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 [...]
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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