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Carmelo Anthony Willing to Waive No-Trade Clause if Knicks Deal Him to Cavaliers or Rockets

Carmelo Anthony Willing to Waive No-Trade Clause if Knicks Deal Him to Cavaliers or Rockets

With Phil Jackson gone, Carmelo Anthony has, ostensibly, won the war for New York. So now he’s ready to leave. According to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the New York Knicks’ All-Star forward is finally ready to waive his no-trade clause—provided he’s sent to the Cleveland Cavaliers or Houston Rockets: Carmelo Anthony, a 10-time NBA All-Star, is [...]

July 3, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Pacers Let Emotions Get in the Way of Paul George Trade

Pacers Let Emotions Get in the Way of Paul George Trade

Sometimes life give you lemons, as the old addage goes, it is best to attempt to turn those lemons in lemonade, not haterade or Spite, an imitation citrus soda and the petty knock off of Sprite (that I just made up) as the Pacers have done with the Paul George situation. I get where Indiana [...]

July 3, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Thunder, Not Rockets, Could be Built to Challenge Warriors

Thunder, Not Rockets, Could be Built to Challenge Warriors

The 2017 NBA off-season madness has taken over the social media world and sports fans across the country yet again! (Easily the best off-season in sports). While some big time signings have already occurred like Jeff Teague to the T’Wolves and Blake Griffin re-signing with the Clippers, by far the two most earth shattering moves [...]

July 3, 2017 Anou Enright Blogs 0

Boston Celtics Unwilling to Trade Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Nets or Lakers/Kings Pick for Paul George

Boston Celtics Unwilling to Trade Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Nets or Lakers/Kings Pick for Paul George

To say the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers remain miles apart in negotiations for Paul George would be an understatement. On Thursday, Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald reported Kevin Pritchard, Indy’s team president, was asking for the moon in George talks: [tweet https://twitter.com/Murf56/status/880468484920049664] Yeah, the Pacers aren’t getting that much. And if the Celtics have [...]

June 30, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Washington Wizards Willing to Sign-and-Trade Otto Porter for Paul George

Washington Wizards Willing to Sign-and-Trade Otto Porter for Paul George

So the Washington Wizards want Paul George pretty badly. We know John Wall feels this way. He said as much. But the Wizards apparently share his sentiments, according to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe: Boston faces more varied competition for George. The Wizards would likely sign-and-trade Otto Porter, with one protected pick attached, to rent George, according [...]

June 30, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Knicks Officially Looking at Former Cavaliers GM David Griffin to Replace Phil Jackson

Knicks Officially Looking at Former Cavaliers GM David Griffin to Replace Phil Jackson

David Griffin is now an official candidate to join the New York Knicks’ front office in the wake of Phil Jackson’s exit. Nothing appears immediately imminent, but according to ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne, the Knicks have opened dialogue with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ former general manager while removing Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri from their list of [...]

June 30, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Golden State Warriors Starting to Worry They Can’t Afford to Re-Sign Andre Iguodala

Golden State Warriors Starting to Worry They Can’t Afford to Re-Sign Andre Iguodala

The possibility that Andre Iguodala will leave the Golden State Warriors continues to gain momentum. ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes reported earlier this week that seven teams plan to pursue the 33-year-old swiss army knife. Now, The Vertical’s Shams Charania is reporting that the Warriors are worried they might not be able to keep him: [tweet https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/880508003941855232] This is [...]

June 30, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Re-Signing Blake Griffin Is Clippers’ ‘Top Priority’ Following Chris Paul Trade

Re-Signing Blake Griffin Is Clippers’ ‘Top Priority’ Following Chris Paul Trade

The Los Angeles Clippers are not planning a teardown after trading Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets—at least not one that doesn’t include Blake Griffin. With free agency right around the corner, the Clippers have an early meeting set with their All-Star forward’s agent, and their top priority remains keeping him, according to the Southern [...]

June 30, 2017 admin Blogs 0

Jrue Holiday to Meet with Pelicans First in Free Agency

Jrue Holiday to Meet with Pelicans First in Free Agency

One of the bigger names and better unrestricted free agents on the market this summer is 27-year-old point guard and oft-injured Jrue Holiday. Holiday played 67 games for the Pelicans last year and averaged 15.4 points, 7.3 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game on 45% shooting from the field and 35% shooting from beyond the [...]

June 30, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Paul George Open to Playing with Cleveland Cavaliers Long Term if LeBron James Stays

Paul George Open to Playing with Cleveland Cavaliers Long Term if LeBron James Stays

BREAKING: Water is wet. Oh, and Paul George is totally willing to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers beyond next season if LeBron James sticks around. From USA Today‘s Sam Amick: Hell-bent as he is on signing with the Lakers, George also won’t close a window of opportunity. So if the Cavs can convince Pritchard to either take on [...]

June 29, 2017 admin Blogs 0