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The 2022-23 HoopSocial Preseason Writers’ survey
The 2022-23 HoopSocial Preseason Writers’ survey The new season is almost upon us. The staff at HoopSocial answered some crucial questions heading into the new…
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NBA Futures: Win Totals Over/Under Picks for all 30 Teams in the 2022-23 Season
I am not someone who Gambles. In fact, I outright refuse to bet on anything. However, I do want to give where I feel about…
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Five NBA Players With The Most To Prove This Season
What would the NBA be without narratives? Over the course of last season and the summer, narratives following multiple NBA stars were created, fulfilled, and…
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21 Wild Predictions
A quick plug before we get to the usual article: I was thrilled and honored to host a podcast with NBA analyst nonpareil David Thorpe,…
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Denver Nuggets Optimism and the Roadmap Going Forward
Opening up the preseason with a pair of losses is not what one would want but for the Denver Nuggets, but those two games were…
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The Death Of The Defensive Specialist Is A Harbinger Of Things To Come
It used to be that if you had one plus skill, you could be a role player in the NBA. Think sweet-shooting but sedentary power…
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Early NBA Preseason Overreactions
Every season, the NBA world overreacts to every bit of information given to us. One highlight play in a preseason game, you’re a sleeper for…
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Ben Simmons Is Back, But Is He Different?
After a half-season of back-and-forth with the Philadelphia 76ers over whether or not Simmons was faking mental distress to force a trade, in which neither…
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Cason Wallace 2023 NBA Draft Profile
Cason Wallace is the kind of basketball player you see play and immediately fall in love with. He’s not viewed as one of the top…
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Amen Thompson 2023 NBA Draft Profile
Prospects hoping to fulfill their dream of playing in the NBA come from all sorts of different places and programs. Amen Thompson, one of my…
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Positional Scoring Trends
Here’s a fun chart I made! This is the % of total points scored in the NBA, split by position. For example, in 2021-2022, the…
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The Top 10 Fantasy Basketball Rookies in 2022-23
Projecting rookie success in fantasy basketball can be difficult, especially in the NBA. If you were projecting impact on fantasy basketball in Aug. 2021, you…
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Ime Udoka and Bojan Bogdanović
A lot has happened in the NBA recently. I recapped some of the major stories here, and today I’m following up with some thoughts on…
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Cole Anthony: NBA Fantasy Basketball Sleeper
Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony is a great offensive player. Anthony plays the combo guard role really well. He can run the show as a…
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Sarver, Injuries, and More
The NBA world was so quiet for so long that I was starting to wonder if we wouldn’t have any more news until preseason (just…
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The Top 10 Fantasy Basketball Sleepers in 2022-23
Fantasy basketball leagues are historically won at the end of the drafts and through the wire. Many teams will get an all-star player or two…
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Jarace Walker 2023 NBA Draft Profile
Sometimes, the most unique kind of player appears in the NBA draft. This year, the Houston Cougars have one of those in Jarace Walker. The…
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Three Breakout Point Guards In 2022-2023
As every season begins, there are always a few players that bear extra scrutiny. Some are approaching make-or-break years personally, and some need to perform…
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Why the Knicks’ Off-Season Should Make New York Fans Optimistic
After an offseason, where the Knicks ended up being linked to a star (and ended up not getting) in Donovan Mitchell, the Knicks find themselves…
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