Carmelo Anthony might be starting to have eyes for a team other than the Houston Rockets. According to Fox Sports 1’s Jason McIntyre, while the New York Knicks star’s preference is to end up beside James Harden and Chris Paul, the Portland Trail Blazers are beginning to register on his radar: This report comes on the heels [...]
September 22, 2017
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Kyrie Irving is preaching patience on behalf of the Boston Celtics’ Big 3. On paper, the mix of himself, Gordon Hayward and Al Horford is terrifying. All of them can play off the ball, and Irving may be the least talented passer of the bunch—a knock against him, but a compliment to the Celtics’ blend [...]
September 22, 2017
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If the Cleveland Cavaliers have their way, Iman Shumpert won’t finish this season on the team. Then again, if they had their way, he wouldn’t be starting it with them, either. From Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon: At one time the Cavs were searching for the right return for Iman Shumpert and his contract (he’s owed $10.3 [...]
September 22, 2017
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The Golden State Warriors haven’t yet decided whether they will ring in their 2017 NBA title with a trip to the White House—mostly because they haven’t talked about it yet. From ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne: “We will meet as a team to discuss it and make a decision,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told ESPN. The [...]
September 22, 2017
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If there is one thing you need to know about veteran players in the NBA it is that they love Kendrick Perkins. Despite the fact that his usefulness on an NBA court probably ended sometime around 2011, Perkins managed to hang around in the NBA into the 2015-16 season with the New Orleans Pelicans. He [...]
September 22, 2017
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A week after the Golden State Warriors signed the largest jersey sponsorship deal in the NBA at $20 million per season over the next three years, the highest grossing team in revenue dollars from the 2016-17 season, the Los Angeles Lakers, have signed a deal for three years and $36 to $42 million with e-commerce [...]
September 22, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
From a very young age I have been obsessed with jerseys and fields and logos and everything that goes on with the branding of professional sports teams. While the jerseys can be over the top sometimes, college football’s embracing of a seemingly endless supply of specialty uniforms and helmets that started in the past decade [...]
September 21, 2017
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It is almost impossible not to be entertained or have a soft spot in your heart for Charles Barkley. He makes Inside the NBA on TNT by far the most compelling and entertaining pre or post game show on any network for any major professional sport and he was one of the most gifted and [...]
September 21, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
Jahlil Okafor would have been viewed as a very valuable young asset in the NBA 10 to 20 years ago, but these days he is buried at the bench and difficult to move. The No. 3 pick of the 2015 NBA Draft is currently projected to be the third string center for the 76ers behind [...]
September 21, 2017
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Ryan Bawek
The Carmelo Anthony trade drama has seemingly been going on since the beginning of time. At this point it is opaquely clear that the organization and Anthony are headed in different directions and need to part ways. They have been separated for at least a year now and it is time to finalize their divorce. [...]
September 21, 2017
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Ryan Bawek