At its core, professional sports are predicated on motion and kinetic energy. During game action, fans are conditioned to keep their eyes on the ball’s kinetic energy and ignore what’s occurring away from the action. Flawlessly orchestrated screens and weakside player motion are the gears that ultimately produce resplendent offensive highlights. Yet, in a profession where torn tendons, muscles and [&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

Nobody knows when it began but Kobe Bryant has seemingly sought to eclipse Michael Jordan before he was even an 18-year-old NBA rookie. His next championship would be his sixth, like Jordan, and his next gold medal would give him two, like Jordan. He even grew a goatee similar to the one worn on Jordan’s face during the ’92 Olympic [&hellip

As Anthony Davis? Kentucky Wildcat career came to its (likely) end at Monday night’s National Championship Game, the media?s attention immediately turned to his pro career. He?s earned comparisons to?Tim Duncan?and Bill Russell, who fell into great situations after getting drafted. However, instead of cutting down nets, it?s possible could be playing for them very soon. The New Jersey/BrooklynNets?are one [&hellip