Every week, the Hoops Rumors writing team creates original content to complement our news feed. Below are the original segments and features from the past seven days:
- In this week’s Community Shootaround posts, we asked:
- Who is the second-best team in the Western Conference?
- Does Brandon Ingram have a long-term future with the Lakers?
- Should the league do more to protect small-market franchises from tampering or interference with their star players?
- Clark Crum analyzed the financial impact of the Suns/Wizards trade that saw Trevor Ariza land back in the nation’s capital.
- As December 15 came and went, Luke Adams broke down the players who still face trade restrictions.
- Luke Adams took a look at the latest roster moves by the Suns and Wizards following the aforementioned trade.
- In this week’s one poll, we asked: Which three teams will join the Raptors, Bucks, Pacers, Sixers, and Celtics in the Eastern Conference playoffs?
- Our Hoops Rumors Glossary entry features an analysis of the difference between the designated rookie rule and the 5th year, 30% max criteria.
- Chris Crouse analyzes two swingmen – the Wolves’ Robert Covington and the aforementioned Ariza, in his weekly Fantasy Hoops post.
- Luke Adams breaks down the NBA teams with open roster spots and updates our 2018/19 NBA Reverse Standings.
- Our Trade Candidate Watch series focused on the Southeast Division.
- Our Free Agent Stock Watch series highlighted the Central Division.