Liberty wing Kyle Rode drives against Charlotte | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Rode performed well at the recent Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. Kyle Rode, a 6'7, pure-shooting wing, just completed his fifth season at Liberty University. This past season he averaged 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists. He made 39% of his 8 three-point attempts per … [Read more...] about NBA Draft prospect Kyle Rode talks about his experience thus far
Mystics exercise Shakira Austin’s fourth year option
Photo by Kenny Giarla/NBAE via Getty Images The Mystics center should be a major part of things to come in the years ahead. On Thursday, the Washington Mystics announced that they exercised the fourth year option in center Shakira Austin. We have exercised the fourth-year rookie option on Shakira Austin's contract. pic.twitter.com/ARbs2lxzoL— Washington Mystics … [Read more...] about Mystics exercise Shakira Austin’s fourth year option
WNBA teams are selling out season tickets, especially teams with smaller facilities
Photo by Kenny Giarla/NBAE via Getty Images The Mystics haven’t sold out all of their season tickets yet, but the Atlanta Dream and Dallas Wings have. Teams in the WNBA are starting to sell out all of their season tickets. Earlier this week, the Atlanta Dream sold out all of theirs. SEASON TICKETS ARE OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT!! ️ #DoItForTheDream … [Read more...] about WNBA teams are selling out season tickets, especially teams with smaller facilities
Avdija is 6th in NBA Most Improved Player voting
Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images The Washington Wizards forward averaged 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 75 games this season. Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija didn’t win the 2023-24 NBA Most Improved Player award. Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey did. However, Avdija still got some love by placing sixth in the vote for this award. The … [Read more...] about Avdija is 6th in NBA Most Improved Player voting
Vérification annuelle: What to make of Bilal Coulibaly’s année recrue (rookie year)
Washington Wizards rookie Bilal Coulibaly | Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images Full transparency here: I wanted the Wizards to snag Bilal Coulibaly in the 2023 draft when I did a preliminary run of my stat-based draft analysis tool — Ye Olde Draft Analyzer (YODA for short). Let’s just say he popped in the numbers. Additional analysis bumped him down a little … [Read more...] about Vérification annuelle: What to make of Bilal Coulibaly’s année recrue (rookie year)