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Jeff Hawkins

Sports Editor

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Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.

Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9824)

NBA Daily: 8 Free Agents – Southeast Division

Shane Rhodes continues Basketball Insiders’ Free Agent series with a look at the best names coming out of the Southeast Division.

Jeff Hawkins  •  03 Feb 2023
NBA Daily: 60-Pick NBA Mock Draft 3/5/19

With the college basketball season starting to wind down, the NBA Draft will play a bigger part of the NBA conversation, Steve Kyler offers up another 60-Pick NBA Mock Draft.

Jeff Hawkins  •  03 Feb 2023
NBA Saturday: Clippers Add Versatility With Offseason Moves

After almost losing DeAndre Jordan and having a ‘F’ offseason, the Clippers now feature a deeper, more versatile roster.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Aug 2022
NBA AM: Trade Talks Are Heating Up

Trade talk is starting to heat up… The problem with moving draft picks… The biggest cliche of the deadline… You may want Steve Nash to quit, but would you?

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Aug 2022
NBA AM: Less Than A Month To 2015 Free Agency

The NBA Finals have started; meaning free agency is less than a month away. Here’s the latest.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Aug 2022
5 Tasks New Cleveland Cavaliers GM Must Tackle

Chris Grant has been fired as GM of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and he’s left a huge to-do list for his predecessor.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Aug 2022
NBA Sunday: Ilyasova Frustrated In Milwaukee?

Ersan Ilyasova says it was frustrating to hear his name in trade rumors and will be watching his team’s moves this summer

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Aug 2022
Joel Embiid Has Been Better Than Advertised

Joel Embiid is proving that is even better than advertised and was worth the two-year wait.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Aug 2022
NBA Saturday: “Jump Shooting” Teams Can Win

This postseason seems to disprove the argument that “jump shooting teams” can’t win championships.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Aug 2022
NBA PM: Time to Trade Taj Gibson?

Taj Gibson’s value around the league may exceed his value to the Bulls.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Aug 2022