Justin Jett, Author at Def Pen

Patrick Beverley: Mental Fortitude vs. the Psychological Toll of Injuries

NBA warm-ups are excessively routine. Some of the larger players do some light post work against what is normally a much smaller coach, guards get into shooting competitions that never…

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30 Teams in 30 days: Utah Jazz 2018-19 Preview

As the pages of the NBA calendar turn, teams begin to look shockingly different than they did just months earlier. Players change homes or teams force them to and what…

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30 Teams in 30 Days: San Antonio Spurs 2018-19 Preview

Some sports figures transcend not only their peers but common sense itself. LeBron James did it yearly with the Cavaliers, Bill Bellichek has done it for decades with the Patriots,…

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30 Teams in 30 Days: Sacramento Kings 2018-19 NBA Season Preview

The Sacramento Kings have not won more than 50 percent of their games in what will be 13 seasons this year. They have not been a team that has necessitated…

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30 Teams in 30 Days: Milwaukee Bucks 2018-19 Season Preview

The year [Noun] (th-ee yeer): A year that an NBA team goes from lottery or middling playoff team to a legitimate contender and 50-plus win operation. “The year” does not…

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30 Teams in 30 Days: Charlotte Hornets 2018-19 Season Preview

Kemba Walker is 28 years old, has been in the league for seven years, has won exactly three playoff games, has lost 111 more regular season basketball games than he…

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Two-Way Contracts: Superficially Alluring yet Fundamentally Flawed

“I think two-ways are the worst thing to happen to players in a long time.” This was said by an unnamed NBA agent via text regarding the league’s newest darling,…

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