Andy's searching for answers and he didn't get it from the first team he picked and he is looking for players that can add a bit more to the mix. So he is searching for answers and you have to when you are in the middle of a rebuild. Those answers don't come easy. It's not like doing a multiplication table.
In June, he became their first lottery pick in 15 years. And now he's the first Net named to the Rising Stars Competition at All-Star Weekend since 2019. The tanking Nets headed into Tuesday's tilt in Phoenix with the fifth-worst record in the NBA, but they're the youngest team in the league. They have a record five first-round rookies on the roster, led by Dëmin, and the teenage point guard will be Brooklyn's first representative at All-Star weekend since Kevin Durant in 2022.
The Rockies are starting from scratch, and new baseball ops leaders Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes have a long list of issues to address. It'll be a yearslong process, but in the short term, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post writes that it's "likely" the team will bring in some short-term help at first base or second base.
Many teams have tried and failed when it comes to over-achieving as a bottom five team in the NHL, and the Calgary Flames seem to be the next. The coach has resorted to AI to solve his problems, the team isn't getting any younger, and the Matthew Tkachuk trade only seems to be looking worse for the Flames. Sitting at the bottom of the standings after 14 games isn't really a sign of good things to come,
Between his talent, unreal work ethic and basketball IQ, Johnson has everything he needs to be a cornerstone in Washington. For a team like the Wizards, who have struggled to face reality that a rebuild was needed, Washington already finds themselves a step behind looking around the landscape of other rebuilding teams. That said, finding a building block is exactly what the Wizards have desperately been searching and if Johnson can prove to be that guy, it will be huge for the organization.
They made arguably the biggest sell-side trade at the deadline, sending Mason Miller to San Diego for a prospect package headlined by potential franchise shortstop Leo De Vries. The A's have quietly been one of the best teams in the American League for the final two months of the season. They're in for a second straight offseason focused primarily on pitching. It's not an easy task while they're in a Triple-A home ballpark that plays as one of the most hitter-friendly venues in the game.
