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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)

NBA PM: Warriors Given First Dose Of Adversity

The Warriors didn’t face much adversity during their title run. How will they respond to losing coach Steve Kerr?

Jeff Hawkins  •  21 Oct 2021
Basketball Insiders Week in Review 11/29

Basketball Insiders looks at some articles from last week in case you missed any the first time around.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
NBA All-Star Friday Recap

Simon Hannig recaps NBA All-Star Friday 2018.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Jae’Sean Tate a Sleeper Pick in the Draft

Ohio State’s Jae’Sean Tate could be a sleeper in the NBA Draft, writes Simon Hannig.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: A Chat With Darius Thompson

The young guard is enjoying the process of proving himself.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Zhaire Smith ready to take the next step in the NBA

Zhaire Smith is ready to prove his worth and he seeks to transition to the NBA.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
#15 — Troy Brown — Washington Wizards

The Washington Wizards will select Troy Brown from Oregon with the 15th overall pick. In his only season at Oregon, Brown averaged 11.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.2 blocks per game. He shot 44.4 percent from the field, 29.1 percent from three and 74.3 percent from the free throw line. The […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
#6 — Mo Bamba — Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic will select Mo Bamba from Texas with the sixth pick in the NBA Draft. In his only season at Texas, Bamba came out firing. He averaged 12.9 points, 10.5 rebounds,  3.7 blocks, 0.8 blocks, 0.5 steals per game. He shot 54.1 percent from the field, 27.5 percent from three and 68.1 percent […]

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Deng Adel Wants To Bring Toughness

Louisville’s Deng Adel is hoping to make his mark at the NBA level.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Should the Philadelphia 76ers Trade For Kawhi Leonard?

Simon Hannig explores whether the 76ers should pony up the required assets for Kawhi Leonard.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021