Nick Swanson

Independent Contributor for FanSided Dawg Pound Daily, Hardwood Houdini, HoopsHabit, Riggo's Rag... Covering the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Browns, Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards and Washington Football Team Sports Journalism - University of Missouri
Houston Rockets

Rockets: 3 players most likely to be traded by the deadline

by Nick Swanson
It's been a slow start to the season for the Houston Rockets and, while expected, that should still be addressed. The roster is full of young...
Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers: Predicting 2021 statistical leaders

by Nick Swanson
The NBA season is almost here and all the exciting parts of the offseason have wrapped up. For the Cleveland Cavaliers, it looks like the roster...
Minnesota Timberwolves

Timberwolves: Offseason grade and win-total prediction

by Nick Swanson
The Minnesota Timberwolves have had quite the uneventful NBA offseason but if they got a letter grade, what would it be? The Timberwolves had a...
Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets: 3 Rockets who could win awards in 2021

by Nick Swanson
The draft has come and gone along with free agency and summer league, now all eyes turn to the 2021 NBA regular season. Hopes are high in Houston...
NBA Free Agency

NBA Free Agency: Orlando Magic's strange Robin Lopez signing

by Nick Swanson
As per usual, NBA free agency is absolute chaos. We've already seen blockbuster trades, stars and superstars moving on, and some very interesting...
Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves: 4 familiar faces in the Big3 league

by Nick Swanson
The Minnesota Timberwolves have had many faces go through their facilities and don the blue, grey and green. Many of them may not have been for a...
NBA Rumors

Orlando Magic: Could Ben Simmons make Magic a playoff team?

by Nick Swanson
The Orlando Magic went full rebuild at the trade deadline when they traded away Nikola Vučević, Aaron Gordon and Evan Fournier. The team looks to...
Minnesota Timberwolves

Timberwolves: 4 star point guards to pursue in trade market

by Nick Swanson
Rumors have been swirling around the Minnesota Timberwolves for a little while regarding their superstar center, Karl-Anthony Towns. With a...
Houston Rockets

Rockets Draft: Pick No. 2 Evan Mobley vs Jalen Green?

by Nick Swanson
The Houston Rockets got unlucky on Tuesday night. With the potential of getting the No. 1 overall pick and Cade Cunningham, they walked away with No....
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: 3 goals for Jonathan Isaac next season

by Nick Swanson
August 2, 2020, the beginning of the end for the Orlando Magic. Games were back in full swing following the halt that was put on the sports world...
Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets: 3 players ready to make a leap into stardom

by Nick Swanson
The Houston Rockets should have low expectations going into the 2021 season. After finishing with the worst record in the NBA, the team is...
Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves records we could see broken in 2021

by Nick Swanson
The Minnesota Timberwolves are coming up on their 33rd season in the NBA and the future of the franchise is unknown. The team has a couple of...
NBA

NBA stars react to the assault on players by the fans

by Nick Swanson
The things we have seen just in the past couple of days of the NBA playoffs have been disrespectful, unintelligent, uncalled for and downright...
Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves: Is KAT still the future of the team?

by Nick Swanson
The future has looked so incredibly bright for the Minnesota Timberwolves over the past few seasons but we've consistently been let down by draft...
Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets: 3 veterans who should be traded

by Nick Swanson
The Houston Rockets have hit the point where it's time for a full rebuild. The loss of James Harden early in the year was the final nail in the...
Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic: 3 reasons why this season was a success

by Nick Swanson
What a fall from grace the Orlando Magic have experienced. A playoff team one year to bottom feeder in the Eastern Conference the next. After a...
Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets: 3 young FA targets that fit team's timeline

by Nick Swanson
The season started with very high hopes for the Houston Rockets. The H, H-Town, Space City, whichever moniker you choose, fans were hyped. James...