Troy Taormina - USA TODAY Sports The 2019-2020 NBA regular season is almost upon us. Preseason has already begun. We've seen Anthony Davis - as a Laker - serve up 22/10/2 in 18 minutes against a depleted GSW team. We blinked, and TJ Warren had a 30-point game in a Pacers uniform. Buddy Hield is gunning transition 3's like he's a Klay-Curry fusion dance. With all of these stupendous performances being recorded in the preseason, you'd better believe that speculation is a-brewin

The Ringer It's that time of year again - the crickets are chirping, sportswriters are yawning, and the curtains have (basically) closed on the 2019 NBA Offseason. With that being said, we'd be remiss if we didn't get some staff opinions on an absolute whirlwind of a summer; we're certain that our talented writers have some colourful opinions on what went down this past month. With that being said, it's time... for another OTG Roundtable! The question: Which team had the risk

Golden State of Mind You made your pick, now our writers make theirs! Dennis Dow: Houston Rockets Reading that team name makes you think that I might be confused and think that it is last year, but I assure you I am referring to this year. The Houston Rockets have had a difficult season and they have managed to stay afloat thanks to a historic stretch of scoring from James Harden, probably the NBA's least liked superstar. While the Warriors at times have looked unbeatable t

Jorge Cantu - @CantuNBA Most Improved Player of the Year: Jakob Poeltl Via. USA Today This is a league with many players capable of turning their fortunes around from one season to another with the help of their surrounding situation. The player who, in my opinion, has the best chance of doing so this year is Jakob Poeltl. He played well enough last season with the Raptors. But after getting dealt to San Antonio in the Kawhi Leonard trade, a change of scenery will help him fl

Members of the Off the Glass staff make their selections for Coach of the Year! Justin Irvin Coach of the year: Luke Walton Via. ESPN My pick is Luke Walton. The addition of LeBron James will be enough to get the Lakers into the playoffs, which should be considered a successful season after the Lakers' last handful. So far, Walton has done a good job maintaining order in LA, where the media spotlight is always bright and hot. I think he will continue to do so and continue to

Jac Manuell - @TheJmanJBT Luka Doncic Via. NBA.com The fact that the current rookie class picked Colin freaking Sexton to be Rookie of the Year over Luka Doncic is an absolute travesty. Luka Doncic is one of the most talented rookies of the past half decade with the accolades to match. He played an integral role in helping Slovenia win its first EuroBasket in 2017 and was the MVP of the best league outside the NBA at the tender age of 19. The fact he has proved it on the inte

Chicago Tribune NBA discussions are often times filled with ‘what if’ scenarios; injuries, teams staying together, and other key aspects dominate the ‘what if’ thinking. What if I told you that you could go back through NBA history to prevent injuries from hindering one player’s career? That question was presented to the OTG team; here is how they responded. Dalton Pence (@dpenceNBA): Penny Hardaway When he was drafted into the league in 1993, Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway immedi

As we head into the hot and dry month of August, over at Off the Glass we are pushing out more new content to keep you occupied this summer! On this week's roundtable the OTG staff make their picks for their least favorite free agent signing. Chris Paul, Houston Rockets Photo Courtesy of Slamonline Dennis Dow - @dennisdownba Chris Paul is the elite of the elite point guards in the NBA. However, he is 33 years old and has missed more than 20 games the last two seasons. At the

The NBA Finals will likely be in the rear-view mirror following this upcoming weekend. So with the 2017-2018 NBA season concluding, it's time to wrap things up, from the on-court performances to the off-court dramas. In this roundtable the OTG staff reflected on their favorite players from this past season. Dylan Jackson - @JaxonNBA Favorite Player: Donovan Mitchell My favorite player to watch this season was Donovan Mitchell for the Utah Jazz. He stepped up right out of the

This upcoming free agency class is headlined by LeBron James and is followed by names such as Paul George, DeMarcus Cousins and a boat load of restricted free-agents. However, last offseason, where we saw the likes of Paul George, Kyrie Irving and Jimmy Butler all traded. It goes to show anyone can be moved when things aren't smooth sailing. Now enter Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs. A break-up between Kawhi and the Spurs seems like a possible road to be taken this of

The second round of the NBA playoffs is underway and the dust has finally settled on one of the most entertaining first rounds in recent memory.In this roundtable, we make our pick for the MVP of the first round. Jrue Holiday Preston Ellis - @Preston Ellis Jrue Holiday. A sensational positive net rating of 17 (!) in 37 minutes per game, 28 points on 57% shooting, 35% from three with seven assists and four rebounds to just three turnovers. If that isn’t enough to get your att

The second round is underway and the dust has finally settled on one of the most entertaining first rounds in recent memory. In this roundtable, we make our pick for the most dissapoiting team of the first round. Portland Trail Blazers Jonathan Ebrahimi - @Awrashoo The most disappointing team thus far has been the Portland Trailblazers. After a great season where they locked up the third seed, they flamed out of the first round in dramatic fashion, getting swept by the Pelica

The second round of the NBA playoffs is underway and the dust has finally settled on one of the most entertaining first rounds in recent memory. In this roundtable, we make our pick for the most surprising team of the first round. New Orleans Pelicans Jonathan Ebrahimi - @Awrashoo The most impressive team in this year’s first round has been the New Orleans Pelicans. The fact that they are missing their second best player and were able to sweep the higher seeded Trail Blazers

This is one of the most feel-good NBA awards there is, period. This award is for the guy who stood out the most from a previous season, the guy who took his game farther than most predicted, or sooner than most expected. It's not something that happens as often as it may seem, that being players taking their game to a level higher than most thought was possible. Here's who we at Off the Glass have selected as Most Improved Player of the Year. Evan Dyal - @EvanDyal Most Improv

The spark plug, the first guy off the pine, one of the biggest contributors to any team's success. Yes, we're talking about the sixth man. Eric Gordon held this award last year, and Jamal Crawford has held it a couple times in the past five years. A past winner and runner-up last season may be a favorite this year, we weigh in. Theo Salaun - @TheoSalaun Eric Gordon, Sixth Man of the Year It is not a fun or exciting pick, but Eric Gordon is probably going to win Sixth Man of t

Let's be just be real here, one of the best times of the NBA is...? If you aren't thinking free agency you're probably a communist or something equally worse. Free agency and the NBA offseason is so entertaining because of what happens behind closed doors by executives, in this roundtable we choose our picks for who is the best executive this season. Jonathan Ebrahimi - @awrashoo Executive of the Year, Danny Ainge There are a few good candidates for Executive of the Year, but

It's time for another roundtable, we've been dishing these out over at OTG more times than Russell Westbrook records a triple-double. Okay, maybe not, but it feels pretty damn close to that. A better example may be the revolving door of head coaches over in Sacramento or the amount of knee injuries Derrick Rose has suffered. Hopefully, one of them landed and hit home with you, the reader. This roundtable we discuss who our choices are for Coach of the Year, proudly, we all do

All year we’ve watched the best of the best play this wonderful game of basketball. Now, we’re on the final quarter stretch of this season and the playoffs are almost here! With the playoffs just about here, the award race conversations will be more prevalent than before. The OTG staff is here to bring you our selections for all of these races. Jacob Hirsohn - @JakeHirsohn Rookie of the Year: Ben Simmons Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell are two very different players who are

It’s post all-star break, and teams and players had a few days to rest. We as writers had a couple days/nights of not knowing what to do with ourselves. So, we hit the drawing board to bring you this roundtable! Players breakout all the time, some being role players, others being stars. It’s playoff-push time for some, it's earning a contract for others and for some it's simply about playing dominantly. In this OTG roundtable we talk about which Eastern Conference players we

Who deserves some more love this NBA season? Our writers answer below! Jac Manuell/@TheJManJBT Aaron Gordon has improved every facet of his game. Here’s a list of all the areas where his game has improved, via Basketball Reference: -Points per game -Blocks per game -Steals per game -Assists per game -Total rebounds per game -Free throw rate and percentage -Field goal percentage from two and three -Effective field goal percentage As I argued on the NBA Outlet, he is a legitima