The potential was always there and Michael Porter Jr. is finally showing everyone how good he can be. The 27-year-old forward was expected to be among the first players selected in the 2018 NBA Draft before (extremely valid) health concerns pushed him down to the Denver Nuggets at 14th overall. Between that draft and his
The 6’8 forward is tall, agile, versatile, skillful–the perfect fit for the modern NBA–which has helped him emerge as the Pelicans’ best player this season. The rest of the league has taken notice too, with his name emerging in several trade rumors leading up to next month’s deadline. Murphy’s numbers are far from ordinary too
For all intents and purposes, the Meralco Bolts had Game 5 of the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup semifinals in the bag. The Bolts held a 96-91 with 27 seconds left in the contest and even with a 4-point shot available, the TNT Tropang 5G were still staring at a two-score deficit. Yet none of
The end of the Trae Young saga was supposed to lead to a firm turn to a developmental path where wins could take a backseat. The Atlanta Hawks were losing their franchise cornerstone who was, for all intents and purposes, the fulcrum of their offense. But it seems like things are going better than expected.
In the last few years, the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings have had to rely on a cast of characters. Justin Brownlee led the Gin Kings to winning time on a number of occasions. RJ Abarrientos has provided Ginebra a glimpse of the future while also being a valuable contributor in the present. And then there’s
This was supposed to be a gap year for the Boston Celtics, but Jaylen Brown had other plans. The 29-year-old swingman is in the midst of the best season of his 10-year NBA career, averaging a career-high 29.6 points on 49.9% shooting, along with 6.4 rebounds, five assists, and a steal per game. Beyond the
