Despite the valiant efforts of Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and special guest-star Meyers Leonard playing out of his mind, the Golden State Warriors, sans half of their Death Star Lineup(s), imposed Carthaginian Peace upon the insurgent Portland Trail Blazers in a demoralizing sweep. If Durant had a spirit animal, it would be a dog and once he went down, the [&hellip

For the last three seasons, Golden State has been the lone superpower lording over a captive league, courtesy of its long-distance weapons of mass destruction. However, a new world beckons. Spindly upcoming free agent Kevin Durant will be taking overtures from interested suitors. DeMarcus Cousins is thriving, but he was always  a one-and-done experiment and his high-caliber play thus far [&hellip

New Orleans should be much better than its 23-28 record. When healthy, Nikola Mirotic’s perimeter scoring, Julius Randle’s versatility and Jrue Holiday’s presence as an elite two-way point guard should supplement Anthony Davis’ First-Team All-NBA effort. The Pelicans have cobbled together a hodgepodge of talented supporting specialists alongside Mirotic, Randle, Holiday and Davis. Unfortunately, the whole hasn’t been greater than [&hellip

Croatia and France’s matchup in the 2018 World Cup Final will be a rematch of the 1998 World Cup semifinal, where, 20 years ago, the French buried the Croatians 2-1 before winning their first Cup against powerhouse Brazil. Things may be different this year, though – both of their tournament runs are illustrative of international football’s entropy at work. Although [&hellip

Situated between the end of pre-Draft workouts and summer league, NBA free agency is a whole different playing field. Teams scour the market for talent that will give them an edge, and agents replace coaches as offseason tacticians scheming to get their clients into position to score exorbitant amounts of money. This summer, teams have been uncharacteristically restrained in their [&hellip