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Flashback to June 23rd, 2011 and yours truly watching the NBA Draft at my college house in Columbus. Knowing that Kyrie Irving was a near certainty and still basking in the warmth of our new point guard on board, the number four came as a shock to me. The pick: Tristan Thompson, the 6’9″ freshman power forward out of Texas. Admittedly, I had not researched Thompson nearly as much as other potential Cavalier selections leading up to the draft. I had my heart set on the seven-foot...Read Full Story
Plenty of NBA players have crossed the open seas over the course of the past few months to play for teams, and in leagues, which they would have never imagined when times were good.
Sacramento Kings forward J.J. Hickson is one of these players. While everyone tends to struggle some getting adapted to the style of game overseas, and the lifestyle changes that a move brings, few fail as miserably as Hickson.
According to reports, after playing in only one game for Bnei Hasharon of the...Read Full Story
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J.J. Hickson, power forward of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has been dealt to the Sacramento Kings for small forward Omri Casspi and a future first rounder.
The first round pick acquired from Sacramento is lottery-protected in 2012 (1-14). The pick is then protected in 2013 (1-13), 2014 (1-12) and 2015-2017 (1-10). If the pick is not conveyed by 2017, then Sacramento will convey its own 2017 second round draft pick to the Cavaliers protected...Read Full Story
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The block was incredible. Just watch the video Craig tweeted out last night one more time. It’s a great way to start the day. [ NBA.com ]
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More on Hickson, and that block: ”The good news for Cavs is that J.J. Hickson was a beast. The mitigating factor there is that Blake isn’t much of a help defender — he has all the physical tools to be a monster on the weak side, but he’s been allowed to coast defensively in Del Negro’s system. Still, J.J. has looked great for the last...Read Full Story
J.J. Hickson (photo. Keith Allison)
Byron Scott didn’t sign up for this. And if the Cleveland Cavaliers’ collapse gets much worse, future franchise building block J.J. Hickson won’t re-sign up for it, either.
The Cavs’ losing streak stretched to eight games last night when they were routed in Oklahoma City. Seven of the losses have been by double-digits, and four have been by at least 20 points. Last week, first-year coach Scott — who accepted the Cleveland job when the franchise still...Read Full Story
It's no surprise, but Ken Berger of CBS Sports reports that the Sacramento Kings will not reach an Early Bird contract extension with J.J. Hickson before Wednesday's deadline. Hickson, Jason Thompson and Donte Greene are all eligible for Early Bird extension on account of being fourth-year players approaching restricted free agency. If the Kings do not reach agreements by the deadline, each player will become a restricted free...
J.J. Hickson was 4 years old when his favorite team and his favorite players reached the NBA Finals.
Jose Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com
J.J. Hickson needs to work on his defense and shooting, but he thrives in the open court. "... He'll get better. His work ethic is unbelievable," says Sidney Lowe, Hickson's coach at North Carolina State.
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Cavs: The Blog, a blog about the Cavs, seeks to squelch early yells in Cleveland that are complaining about June's Omri Casspi-J.J. Hickson trade by pointing out how awful J.J. Hickson has been, not just this season, but basically for his entire ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Chuck Hayes went down with a dislocated shoulder against Milwaukee last Thursday, the Sacramento Kings lost a veteran leader and vocal presence on defense. In forward J.J. Hickson, the player who appears to have replaced Hayes ...
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J.J. Hickson is a college basketball player for the Wolfpack of North Carolina State University . In his first game as a freshman, he scored 31 points, making all 12 of his ...