Saturday 02nd November 2024,
The Hoop Doctors

Rumors

David Blatt to Coach in Turkey

David Blatt to Coach in Turkey

David Blatt’s stint coaching in the NBA was short-lived, and largely forgettable. Blatt has reportedly agreed to coach in Turkey next season. After being fired before the all-star break despite a 30-11 record, Blatt has been rumored to be in contention for some other NBA jobs. His name was tossed around with the Knicks and [...]

May 31, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Joakim Noah Told Teammates He’d Like to Leave Bulls

Joakim Noah Told Teammates He’d Like to Leave Bulls

Seeing Joakim Noah come off the bench last year for the Bulls seemed very odd. Rookie head coach Fred Hoiberg made the decision to remove the fan favorite from the starting linuep. Perhaps that, along with a bunch of other miscues, played a role in the Bulls regressing to missing the playoffs. The 31-year-old will [...]

May 26, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Bismack Biyombo May Make $17M Per Year in Free Agency

Bismack Biyombo May Make $17M Per Year in Free Agency

Following four somewhat uneventful seasons in Charlotte, Bismack Biyombo signed a 2-year, $6 million deal with Toronto last summer, with a player option for this coming summer. In the playoffs, the perfect storm hit for Biyombo. The team advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, paired up against LeBron James, so eyeballs would be on the [...]

May 26, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Dwane Casey Would Have Been Fired if Raptors Lost to the Pacers

Dwane Casey Would Have Been Fired if Raptors Lost to the Pacers

Raptors Head Coach Dwane Casey was firmly placed on the hot seat the second the Raptors lost Game 1 of their first round series against the Indiana Pacers at home. The Raptors had dealt with playoff letdowns the previous two seasons and looked to potentially be headed down that path again, not being able to [...]

May 25, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Raptors Proving to be Difficult to Beat in Canada

Raptors Proving to be Difficult to Beat in Canada

Since joining the NBA as an expansion team in 1995, the Toronto Raptors have been able to get Canadians to fall in love with basketball, thanks to the heroics of players like Damon Stoudemire and Vince Carter. These days a new look Raptors team has done something neither former star player could do when they [...]

May 24, 2016 admin Rumors 0

LeBron to Pay Dahntay Jones’ Fine

LeBron to Pay Dahntay Jones’ Fine

The Cavaliers were surprised by the Raptors in game 3 in Toronto, as they were convincingly defeated. From the onset, Toronto just seemed hungrier than Cleveland. Perhaps the defeat really got to some Cavs players because in garbage time, seldom-used Dahntay Jones was inserted into the game and punched Bismack Biyombo in a certain area. [...]

May 23, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Jonas Valanciunas Could Return for Game 4 Monday

Jonas Valanciunas Could Return for Game 4 Monday

The Raptors played quite possibly their best game of the postseason, at least their best game in weeks Saturday night in Toronto to effectively save their season and give them the opportunity to make this a series in Game 4 Monday night. They may have just gotten an extra boost in that pursuit today, a [...]

May 23, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Video: Kobe Bryant Says No to TNT Offer

Video: Kobe Bryant Says No to TNT Offer

It has somewhat been made known that the TNT crew would welcome Kobe Bryant to the team with open arms following his retirement. In what capacity remains unknown, but to have him on the team would draw even more eyes to TNT’s coverage. Apparently, a formal offer has been made to Kobe but he has [...]

May 20, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 0

76ers Interested in Taking Ben Simmons at 1

76ers Interested in Taking Ben Simmons at 1

According to Bleacher Report Reporter Kevin Ding, the 76ers are leaning heavily toward drafting former LSU power forward Ben Simmons with the number one pick of the 2016 NBA Draft. The 76ers won the NBA lottery Tuesday night and will be drafting no. 1 for the first time since 1996 when they took Allen Iverson. [...]

May 18, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Sixers Become First Team to Sell Ad Space on Jersey

Sixers Become First Team to Sell Ad Space on Jersey

We’ve known for quite some time now that the NBA would be allowing advertising on the front of team jerseys. This will be a thing beginning in the 2017-18 season. The NBA is usually a trendsetter with marketing ventures, but it’s still up for debate as to whether or not this is a good thing. [...]

May 16, 2016 Anou Enright Rumors 0