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Silver: Seattle on Short List for Expansion Franchises

Silver: Seattle on Short List for Expansion Franchises

There hasn’t been a NBA game played in the city of Seattle since April 14, 2008. That was over nine years ago and it’s a complete shame for the league as Seattle has always had a passionate and rabid fan base. As we all know the franchise moved to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder. [...]

July 27, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Fear Not, Gordon Hayward: Joe Ingles Will Take You to the Cheesecake Factory Even Though You Left Utah

Fear Not, Gordon Hayward: Joe Ingles Will Take You to the Cheesecake Factory Even Though You Left Utah

As if we needed more proof that Joe Ingles is a class act. The Utah Jazz officially announced on Tuesday that they had re-signed the combo wing to a four-year, $52 million deal, and while speaking with reporters, he was naturally asked about Gordon Hayward’s decision to bolt for the Boston Celtics. His response to [...]

July 26, 2017 admin Blogs 0

#NotFacts Alert: So Maybe LeBron James Isn’t Eager for the Cleveland Cavaliers to Trade Kyrie Irving

#NotFacts Alert: So Maybe LeBron James Isn’t Eager for the Cleveland Cavaliers to Trade Kyrie Irving

So much for LeBron James being eager for the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade Kyrie Irving in the wake of his request to play elsewhere. On the heels of Derrick Rose agreeing to join the reigning Eastern Conference champs, Cleveland.com’s Joe Vardon wrote that the four-time MVP was “eager” for the Cavaliers to deal Irving. This, [...]

July 26, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Phoenix Suns Won’t Include No. 4 Overall Pick Josh Jackson in Any Kyrie Irving Trades

Phoenix Suns Won’t Include No. 4 Overall Pick Josh Jackson in Any Kyrie Irving Trades

If the Phoenix Suns acquire Kyrie Irving from the Cleveland Cavaliers, it will not be at the expense of Josh Jackson. Ergo, they probably aren’t trading for Kyrie Irving. According to Arizona Sports 98.7’s John Gambadoro and ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne, Phoenix isn’t interested in forking over the No. 4 pick and have assured him as [...]

July 26, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Carmelo Anthony Remains Dead Set on Getting Knicks to Trade Him to Houston Rockets

Carmelo Anthony Remains Dead Set on Getting Knicks to Trade Him to Houston Rockets

Carmelo Anthony isn’t about to do the New York Knicks any favors. To the contrary, he seems prepared to restrict their movement even further than before. Though it was initially believed Anthony would accept a trade to either the Cleveland Cavaliers or Houston Rockets, his list has shrunk to include just the latter, according to [...]

July 26, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Brandon Knight Tears ACL, Could Miss Entire 2017-18 Season

Brandon Knight Tears ACL, Could Miss Entire 2017-18 Season

The past few years have been rough for Brandon Knight. Formerly a top five recruit in the country in his high school class of 2010, the No. 8 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft for the Detroit Pistons and once seen as the point guard of the future for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks, [...]

July 26, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

DeMar DeRozan is Focused on Improving Three-Point Shot This Summer

DeMar DeRozan is Focused on Improving Three-Point Shot This Summer

DeMar DeRozan has developed himself into one of the best 25 players in the NBA and one of the NBA’s three best shooting guards over the past few years by utilizing his elite athletic gifts and mid-range game to get to the free throw line at will and become a top notch scorer in the [...]

July 25, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

LeBron James ‘Eager’ for Cleveland Cavaliers to Trade Kyrie Irving After Signing Derrick Rose

LeBron James ‘Eager’ for Cleveland Cavaliers to Trade Kyrie Irving After Signing Derrick Rose

Now that the Cleveland Cavaliers have officially signed Derrick Rose, as first reported by The Vertical’s Shams Charania, LeBron James is ready to move on from Kyrie Irving, who has requested a trade out of Ohio, away from the confines of the four-time MVP’s shadow. You might even say James is eager to see Irving [...]

July 25, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Giannis Antetokounmpo Defends Kevin Durant Joining Warriors, Which Is…Bad for Bucks Fans(?)

Giannis Antetokounmpo Defends Kevin Durant Joining Warriors, Which Is…Bad for Bucks Fans(?)

Giannis Antetokounmpo will be a free agent in 2021, a cool four years from now. And, well, the Milwaukee Bucks and their fans better hope he’s in a position to win right where he is, otherwise he might leave. Maybe. Possibly. We really have no damn idea. Antetokounmpo has repeatedly stated his intention to remain [...]

July 25, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Kristaps Porzingis on Knicks: This is ‘Where I Want to Stay,’ and ‘This is Where I Want to Win’

Kristaps Porzingis on Knicks: This is ‘Where I Want to Stay,’ and ‘This is Where I Want to Win’

The New York Knicks needn’t worry about Kristaps Porzingis trying to find the nearest exit. Not at the moment anyway. Speaking at a basketball camp in Latvia, the 7’3″ skyscraper made it clear that The Big Apple is where he wishes to stay, per the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: Last weekend at a basketball camp [...]

July 25, 2017 admin Blogs 0