Rowan Kent

Rowan Kent is an avid writer about basketball and otherwise, with a particular focus on the future of the NBA, College Basketball, and the game overall! Born, raised, and based out of Seattle, Rowan is currently a fan free agent, which helps to maintain a watchful eye on the goings-on of the league.

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5 Under-the-radar signings that could swing the title race

Free agency is always one of the most exciting times for NBA fans, but this year has been a bit more quiet than usual. Sure, millions upon millions...

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Ranking the 10 best defender prospects in the 2023 NBA draft

With just two weeks until the 2023 NBA draft, it’s time to get into the nitty-gritty. While scoring buckets is the most important part of...

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Ranking riskiest boom-or-bust prospects in the 2023 draft

The NBA draft is often just as big of a draw as the NBA finals or free agency. The appeal to fans is obvious: whether your team was one of the worst...

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Ranking the 10 best center prospects in the 2023 NBA Draft

Yesterday’s center is old news in the modern NBA. While behemoths like Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar all dominated...

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Ranking the best shooting guard prospects in the 2023 draft

It’s becoming increasingly important in the NBA to be a good shooter. No longer is the role of sniping from deep and creating shots reserved for...

Ranking the 10 best power forwards in the NBA Draft

Now that the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat are matched up in the NBA Finals, almost all of the NBA has turned their attention towards the incoming...

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NBA Trades: 4 Teams poised to trade up in the 2023 NBA draft

The NBA draft lottery has come and gone, with all of the expected pomp and fanfare that was expected. After the Detroit Pistons dropped down and the...

One can’t-miss NBA Draft prospect for every team

While the NBA playoffs are in full swing, the best franchises are working on multiple fronts to win today and tomorrow. With just eight teams still...

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NBA Draft: Finding the perfect fit for the top prospects

With the playoffs just starting to get into full swing, almost all of the attention from NBA fans is on the exciting postseason matchups. For fans of...

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These 4 wannabe contenders should trade for Trae Young ASAP

It’s becoming less and less of a rarity for All-NBA players to get traded, as the player empowerment movement becomes entrenched as the norm. What...

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Ranking the teams most likely to make the 2024 playoffs

After one of the most wide-open NBA regular seasons of all time, the playoffs are finally here. Well, at least the play-in tournament is. However,...

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10 under-the-radar prospects that every team should target

With the basketball collective firmly in the clutches of March Madness, many new eyes have been turned onto some of the more notable draft prospects...

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NBA Mock Draft: The Thompson Twins rocket up the draft board

It’s hard to foresee what the NBA draft will look like, especially as the lottery won’t take place for a few months. While some draft prospects...

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10 underrated players primed to breakout in the NBA playoffs

There’s a little over a month left in the NBA regular season, but little has been figured out for the playoff picture. Sure, teams like Milwaukee,...

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Should Dallas be concerned with Luka's and Kyrie's fit?

Snap judgments in the NBA are easy to make and hard to avoid, even though they often fail to capture the nuance of the basketball itself. Whenever a...

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Ranking Banchero's rookie season among recent No. 1 picks

No matter how bad a season gets for an NBA team and its fans, the draft lottery offers such a brilliant glimmer of hope that there’s a reason to...

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A Harden-Rockets reunion is a mistake for all sides

There’s one thing that NBA fans love more than the “ringz” debate: the offseason. With all of the moves, trades, and switches, one of the more...

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Can Tyrese Maxey win 6th man of the year for the 76ers?

As a general rule in life, it’s often about how one finishes, not how one starts. That’s clear with the NBA 6th Man of the Year award, one that...

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Were the Warriors right to give up on James Wiseman?

By all accounts, the Golden State Warriors are a dynasty. Across the past eight NBA seasons, they’ve appeared in six NBA Finals, and have won four...

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Why Cam Thomas will be the next star of the Brooklyn Nets

While most of the news surrounding the Brooklyn Nets has understandably been on Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant’s departures from the franchise,...

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Has Emoni Bates played his way back to the top of the draft?

As long as someone has dribbled a ball, there’s been a tendency in basketball circles to hype up a young teenager to be the next big thing. Whether...

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Franz Wagner has smashed the sophomore slump for the Magic

Whether a music artist, athlete, or TV show, the dreaded sophomore slump exists in the back of the minds of everyone who seeks to follow up a stellar...

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Has Jamal Murray reclaimed his spot as Nuggets second star?

The cruelest part of basketball, besides the t-shirt cannon in the arena only reaching the lower decks, is a sudden catastrophic injury. Tears and...

Is Kyle Lowry to blame for the Heat’s fall from contention?

Any time a team makes a precipitous drop in the standings, it’s worth digging in to figure out what’s caused the sudden fall. After snatching the...

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Are the Sacramento Kings actually NBA title contenders?

Ironically, there are few, if any, Sacramento Kings within the grand hierarchy of NBA royalty. Although they’re the oldest team in the NBA, the...

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