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Is Air Gordon On the Move?

Khaleel Abdullah

Nov 27, 2019
5 min

Is Air Gordon On the Move?

Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images The word on the streets is multiple teams are reportedly interested in Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon, should he become available via trade. However, Shams Charania of The Athletic stated those teams are simply monitoring him, as the Magic have shown no interest in dealing him at this time. Gordon is in now participating his sixth NBA season; he applied his John Hancock to a four-year, $80 million contract last year. So, the franchise is

The Phoenix Suns’ Strong Start Is One of This NBA Season’s Best Stories

Khaleel Abdullah

Nov 6, 2019
2 min

The Phoenix Suns’ Strong Start Is One of This NBA Season’s Best Stories

Photo Courtesy of ABC No one expected such a hot start from the Phoenix Suns. A modest leap forward, sure, but nothing like what we’ve seen from Devin Booker and Co. After all, this franchise won a grand total of 19 games last year, and the team is in the midst of a nine season playoff drought. Improvement has been drastically lacking and needed. This summer Phoenix brought in Monty Williams as head coach, and a few crafty veterans to round out the roster. The team got just a

2019-20 Breakout Player Series: Jaren Jackson Jr.

Khaleel Abdullah

Oct 28, 2019
2 min

2019-20 Breakout Player Series: Jaren Jackson Jr.

Bleacher Report The fourth-overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft, Jaren Jackson Jr proved himself worthy of the hype in his rookie season. In 58 games, Jaren shot 50.6 percent from the field, including 35.9 percent from three on 2.4 attempts per game. JJJ averaged 13.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 26.1 minutes per game. Jackson Jr. initially joined a team full of veteran leaders. With Marc Gasol and Mike Conley both out of town, however, the New Jersey native is now an

2019-20 Breakout Player Series: O.G. Anunoby

Khaleel Abdullah

Oct 23, 2019
2 min

2019-20 Breakout Player Series: O.G. Anunoby

Indiana University Athletics After a very promising rookie campaign with the Toronto Raptors, O.G. Anunoby’s second season left a lot to be desired. Kawhi Leonard did bump Anunoby in the depth chart, which certainly didn’t help. His sophomore slump was understandable. In 67 games, O.G. shot 45.3 percent from the field including 33.2 percent from three on 3.0 attempts per game. He averaged 7.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.7 steals in 20.2 minutes per game. Born in L

OTG Series: Hire or Fire - Charlotte Hornets Edition

Khaleel Abdullah

Sep 25, 2019
3 min

OTG Series: Hire or Fire - Charlotte Hornets Edition

Photo courtesy of The Undefeated For the first time ever, Off The Glass writers will be making some executive decisions regarding their favourite (or least favourite) teams, in the form of one suggested team hiring and a single team firing. While all basketball fans can complain about the players on the court, we here at OTG are turning the blame game into an off-the-court naming exercise, where we can share our gripes with non-player personnel and offer meaningful suggestion

New Orleans is a Fresh Start for Lonzo Ball

Khaleel Abdullah

Sep 11, 2019
4 min

New Orleans is a Fresh Start for Lonzo Ball

Forbes When Lonzo Ball was drafted with the second overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft, his future looked bright. Throughout the pre-draft process, he and his camp made clear that the Los Angeles Lakers were his dream franchise, and when they called his name, it appeared all the pieces were falling into place. Instead, both of his first two seasons were cut short by injury, and a storied franchise notorious for its lack of patience with young players decided to win now. As eve

The Derrick Rose Dilemma: How Should We Remember Him?

Marquist Parker/Khaleel Abdullah

Aug 30, 2019
4 min

The Derrick Rose Dilemma: How Should We Remember Him?

NBA.com When you look at Derrick Rose and the career he’s had, it’s hard not to think what if? When he’s been healthy, he’s been a sensation. Health has been a major point of concern that no doubt side tracked his career, though. Rose was selected first overall in the 2008 draft by the Chicago Bulls. He became the first player drafted by the Bulls to score 10 points or more in each of his first 10 games since Michael Jordan.He was the first rookie to win the Skills Challenge

2017 NBA Re-Draft: Part 1

Khaleel Abdullah/Matt Esposito/William Jackson

Aug 28, 2019
4 min

2017 NBA Re-Draft: Part 1

Complex Pick 30: Los Angeles Lakers - Frank Ntilikina (Original pick: Josh Hart) The last (first round) pick of the Phil Jackson era in New York has not been great. Defensively is where his game shines, but his career 5.9 PPG on 35% shooting is horrendous. To restart his NBA career, why not put him in L.A. to get some bench minutes while backing up Fox. Pick 29: San Antonio Spurs - Markelle Fultz (Original pick: Derrick White) Let’s have fun. Fultz has not lived up to the hyp

Hot Take Marathon: Terry Rozier Was the Worst Signing of the Summer

Khaleel Abdullah

Aug 14, 2019
3 min

Hot Take Marathon: Terry Rozier Was the Worst Signing of the Summer

NBA.com Did you blink this off season? If you did, chances are you probably missed something as it was a pretty busy summer across the NBA. The Charlotte Hornets were placed in a tough spot, albeit by their own hand, and lost their franchise face in Kemba Walker. With a big hole where their only real strong spot used to be, they were stuck needing to find another point guard to guide their offense and they attempted to do that by acquiring Terry Rozier. The problem with that

James Jones and the New Look Phoenix Suns

Khaleel Abdullah

Jul 31, 2019
4 min

James Jones and the New Look Phoenix Suns

For The Win - USA Today The Phoenix Suns will have a very different look this coming season. Gone is Ryan McDonough as General Manager. Though he was gone prior to the start of this past season, the roster entering the season was his. James Jones was an Interim and has now been promoted as the franchise’s full-time GM. He’s already made his presence known and has made it clear that he felt the team was in serious need of a remodel. Head Coach Igor Kokoskov is no longer a thin

Holy Turnover, Batman!

Khaleel Abdullah

Jul 23, 2019
3 min

Holy Turnover, Batman!

Photo is Courtesy of Clutch Points Phoenix has been anything but a secure location for NBA players over the last couple seasons. Two things are certain in Phoenix: it’s hot, and you won’t be a Sun for long. Anyone that went to play for the Suns over that time frame was in and out of the valley fairly quickly -- the Phoenix Suns had more turnover than a bakery. But wait! you say: the Suns have been terrible. Isn’t it smart to move bad players out the door, and give opportuniti