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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: Trade Watch: Southeast Division

Which players could be on the move in the Southeast Division? James Blancarte goes through a list of candidates.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Grant Emulating Conley, Embracing Opportunity With Bulls

Jerian Grant sits down with Basketball Insiders for an exclusive interview about his third season and high hopes for Chicago.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: It’s Do Or Die for the Timberwolves And Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves face a win-or-go-home scenario in Wednesday’s season finale in Minneapolis.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: Which Second-Tier Free Agents Should Teams Retain?

Several teams may lose players to free agency. Shane Rhodes analyzes which players should be a major priority for their respective teams.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Draft Night Trades

David Yapkowitz breaks down the trades that took place during the 2018 NBA Draft.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: The Leader Of The Grizzlies

The Grizzlies have been a huge surprise this season. Jordan Hicks looks at the impact Marc Gasol has made on their success.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
Fixing the Los Angeles Clippers

David Yapkowitz looks at how the Clippers can move forward after falling just short of a playoff berth this season.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Dallas Mavericks Rookie Dennis Smith Jr. Bursts On The Scene

Perhaps no rookie has turned more heads in the preseason than Dennis Smith, Jr. of the Mavericks.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Sunday: Ben Simmons and the Early and Incalculable Impact

At this point, Sixers fans hope Ben Simmons is more LeBron James than Michael Carter-Williams. He just might be.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Daily: 2018 NBA 60-Pick Mock Draft – 4/10/18

With the floodgates open and college players entering the draft class left and right, Steve Kyler offers up another 60-pick NBA Mock Draft.

Jeff Hawkins  •  15 Oct 2021