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April 17, 2021 Former NBA star Rasheed Wallace offered a pretty hot take regarding the Los Angeles Lakers’ hopes to repeat. Wallace appeared on ESPN’s First Take and suggested that Anthony Davis is the’ most important piece if they win back-to-back championships this season. “I think he’s [Anthony Davis] the pivotal piece for the Lakers. No disrespect to Bron and the other guys out there, but AD seems to me as that pivotal piece for the Lakers to repeat. Of course he has to stay healt...

The Night the "Dynasty That Never Was" Punched the Former Champs in the Mouth. By GeeseAusbie on Apr 16, 2021, 9:54pm PDT + When I heard the news this week that Lamarcus Aldridge was retiring immediately due to his heart condition, I found myself thinking back to a night in Detroit thirteen years ago. It was November 30th, 2008 and the Blazers were in the Motor City to take on the Pistons at the Palace at Auburn Hills. The core of that Pistons team had gone to SIX straight Eastern C...

When it comes to historical player comparisons, fanbases tend to keep them in-house. Its why Isaiah Stewart, whose rebounding and defensive energy have helped him become a key rotation piece as a rookie for the Detroit Pistons, has often been compared to one of the greatest big men in team history — Ben Wallace. Stewarts career night against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday made it clear why the comparison has been a popular one for Pistons fans. Stewart scored 15 points, grabbed a career...

Kim Klement/USA TODAY SportsR.A. Dickey says he enjoyed his time with the Mets but is excited for a new start in Toronto. Tuesday, Ryen Russillo and Adnan Virk discussed a crucial loss for the Jets, Jim Boeheims milestone victory and more. Listen to the best highlights of the show below! Blue Jays pitcher R.A. Dickey talks about being traded from the Mets to the Blue Jays, says he enjoyed his time in New York, responds to questions about whether or not hell be able to sustain his high level of ...

Daimion Collins and Nolan Hickman will be coming to Lexington next season to suit up for the Kentucky Wildcats, but before that, the duo will play in the Iverson Classic. Rosters for the fifth-annual event were announced this week, which is slated to take place May 7-8 in Memphis. Hickman and Collins will be on the team coached by Rasheed Wallace and Bonzi Wells. The incoming freshmen were selected as McDonald’s All-Americans but that game won’t be played this year due to COVID-19 concer...

| 3P%: 38.5 What can be said about Lillard’s production that has not already been said? Honestly...not much. Lillard, who is firmly in his NBA prime at 30 years old, has continued his ascension up the Blazers’ all-time leaderboard with another season full of high-level production in the face of considerable hurdles. With Jusuf Nurkic and CJ McCollum out of the lineup with injuries, opposing defenses have shifted even more attention to the former Weber State star. Luckily for Portland, that...

These Detroit Athletes Were Overrated and Overpaid This is a topic that some media people are afraid to go after, but I’m not at all. In the past twenty years, all of the Detroit sports teams have had their share of dead weight contracts and stiffs. I have a laundry list of these athletes. After you read this, if I miss any of the athletes, you can add to my list. I am not going to breakdown their contracts, but I will give you all of their names. Here I go. In baseball with the Tigers, there...

Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images The 2021 NBA All-Star Game is nearly upon us. To get in the right mindset, Blazer’s Edge contributors Adrian Bernecich and Steve Dewald scoured the list of all the Trail Blazers players that have earned All-Star nods. After establishing a draft order, the duo put together two five-man squads comprised of players that earned All-Star Game bids during their time in Portland. Before we get to the two squads, here are the basics: Each five-man te...

Jamie Squire, Gary Bassing, Rocky Widner / Getty Images Shareef Abdur-Rahims NBA teams lost a lot more often than they won, but at peaks among the valleys, the retired forward positioned himself in the presence of greatness. He was drafted third overall in 1996, two picks behind Allen Iverson and ahead of Ray Allen, Kobe Bryant, and Steve Nash. As a Team USA bench player at the 2000 Olympics, he saw Vince Carter, ball cocked overhead, vault a 7-foot-2 Frenchman and slam. At All-Star Weekend in ...

Originally posted on RealGM  |  By Rafael Canton  |  Last updated 2/19/21 When the Detroit Pistons and Blake Griffin mutually agreed for him to sit out until a trade could be found or to eventually work on a contract buyout, another layer was added to his NBA story. A six-time All-Star, Griffin’s 12-year career in the NBA has been a drama, filled with joy, heartbreak and everything in between. Griffin missed his rookie season due to knee surgery, but he s...