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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 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
NBA Daily: What Should The Cavs Do With Kevin Love?

Are the Cleveland Cavaliers ready to move on from Kevin Love? Simon Hannig looks at three possible destinations.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Remembering The Mikhail Prokhorov Era

Despite his bravado, Mikhail Prokhorov led the Nets to a purgatory of mediocrity for the majority of his time in charge. David Weissman looks back on the Russian billionaire’s tenure as owner.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
Isaiah Thomas Facing Uphill Battle In Returning To Form

Isaiah Thomas has an opportunity for a great comeback season with the Washington Wizards – but did Thomas take too long to address his hip injury with surgery? David Weissman writes.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
International NBA Standouts At FIBA World Cup

Several players are representing their home countries at the FIBA World Cup for the first time since gaining NBA experience and have become the new faces of their national teams.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
Three Takeaways From Preseason

David Weissman examines three key points from the preseason that could translate into the 2019-20 NBA campaign.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Luka or Trae, the Mavericks-Hawks Swap Was a Win-Win

Swapped for one another on draft night, the careers of Luka Doncic and Trae Young were bound to be compared to one another. David Weissman revisits the trade and examines the two at the start of their sophomore seasons.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: An Early Look At Eastern Conference Contenders

Although Kevin Durant and Kemba Walker transform their respective teams, is the Eastern Conference race for the crown already down to two major leaders?

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
NBA MVP Watch 2019-20: Preseason Edition

With a week of NBA Training Camps in the books, David Weissman dives into potential candidates to win the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: MVP Watch — 11/5/2019

Despite being just two weeks into the season, the MVP race has already started to heat up. David Weissman examines some of the early candidates that have thrown their hat into the ring for the award.

Jeff Hawkins  •  19 Oct 2021