Jack Winter Articles - Page 74

The will of the people, evidently, doesn’t matter much to the Phoenix Suns. The Suns have more than $20 million in cap space to work with this summer, and could create enough financial flexibility to sign a max-level player by moving undesirable salaries. As a result, many believe Phoenix is a serious suitor for Brooklyn […]

The Boston Celtics have hired former WNBA star Kara Lawson as an assistant coach, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. A 12-year veteran of the WNBA, Lawson won a championship with the Sacramento Monarchs in 2005 and appeared in her only All-Star Game two years later. She also enjoyed success at the international level, winning gold […]

LeBron James will look a bit different next season. Not just because the Los Angeles Lakers superstar is poised to have a few more grays in his beard as he turns 35 years old in December, but because he’s agreed to cede his favorite number to Anthony Davis, his new superstar running mate. As long […]

Dalvin Cook was on the fast track toward stardom as a rookie. After twice being named a First Team All-American at Florida State, the second-round pick burst onto the scene for the Minnesota Vikings, rushing for 127 yards in his NFL debut and 354 yards overall during the first four games of the 2017 season. […]

NBA star Jimmy Butler is no longer the only high-profile professional athlete who likes to lift weights with actor Mark Walberg. Bleacher Report posted a video on Wednesday of Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield working out at F45 training with the performer formerly known as Marky Mark. Interestingly, the pair seemed to be participating in […]

Franchise quarterback Aaron Rodgers and his receiving corps aren’t the only offensive players primed to benefit from the Green Bay Packers finally replacing longtime coach Mike McCarthy. In a recent post-practice interview, Packers rookie head coach Matt LaFleur discussed his affinity for involving running backs in the passing game. “I love it when we can […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, it’s finally clear, will have enough cap space this summer to add a third max-level free agent next to LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Nearly two weeks of confusion and speculation ended on Thursday when ESPN reported that the Washington Wizards, with the carrot of a 2022 second-round pick from Los […]

Two of football’s most prideful superstars might again train together ahead of the regular season. Last summer, Antonio Brown and Cam Newton made headlines when the superstar pair joined forces to conduct offseason workouts in Miami. They heavily-documented their time together on social media, both just hanging out after training and playing throw and catch […]

Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Dave Lindstrom is running for a United States Senate seat in Kansas. The 64-year-old played college football at Boston University before the San Diego Charges selected him in the sixth round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He signed with the Chiefs a year later, playing 118 games over eight […]

Carmelo Anthony was supposed to revive a career many believed was almost finished and compete for a ring with the rebuilt Oklahoma City Thunder. After that expectation proved too much to fulfill, he supposedly found his perfect fit playing third wheel next to a pair of ball-dominant passing maestros with the Houston Rockets. Following the […]

The Golden State Warriors are unsure of Kevin Durant’s plans in free agency. If the two-time Finals MVP ultimately leaves the Warriors, though, they clearly believe it won’t be due to any lingering frustration gleaned from how his return from injury in the NBA Finals was handled. During an appearance on The TK Show, Golden State […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have opted against extending big man Cheick Diallo a qualifying offer, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, making him an unrestricted free agent. New Orleans is declining the qualifying offer on Cheick Diallo, which will make him an unrestricted free agent, league sources tell ESPN. Diallo, 22, adds another quality young big […]

Tobias Harris definitely isn’t the best player to hit the open market this summer. When free agency officially opens on June 30, though, he seems poised to field as many calls as any free agent in the NBA. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, as many as nine teams, including the Philadelphia 76ers and […]

Enes Kanter acquitted himself better than expected after signing with the Portland Trail Blazers in February. Due to his incumbent team’s limited financial flexibility, though, the veteran big man is reportedly keeping his options open in free agency, and poised to garner early interest from two of the league’s glamor franchises. According to Chris Haynes […]

Isaiah Thomas is no longer expecting a Brink’s truck to back up for him in free agency. Now that he’s fully healthy and looking ahead to a summer spent honing his game for the first time in two years, though, the veteran point guard is convinced he’ll regain the form that not so long ago […]

Isaiah Thomas seems convinced he’s on the fast track back to stardom. Now that he’s fully healthy with a full summer spent honing his game ahead of him, the free-agent guard would much rather look forward than focus on the past. Not that he holds any grudges against the Denver Nuggets for how his brief […]

Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett have yet to take the floor for the New Orleans Pelicans and New York Knicks, respectively, even in Summer League play. Still, the infancy of their NBA careers hasn’t stopped fans of Duke University’s historic rookie tandem from buying up merchandise like both players have already established themselves as stars. […]

Two full seasons and one debilitating surgery on his troublesome right rip removed from making Second Team All-NBA, Isaiah Thomas has hardly given up hope of re-establishing himself as one of the NBA’s most dangerous playmakers. In fact, after an offseason spent honing his game in the gym rather than rehabbing, the free-agent guard insists […]

It’s no secret the Minnesota Timberwolves, with the public approval of Karl-Anthony Towns, have hopes of bringing in D’Angelo Russell this summer. And since even before 2018-19 tipped off, prior to the worst season of his disappointing career, Andrew Wiggins has undoubtedly been available via trade for any team comfortable taking on his onerous long-term […]

No one’s quite been able to glean any meaningful intel on where Kevin Durant is most likely to sign in free agency. Why? Less than a week from when he can officially begin meeting with suitors, the two-time Finals MVP has yet to eliminate any legitimate contender for his services, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. […]

The New York Jets’ offseason hasn’t exactly gone smoothly. Following a lavish spending spree in free agency and a crucial draft that included the team selecting third overall, the Jets abruptly parted ways with general manager Mike Maccagnan. Needless to say, timing behind the dismissal of New York’s chief personnel decision-maker was extremely odd. Why […]

The New England Patriots clearly haven’t given up hope on the prospect of Josh Gordon playing football this season. Less than a week after Tom Brady posted a video of him throwing with the suspended wide receiver, Julian Edelman went out of his way to make it obvious just how much he wants Gordon to […]

After many believed his longevity was in doubt after sitting out the entire 2017 season with a lingering issue to his throwing shoulder, Andrew Luck re-established himself as one of the best quarterbacks in football last season. The reigning Comeback Player of the Year threw for 4,593 yards, 39 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions in 2018 […]

Few analysts writing about the NFL are more qualified than Terrell Davis to assess a running back’s potential performance. The NFL.com contributor, after all, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017 after a brief but standout career with the Denver Broncos during which he won two Super Bowls, the 1998 MVP […]

The Chicago Bulls will tender a qualifying offer to guard Ryan Arcidiacano, making him a restricted free agent. They have also elected against extending a qualifying offer to Wayne Selden, renouncing their rights to the rising third-year wing and allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent. #Bulls will offer Ryan Arcidiacono a qualifying offer […]

Jaxson Hayes was arguably the most controversial pick among the first 10 players selected in the 2019 NBA Draft. The University of Texas center finds himself in a unique situation with the New Orleans Pelicans, both as a potential building block next to Zion Williamson up front and possible rotation player for a team that […]

The New York Knicks haven’t exactly been a bastion of competence in recent years. Despite their status as one of the NBA’s most iconic teams playing in the world’s largest media market, the Knicks have time and again failed to take exploit the inherent advantages they have over every other organization in the league. Fortunately, […]

The nature of the Toronto Raptors’ title run makes it seem hasty. Kawhi Leonard wasn’t acquired until last summer. Pascal Siakam, the newly-minted Most Improved Player of the Year, started just five games in 2017-18 before staking his claim as one of the league’s most valuable two-way players this season. Marc Gasol only arrived in […]

A sizable subset of NFL followers find New England Patriots fans annoying. Whether or not that opinion is justified, of course, is a matter worthy of debate. It goes without saying that fans of other teams have tired of the Patriots’ unprecedented run of success over the last two decades, but it’s also self-evident that […]

Jim Boylen did enough after taking over for the ousted Fred Hoiberg in early December to establish himself as the Chicago Bulls’ head coach of the present and future. Many were disappointed at that development despite the team’s relative improvement over the second half of the 2018-19 season due to Boylen’s old-school approach to the […]

The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will kickoff the 2019 regular season at Soldier Field on September 5. Most of the rest of the NFL will begin the chase for the Vince Lombardi Trophy three days later, while matchups between the Houston Texans and New Orleans Saints and Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders will […]

The Golden State Warriors will look markedly different next season no matter how the offseason plays out. Kevin Durant will likely miss the entirety of 2019-20 after rupturing his Achilles tendon in the NBA Finals, and Klay Thompson is poised to be sidelined for most of it due to an Achilles tear he suffered during […]

If it was up to Karl-Anthony Towns, the Minnesota Timberwolves would find a way to bring in D’Angelo Russell this summer. The two-time All-Star has made no secret of his interest in playing with Russell since even before their NBA careers began, and as reports of Minnesota’s interest in acquiring the Brooklyn Nets guard began […]

Larry Bird is broadly considered one of the greatest shooters in NBA history, a reality that may come as a surprise to a younger generation of league followers. Why? Today’s elite marksmen are all high-volume shooters from beyond the arc, which has led to the top of the list of most career three-pointers made being […]

Kevin McClain has agreed to a deal with the Golden State Warriors, according to Michael Scotto of The Athletic. The Belmont University will play with Golden State in Summer League. The Golden State Warriors have agreed to a deal with Kevin McClain (Belmont), a league source told @TheAthleticNBA. McClain will play for the team in […]

Comparing draft prospects to established NBA players is about as inexact a science as inexact sciences get. Considering Sekou Doumbouya and his new coach, Dwane Casey, both compared the No. 15 overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft to Pascal Siakam, though, perhaps this comparison is the rare one that’s not only actually deserved, but […]

While shedding heavy tears and praising his mother during a nationally-televised interview after realizing his destiny as the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft, Zion Williamson endeared himself to basketball followers across the globe. Considering his step father’s heartfelt words to the city of New Orleans one day later, it’s clear Williamson’s moving post-draft […]

Jimmy Butler is taking it easy in the lead up to his first foray into unrestricted free agency. The Philadelphia 76ers star and noted soccer fan is in Brazil this week to take in the 2019 Copa America, a quadrennial international men’s soccer tournament. Given his well-known fandom of Brazil striker Neymar, it should come […]

Anthony Davis swears there was no subliminal message behind him wearing a shirt that read “That’s All Folks!” to the New Orleans Pelicans’ final home game of the 2018-19 season. The six-time All-Star, in fact, insists the shirt was laid out for him to wear by someone else. It was a coincidence, basically, and even […]