Author name: Bogar Alonso

Bogar Alonso is a dedicated student of the hardwood, soccer pitch, boxing ring, and tennis court. He is a regular NBA contributor to XN Sports. His work, involving more than just sports, has appeared on The Creators Project, A&E Networks, XXL Magazine, and others. Follow Bogar on Twitter @blacktiles

NBA’s Next Big Three Will Be Drafted; How Teams Can Prepare Accordingly

Certain NBA purists still can’t get over how the Miami Heat joined forces. It wasn’t the work of the basketball gods who ensured that the Big Three would land in South Beach through draft picks. It wasn’t through a mutually beneficial trade that saw a few former Heat superstars get swapped for LeBron and Bosh, […]

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Mike Miller: A Look At His Free Agency Chops And How His Amnesty Affects Miami

The Miami Heat, facing tax penalty doom with potentially the league’s second-highest team salary, amnestied perimeter threat Mike Miller. The running joke is that Miller has long with a trebuchet: a Middle Age siege weapon that can hurt you from afar, in this case the three-point line, but that has the mobility of a rock.

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NBA Free Agency: A Look At Who Remains And Where They Fit

Most of the free agency fireworks have subsided with the biggest acquisitions already entrenched members of their new, or old-but-with-new-guns, teams. Chris Paul stayed a Clipper (mostly because of Doc’s arrival). Dwight Howard ended up in the Lone Star State. And even Metta World Peace put on new colors. Still, 90-plus free agents remain on

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New York Knicks Chase Piece Of Laker Dynasty, Pursue Metta World Peace

It’s 2010. The Los Angeles Lakers have come back down from 3-2 in the finals against the Boston Celtics and are leading by three in the fourth quarter of Game 7. With the ball in their possession, Kobe swings it to then-Ron Artest who short jab steps right before sinking a three in Paul Pierce’s

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From Championship To NBA Titanic: The Dallas Mavericks Woes Continue In Free Agency

The Dallas Mavericks remain the only team that has sunk the Miami Heat in the playoffs during the Big Three era. Of course, they’re specters of their former selves with Jason Kidd now a head coach, Jason Terry a somewhat valuable trade piece, Tyson Chandler a Knick, J.J. Barea somewhere in not-Canada USA (Minnesota to

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Dallas Mavericks Swallow The Monta Ellis Pill, Sign Him To 3-Yr Deal

The Dallas Mavericks have plugged up a backcourt hole left by the departure of O.J. Mayo by signing the smaller, and older, combo guard Monta Ellis. After missing out on the Dwight Howard sweepstakes, the Mavericks did the NBA equivalent of swallowing a cyanide pill by not only signing the notoriously deficient 2-guard, but also

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