NBA Playoffs Preview and takeaways

By Luke Jackson: The NBA’s first batch of playoff games featured some interesting occurrences before it even started in who would be participating. For the later half of the NBA season, most casual fans were too caught up in March Madness, Dirk and D-Wade’s farewell tours, and The Masters among other events to realize that…

What does Boogie in the Bay really mean?

By Carson Breber July 2, 2018, marked a sad day for the overwhelming majority of NBA fanatics. While Warriors fans rejoiced at what appeared to be their championship-clinching move, the rest of the league sat in shock as one organization continued to climb higher and higher above its competition. That’s right; the squad with four…

This Week On Wax Extra: A chronicle of basketball players trying to rap

By Luke Jackson Most people have heard the age-old adage “all rappers want to be ballers, and all ballers want to be rappers”. It seems that to these young and restless millionaires, there is a self-imposed semipermeable membrane between balling and bars. I mean, I won’t speak for y’all, but I know that I don’t…

2018 NBA Free Agency Predictions

By Carson Breber While some will forever be critical of Kevin Durant’s move to the Golden State Warriors, an undeniable byproduct of that signing is that this superteam era has blessed us with some assured excitement each and every offseason. Last season saw multiple blockbuster moves focused on superstars rushing to join others in hopes…

Wünder Kid: The Story of Luka Doncic

By Harris Hicks It was the second quarter. Real Madrid was down 37-30 and head coach Pablo Loso called timeout. As the players sat down, Loso absolutely tore into them, shouting and screaming with nearly religious fervor. Then, Loso directed his focus at the sixteen-year-old on a team of pros, and said, “ONE PLAY! THREE!…

The Slice Of Sports Pod- Volume 1: “Meet Luka”

  Welcome to the maiden voyage of the brand new Dynasty podcast network! In the coming months, we will be establishing a brand new audio platform that will provide an array of interesting and entertaining shows to complement our written content. In this debut episode, host Harrison Larner introduces you to European draft board dynamo…

Kawhere next?

By Carson Breber NBA fans may be in store for another all-time great offseason. Last year saw multiple superstars change squads. Chris Paul took his talents to Houston to form a superstar backcourt with James Harden that would later push the Warriors to a game seven, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony ventured west to Oklahoma…

Breber 2018 NBA Mock Draft

  By Carson Breber   The NBA Finals are through. What now? A neck lurching ninety-degree pivot to the draft. Always an exciting affair, the draft this year presents hope for a series of teams stuck in the league’s cellar and will perhaps usher in a new era of players to shake up the current,…

The 2018 NBA Finals Field Guide

By Harris Hicks Here we go again… For the fourth consecutive year, LeBron James has dragged his beleaguered Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA Finals. Waiting on the other side: a chance to once again face the almighty Golden State Warriors. For all of you Marvel fans out there, this is a lot like Infinity War….

Kobe Bryant: Overrated?

By Harris Hicks A championship is a desired team goal, but is it enough to define a players entire legacy? Absolutely not! Robert Horry has seven rings and Charles Barkley has zero rings, but does that make Robert Horry a better player than Charles Barkley? No way. You may think of Kobe as a five…

Dreyfuss Mock Draft Vol. 2

The NBA Draft season has already gotten off to a great start before Adam Silver has even called a name. The Boston Celtics have traded the first overall pick to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for the third pick in the draft, as well as future picks. However, this move, all be it a big…