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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: Celtics’ Draft Gambles Have Paid Off Astronomically

Danny Ainge has rolled the dice over the past couple of drafts, but his most recently selected draftees have all been right on the money.

Jeff Hawkins  •  30 Oct 2023
NBA Daily: Cavs And Blazers Get Big Pieces Back

When the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Portland Trail Blazers tonight, each will receive a major boost from the return of important players.

Jeff Hawkins  •  30 Oct 2023
NBA Daily: Are The HEAT Getting Into The Fray?

Things in the NBA trade world are starting to heat up, and there are some new situations worth watching as the NBA trade market starts to take shape.

Jeff Hawkins  •  30 Oct 2023
NBA Daily: And Then There Were Two

With the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers head towards another NBA Finals showdown, whats next for the Houston Rockets and Boston Celtics?

Jeff Hawkins  •  30 Oct 2023
NBA Daily: Another Low Key Deadline?

With the 2018 NBA Trade Deadline this Thursday, there is a sense some of the big moves in trade rumors may not happen.

Jeff Hawkins  •  30 Oct 2023
NBA Daily: An Offseason Of Change Awaits The Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks have four of the NBA Draft’s first 34 picks and should look different next season.

Jeff Hawkins  •  30 Oct 2023
NBA Daily: A Re-Tool, Not A Rebuild In Cleveland

The Cleveland Cavaliers seemed like a team headed towards a protracted rebuild, however, with today’s announcement of a Kevin Love extension, that may not be the case.

Jeff Hawkins  •  30 Oct 2023
NBA Daily: A New Beginning Or The Beginning Of The End?

The Toronto Raptors made some bold moves this off-season, but will those moves be the beginning of something new or the beginning of the end of Raptors run in the East?

Jeff Hawkins  •  30 Oct 2023
20 Contract-Year Players to Watch in 2016-17

Lang Greene looks at 20 upcoming free agents who are entering a crucial contract year in 2016-17.

Jeff Hawkins  •  30 Oct 2023
NBA AM: You Can Make One Trade, What’s It Look Like?

Joel Brigham, Jabari Davis, and Steve Kyler all weigh in on five burning questions in the NBA .

Jeff Hawkins  •  30 Oct 2023