Mark Nilon
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Mark Nilon

Expertise:
NBA, Basketball
Education:
SUNY Oneonta
Location:
Brooklyn, New York

Experience

Mark Nilon covers the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics for Heavy.com. He has covered the NBA and NFL since 2016, including over four years as a site expert leading FanSided's Celtics, Grizzlies and Thunder verticals. Other past stops include ClutchPoints and The Sports Daily.

Education

Mark Nilon holds a bachelor's degree in mass communication and media studies from SUNY Oneonta, where he graduated in 2018. He also earned an associate's degree in liberal arts and sciences at SUNY Delhi.

Latest Articles From Mark Nilon

Celtics Favorites to Land All-Star Center This Summer

Celtics Favorites to Land All-Star Center This Summer

Rockets Could Poach Jaylen Brown From Celtics to Team With James Harden

Rockets Could Poach Jaylen Brown From Celtics to Team With James Harden

Trading Jaylen Brown at Top of ‘Offseason To-Do List’ for Celtics

Trading Jaylen Brown at Top of ‘Offseason To-Do List’ for Celtics

Knicks Guard Jalen Brunson Calls Out NBA After Finals: ‘It’s Been 12 Hours’

Knicks Guard Jalen Brunson Calls Out NBA After Finals: ‘It’s Been 12 Hours’

Celtics Could Trade for $158 Million All-Star Big Man This Summer

Celtics Could Trade for $158 Million All-Star Big Man This Summer

NBA Champion Linked to Knicks as Possible Offseason Target

NBA Champion Linked to Knicks as Possible Offseason Target

New Julius Randle Intel Casts Doubt Over Obi Toppin’s Future With Knicks

New Julius Randle Intel Casts Doubt Over Obi Toppin’s Future With Knicks

Sabrina Ionescu Channels Knicks’ Jalen Brunson Amid Career-High Performance

Sabrina Ionescu Channels Knicks’ Jalen Brunson Amid Career-High Performance

Celtics Forward Undergoes Procedure Ahead of Pivotal Offseason

Celtics Forward Undergoes Procedure Ahead of Pivotal Offseason

Celtics Could Land ‘Steal’ of a 3&D Wing via Free Agency

Celtics Could Land ‘Steal’ of a 3&D Wing via Free Agency

Wild Celtics Trade Proposal Guts Depth for New-Look Big-3

Wild Celtics Trade Proposal Guts Depth for New-Look Big-3

Knicks Urged to Pursue Polarizing Guard in Free Agency

Knicks Urged to Pursue Polarizing Guard in Free Agency

Celtics Predicted to Make $52 Million Move Amid Free Agency Rumors

Celtics Predicted to Make $52 Million Move Amid Free Agency Rumors

Proposed Celtics Trade Swaps Guard for Recent Lottery-Selected Big

Proposed Celtics Trade Swaps Guard for Recent Lottery-Selected Big

Disgraced Ex-Knicks Coach Lands With Title Contender: Report

Disgraced Ex-Knicks Coach Lands With Title Contender: Report

Ex-Celtics Big on Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown Tandem: ‘Break Them Up’

Ex-Celtics Big on Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown Tandem: ‘Break Them Up’

Payton Pritchard’s Celtics Trade Demand Hit With Harsh Reality Check

Payton Pritchard’s Celtics Trade Demand Hit With Harsh Reality Check

Knicks Acquiring Raptors Guard Could be ‘Top Offseason Priority’

Knicks Acquiring Raptors Guard Could be ‘Top Offseason Priority’

Knicks’ Big Man Listed as ‘Top Trade Target’ for Rival Franchise

Knicks’ Big Man Listed as ‘Top Trade Target’ for Rival Franchise

Kristaps Porzingis Gushes Over Knicks Amid Reunion Rumors

Kristaps Porzingis Gushes Over Knicks Amid Reunion Rumors

Celtics Trade Idea Swaps Jaylen Brown for New Guard & Top-3 Draft Pick

Celtics Trade Idea Swaps Jaylen Brown for New Guard & Top-3 Draft Pick

Knicks ‘First Team’ Mavericks Would Call in Luka Doncic Trade: Exec

Knicks ‘First Team’ Mavericks Would Call in Luka Doncic Trade: Exec

Celtics Trade Proposal Swaps Payton Pritchard for Former Lottery Pick

Celtics Trade Proposal Swaps Payton Pritchard for Former Lottery Pick

Knicks Could Strike 3-Team Blockbuster for New $158 Million Star

Knicks Could Strike 3-Team Blockbuster for New $158 Million Star

Celtics Pressured to Trade Jaylen Brown for ‘Superstar-Caliber Sniper’

Celtics Pressured to Trade Jaylen Brown for ‘Superstar-Caliber Sniper’

Insider on Knicks, Kristaps Porzingis Rumors: ‘Wouldn’t Be Shocked’

Insider on Knicks, Kristaps Porzingis Rumors: ‘Wouldn’t Be Shocked’

Knicks ‘Parting Ways’ With Key Front Office Executive: Report

Knicks ‘Parting Ways’ With Key Front Office Executive: Report

Jimmy Butler, Heat Directly Address Celtics After Game 7 Flub

Jimmy Butler, Heat Directly Address Celtics After Game 7 Flub

Knicks Urged to Trade for $70 Million Veteran Center

Knicks Urged to Trade for $70 Million Veteran Center

Knicks Could Poach Guard From Brooklyn Nets This Summer

Knicks Could Poach Guard From Brooklyn Nets This Summer