Rumors

July 16, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors This deal makes sense for both sides. The only question that remains is if his unibrow will be his logo. No. 1 draft pick Anthony Davis has signed his first pro contract. Davis, chosen first overall in June by the New Orleans Hornets, finalized an endorsement deal with [...]

July 16, 2012 – Joshua Sexton In hopes of potentially making a move for Dwight Howard, the Houston Rockets used their amnesty clause on Luis Scola, arguably their best player the last several seasons. By waiving Scola, the team gained $21 million dollars in cap space, which would not only allow them to absorb Dwight [...]

July 16, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The thought behind Jason Kidd heading to the Knicks was that he’d be able to bring veteran leadership and and element of respect to the club. This certainly doesn’t help the latter. Newly signed New York Knicks point guard Jason Kidd has been arrested on a drunken-driving charge [...]

July 13, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors If nothing else, Kwame Brown is still tall. Tall enough to the point where he is still finding teams to offer him millions of dollars for his services. The Philadelphia 76ers have come to terms with Brown for two years. Unrestricted free agent center Kwame Brown, the No. [...]

July 13, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Yesterday, we reported that Blake Griffin injured his knee during Team USA practice. It turns out that he torn the meniscus in his knee and will need surgery.  He’ll miss the Olympics but will only be out 8 weeks and ready for the start of the season. “We’re [...]

July 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors It’s amazing that no one has every gotten seriously hurt during Olympic play. We don’t know if Blake is seriously hurt, but we know that he injured his knee today to the point where Team USA is calling Anthony Davis in to possibly take Blake’s spot. Clippers All-Star [...]

July 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors For all intents and purposes, this takes the Nets out of the Dwight Howard sweepstakes prior to the start of the season. But the bigger issue is whether or not Brook Lopez is really a max player. Talks between the Nets and Orlando Magic to find a way [...]

July 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Mavericks have been more or less gutted this offseason, with the looses of Kidd and Jason Terry. But the acquisition of Collison, a very solid NBA PG, will help. The Pacers have agreed to send Darren Collison and Dahntay Jones to the Mavericks in a sign-and-trade deal [...]

July 11, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Even though the Knicks today will officially match the Houston Rockets $28.8M, four year offer for Jeremy Lin to make sure he stays in New York, Jeremy Lin is a little upset with the way things went down. Given his play this past season, he expected the Knicks [...]

July 9, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Ray Allen has decided to leave the Boston Celtics and join the Miami Heat. The rival, Miami Heat. This certainly won’t go over will in Beantown. But is Ray justified? After all, his name was involved in trade rumors for years. And did Rondo play a role in [...]