Basketball
On Thursday morning, Shams Charnia of ESPN announced the news that the Charlotte Hornets were trading star guard LaMelo Ball to the Minnesota Timberwolves. In return, the team received Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps (2028, 2029, 2030) and three second-round picks (2029, 2032, 2033). Later in the day, Kyle […]
NBA offseason chaos: blockbuster trades, roster resets, and teams building for the future
Last night was the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft, and the Charlotte Hornets made two selections after much speculation around a possible trade-up, or a trade for a veteran big man. Instead, Jeff Peterson stayed put at 14 and 18, drafting Washington’s Hannes Steinbach at 14, and Texas Tech’s Christian Anderson at 18. […]
Even though we are in the midst of the NBA Finals, offseason rumors are swirling around the Association, and the Hornets have recently been linked to Kings big man Domantas Sabonis. Senior NBA Insider for HoopsHype, Michael Scotto joined Kyle Bailey to go into his reporting surrounding the Sabonis trade rumors with the Hornets. When […]
2026 is truly a new era for the Charlotte 49ers, as in the last few months the 49ers have welcomed in a new AD and a new Head Coach in basketball. The new man in charge of the 49ers basketball program, Wes Miller, joined Kyle Bailey to break down his expectations entering his first year […]
The top 14 picks for next month’s NBA Draft are officially set, as the Hornets officially own both the 14th and 18th selections in the 2026 NBA Draft. Former Horizon League Coach of the Year turned College Basketball Recruiting Analyst for ESPN, Paul Biancardi, joined Kyle Bailey to break down the options for the Hornets. […]
Last night, Cooper Flagg was named the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year, over Kon Knueppel of the Hornets, despite Kon leading the NBA in three-point shooting, and being a reason why the Hornets improved their win total by 25 games from last season. This decision, which felt inevitable, struck a nerve on today’s Mac […]
The Charlotte Hornets are now 1 game away from their first playoff series since 2016 after their thrilling OT win over the Heat on Tuesday night, 127-126. Former NBA HC turned Amazon Prime Analyst Stan Van Gundy joined Kyle Bailey to break down all the highs and lows from what will go down as a […]
For many ACC fans, their favorite day of the ACC Tournament is the quarterfinal round, because as kids, they grew up getting to watch the tournament in school, back when the quarterfinals were on Friday. In the expanded ACC era, that’s also when the blue bloods usually arrive in whichever city is hosting the tournament, […]
Believe it or not, the Second Round of the ACC Tournament has come and gone, and after arriving with 15 teams on Tuesday, we are quickly down to 8, as the quarterfinals get started later this afternoon. For a tournament that was believed to be wide-open, the teams that are still left playing are the […]
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The 2026 ACC Tournament got started in a big way yesterday inside the Spectrum Center, in uptown Charlotte, with three games kicking off the oldest conference tournament of any power conference. 15 teams made their way to the Queen City, with the hopes of winning the grandest conference tournament in college basketball, and in the […]