Sam Yip

Los Angeles

HoopsHype Staff Writer. Co-Author of ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, the behind the scenes story of the USWNT quest for Equal Pay (5/14/24)

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Articles

Social media reacts to Lakers being sold: ‘Rest in peace to the mom and pop run Lakers’

1 week ago | hoopshype.com | Sam Yip

We are deep in the NBA Finals, and yet the Lakers still manage to grab the headlines. The Buss family agreed to sell the Lakers to Mark Walter for a record price in professional sports franchises of $10 billion. Jerry Buss originally bought the team for $67.5 million back in 1979, and his family gets to reap the benefits now. Mark Walter is famously part of the Dodgers ownership along with Magic Johnson and has turned that franchise from instability to perennial contenders in the baseball universe.
Sion James Rumors

1 week ago | hoopshype.com | Sam Yip

Timberwolves PR: The @Timberwolves are hosting a draft workout today with the following prospects: Sion James (Duke) Nique Clifford (Colorado State) Miles Kelly (Auburn) Noah Penda (France) Hansen Yang (China) Cliff Omoruyi (Alabama)
Neoklis Avdalas Rumors

1 week ago | hoopshype.com | Sam Yip

Draft, Neoklis Avdalas, Uncategorized Draft, Neoklis Avdalas Mock Draft 4w ago Basketball 4w ago Neoklis Avdalas will declare for the NBA Draft, as Jonathan Givony reported, while maintaining his NCAA eligibility. The Greek 19-year-old forward, who played on loan with Peristeri, has a multi-year contract with the defending EuroLeague champion Panathinaikos. Draft, Draft Early Entries, Neoklis Avdalas, Uncategorized Draft, Draft Early Entries, Neoklis Avdalas...
Rocco Zikarsky Rumors

1 week ago | hoopshype.com | Sam Yip

Noa Essengue, Joan Beringer, Hugo Gonzalez, Nolan Traore, Ben Saraf, Noah Penda, Hansen Yang, Alex Toohey, Bogoljub Markovic, Rocco Zikarsky, Izan Almansa, Saliou Niang, Mohamed Diawara, and Eli Ndiaye are all staying in the 2025 NBA draft, reports ESPN’s Jonathan Givony (via Twitter).
Ranking: The NBA players with the worst winning percentages ever

4 weeks ago | hoopshype.com | Sam Yip

In the NBA, winning is most important. It helps players build brands and legacies, and gives fans something to cheer for. That’s not to say players who lose frequently don’t build notoriety… it just might not be for the reasons they want to be remembered. When looking at the players who have the worst win rates ever (minimum: 250 appearances), a few names stand out, but none more so than Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Adou Thiero Rumors

1 month ago | hoopshype.com | Sam Yip

Arkansas small forward Adou Thiero will remain in the 2025 NBA Draft and forgo his senior season, On3’s Joe Tipton reported. He played just one season for the Razorbacks after spending the first two years of his career at Kentucky.
Milos Uzan Rumors

1 month ago | hoopshype.com | Sam Yip

University of Houston point guard Milos Uzan has declared as an early entry candidate for the 2025 NBA Draft. Uzan will return to Houston if he decides to withdraw from the draft.
Social media reacts to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning MVP: Congrats to SGA on being the first non top 5 player in the NBA to win MVP

1 month ago | hoopshype.com | Sam Yip

The NBA finally announced Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the 2025 MVP. It was really a two-man race between him and Nikola Jokic, who many can argue has a legitimate case to win his fourth MVP. This comes on the heels of SGA’s 14 free throws in Game 1 of the Conference Finals where fans (especially Minnesota ones) were complaining about the calls he was getting, furthering the narrative of his moniker as the “Free Throw Merchant”.
Draft prospect Rasheer Fleming Q&A: With the spacing in the NBA, there’s so much more I can do

1 month ago | hoopshype.com | Sam Yip

Rasheer Fleming has all the physical attributes that will make NBA scouts salivate in anticipation of what he can become. At 6-foot-8 with a wingspan of over 7-foot-5, Fleming has all the tools to defend two to five, with the athletic burst to stay in front of players on the perimeter. Fleming is currently projected to be in the first round, with whispers around the NBA Draft Combine that he could potentially climb into the lottery.
Draft Combine: How well did NBA stars perform in the bench press test?

1 month ago | hoopshype.com | Sam Yip

The bench press portion of the NBA Combine isn’t anywhere near as important as it is in the NFL Combine, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fun to discuss. If anything, it’s interesting to see how top basketball prospects compare in strength to the average human being since the bench total they use for reps in the NBA combine – 185 pounds (just about 84 kilograms) – is far more attainable for the regular person than the NFL’s 225-pound bench press.