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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: More Trades On The Horizon?

There have been nine “pre-deadline” trades so far in the NBA, could we see several more for the deadline?

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: More Roster Spots Coming To The NBA

The new NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement that begins in July is going to create more NBA roster spots.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: More Bad News For Derrick Rose

The Chicago Bulls announced that Derrick Rose will require another surgery on his right knee. What happens next?… Rajon Rondo gets into it with Rick Carlisle… Kevin Garnett comes home and is pretty happy about it.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: MIP Favorites Signal Changing Trends

Top candidates for Most Improved Player signal changing league perception, writes Ben Dowsett.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: Mike Conley the West’s Best Kept Secret?

All-Star or not, the underrated Mike Conely Jr. is now one of the elite point guards.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: Miami Finding Diamonds in the Rough

Miami has succeeded at finding surprise contributors, such as Hassan Whiteside, Tyler Johnson and Josh Richardson.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: McCaw Building Valuable NBA Experience

Emerging as a championship contributor, Patrick McCaw has been dominant in the Summer League.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: Marcus Georges-Hunt Happy in Orlando

Marcus Georges-Hunt impressed in his first extended NBA action with the Orlando Magic, writes Cody Taylor.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: Magic’s Hunt For A New Executive Underway

The Orlando Magic begin their search for new leadership and some of the names floating around are interesting.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023
NBA AM: Magic Plan To Be Aggressive In Trade Talks

The Orlando Magic plan to be aggressive in finding changes, Magic GM Rob Hennigan explained why.

Jeff Hawkins  •  09 Oct 2023