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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 AM: Not Everything Is A Beef

John Wall wasn’t revealing a beef with Bradley Beal, but rather the problem they both have to solve.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: Not All “Calculated Risks” Work Out

The Orlando Magic salvaged a bad deal in trading Serge Ibaka, proving that some “risks” don’t pan out.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: Non-Guaranteed Deals To Watch This Summer

The trade deadline has passed, but these non-guaranteed deals are worth watching heading into the next trade cycle

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: No Sense Of Urgency In An Irving Deal

The Knicks and Cavs need to make trades, but neither seems rushed to make a deal quickly.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: No Retirement Plans For Andre Miller

Veteran Andre Miller tells Basketball Insiders he has no plans to retire after the season.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: New Orleans and the Injury Bug

The injury bug has bitten the New Orleans Pelicans again. Unfortunately, it’s nothing new, writes Cody Taylor.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: Never Too Early To Think About Cap Space

It’s never too early to look ahead to who might have real cap space to play with next summer.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: NBA Teams Love To Play The Gray Areas

While the Lakers likely weren’t silly enough to document contact with Paul George, the reality is, advance contact happens.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: NBA Mock Draft – 3/30/17

The 2017 NBA Draft is roughly 90 days away, so here is another look at the NBA Draft field.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: Free Agent Dollars Drying Up

There’s not a lot of cash left in the free agency pool. Which teams still have money to spend?… Setting a value for Eric Bledsoe and Greg Monroe.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023