The Basketball Section

As I did last year , I made a list of the players I thought would show significant improvement in the 2018-19 season . And just like last year, I'm going to take a look back at the nine players I wrote about back August of 2018. Who made noticeable improvements? Who stayed the same? Did Caleb Swanigan make me look smart after a full year of trying to hype him up? Let's find out. These are the nine players I thought would improve in the 2018-19 season, and how they really did. Dejounte Murray What I Said: "With Tony Parker out of the equation now and Patty Mills seemingly taking the backseat to Murray towards the end of the season, I'm predicting another season where Murray sees a solid increase in his stat line." What Actually Happened: I'm just going to get this one out of the way. Dejounte Murray obviously did not improve this past season, mostly because Murray didn't play this past season. Nine days before the season started and less than ...

It's that time of the year again. With the 2018-19 season right around the corner, it's time for me to give my predictions on which players will have big improvements throughout the year. If you wanna see the lists I made for last season, they're both right here . But with that out of the way, here are 9 players that I think will improve in the 2018-19 season. Noah Vonleh Let's be honest, this season is going to be complete hell for the New York Knicks. With their best player in Kristaps Porzingis expected to be out for the majority of the year, the team is going to have to rely on guys like Tim Hardaway Jr., Enes Kanter, and mostly young, unproven players like Kevin Knox and Frank Ntilikina. Maybe they'll shock everyone like the Indiana Pacers or the Utah Jazz did this season, but I wouldn't count on it. While they probably won't have Porzingis for the first half of the season, they will have Noah Vonleh, who I think can show some big improvements a...

If this season is anything to go by, the NBA's future looks bright. Whether it be Ben Simmons, Donovan Mitchell, or Jayson Tatum, several rookies had strong showings this year, with ten of them being selected to the two yearly All-Rookie Teams. However, not every rookie made those teams (obviously) but they still deserve some recognition, which is what I'm going to do now. With the only exceptions being a player has to have played in at least 41 games during the season and that players on either the All-Rookie 1st and 2nd teams aren't eligible, these are the 10 most underrated rookies from the 2017-18 season. Jordan Bell Starting off this list we have the 38th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, Jordan Bell. Originally drafted in the second round by the Chicago Bulls, the former Oregon Duck was traded on draft night to the Golden State Warriors for $3.5 million and hopes were high following a strong showing during the summer league. I myself predicted he would be an underra...