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Highlander Hot Takes: The biggest winners and losers of the 2021 NFL offseason
Hansel Chu -
With the NFL waiting for the preseason to start, rosters on every NFL team are pretty much set in stone, with the exception of the Green Bay Packers and the Aaron Rodgers drama. There were many interesting moves and acquisitions in the offseason, such as J.J Watt being traded to the Arizona Cardinals and the New England Patriots revamping...
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Highlander Hot Take: Jalen Green’s G League Commitment means trouble for the NCAA
Callie Lawson-Freeman -
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On Thursday, April 16, top California basketball senior Jalen Green took to Instagram live to announce his decision to skip college and become the first participant in the NBA G League professional pathway program. The Prolific Prep school shooting guard was an elite NCAA prospect, ranked...
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Highlander Hot Take: New WNBA labor deal will bring the league more popularity
Callie Lawson-Freeman -
The WNBA has a widespread reputation for its lack of popularity in comparison to the NBA. The league is commonly criticized as “boring,” as critics declare that women are not able to perform the same exciting dunks that their male counterparts so often do.
However, the WNBA offers so much more than just dunking, and a recently drafted agreement stands...
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Highlander Hot Take: The reenergized Pelicans will make the playoffs
Jonathan Fernandez -
Don’t look now, but the New Orleans Pelicans are only three and a half games back of the eighth playoff spot in the West, and they’re really starting to find their stride. According to ESPN’s strength of schedule tracker, the Pelicans have played the most difficult schedule up to this point in the season. However, the final 40 games...
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Highlander Hot Take: Russell Wilson will edge Lamar Jackson in the NFL MVP race
Damian Garcia -
With 13 weeks in the books, the 2019 NFL season’s MVP race is beginning to trim down its weaker candidates. At a 9-2 record each, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson remain as the prime contenders. Both are neck and neck in touchdown passes, yards per game and have a similar quarterback rating (QBR)...
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Highlander Hot Take: Rui Hachimura will take home Rookie of the Year honors
Jordan Hom -
Rui Hachimura made history when he was selected ninth overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2019 NBA draft. Hachimura was the first Japanese player ever to be selected in the first round of the NBA draft, joining Memphis Grizzlies forward Yuta Watanabe as the only active players from Japan.
Hachimura should receive plenty of opportunities on the court to...
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Highlander Hot Take: Nikola Vucevic should be considered for the All-NBA third team
Jordan Hom -
Nikola Vucevic of the Orlando Magic is having the best season of his career at the age of 28.
Vucevic is averaging career-highs in multiple categories including points, rebounds and assists per game with averages of 20.8 points per game, 12.0 rebounds per game and 3.8 assists per game. His player efficiency rating (PER), a statistic created to measure a...
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Highlander Hot Take: the NBA awards will be dominated by international players
Jordan Hom -
In today’s NBA, there are currently over 100 international players from 42 different countries. It is likely that most of the NBA awards will be won by international players, which goes to show how much the world has caught up to their American counterparts.
The NBA’s Most Valuable Player should be given to the Greek Freak, Giannis Antetokounmpo. He is...
Let’s clarify something first and foremost, being an overrated coach doesn’t necessarily mean that coach is bad. I personally still think Doc Rivers is a good coach, but shouldn’t be as highly lauded as people make him out to be.
Not too long ago, Rivers was being mentioned in the same breath as Gregg Popovich and Phil Jackson when it...
It is almost a no-brainer to give the Most Valuable Player trophy to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook, who at 28 years old is averaging a triple-double this season. After the loss of Kevin Durant in the offseason, Westbrook took charge and placed the team on his back from the first game of the 2016-2017 NBA season. When...












