Draft Express closing, Givony joining ESPN

Post #1 » by **Rafael122** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:36 pm

Long time coming, always preferred to read DX since it was never behind a pay wall but that may change since they're going to ESPN.

http://www.draftexpress.com/article/the-end-of-an-era-6070/

Driguez · Post #2 » by **Driguez** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:42 pm

Funny enough he was a poster on Orlando Magic under johng or something like that, maybe he still is. Either way I dont care for ESPN or any mainstream sport news outlet.

BadWolf · Post #3 » by **BadWolf** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:45 pm

Hope it remains free

BadWolf · Post #4 » by **BadWolf** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:46 pm

Driguez wrote:Funny enough he was a poster on Orlando Magic under johng or something like that, maybe he still is. Either way I dont care for ESPN or any mainstream sport news outlet.

Wasn't he Bill from Boston?

K_chile22 · Post #5 » by **K_chile22** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:46 pm

BadWolf wrote:Hope it remains free

I'd be shocked if it did, sadly

Paradise · Post #6 » by **Paradise** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:48 pm

So, ESPN fired a ton of their long tenured staff just to buyout their competition? I hate this crap.

DX gave fans a real quality experience at analysis of prospects and excellent breakdowns. I'm glad Givony got a promotion, though.

ESPN is simply going to force folks to pay money to get the same things with more sports science videos and that also means more overhyping certain prospects. I'll see a 15 minute breakdown on Zion on SC but a 3 minute video for Romeo Langford.

Typical ESPN nonsense. Ugh.

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LofJ · Post #7 » by **LofJ** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:48 pm

I despise ESPN even more now, I didn't know that was possible.

Congrats to Givony and Schmitz for getting paid though, it was nice while it lasted.

Post #8 » by **SmartWentCrazy** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:50 pm

0 chance I pay to read their content.

KokoKaizer · Post #9 » by **KokoKaizer** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:51 pm

LofJ wrote:I despise ESPN even more now, I didn't know that was possible.

Congrats to Givony on getting paid though, it was nice while it lasted.

This !

I never read ESPN in the past and would never in the future too 8-)

LakerLegend · Post #10 » by **LakerLegend** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:55 pm

Just go to nbadraft.net if you don't want to pay.

My Main Man · Post #11 » by **My Main Man** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:57 pm

Time for nbadraft.net to step up its game.

Driguez · Post #12 » by **Driguez** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:57 pm

BadWolf wrote:
Driguez wrote:Funny enough he was a poster on Orlando Magic under johng or something like that, maybe he still is. Either way I dont care for ESPN or any mainstream sport news outlet.

Wasn't he Bill from Boston?

Takingbaconback · Post #13 » by **Takingbaconback** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:00 pm

This isn't good

jamalkandur · Post #14 » by **jamalkandur** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:01 pm

Why they don't just continue draft-express as a subsidiary of Espn, like bleachereport.

CKB · Post #15 » by **CKB** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:03 pm

ESPN is moving in the right direction. Replacing all the bad NBA writers/analysts with Woj, Bobby Marks and the guys from DX. People might actually pay for ESPN Insiders now to read quality content...

stitches · Post #16 » by **stitches** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:04 pm

Good move for Givony and Schmitz and well deserved getting paid... probably not great for fans everywhere...

Ambrose · Post #17 » by **Ambrose** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:07 pm

My Main Man wrote:Time for nbadraft.net to step up its game.

Aran may have to start shelling out some dough for that.

76ciology · Post #18 » by **76ciology** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:07 pm

Doncic

Player Comparison: Michael Jordan

..can't wait

MC3 · Post #19 » by **MC3** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:09 pm

ESPN is that blackhole which keep swallowing everything around it. First Woj, now draft express. This hurts. Glad man got paid, but this seriously sucks for basketball fans. We will likely not be anymore given same treatment to all players, hype to certain prospects and pushing for them, no more proper breakdown analysis, and this will now become glorified ballmixhopes crap for big network.

LofJ · Post #20 » by **LofJ** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:12 pm

MC3 wrote:ESPN is that blackhole which keep swallowing everything around it. First Woj, now draft express. This hurts. Glad man got paid, but this seriously sucks for basketball fans. We will likely not be anymore given same treatment to all players, hype to certain prospects and pushing for them, proper breakdown analysis, and this will now become glorified ballmixhopes crap for big network.

It's a good opportunity for someone else out there to replicate what DX did.