Eli Gregorski

Sports journalist with over 1,000 published articles covering the NBA, NFL, MLB, NCAA sports, international soccer, the Olympics, and Formula One for outlets like Heavy Sports, StadiumRant, CU Independent, and USports.org.

My Published Articles

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Lakers Get Bad News As Quentin Grimes 'Hostage' Situation Could Become Reality

One of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ biggest moves of the offseason while building a new roster around franchise star Luka Doncic was signing free agent wing Quentin Grimes to a four-year, $60 million deal this summer.Grimes is expected to be the starting small forward for the Lakers this upcoming season, which would likely be a smart move considering the 26-year-old is now the fourth-highest-paid player on the roster.However, before Grimes has even played a minute for the Lakers, the franchise was re...
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JJ Redick Hands Lakers Good News With Starting Lineup Comments

Though still very early in his NBA coaching career, Los Angeles Lakers‘ playcaller JJ Redick has had a strong start to his time leading a team from the bench, and there’s hope that he can continue as the franchise enters a completely new era led by superstar Luka Doncic, with the former player still drawing up the plays.Despite the fact that Redick is entering just his third season as a coach for the Lakers, there is hope the 42-year-old can finally get this franchise over the hump, even though...
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Lakers' Austin Reaves Gets Unexpected Honor Over Luka Doncic

Though the Los Angeles Lakers are led by franchise star Luka Doncic, whom they build a brand new roster around this season, it could be Austin Reaves who decides how far the team will go in the upcoming 2026-27 NBA season.Doncic remains the big name and leading man for the Lakers, and while at his request they brought back Reaves in free agency on a new four-year, $180 million contract, it could be the latter who has a bigger say in the fate of this team this year.Both Doncic, Reaves, Walker Kes...
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Pistons Proposed To Trade Jalen Duren As Contract Negotiations Take Disaster Turn

Contract negotiations between Jalen Duren and the Detroit Pistons are getting messy, as the star center is reportedly skipping media day and the start of team training camp. With that, the idea of the Pistons making a Duren trade is now more likely than ever.Detroit wants to keep restricted free agent Duren in town, but the big man just turned down a five-year, $200 million contract extension, and the two sides seem further apart on a new agreement than at any other point in the offseason, as a...
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Clippers Get Brutal Brandon Ingram Injury News After Kawhi Leonard Trade

After being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers highlighting the package that sent Kawhi Leonard back to the Toronto Raptors, NBA star Brandon Ingram will miss the start of the season as he deals with a partially torn Achilles tendon, according to the latest injury update.Ingram has dealt with several injuries over the past few years and, after undergoing offseason surgery, will not be ready to begin the season for the Clippers.Along with Ingram, the franchise got several more brutal injury updat...
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Pistons Star Cade Cunningham Breaks Silence On Jalen Duren Contract Drama

Though Detroit Pistons star center Jalen Duren wasn’t seen at media day as he continues to be stuck in contract extension negotiations with the team, franchise centerpiece Cade Cunningham was present, and made his feelings clear on the entire situation.Only hours before media day, reports emerged that Duren turned down a five-year, $200 million contract extension offer from the Pistons. Now, the idea of Detroit trading the big man feels more and more likely.Duren had a disappointing showing in t...
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Luka Doncic Says 'It Feels Great' To See LeBron James' Lakers Departure

Luka Doncic made his thoughts clear on the Los Angeles Lakers at the team’s media day following the departure of NBA superstar LeBron James in free agency.In a three-word comment in response to Doncic and Austin Reaves now being the leaders on the team, Doncic was blunt in his opinion.“It feels great,” the Lakers star said.Doncic also addressed other topics during the Lakers’ media day, along with the team’s offseason changes, the minicamp trip he hosted in Slovenia, his health, and more.
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Timberwolves PG Donte DiVincenzo Announces Bold Injury Return Plans

After suffering a torn Achilles tendon for the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2026 NBA Playoffs, point guard Donte DiVincenzo said that he plans to return from his injury at some point during the upcoming season during the team’s media day.DiVincenzo went out in May, and while there was previously no exact return timeline for the guard, the player himself revealed a positive injury update and said that he expects to get back on the court quicker than anyone first thought.The guard was dealt f...
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Los Angeles Lakers Announce Full Training Camp Roster

The Los Angeles Lakers have announced their full training camp roster at the team’s media day.At least one cut will need to be made to get under the NBA’s 15-man roster limit, but the total group of players on the current roster will each have a chance to compete for a final spot before the season opener on October 21 against the Golden State Warriors.Also at the Lakers’ media day were Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler, and several other players speaking to the press, but none commented...
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Cast-Off Lakers' Rookie Set For Bigger Role, Joins Bulls Training Camp Roster

The Los Angeles Lakers signed undrafted rookies AK Okereke and Peter Suder to play in the Summer League this offseason, but only the former stayed on the roster.Suder recently signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Bulls, and the Lakers could quickly realize that it was the wrong move to let him go.Suder was a standout in college at Bellarmine and Miami (Ohio), and after leaving the Lakers to sign with the Bulls, he has the chance to become a consistent contributor on a two-way contrac...
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Pistons Trade Idea Lands All-Star Wing, High-Value Center For Jalen Duren In 3-Team Deal

The Detroit Pistons are still at an impasse with restricted free agent and star center Jalen Duren, as the two sides have yet to agree on a new contract extension just days before the start of training camp, with the idea of a trade becoming more and more likely as time goes on.Several top NBA insiders have reported on the growing possibility of the Pistons trading Duren, and though the Sacramento Kings and Milwaukee Bucks are the two franchises linked to the 22-year-old, it’s fair to say teams...
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A Lakers PJ Washington Trade Idea Is Now Realistic After Telling Rob Pelinka Quote

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka expressly stated that the franchise isn’t ruling out the idea of a ‘2 for 1’ trade to consolidate the lineup down to 15 players while also getting a starting power forward in return at his recent press conference with head coach JJ Redick.The Lakers were previously rumored to be interested in making another move to round out a busy offseason full of change, and Pelinka’s telling quote only makes the potential of a late-summer trade all the more like...
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Lakers PJ Washington, Daniel Gafford Trade Now Within Reach After Mavericks Signing

The Los Angeles Lakers have been linked in trade rumors to both PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford of the Dallas Mavericks over the 2026 NBA offseason in hopes of making a deal to land a new starting power forward for the upcoming season, and the latest news could signal that a deal could be closer and easier than ever before.The Mavericks recently announced they have officially signed forward Dwight Powell to a new contract extension, and though it’s just for training camp, insider Marc Stein rep...
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Luka Doncic Calls Out Lakers Teammates In Viral Quote From Slovenia Minicamp

NBA superstar Luka Doncic is the present and future of the Los Angeles Lakers, as that’s been made clear by the franchise since he arrived on the roster in February of 2025.Doncic recently hosted his Lakers teammates for a minicamp in his home country of Slovenia over the 2026 NBA offseason, an event that, by all accounts, went well for everyone involved.However, as the Lakers prepare for media day and training camp with questions remaining about who will fill the starting lineup and who will be...
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Pistons Proposed To Trade Jalen Duren For All-Star Wing And NBA Champ Center

Things are turning messy between the Detroit Pistons and rising star center Jalen Duren as contract negotiations for the restricted free agent continue late into the offseason, and the potential for a trade is becoming more and more likely.Duren, 22, is hoping to earn roughly $40 million a year, and though the Pistons aren’t too far off on what they want to pay him, the two sides have yet to agree, and reports continue to emerge about the idea of a trade happening before the 2026-27 NBA season b...
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Detroit Pistons Proposed To Trade For Tyler Herro And Keep Jalen Duren

The ongoing contract negotiations with restricted free agent Jalen Duren continue to lead headlines for the Detroit Pistons, but who says the team can keep the young center and make a trade for another star?The Pistons lacked a secondary scorer behind Cade Cunningham, which became obvious during the playoffs as Duren’s production fell off a cliff. Detroit did make some big roster changes this summer, but adding another star scorer would be the best-case scenario for the franchise to continue to...
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Detroit Pistons Trade Idea Swaps Jalen Duren For All-NBA Big And Multiple Picks

The Detroit Pistons‘ entire offseason has been circling around the restricted free agency of big man Jalen Duren, and just days before media day and training camp, the two sides have yet to agree on a deal, and the idea of a trade is becoming more and more likely as time goes on.Despite reports that Duren and the Pistons are not too far away from the actual terms of an agreement, NBA insider Brett Siegel recently revealed that a trade could be the only logical ending for this saga.Duren is comin...
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Dallas Mavericks Get Bad Dereck Lively Injury News Days Before Training Camp

The Dallas Mavericks likely won’t see rising star big man Dereck Lively to begin training camp, or even the start of the regular season, as the young center is still dealing with a lingering injury that kept him out for much of last year.Lively has been a key player for the Mavericks over the past few years, but injuries have so far derailed his career.Now, as Dallas enters a new era led by Cooper Flagg, the latest Lively injury update signals he won’t be healthy to start the year, which could b...
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Lakers Could Use 'Surprise' Ayton Return In Starting PF Trade Idea

The Los Angeles Lakers were reportedly surprised to get back two second-round picks as well as Jaden Hardy in the offseason trade that saw the Washington Wizards take Deandre Ayton off their hands. Now, months after that deal was finalized, those two second-round picks remain extremely important for the Lakers in making another trade to find a starting power forward for the upcoming NBA season.There has been a lot of reporting on the Lakers’ interest in making a trade for another forward, whethe...
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Lakers $314M Reaves, Kessler Decisions Trigger Brutal Offseason Grade

The Los Angeles Lakers made big changes to build a new roster around franchise star Luka Doncic this offseason, as the Austin Reaves extension and Walker Kessler sign-and-trade showed the front office was ready to take a big swing to create a star trio for the next few years.However, though the Reaves and Kessler moves were big, the Lakers had eyes on bigger stars in the free-agent and trade market, but failed to land nearly all of them. Now, just days before the start of training camp, Los Ange...
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New Jalen Duren Trade Idea Sees Detroit Pistons Add Two Elite 3-Point Shooters

As time goes on, speculation is rising that the Detroit Pistons could trade star big man Jalen Duren instead of signing him to a max contract extension in restricted free agency.The Pistons and Duren have been going back and forth on contract negotiations over the entire offseason, and just days before the start of training camp, have yet to agree on a deal to bring the 22-year-old back.With that, reports continue to signal that Detroit trading Duren to either the Sacramento Kings or Milwaukee B...
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Lakers Hypothetical 2-For-1 Swap Adds Elite Defensive Bigs, Saves 4 First-Round Picks

The Los Angeles Lakers addressed the hole at the center position this offseason by trading four first-round picks to the Utah Jazz for Walker Kessler, while also signing him to a four-year, $130 million contract extension.Kessler was reportedly one of the top-tier centers on Luka Doncic‘s list for the Lakers to get this summer, and though he was one of the best big men available, it remains to be seen how he’ll play in Los Angeles.With that, there is an alternate universe in which the Lakers tar...
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Pistons Trade Proposal Steals Lakers Target Trey Murphy For Jalen Duren

The Detroit Pistons and star big man Jalen Duren have been negotiating a contract extension for the entire NBA offseason, and just days before the start of training camp, the two sides have yet to agree on a deal, and the idea of a trade is becoming more and more likely.Duren is hoping to earn roughly $40 million a year in a new deal, and though that isn’t far away from what the Pistons are willing to offer, reports continue to signal that a trade might be the final resolution to this saga.In th...
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Nuggets Expected To Sign Freshly Traded PG On Bargain Contract

The Denver Nuggets could be the next landing spot for second-year point guard Ryan Nembhard, who was recently involved in a trade that sent him and Buddy Hield to the Charlotte Hornets, with Dorian Finney-Smith going back to the Atlanta Hawks.Reports soon after the trade indicate Nembhard, 23, could be waived by the Hornets, and among the top suitors for the point guard are the Nuggets.Denver haven’t had the strongest offseason as they continue to compete for titles with franchise star Nikola Jo...
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