probable for Saturday’s Game 1 first-round matchup against the Sacramento Kings. The All-Star wing missed the final 25 games of the regular season. Wiggins also missed a total of 45 games this past regular season. The forward will make his first appearance this Saturday […]
Kentucky men’s basketball forward Chris Livingston has declared for the 2023 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility. The 6-foot-6, 220-pound freshman made 34 appearances and 26 starts with the Wildcats this past season. The Ohio native averaged 6.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 22.4 minutes per game while shooting 42.9% from the floor, 30.5% beyond […]
Miami Heat guard Jimmy Butler is frustrated over his team’s 116-105 loss to the Atlanta Hawks in Tuesday night’s play-in tournament matchup. The six-time All-Star ended his outing with 21 points, four rebounds, nine assists, and two steals in 38 minutes of action. Kyle Lowry led the Heat in scoring with 33 points in the […]
Memphis Grizzlies center Jaren Jackson Jr. is the projected winner of this season’s NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. The 6-foot-11 standout is expected to win over Milwaukee Bucks veteran Brook Lopez and Brooklyn Nets rising star Nic Claxton. Jackson, 23, was selected fourth overall by Memphis in the 2018 NBA Draft. The All-Star […]
Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic will likely not be receiving his fourth All-NBA First-Team selection of his eight-year career this season. Milwaukee Bucks standout Giannis Antetokounmpo was the only player to be voted as a unanimous member of the All-NBA First Team, per a HoopsHype poll. Joel Embiid and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are projected to earn […]
The Toronto Raptors missed 18 of their 36 free throw attempts in Wednesday night’s 109-105 play-in tournament loss to the Chicago Bulls, the most missed foul shots in a winner-take-all playoff or play-in game since the Los Angeles Lakers bricked 19 in Game 7 of the 1969 NBA Finals. Had Toronto made at least four […]
Arkansas men’s basketball guard Anthony Black has declared for the 2023 NBA Draft, according to sources. The 6-foot-7, 200-pound freshman made 36 starts with the Razorbacks this past season. The Texas native averaged 12.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2.1 steals, and 34.9 minutes per game. Black also shot 45.3% from the field, 30.1% beyond […]
Marquette men’s basketball wing Olivier-Maxence Prosper has declared for the 2023 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility. The 6-foot-8 junior has a 7-foot-1 wingspan. Prosper helped the Golden Eagles win their Big East regular season and tournament championships. Prosper played his freshman 2020-21 season with Clemson before transferring to Marquette. Through 90 career appearances […]
Kristaps Porzingis and Kyle Kuzma are expected to decline their player options with the Washington Wizards this offseason, per sources. Both players are considering the best course of action to benefit their NBA careers. Porzingis may decide to hit the open market. If Porzingis declines his $36 million player option, the 7-foot-3 center will become […]