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Quinn Everts

Quinn Everts is a sportswriter from Portland, Oregon. He loves your favorite team and thinks they are going to win the championship this year. He knows too much about the 2010 Charlotte Bobcats.

NBA Sixth Man of the Year preview: Can Malcolm Brogdon repeat with a new team?

With the tipoff of the NBA season looming Tuesday, Yardbarker is previewing the major year-end awards by examining top contenders for each. 

Projecting what rookie Brandon Miller can become for Hornets

Narratives aside, what does Miller actually bring to Charlotte? And does his skillset match that of a No. 2 overall pick or did Charlotte reach for the idea of Brandon Miller rather than the real Brandon Miller?

One reason to be pumped about each 2022-23 NBA non-playoff team

For the 14 of 30 NBA teams that missed the playoffs last season, we offer a reason to be hopeful for  2023-24.

Five NBA rookies who will contribute immediately

Every season, a few rookies figure out the NBA game quicker than their counterparts. Here are five players who fit that category this season.

The best offseason addition for every Eastern Conference NBA team

As training camps open, we highlight the best offseason acquisition by each Eastern Conference team.

The best offseason addition for every Western Conference NBA team

So much time passes between the NBA Draft, the start of free agency and the start of the season that fans can't be blamed for forgetting where free agents and rookies landed.

With Damian Lillard gone from Blazers, this heralded rookie is first in line to fill his shoes

On Wednesday afternoon, Portland Trail Blazers GM Joe Cronin shipped all-time franchise scoring leader Damian Lillard to Milwaukee, officially shutting the door on the previous decade of basketball in Rip City.