Tag Archives: NBA draft

First impression: Dion Waiters

Here’s what I know about Dion Waiters, the No. 4 overall choice by the Cavaliers in the NBA Draft. He can fill it up. He was a green-light shooter at Syracuse, a guy who would fire even when he had a bright yellow light. He has range. He’s an athlete. He has the makings of [...]

Zac’s random NBA Draft thoughts

My two cents on the NBA Draft are below. It’s worth exactly that — two cents — considering that while my aging yet esteemed colleague Sam Amico has been slaving on this draft stuff for the last six weeks, I’ve been busy working on other projects and hanging out in Omaha. But I did see [...]

New NBA Draft deadline makes little sense

Tuesday is a deadline day in regards to NBA Draft eligibility, but only with an asterisk involved. If it sounds confusing, it is. And it really doesn’t make much sense. April 10 is the NCAA’s new deadline for underclassmen who declared for the NBA Draft but didn’t hire an agent to withdraw from the draft. [...]

Nothing Magical about Orlando chaos

Five NBA thoughts: 1. There are no easy answers to the mess in Orlando involving coach Stan Van Gundy and Dwight Howard. But I can tell you this much: It’ll be a miracle if Van Gundy is back. Coaches never win these battles in the NBA. 2. Fair or not, Howard is coming across as [...]