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…
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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,…
Beating the Golden State Warriors: How the Cavs can crack the code
By: Harris Hicks Summary of the first two games Game 1 To open up the series the Cavs got off to a fast start. I looked up from my seat at home and somehow, someway, the Cavs had battled their way to a one-point lead at the end of the first frame. From then on,…
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….
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…
Dreyfuss Mock Draft: Vol. 1
By Adam Dreyfuss This year’s NBA draft is sure to be filled with big surprises. Boston already made a bold move by trading the first pick to Philly, the Pistons actively shopping their pick for a veteran, and murmurs that this could finally be the moment that the Bulls pull the trigger on a Jimmy…
Breaking Down Boogie To Bourbon Street
By Harrison Larner “Kings send Cousins to Pelicans in 5 player trade.” I sighed and went back to sleep. Inside my head, I was so mad at Dell Demps for trading Anthony Davis in exchange for a guy who is pretty similar to him in Demarcus Cousins. About thirty minutes later, I decided to look…