Announcing the NBA Beat Writers Contestants

We recently presented our NBA Community with a content initiative built around playoff coverage. The rules instructed Bleacher Report’s NBA contributors to choose a team and write an article about them before the start of the post-season.

If their team advances to the next round, so does the Bleacher Creature—who is then offered the opportunity to write another article in support of their chosen squad.

After the finals are over, the writer who’s contributions accumulated the most total hits throughout the playoffs will be awarded a $100 gift certificate at NBA.com.

Based on their initial submissions, here are the contestants and the teams they will be covering throughout the post-season:
Western Conference

Suns
Ian Zymarakis
Garrett Gonzales
Greg G
Jeremy Kaufman

Nuggets
Sean Stancill
Mike Bogacz
Adam Meiklejohn
Mick Smith

Rockets
Gerard Narendran
Rif Sunesara
Sonny Kung

Lakers
Jason
Andrew Kneeland
John Fatland
Jose Gonzalez
Michael Rippe
Chase Sagum
Lester Mora
Farid Foroughi
David Whitehead
Anthony Wilson
Jeff Little
Paul Peszko
Miguel Vazquez
Alex Tang

Spurs
Andrew Norman
Andrew Tonge
Dan Siegel

Mavericks
Andy Simpson
Taylor Gram

Hornets
Mark Hannie
Eastern Conference

Cavs
Chase Sagum
Michael Heller
Matt Bosley
Chris Varner
Garry Lloyd
Scott Miles
Tommy Balcetis

76ers
Jameson Fleming
Tom Dillard

Raptors
Mitch Thompson

Celtics
Stew Winkel
Michele Ann
Jim Sheldon
Sammy Benitez
Sean Crowe
Dennis White
Andrew Palumbo
Ron Johnson
Ken Foss

Magic
David Wunderlich
Steve Resnick

Pistons
Mick Miller

Keep an eye out for these talented writers as you consume what could be the most exciting playoffs in league history.