Author: Zach Brunner

The Miami Heat first made news by luring Jimmy Butler to South Beach, and now they have traded center Hassan Whiteside to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Mo Harkless and Meyers Leonard. The Blazers did not have much flexibility when free agency began, but they have made strategic moves in order to load up for a title run, seeing the dynasty that is the Golden State Warriors seemingly coming to an end. Trading for Whiteside gives them a center while they wait for Jusuf Nurkic to return from injury. They have also extended Damian Lillard, re-signed Rodney Hood…

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to a four-year, supermax extension worth $196M, sources say. The 28-year-old top-tier guard has two years and about $62M left on his current deal. The extension would keep him in Portland through the 2024-25 season. The agreed upon deal is rumored to have a player option for $52M in the last year of the extension. Lillard has been in the NBA for seven seasons, all with the Blazers. He has been consistent, missing just 25 games during this span. For his career, he has averaged 23.5 ppg, 4.2 reb, 6.3 ast…

Are you ready to prove you are the best NFL bettor and claim the $100,000 first-place prize in the first-ever MyBookie SuperContest? In all, MyBookie is giving away $150,000 in cash prizes. First place in the NFL handicapping contest wins a guaranteed $100,000 prize, but MyBookie actually expects to pay the winner much more. Every dollar from every entry fee is going right back into the prize pool to make the MyBookie SuperContest the biggest online handicapping contest going. No proxies. No Vig. 100% of every dollar collected goes back to the players. Players can enter starting today for just…

Kemba Walker signing with the Boston Celtics in free agency is reportedly all but done. According to Shams, the rumored agreed up deal is worth $141M over four years. One of the hottest players on the market, it was known that Walker would signing with a different team for the first time in his career. The Celtics burst onto the scene over the past few days, and they must have done enough to convince the ninth-year guard to move to Boston. With Kyrie Irving deciding to sign elsewhere, the Celtics replaced him with the best available guard. Over his eight…

Forward Nikola Mirotić had a decision to make, after his contract was up with the Milwaukee Bucks. And after previously showing interest in playing overseas again, Mirotić will reportedly be leaving the NBA to sign with Barcelona in the EuroLeague, per Shams. Before being drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 2014, Mirotić played for Real Madrid, earning the EuroLeague Rising Star award during the 2010-11 season. In a total of 97 EuroLeague games for Real Madrid, he averaged 10.8 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. This move may simplify matters for the Bucks, who should now shift their focus of…

Patrick Mahomes put on a show last season, putting together one of the greatest quarterback seasons of all time en route to his first MVP. With a full cast of weapons at his disposal, he currently is the favorite to repeat as the NFL MVP (+400). All NFL odds and prop bets can be found on MyBookie Sportsbook. If we know anything about the MVP award in the NFL, it’s a mix of team winning percentage and if you play quarterback, with a little bit of comparative individual performance mixed in. Drew Brees is second in odds to win MVP (+700). Unlike Mahomes, it’s not because Brees dominated the league last…

The 2019 NBA Awards Show takes place tonight, Monday, June 24. This will mark the final event of an eventful NBA season, right before the chaos of free agency begins. With plenty of awards to be handed out and a close race between them, here’s the FlurrySports guide to betting on the NBA awards this evening. All NBA Awards betting can be found on Bovada Sportsbook. Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams — -7500Domantas Sabonis — +1400Montrezl Harrell — +1800 Coach of the Year Mike Budenholder — -1600Doc Rivers — +950Mike Malone — +1400 Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert — -360Giannis Antetokounmpo — +350Paul George…

Week 1 of the BIG3 league’s third season did not disappoint, with many storylines and great basketball to follow. Making their BIG3 debut included Lamar Odom, Greg Oden and Joe Johnson, who took over the game and the weekend. Let’s take a look at the biggest storylines from Week 1 in the BIG3. Odom and Oden Quiet in Debuts Odom and Oden are both making substantial comebacks to basketball. Just three years after a near-fatal overdose, Odom returned to the court this weekend with the Enemies, finishing with two points, four rebounds and an assist. After being one of the…

It was opening weekend of the BIG3 league’s third season and many of best players shined. Making his BIG3 debut, Joe Johnson led the Triplets to a comfortable win, while Reggie Evans lifted his own team to a win, due to a big double-double. Joe Johnson’s Debut Johnson has been a mainstay in the basketball world for a long time now. After entering the NBA with the Celtics back in 2001, the seven-time All-Star ended last season playing for the Rockets. his seventh NBA squad. Deciding to continue his basketball career, he made his BIG3 debut this weekend with the…

2019 NBA Draft is set to begin Thursday, June 20 at 7 p.m. ET at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The New Orleans Pelicans won the NBA Draft Lottery and own the first overall selection. And after trading Anthony Davis to the Lakers, they are also in control of the fourth overall pick. The full NBA Draft order can be found here. Along with the typical antics of the draft comes prop bets for us to join in on the action and make some money. Here are some of the most popular prop bets, along with the odds. All NBA Draft prop bets can be found on MyBookie Sportsbook.…