Tag: nba
NBA Offseason: Speculation and Predictions
With the conclusion of the 2018-19 NBA season, the offseason is one of the hot topics to discuss. The Highlander sports section is here...
NBA Finals Preview
The NBA Finals are officially underway with the Golden State Warriors taking on the Toronto Raptors. The Golden State Warriors are making their fifth...
Highlander Hot Take: Kevin Durant won’t bolt in free agency
It’s been the hot topic of the 2018-19 NBA season: Kevin Durant’s impending free agency.
Unfortunately, it’s not going away anytime soon, which is sad...
Highlander Hot Take: Luka Doncic will be an All-Star next season
After a spectacular rookie season, Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic should carry that momentum into the 2019-20 campaign.
The Slovenian prodigy completely exceeded expectations...
Highlander Sports All-Star Draft
With the NBA All-Star draft all wrapped up, the Highlander sports team decided to draft our own All-Star teams — without tampering and without...
Highlander Hot Take: The NBA All-Star voting system needs an overhaul
The NBA All-Star game is sold as the ultimate fan experience, but as we saw in this year’s selection process, that really isn’t the...
Highlander Hot Take: The LA Lakers only have 11 championships
The Los Angeles Lakers have arguably been the NBA’s best franchise during the modern era, amassing 10 NBA titles since 1980. They’ve had five...
Highlander Hot Take: Fixing the NBA Playoffs
Over the past few years, we have all heard rumblings about NBA Commissioner Adam Silver considering tweaking the NBA Playoffs. The WNBA already features...
A Deep Dive into the NBA Season
A new NBA season is upon us, and that means we are in for another year of brilliant performances, Twitter beef and breakout seasons...
Highlander Hot Take: Giannis Antetokounmpo will win the NBA MVP
There are many worthy candidates to win the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award, including Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis...