Lachlan Everett

Basketball writer and accredited NBL Media member.
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Oklahoma City Thunder

Thunder: Josh Giddey already defying preseason expectations

by Lachlan Everett
The sixth overall in the 2021 NBA draft Josh Giddey has been a sensation in the preseason, and it looks like the critics of OKC Thunder’s...
Toronto Raptors

Toronto Raptors: What is their plan for Goran Dragić?

by Lachlan Everett
The start of the relationship between Goran Dragić and the Toronto Raptors was awkward, to say the least. Dragić was the matching salary...
Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets should see Ben Simmons as an investment

by Lachlan Everett
The idea of Ben Simmons being traded to the Houston Rockets has been kicked around the proverbial NBA Twitter office for a week or so, this was...
NBA

5 biggest storylines going into the 2021-22 NBA Season

by Lachlan Everett
The NBA is dominated by the storylines. For better or for worse, the marketing, the schedule and the temperature of the draft lottery envelopes...
International Basketball

Spurs: What does free agent signing Jock Landale bring?

by Lachlan Everett
According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Australia center Jock Landale has signed a two-year deal in NBA free agency with the San Antonio...
NBA Draft

OKC Thunder: How does first-round pick Josh Giddey fit OKC?

by Lachlan Everett
With the sixth overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the OKC Thunder select the 6’9” Australian point guard Josh Giddey. This was unexpected....
NBA

NBA: The play-in tournament is back, but is it a good thing?

by Lachlan Everett
The NBA’s experimental play-in tournament is coming back in the 2021-2022 NBA season according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and it’s...
NBA Draft

2021 NBA draft profile: International prospect Josh Giddey

by Lachlan Everett
The 2021 NBA Draft has been described by many draft experts as a “five-player draft”. The class contains five clear players to be selected with...
Milwaukee Bucks

What does John Mooney bring to the Milwaukee Bucks?

by Lachlan Everett
The Milwaukee Bucks have signed John Mooney to a Summer League contract according to Sportando’s Emiliano Carchia. The 23-year-old...
Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets are benefiting from unprecedented depth

by Lachlan Everett
The Brooklyn Nets have championship aspirations this season and nothing but. In the NBA, the two most common ways of building championship teams...
Philadelphia 76ers

Sixers: Did the Ben Simmons at center experiment work?

by Lachlan Everett
The Philadelphia Sixers had a strange adjustment between games four and five. Joel Embiid is injured with a small meniscus tear and that left Ben...
NBA Awards Watch

NBA awards: Will Nikola Jokic seal the deal for MVP?

by Lachlan Everett
NBA award season is almost upon us, the six major regular-season awards will be handed out, and complained about on Twitter. The Most Valuable...
Toronto Raptors

Toronto Raptors Prospects: 6'8" point guard Josh Giddey

by Lachlan Everett
The Toronto Raptors have had a strange season. They have had health and safety protocols completely flip their roster, let alone starting lineup all...
Memphis Grizzlies

Grizzlies: Jaren Jackson Jr. finally returns to the lineup

by Lachlan Everett
The Memphis Grizzlies have finally got Jaren Jackson Jr. back from injury. He last played on August 3rd in the NBA Bubble where he tore his meniscus...
New Orleans Pelicans

What does Didi Louzada bring to the New Orleans Pelicans?

by Lachlan Everett
The New Orleans Pelicans are finalizing a multi-year deal to bring over their draft and stash player Didi Louzada. Louzada was drafted 35th overall...
Orlando Magic

Why R.J. Hampton could shine with the Orlando Magic

by Lachlan Everett
The Orlando Magic finally moved on from their perpetually game one winning core of Nikola Vucevic, Aaron Gordon and Evan Fournier at this season's...
Toronto Raptors

Toronto Raptors: Pass or pursue on NBA trade deadline rumors

by Lachlan Everett
It’s that time of year again, the All-Star Break has ended, the trade machines are a buzzin’ for the NBA trade deadline on March 25th, and...
Toronto Raptors

Toronto Raptors: 3 possible NBA trade deadline targets

by Lachlan Everett
  The Toronto Raptors are currently in limbo, the worst place to be in the NBA. The Raptors are 17-19 (only five games behind the...
Memphis Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies: Analyzing Justise Winslow's debut

by Lachlan Everett
Justise Winslow has made his Memphis Grizzlies debut 381 days after his trade from the Miami Heat back on Feb. 8 of 2020 -- back when the NBA was...
Memphis Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies: Is Ja Morant an All-Star this season?

by Lachlan Everett
The last time the Memphis Grizzlies had an All-Star was when Marc Gasol selected as a reserve in the 2016-2017 season. Since then, the team has...
Toronto Raptors

Raptors: Fred VanVleet's historic 54 point performance

by Lachlan Everett
The Toronto Raptors undrafted player Fred VanVleet as broken the Raptors All-Time franchise record with 54 points against the Orlando...
NBA

KD, Harden and Kyrie: Where do they rank in NBA's Big 3s?

by Lachlan Everett
In the late 2000s and right through the 2010s, the NBA “Big 3 era” was in full effect. You could say the Spurs started this era, but it...
Memphis Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies: Rookie reviews one month in

by Lachlan Everett
The Memphis Grizzlies have been one of the best scouting organizations in the NBA in recent history. Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. have...
Toronto Raptors

Raptors: The sudden emergence of Chris Boucher

by Lachlan Everett
The Toronto Raptors have struggled in the early part of the season but it is not all doom and gloom. Chris Boucher has emerged as a key rotation...
Charlotte Hornets

Charlotte Hornets: Should LaMelo Ball be a starter?

by Lachlan Everett
The Charlotte Hornets' third overall pick LaMelo Ball is dazzling all in his first weeks as an NBA player. But should he be starting for the...
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