Published in SportsRaid·PinnedKevin Durant Still Loves Kyrie IrvingRejoice — Bromance is still alive! At least in Brooklyn where, moments ago, The Athletic broke the news that Kevin Durant gave Nets owner Joe Tsai an ultimatum — trade me, or fire Sean Marks and Steve Nash… After weeks of radio silence from Durant’s camp and half-witted trade rumors…NBA4 min read
Published in SportsRaid·PinnedWelcome To European Football, Todd BoehlyIt’s no secret that this transfer window has been nothing short of disastrous for Todd Boehly’s newly acquired European Football giant, Chelsea FC. Upon Boehly’s arrival, a brief stint of fresh air was available for Chelsea fans to inhale, only for it to be slowly sucked out of the room…Soccer6 min read
Published in SportsRaid·PinnedThe Boston Celtics Have No Interest In Trading Jaylen Brown… YETDue diligence is a crucial aspect of any well-performed job — roughly a year and a half ago I wrote an article titled “The Boston Celtics Should ABSOLUTELY NOT Trade Jaylen Brown… YET.” The point of the article was that it made no sense to trade a twenty-three-year-old wing who…NBA5 min read
Published in SportsRaid·PinnedJames Harden’s Sacrifice Is No Sacrifice At All — An Open LetterDear James, Though your decision to force your way out of Brooklyn has aged well, it’s the second time you’ve done this in the past five years. The media has chosen to forget the times you’ve quit on your numerous teams while consuming over a quarter of their respective payrolls…NBA2 min read
Published in SportsRaid·PinnedThe Hidden Motive Behind The Kevin Durant Trade RequestTwo weeks ago I wrote a piece detailing the lack of leverage Kyrie Irving held in the contract-extension dispute between him and the Brooklyn Nets. At the time I noted that it was the biggest story looming over free agency — I was wrong. I was right that Irving held…NBA4 min read
Published in SportsRaid·Aug 5The Premier League’s Seven Tiers — Predicting The 2022 TableWith the 2022 English Premier League (EPL) season scheduled to start today, it’s time to break down the league into seven tiers and predict the final table for the ensuing season. …Premier League8 min read
Published in SportsRaid·Jul 14Donovan Mitchell Will Only Play In New York Next SeasonLast week the Utah Jazz traded Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves for one of the largest returns in NBA history, including five players and five future first-round picks. …NBA4 min read
Published in SportsRaid·Jul 7The Issue With The Sacramento Kings Moneyball ApproachThe Sacramento Kings had two choices when the 2021/2022 season reached its finale — 1. Sell, Sell, Sell; 2. Buy, Buy, Buy. They chose the latter, and added two solid rotation players in Kevin Huerter and Malik Monk — both of which, one could argue, to great value deals (Huerter…NBA4 min read
Published in SportsRaid·Jun 28Why Kyrie Irving Isn’t Going Anywhere…Once again we’ve found ourselves at, what’s grown to be, one of the more exciting points of the NBA season — the brink of free agency. The big story? With two days left for Kyrie Irving to opt into his player option of $36,503,300.00 (guaranteed), player and team appear to…NBA5 min read
Published in SportsRaid·Jun 24Real Offensive Rating, and The 25 Best Offensive Players of the 2021/2022 NBA PlayoffsFirst and foremost, I must accredit much of what I’m about to write to Adam Fromal, a brilliant basketball mind, who wrote an article for Bleacher Report ten years ago detailing an idea he had about creating an improved method of rating Guards offensive performance from AST/TOV ratio. Adam called…NBA6 min read
