Frank Urbina

Miami

NBA Content Writer at HoopsHype

@HoopsHype @fuboTV

Articles

2025 NBA awards: How the HoopsHype ballot would look

2 weeks ago | hoopshype.com | Frank Urbina

With the 2024-25 NBA regular season just about wrapped up, we asked our team of writers and editors to vote on their end-of-year ballots, which we then totaled to give out awards for the 2024-25 season. Just like the actual voting process is more than likely going to go, MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year were the closest calls, with Sixth Man of the Year also having a couple of very convincing options that finished neck-and-neck in the vote.
Michael Malone ties record, most games coached in a season before being fired

2 weeks ago | hoopshype.com | Frank Urbina

The NBA world was rocked by another shock in-season firing on Tuesday when it was reported that the Denver Nuggets had fired head coach Michael Malone, along with general manager Calvin Booth. The firing was a historic one, as Malone is now tied with the legendary Hubie Brown for the distinction of having coached the most games in a season before being fired. Brown had coached the 1980-81 Atlanta Hawks for 79 games when he was fired.
From 14 wins to the postseason, Pistons complete record NBA turnaround

2 weeks ago | hoopshype.com | Frank Urbina

The 2024-25 Detroit Pistons have made history, as they are officially the team to have the worst record in the season prior to reach the playoffs the following year. Detroit has gone from winning 14 games in 2023-24 to qualifying for the postseason in this campaign, something no other team has ever done.
LeBron James beats Michael Jordan's record, becomes oldest player with a game-winning buzzer-beater

4 weeks ago | hoopshype.com | Frank Urbina

It was probably not the type of game-winning buzzer-beater kids dream of while shooting hoops in their front yards, but LeBron James‘ tip-in on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, gave the Lakers a 120-119 win over the Indiana Pacers last night. It also gave James yet another record, one that – again – came at the expense of his main rival in the GOAT debate, Michael Jordan, that of oldest player in NBA history to hit a game-winning buzzer-beater.
The NBA has more veterans rostered than ever before

1 month ago | hoopshype.com | Frank Urbina

Over the past few years, a popular talking point among people around the NBA has been that the league is lacking in veteran players, the leaders of yesteryear like Nick Collison or Udonis Haslem, who stuck around for so long due to their locker-room leadership and veteran voices moreso than for their basketball abilities.
The NBA has more veterans rostered than ever before

1 month ago | sports.yahoo.com | Frank Urbina

Over the past few years, a popular talking point among people around the NBA has been that the league is lacking in veteran players, the leaders of yesteryear like Nick Collison or Udonis Haslem, who stuck around for so long due to their locker-room leadership and veteran voices moreso than for their basketball abilities.
NBA players with the biggest regressions in 2024-25

1 month ago | hoopshype.com | Frank Urbina

With the state of modern NBA contracts, a player regressing unexpectedly from one year to another can have huge consequences for a team’s single-season outlook. There are various examples of that in just this very campaign. Today, we are going to take a look at the NBA players who have regressed the hardest from 2023-24 to 2024-25. In some of their cases, these regressions are injury-related. The most important ability is availability, as they say.
The NBA players who have regressed most in 2024-25

1 month ago | sports.yahoo.com | Frank Urbina

With the state of modern NBA contracts, a player regressing unexpectedly from one year to another can have huge consequences for a team's single-season outlook. There are various examples of that in just this very campaign. Today, we are going to take a look at the NBA players who have regressed the hardest from 2023-24 to 2024-25. In some of their cases, these regressions are injury-related. The most important ability is availability, as they say.
The oldest NBA player to win every single major award, accoalde

1 month ago | hoopshype.com | Frank Urbina

Players usually win awards at the peak of their powers. Yet, a select few like LeBron James can still perform at an elite level even in the twilight of their careers. With LeBron still playing at a high level and seemingly setting new records every other week, it raises an interesting question: Who are the most senior players to earn the NBA’s highest individual honors? To answer this, we compiled the oldest players to win recognition for each individual award in the NBA over the years.
The oldest NBA player to win each accolade

1 month ago | sports.yahoo.com | Frank Urbina |Raul Barrigon |Alberto de Roa

Players usually win awards at the peak of their powers. Yet, a select few like LeBron James can still perform at an elite level even in the twilight of their careers. With LeBron still playing at a high level and seemingly setting new records every other week, it raises an interesting question: Who are the most senior players to earn the NBA's highest individual honors? To answer this, we compiled the oldest players to win recognition for each individual award in the NBA over the years.