Corey Rausch – Hoops Habit https://hoopshabit.com NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats Thu, 25 Aug 2022 02:43:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.20 Week 15 NBA Rookie Ladder: The top two face off for supremacy https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/01/week-15-nba-rookie-ladder/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/01/week-15-nba-rookie-ladder/#respond Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:00:35 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=441501 Welcome back to the weekly rookie ladder update! Each week this season we will look at the race for the top five slots on the Rookie of the Year ballot, cutting the recording period every Sunday. After briefly returning to the list last week, Josh Giddey finds himself on the outside looking in once again […]

Week 15 NBA Rookie Ladder: The top two face off for supremacy - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/02/01/week-15-nba-rookie-ladder/feed/ 0 Week 14 NBA Rookie Ladder: Normalcy balances the rankings at long last https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/25/week-14-nba-rookie-ladder/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/25/week-14-nba-rookie-ladder/#respond Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:00:11 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=441117 Welcome back to the weekly rookie ladder update! Each week this season we will look at the race for the top five slots on the Rookie of the Year ballot, cutting the recording period every Sunday. This week there is no more room for me to try to fit a fun fifth player into the […]

Week 14 NBA Rookie Ladder: Normalcy balances the rankings at long last - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/25/week-14-nba-rookie-ladder/feed/ 0 2022 NBA Mock Draft 1.0: First look at entire first round https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/19/2022-nba-mock-draft-one/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/19/2022-nba-mock-draft-one/#respond Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:00:53 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=440834 It is finally that time of year. Last month, we looked at the lottery big board for the 2022 NBA Draft class. As every team is now beyond the halfway point, we have at least a predictive idea of where everyone will land. So today, we will pick the entire first round. In the first […]

2022 NBA Mock Draft 1.0: First look at entire first round - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/19/2022-nba-mock-draft-one/feed/ 0 Week 13 NBA Rookie Ladder: Two major risers shake up the rankings https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/18/week-13-nba-rookie-ladder/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/18/week-13-nba-rookie-ladder/#respond Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:00:42 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=440764 Welcome back to the weekly NBA Rookie Ladder update! Each week this season we will look at the race for the top five slots on the Rookie of the Year ballot, cutting the recording period every Sunday. In one of the more wild weeks of rookie performances, this is the time to overreact to some […]

Week 13 NBA Rookie Ladder: Two major risers shake up the rankings - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/18/week-13-nba-rookie-ladder/feed/ 0 2022 NBA Awards Watch: The official halfway-point ballot https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/17/2022-nba-awards-halfway-point/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/17/2022-nba-awards-halfway-point/#respond Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:00:19 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=440710 We have reached the halfway point of the NBA season, making it the perfect time to touch base with all the NBA awards races. Last month, after the first 20 games of the season, we checked in with each race, and now there has certainly been some movement. At each of the quarter poles, we […]

2022 NBA Awards Watch: The official halfway-point ballot - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/17/2022-nba-awards-halfway-point/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 4 Jerami Grant trades based on recent NBA rumors https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/13/jerami-grant-nba-trades-nba-rumors/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/13/jerami-grant-nba-trades-nba-rumors/#respond Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:00:58 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=440519 It seems like every week there are new trade rumors surrounding the Detroit Pistons. No, this is not a reference to the trade for Bol Bol, as fun as that may be. Each week the NBA insiders across the league update the market on Jerami Grant. This week, The Atheltic’s Shams Charania (subscription required) advised that […]

NBA Trades: 4 Jerami Grant trades based on recent NBA rumors - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/13/jerami-grant-nba-trades-nba-rumors/feed/ 0 4 three-team NBA trades involving Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/12/nba-trades-ben-simmons-tobias-harris/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/12/nba-trades-ben-simmons-tobias-harris/#respond Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:00:11 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=440549 Ben Simmons has been one of the most talked-about trade pieces for the entirety of the season. This week, those reports have evolved to include Tobias Harris as another player the Philadelphia 76ers may look to move on from. They would hope to package him along with Simmons in a trade. Harris was signed to […]

4 three-team NBA trades involving Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/12/nba-trades-ben-simmons-tobias-harris/feed/ 0 NBA Rookie Ladder Week 12: Protocols in the rearview mirror https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/11/nba-rookie-ladder-week-12/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/11/nba-rookie-ladder-week-12/#respond Tue, 11 Jan 2022 13:00:51 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=440486 Welcome back to the weekly rookie ladder update! Each week this season we will look at the race for the top five slots on the Rookie of the Year ballot, cutting the recording period every Sunday. With everyone back in the lineup the race for will likely be normalizing as the middle of the season […]

NBA Rookie Ladder Week 12: Protocols in the rearview mirror - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/11/nba-rookie-ladder-week-12/feed/ 0 NBA Rookie Ladder Week 11: The young king returns to the lineup https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/04/nba-rookie-ladder-week-11/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/04/nba-rookie-ladder-week-11/#respond Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:00:56 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=440177 Welcome back to the weekly rookie ladder update! Each week this season we will look at the race for the top five slots on the Rookie of the Year ballot, cutting the recording period every Sunday. The health and safety protocols have remained an issue for this list with Cade Cunningham missing the entirety of […]

NBA Rookie Ladder Week 11: The young king returns to the lineup - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/04/nba-rookie-ladder-week-11/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 6 blockbuster Bradley Beal trades to help the Wizards rebuild https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/03/nba-trades-blockbuster-bradley-beal/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/03/nba-trades-blockbuster-bradley-beal/#respond Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:00:15 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=440133 Another dip into trade rumor season brings us to Bradley Beal. While many fans will try to imagine where he fits the best, this is about figuring things out for the Washington Wizards. Whenever a team makes the decision to move on from a generational talent before they hit free agency, they do so in […]

NBA Trades: 6 blockbuster Bradley Beal trades to help the Wizards rebuild - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/03/nba-trades-blockbuster-bradley-beal/feed/ 0 The history of top 5 picks in the NBA Draft: Legends, All-Stars, and busts https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/02/history-top-5-nba-draft/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/02/history-top-5-nba-draft/#respond Sun, 02 Jan 2022 11:00:11 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=440056 Every year, fans get excited about what they can expect when drafting at the top of the NBA draft. Adding the next great young talent is the quickest way for fanbases to tell themselves that they have the golden ticket to future continued postseason success. Whenever a player is not immediately playing at the highest […]

The history of top 5 picks in the NBA Draft: Legends, All-Stars, and busts - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/02/history-top-5-nba-draft/feed/ 0 Week 10 NBA Rookie Ladder Power Rankings: Protocols everywhere https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/28/nba-rookie-ladder-power-rankings-week-10/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/28/nba-rookie-ladder-power-rankings-week-10/#respond Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:00:17 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=439887 Welcome back to the weekly rookie ladder update! Each week this season we will look at the race for the top five slots on the Rookie of the Year ballot, cutting the recording period every Sunday. The issues with the ever-present virus have spread almost fully to the Rookie of the Year race. Cade Cunningham, […]

Week 10 NBA Rookie Ladder Power Rankings: Protocols everywhere - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/28/nba-rookie-ladder-power-rankings-week-10/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 5 lob threats the Detroit Pistons should target https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/24/nba-trades-detroit-pistons-lob-threat/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/24/nba-trades-detroit-pistons-lob-threat/#respond Fri, 24 Dec 2021 13:00:01 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=439826 NBA trades season is firmly upon us, and one of the biggest names in the trade market has been the Detroit Pistons’ Jerami Grant. Previously, we had looked at possible trade partners for the borderline All-Star, but this time we are going to do something a little different. The biggest hole on the young team […]

NBA Trades: 5 lob threats the Detroit Pistons should target - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/24/nba-trades-detroit-pistons-lob-threat/feed/ 0 NBA Rookie Ladder Week 9 Power Rankings: Protocol issues arise https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/21/nba-rookie-ladder-power-rankings-week-9/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/21/nba-rookie-ladder-power-rankings-week-9/#respond Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:00:40 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=439738 Welcome back to the weekly rookie ladder update! Each week this season we will look at the race for the top five slots on the Rookie of the Year ballot, cutting the recording period every Sunday. Despite the fact that the most common word in NBA parlance this week is protocols, the Rookie of the […]

NBA Rookie Ladder Week 9 Power Rankings: Protocol issues arise - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/21/nba-rookie-ladder-power-rankings-week-9/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: 6 Jerami Grant trades to help the Detroit Pistons https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/16/nba-trades-jerami-grant-detroit-pistons/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/16/nba-trades-jerami-grant-detroit-pistons/#respond Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:00:31 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=439598 The rumor mill never stops churning, not even for teams at the bottom of the standings. Despite the Detroit Pistons dropping 12 games in a row and comfortably sitting in last place, they have been a focal point of the upcoming trade season. After a little more than a year in his new role, Jerami […]

NBA Trades: 6 Jerami Grant trades to help the Detroit Pistons - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/16/nba-trades-jerami-grant-detroit-pistons/feed/ 0 NBA Rookie Ladder Week 8: The ascension continues https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/14/nba-rookie-ladder-week-8/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/14/nba-rookie-ladder-week-8/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 11:00:21 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=439514 Welcome back to the weekly rookie ladder update! Each week this season we will look at the race for the top five slots on the Rookie of the Year ballot, cutting the recording period every Sunday. This is the week that the rise of a certain prospect has resulted in a notable change on the […]

NBA Rookie Ladder Week 8: The ascension continues - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/14/nba-rookie-ladder-week-8/feed/ 0 NBA Rookie Ladder Week 7: The rankings begin to stabilize https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/07/nba-rookie-ladder-week-7/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/07/nba-rookie-ladder-week-7/#respond Tue, 07 Dec 2021 11:00:33 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=439237 Welcome back to the weekly rookie ladder update! Each week this season we will look at the race for the top five slots on the Rookie of the Year ballot, cutting the recording period every Sunday. After weeks of having a different player sneak into the top five, the ladder resorts back to the five […]

NBA Rookie Ladder Week 7: The rankings begin to stabilize - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/07/nba-rookie-ladder-week-7/feed/ 0 NBA Mock Draft: 2022 NBA Draft Lottery Big Board 1.0 https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/04/nba-mock-draft-nba-draft-lottery/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/04/nba-mock-draft-nba-draft-lottery/#respond Sat, 04 Dec 2021 11:00:50 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=439043 We are back with the first entry into the 2022 draft class! While we are still about a month away from the first mock draft for the entirety of the first round, it is time to check in on the current lottery big board to get a head start. From here until the draft lottery, […]

NBA Mock Draft: 2022 NBA Draft Lottery Big Board 1.0 - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/04/nba-mock-draft-nba-draft-lottery/feed/ 0 NBA Rookie Ladder Week 6: The leader of the pack returns https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/30/nba-rookie-ladder-week-6/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/30/nba-rookie-ladder-week-6/#respond Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:00:33 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=438955 Welcome back to the weekly rookie ladder update! Each week this season we will look at the race for the top five slots on the Rookie of the Year ballot, cutting the recording period every Sunday. The calendar is about to turn to December and we are through the first quarter of the season. Even […]

NBA Rookie Ladder Week 6: The leader of the pack returns - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/30/nba-rookie-ladder-week-6/feed/ 0 NBA Awards Watch Quarter One: Where we stand after Thanksgiving https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/30/nba-awards-watch-quarter-one/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/30/nba-awards-watch-quarter-one/#respond Tue, 30 Nov 2021 11:00:02 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=438891 Thanksgiving has come and gone, as has the first quarter of the NBA season. While the sample size is far from complete, 20 games is a good amount of data to see where each of the NBA awards races stands at this point. At each of the quarter poles, we will be looking at the […]

NBA Awards Watch Quarter One: Where we stand after Thanksgiving - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/30/nba-awards-watch-quarter-one/feed/ 0 NBA: Role Players who could become stars elsewhere https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/28/nba-role-players-become-stars-elsewhere/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/28/nba-role-players-become-stars-elsewhere/#respond Mon, 29 Nov 2021 01:00:50 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=438829 Who is next is the question on the lips of every NBA general manager looking to add a potential hidden gem from another team. Finding the diamond in the rough is how executives make their names and how teams take the next step out of nowhere. In some cases, internal development takes its course, like […]

NBA: Role Players who could become stars elsewhere - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/28/nba-role-players-become-stars-elsewhere/feed/ 0 NBA Trades: One Ben Simmons trade for every NBA team https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/24/nba-trades-ben-simmons-trade/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/24/nba-trades-ben-simmons-trade/#respond Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:00:43 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=438531 Trade ideas always get the NBA universe buzzing. This season, most of those discussions have centered on Ben Simmons. There was news last week that the Philadelphia 76ers have a rather lengthy list of players that they would be willing to take back in any NBA trades for the perennial Defensive Player of the Year […]

NBA Trades: One Ben Simmons trade for every NBA team - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/24/nba-trades-ben-simmons-trade/feed/ 0 NBA Rookie Ladder Week 5: Injuries at the top muddle the race https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/23/nba-rookie-ladder-week-5/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/23/nba-rookie-ladder-week-5/#respond Tue, 23 Nov 2021 11:00:53 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=438579 Welcome back to the weekly rookie ladder update! Each week this season we will look at the race for the top five slots on the Rookie of the Year ballot, cutting the recording period every Sunday. As Thanksgiving is upon us, injuries are starting to rear their ugly head in the equation. Evan Mobley is […]

NBA Rookie Ladder Week 5: Injuries at the top muddle the race - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/23/nba-rookie-ladder-week-5/feed/ 0 NBA Rookie Ladder Week 4: The top two picks make a statement https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/16/nba-rookie-ladder-week-4/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/16/nba-rookie-ladder-week-4/#respond Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:00:51 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=438196 Welcome back to the weekly rookie ladder update! Each week this season we will look at the race for the top five slots on the Rookie of the Year ballot, cutting the recording period every Sunday. Suddenly the top two picks are starting more firmly assert their claim for a spot on the rankings. For […]

NBA Rookie Ladder Week 4: The top two picks make a statement - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/16/nba-rookie-ladder-week-4/feed/ 0 Detroit Pistons: Does a trade for Marvin Bagley III make sense? https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/15/detroit-pistons-trade-bagley-sense/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/15/detroit-pistons-trade-bagley-sense/#respond Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:00:18 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=438126 Late last week, reports came out from Mark Stein and James Edwards III of the Athletic that the Detroit Pistons had been monitoring the situation around Marvin Bagley III. Bagley has been largely kept out of the lineup with the Sacramento Kings this season, whether it be the coach’s decision or his own. Despite the […]

Detroit Pistons: Does a trade for Marvin Bagley III make sense? - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats

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