Josh Cornelissen

Wake Forest

Site expert for Thunderous Intentions; NBA writer for Fansided; avid Fantasy reader; husband, father, pastor, board game enthusiast, Brandon Sanderson fan

Articles

Warriors will have to say goodbye to beloved player if latest rumors are true

1 week ago | bluemanhoop.com | Josh Cornelissen

It's hard to say goodbye... The Golden State Warriors landed the co-star for Stephen Curry they needed this past season, trading for Jimmy Butler at the Trade Deadline. While this front office is always up for big-game hunting and have the future draft assets to make a run at another star, early indications are that they plan to build around the pairing of Curry and Butler and instead seek out ideal supporting players this offseason.
Playoff failure means perfect Lakers center is ripe for the taking

1 week ago | lakeshowlife.com | Josh Cornelissen

This All-Star big man could be in LA next seasonLuka Doncic wants a center. At least, the Los Angeles Lakers want to give Luka Doncic a center. No player in the league is as adoit a pick-and-roll maestro as Doncic, and he has both thrived himself when able to play the two-man game with a rim-running center and he has proven capable of elevating those centers to a new echelon.
Longtime Raptors big man must have played his last game for the franchise

1 week ago | raptorsrapture.com | Josh Cornelissen

It's time to say goodbyeThe longest-tenured Toronto Raptors player needs to not return for his eighth season with the team. Ask any Raptors fan for the Toronto players who spent the most seasons with the franchise, and they would likely guess the usual suspects. Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby. Longtime fans may think to say Alvin Williams or Jose Calderon. Lowry does lead the way with nine seasons, as does DeRozan.
76ers must say goodbye to this breakout star if they draft Tre Johnson

1 week ago | thesixersense.com | Josh Cornelissen

Can they really keep everyone? Philadelphia 76ers fans are divided on how to feel about the 2024-25 NBA season. On the one hand, the team's performance was an abject disaster compared to preseason expectations. A team that was supposed to win 50 game instead won just 24, with Paul George looking old and ineffective and Joel Embiid unable to stay on the court. On the other hand, the terrible season did come with a few bright spots.
Celtics star must have played his last game for the franchise

2 weeks ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Josh Cornelissen

It's time to move onIt is time for the Boston Celtics to move on. That was always going to be the painful reality of this summer, as the Celtics addressed an aging and supremely expensive starting lineup in the face of punitive restrictions in the league's collective bargaining agreement. Being light years above the second tax apron was going to prevent the Celtics from maintaining a contending team and cost the franchise's new owners a pretty penny.
Timberwolves again proven right for bold trade after Julius Randle's hot start

2 weeks ago | dunkingwithwolves.com | Josh Cornelissen

The good times keep on rolling"Why should you wait any longer? Take a chance. It could only make you stronger. It's your time, it's your time."Perhaps Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly was listening to Prince when he made a shockingly bold trade just prior to the start of the season, sending All-NBA big man Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks in exchange for Donte DiVincenzo and Julius Randle.
Jayson Tatum injury opens door for Cooper Flagg to join Celtics in wild trade

2 weeks ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Josh Cornelissen

It's crazy - but could it work? At the 2025 NBA Draft Combine, presumed No. 1 overall pick -- and Maine native -- Cooper Flagg had a sit-down meeting with the Boston Celtics. Draft prospects commonly have meetings with NBA teams in the predraft process; Flagg likely also met with other teams such as the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs, who hold the top two picks in the draft.
The Cavaliers have a Donovan Mitchell problem and it's going to doom them again

3 weeks ago | kingjamesgospel.com | Josh Cornelissen

The team just has to live with itA few years ago, a mainstream NBA podcast was ranking the league's shooting guards. They placed Donovan Mitchell, newly on the Cleveland Cavaliers, in Tier 1 along with Devin Booker. Yet ultimately Mitchell was placed at No. 2, with Booker in the top spot. The reasoning? That Mitchell was the size of a point guard but not a good enough ball-handler and playmaker to play high-level offense without another point guard next to him.
Warriors now have a deadline for a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade

3 weeks ago | bluemanhoop.com | Josh Cornelissen

If they want to make a serious run, they can't afford to wait too longThe Golden State Warriors have been linked to Giannis Antetokounmpo for years, and this summer it appears that such a trade could finally come to fruition. Yet that opportunity comes with a deadline: the 2025 NBA Draft.
Another devastating piece of the Kings' Kevin Huerter trade has been finalized

3 weeks ago | aroyalpain.com | Josh Cornelissen

The cost has finally been decided...after Huerter is already goneHeading into the NBA Draft Lottery, the Sacramento Kings held just a 3.8 percent chance of moving into the Top 4 and, therefore, retaining their first-round pick. Unfortunately, the magic failed to happen, and they stayed put at pick No. 13 -- which meant they sent their pick to the Atlanta Hawks as a part of the Kevin Huerter trade. Over the last 26 games of the season, Kevin Huerter was cooking.