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Five Sleeper Teams for the 2020-21 NBA Season

By Carson • November 22, 2020

Check out our other NBA season predictions below. Top Five NBA Title Contenders for the 2020-21 Season 2020-21 NBA Western Conference X-Factors 2020-21 NBA Eastern Conference X-Factors 2020-21 NBA Breakout Candidates 2020-21 NBA Rookie Breakout...

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Donovan Mitchell and Ben Simmons Headline the All-Rookie First Team

By Hardwood and Hollywood Staff • May 23, 2018

Screen capture courtesy of NBA/YouTube. The NBA released the results of the 2017-18 All-Rookie Teams on Tuesday and to no one's surprise, Donovan Mitchell and Ben Simmons were unanimous First Team picks. Jayson Tatum, Kyle...

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Spencer Dinwiddie Defeats Lauri Markkanen in Skills Challenge Finale

By Frankie Buckets • February 18, 2018

Screen capture courtesy of the NBA/YouTube. Participants: Spencer Dinwiddie (Nets), Joel Embiid (76ers), Al Horford (Celtics), Lauri Markkanen (Bulls), Buddy Hield (Kings), Jamal Murray (Nuggets), * Kristaps Porzingis (Knicks), Andre Drummond (Pistons), Lou Williams (Clippers)....

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The Best NBA Rookies Thus Far This Season

By Hardwood and Hollywood Staff • November 20, 2017

Image courtesy of Ben Simmons Facebook page. We are about 20 percent complete of the NBA regular season, so it seems fitting to take a look at the early returns that NBA rookies are giving...

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2017 NBA Draft Primer

By Sonny Giuliano • June 20, 2017

Image Courtesy of NBA/Facebook In the past I've made no secret about the fact that I consider College Basketball to be a two month and two week a year sport. For those first two weeks...