The Basketball Section

The 2018-19 NBA season is about a month away, which means every player will get another full season to showcase what they can do. Whether they be young players looking to find their footing or veterans looking to show they still have what it takes to play at a high level, every one of them is looking to prove themselves this upcoming season. The players on this list, however, have the most to prove out of anyone. Whether it be a second-year player who had a rough rookie season, a player who's been injured frequently in his career, or a player looking to bounce back from a rough year, these are the 10 players with the most to prove in the 2018-19 season. Trae Young Out of all the players selected in the 2018 draft, the one who has received the most attention (outside of maybe DeAndre Ayton or Luka Doncic) is arguably Trae Young. Young first gained national attention during last year's college basketball season, during which he lead average a nation-best 27.4 points,...

Considering how the Cleveland Cavaliers have been having a pretty rough season. considered one of the best teams in the NBA just last season, the Cavaliers aren't even a top-five team in the league right now, as they currently sit with a 30-21 record on the season and with the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference, just half a game ahead of the 4th seed Washington Wizards. They've struggled with inconsistency over the last few months and several players (Isaiah Thomas & Jae Crowder to name a few) have been woefully under-performing. It was clear changes they need to be made, and with the trade deadline being today, they needed to be made quickly. And they did. The day before the trade deadline, the Cavaliers made four separate trades, sending away six players and a first-round pick for four new players and a second-round pick. The Cavs sent Isaiah Thomas & Channing Frye to the Los Angeles Lakers for Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr., Derrick Rose & Jae Crowder to ...

One month after he had demanded a trade, which led to countless rumors & predictions concerning where he would go, Kyrie Irving has gotten his wish. On Tuesday, Irving was sent to the Boston Celtics for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Žižić, and the Brooklyn Nets' first round pick in 2018. While the Celtics weren't shafted by any means (how could you be when you get an All-Star point guard?), I do personally believe that the Cavaliers ended up getting the better end of this trade. For starters, trading Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas might have been a best case scenario for Cleveland. Irving & Thomas are very similar as players, as they are both ball dominant point guards capable of putting up 25+ points a night, but are also bad defenders. Irving is better in my opinion (even though he's not a good defender, he's still infinitely better than Thomas is on defense), but going from an All-Star point guard to a slightly worse All-Star point guard is not somethi...