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Jeff Hawkins

Sports Editor

About

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)

Fast-Learning De’Aaron Fox Making Life Easier For Dave Joerger and the Sacramento Kings

Spencer Davies chats with De’Aaron Fox about Dave Joerger and the rookie’s development.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Dec 2021
New York Knicks vs. Charlotte Hornets Predictions, Picks, and Preview

The New York Knicks head out to the Spectrum Center for an Eastern Conference road tilt against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday evening. The Knicks (7-5) are coming off a home loss to the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks two nights ago, but are off to a promising start. The Hornets (6-7) started the year on […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Dec 2021
NBA: Kawhi Leonard for DeMar DeRozan Makes Sense

In an unexpected move, DeMar DeRozan and Kawhi Leonard swapped teams, and it makes complete sense.

Jeff Hawkins  •  14 Dec 2021
NBA Daily: End of the Road for Udonis Haslem

Udonis Haslem spoke with Basketball Insiders about playing in Miami his entire career, retiring at the end of the season and more.

Jeff Hawkins  •  14 Dec 2021
NBA Daily: Grading the Orlando Magic’s Trade Deadline

The Orlando Magic made a splash on deadline day, trading Aaron Gordon, Nikola Vucevic and Evan Fournier. Zach Dupont takes a look at each of these trades and grades the Magic’s return.

Jeff Hawkins  •  10 Dec 2021
NBA Daily: Norman Powell Finding Footing with Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers parted with Gary Trent Jr. to acquire Norman Powell in hopes of being more competitive in this year’s postseason. Bobby Krivitsky dives into how the Trail Blazers have integrated Powell thus far.

Jeff Hawkins  •  10 Dec 2021
NBA AM: The Mentality of an Underdog

Basketball Insiders talked to players who went undrafted or late second round about experiencing success against the odds.

Jeff Hawkins  •  25 Nov 2021
#27 – Robert Williams III – Boston Celtics

With the 27th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics have selected Robert Williams III.

Jeff Hawkins  •  22 Nov 2021
#11 — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — Charlotte Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets have drafted Shai Gilgeous-Alexander out of Kentucky with the No. 11 pick overall. However, he will be traded to the Clippers. Clippers have acquired Gilgeous-Alexander in a trade with Hornets, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 22, 2018 Gilgeous-Alexander is an excellent pick. He is very talented and averaged 14.4 […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  22 Nov 2021
#13 – Jerome Robinson – Los Angeles Clippers

The Los Angeles Clippers have drafted Jerome Robinson with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.

Jeff Hawkins  •  22 Nov 2021