Rumors

June 21, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Even though his team ended up being the #2 seed in the East and came within two wins from being champs, the Heat’s Erik Spoelstra has been on the hot seat all year long. Pat Riley just confirmed that Spoelstra will be back next year. In a wide-ranging, [...]

June 21, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Top NBA draft prospect Kemba Walker of the champion Huskies came by AXE Lounge this past weekend talking about his favorite sneaker, pre-game music (Drake, Lil Wayne…), favorite UConn players and more…. [...]

June 21, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors We’re just a matter of days away from the NBA draft and everyone is trying to move up. But Roy Hibbert is one of few legit 7-foot Centers left. With an eye on drafting Arizona’s Derrick Williams, the Indiana Pacers have discussed a package including center Roy Hibbert  [...]

June 21, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Grizzlies were the surprise of the playoffs. They came within a game away from the Western Conference Finals. But the strange thing is they did it without the face of the franchise, Rudy Gay who was injured. So does that mean they don’t need him? Another ardent [...]

June 21, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Both Chauncey Billups and Steve Nash are savvy, experienced PGs with expiring contracts. Mike D’Antoni coached Nash to two MVPs and wouldn’t mind coaching him again for another year. There have been renewed whispers the Knicks have inquired about Suns point guard Steve Nash, who lives in SoHo [...]

June 21, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors When Chauncey Billups was traded from Denver to New York, it gave Ty Lawson the chance to flourish. Other teams took notice. The Los Angeles Lakers  and Sacramento Kings  are two teams with interest in prying Raymond Felton  from the Denver Nuggets, league sources said. The Nuggets believe [...]

June 20, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Raptors have their man. Defensive-minded Dwane Casey is set to become the newest coach of the Toronto Raptors. Mavericks assistant Dwane Casey is expected to be announced as head coach of the Raptors. It could be announced this afternoon. Casey has interviewed twice with the Raptors and [...]

June 20, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Having just turned 34 last season, Vince Carter is still effective but not what he used to be. The Suns are reportedly preparing to buy him out either on draft day or close to it as they are trying to get younger. Maybe a team like Chicago could use [...]

June 20, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Not once, but twice was Kobe Bryant publicly asked for a comment regarding Mike Brown’s hire as Lakers coach. He declined in both instances. But apparently, the two have already met and are fine. Despite Kobe Bryant’s silence, people close to both sides say Coach Mike Brown has [...]

June 20, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors Last week, Dwight Howard said that he would test free agency instead of signing an extension with Orlando, and apparently other teams were listening. According to DraftExpress, the Golden State Warriors have offered Monta Ellis, Andris Biedrins and Ekpe Udoh to Orlando for Dwight Howard. There’s no conceivable way [...]