The Kevin Love-for-Andrew Wiggins quandary is one that will have basketball circles talking for a while. Do you trade a guy with “major upside” for a proven commodity for a chance to win now? Some say yes, while others disagree. According to reports over the weekend, Minnesota wants more than just Wiggins, Anthony Bennett and [...]
July 21, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
On the surface, sure, living in Miami probably sounds better than living in Cleveland. But in the case of LeBron James, we know that had zero to do with his desire to “come home.” But Mario Chalmers doesn’t get it. He, like many others, were caught off guard by LeBron’s choice to return to the [...]
July 21, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
For most guys in the league, it’s tough imagining them doing anything other than playing basketball and for others, it’s easy to picture them making that transition. As time goes on, you see more an more active players doing stints as analysts or becoming heavily involved in business endeavors. In the case of Kobe Bryant, [...]
July 21, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
For the first time in his 11-year NBA career, LeBron James has been deemed the most popular male athlete in the U.S. For years, he has been behind Michael Jordan but that is no longer according to a new Harris Poll. We live in a society where we know an athlete’s every move. During free [...]
July 18, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Lance Stephenson left the Pacers because he felt slighted by the 5-year, $44M offer. That would’ve paid him roughly $9M per year. Instead, he took the Hornets’ 3-year, $27M offer which will pay him $9M per year. His rationale was that he didn’t way to make so little for such a long period of time. [...]
July 17, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
What at first appeared to be a smooth process to remove Donald Sterling as owner of the Clippers has turned into something of a nightmare for the NBA. Initially, Sterling seemed fine with Steve Ballmer’s $2 million bid, but he has completely reversed course and will fight this until the very end. The flip side [...]
July 16, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
During the summer of 2010, the Bulls signed Carlos Boozer to a max contract worth $80 million over five years. Because of his drop in productivity, Boozer and his $16.8 million salary for this upcoming season have been waived via the amnesty provision. Boozer will still be paid by the Bulls, but his number won’t [...]
July 16, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
It was initially reported that Dirk Nowitzki would take a pay cut and re-sign with the Mavs for 3-years, $30 million in order to give the team some flexibility. It was actually lower than that, as he’s on board for $25 million over 3 seasons. All so the team could fit in Chandler Parsons. What’s [...]
July 16, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
If Dan Gilbert seems happy about LeBron James’ return, it’s because he can already see the dollar signs roll in. Beyond making any team better, LeBron’s biggest impact comes by way of all of the money he can make a community. We’ve all heard the stories of the economic hit Cleveland took by way of [...]
July 15, 2014
Anou Enright
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At the conclusion of the season, just about everyone on the Heat with a player option in their contract decided to opt out. LeBron, Wade, Bosh, Haslem and even Birdman. Aside from LeBron, Pat Riley has done a decent job in retaining certain guys (and bringing in new ones) and Chris Andersen is one of [...]
July 14, 2014
Anou Enright
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