Rumors

September 18, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors There are not a lot of great free agents left this summer that haven’t been picked up yet. One of the best options at a wing position is guard Mickael Pietrus. After getting his knee scoped this summer in Boston he says he’s feeling better than ever, and [...]

September 18, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Adam Morrison is a 2-time NBA champion. How does that roll off the tongue? The man with the stache has had quite a roller coaster of a career, one that has largely been a disappointment to NBA fans since the end of his great college run with Gonzaga [...]

September 17, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Jeremy Lin recently signed a $25 million contract with the Houston Rockets, but it’s good to see that he’s still grounded. He made headlines when he took over the sports world last year, all while sleeping on a teammates couch. Well, new city and same Jeremy. Lin apparently [...]

September 17, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors You could argue that Dwight Howard handled his pending free agency worse than LeBron did, because while, LeBron’s “The Decision” could’ve been handled better, it was one misstep. Whereas it seems as if Dwight made several missteps. Dwight apparently was a keen observer of LeBron’s situation and tried [...]

September 14, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Pretty soon, Hakeem Olajuwon is going to make more money working with current NBA players than he did as an actual player. For several months now, Olajuwon has been working with the Knicks’ Amar’e Stoudemire and Hakeem has had nothing but good things to say. Well, Stoudemire’s teammates [...]

September 14, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Derrick Rose is working his tail off to get back on the court to continue his illustrious MVP level NBA career. And adidas has been documenting their prized assets trials and tribulations every step of the way. This week Rose was in his hometown of Chicago for his [...]

September 13, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors I guess at this stage of his career, he won’t be clamoring for big time minutes. If that’s the case, T-Mac surely could be a valuable piece off the bench for a team with title aspirations. Still searching for an NBA franchise willing to guarantee a contract for [...]

September 13, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Don’t look now, but the wave of LeBron hate may have subsided a tad. Not a whole lot, but some. Winning a championship certainly helped. James is very consious of his brand and nowadays he takes very calculated steps to ensure his image is as good as it [...]

September 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors We’ve seen it before. When a player switches uniforms, he sometimes wants former players to join him as well. Steve Nash has played with many guys in his career, but apparently developed a fondness towards Leandro Barbosa. Leandro Barbosa says the Nets are pursuing him harder than any [...]

September 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Brooklyn Nets are quietly assembling a nice team. Deron Williams and Joe Johnson will serve as the 1-2 punch but some ancillary pieces have been filled is. And to that list, we add Josh Childress. Josh Childress is set to join the Nets, completing their likely opening-night roster [...]