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All-NBA, all of the time, articles written by Patrick L. Brown
July 10, 2023

ESPN "The Worldwide Leader In Layoffs?"

As you all know by now, there have been massive layoffs by ESPN (owned by Disney) and it has caused a stir in the sports and media industry. Suzy Kolber, Steve Young, Todd McShay, Jalen Rose, Jeff Van Gundy, Keyshawn Johnson, Max Kellerman, LaPhonso…

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June 22, 2023

NBA Draft Team Grades First Round

The 2023 NBA Draft has come and gone and now I’m here to give you my analysis and grades for each team from the first round: Atlanta Hawks: Kobe Bufkin is a decent pick but I’m wondering what’s going to happen with Trae Young if t…

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June 20, 2023

NBA Draft 2023 Top Prospects Part 3

With work comes discovery. We’re just a few days away from the 2023 NBA Draft and in working on my now complete NBA Draft Guide, I found the talent in this draft to be deeper than I had originally thought. Similar to last season, there is…

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June 19, 2023

NBA Draft 2023 Top Prospects Part 2

With work comes discovery. We’re just a few days away from the 2023 NBA Draft and in working on my now complete NBA Draft Guide, I found the talent in this draft to be deeper than I had originally thought. Similar to last season, there is…

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June 18, 2023

NBA Draft 2023 Top Prospects Part 1

With work comes discovery. We’re just a few days away from the 2023 NBA Draft and in working on my now complete NBA Draft Guide, I found the talent in this draft to be deeper than I had originally thought. Similar to last season, there is…

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June 16, 2023

The Ja Morant Suspension

Let’s start this article by setting the tone here. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is an “empathetic” boss and not the “drop the hammer” commissioner that David J. Stern was. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way…

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June 1, 2023

The NBA Finals Unlikely Matchup and Story

Seven undrafted players on the Miami Heat. The Miami Heat made it to the NBA Playoffs as an eighth seed. Injuries to their guards in their rotation of Victor Oladipo and Tyler Herro. Then you have a center on the Denver Nuggets who has won two NBA M…

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May 21, 2023

Role Players and Trash Talk In The NBA

When people say, "don't wake up a sleeping bear," it definitely applies to star players in the NBA. There are players in NBA history that you knew not to get them going. Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Reggie Miller just to name a few. In today's NBA,…

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May 18, 2023

James Harden Sells Tickets, Not A Winner

The title of this article is all I need to say. That is it. James Harden is not a guy who will lead you to a championship. He's a nice selling point to season ticket holders that will put them in seats.  James likes to go to concerts, go to La…

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May 16, 2023

Jordan Drowning In His Own Poole

Oh what a season it's been for the Golden State Warriors. Especially for backup shooting guard Jordan Poole. Jordan busted out onto the scene last season and helped the Warriors to their 4th championship within this dynasty run. Now that Jordan Poo…

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