Goran Dragic’s future with the Phoenix Suns remains unclear beyond this season, but for the last few weeks, maybe even months, it seemed as if, at the very least, he wouldn’t be traded before the Feb. 19 deadline. That sentiment, while not unfounded, may be in question now. Per Gery Woelfel of the Racine Journal [...]
February 12, 2015
admin
Blogs
An individual trade demand has never been more weird. According to The Salt Lake Tribune‘s Aaron Falk, fourth-year big man Enes Kanter and his agent have formally requested (demanded?????) the Utah Jazz trade him ahead of the Feb. 19 deadline: Dallas Frustrated by his role during his three-plus years in Utah, center Enes Kanter told [...]
February 12, 2015
admin
Blogs
In 2013, DeAndre Jordan talked about his need improve and added, “I know that defensively it starts with me down there.” At the time, Jordan averaged 1.4 blocks per game and 0.6 steals. Today, Jordan had taken his defensive game to a new level, blocking 2.4 shots per game and grabbing 0.9 spg. On the [...]
February 12, 2015
Rob
R.S. De France
Injuries are inevitable in basketball. That being said, it looks like we won’t be seeing Heat All-Star guard Dwyane Wade, who has missed the past six games due to a strained right hamstring— as he’s decided to not participate in this weekend’s upcoming All-Star Game. So with Wade ruled out, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has [...]
February 11, 2015
admin
Benjamin Felix Santos, Blogs
New York Knicks owner James Dolan is not untouchable, just super stupid and lucky. And yes, in this case, untouchable. Dolan will not be punished for his cruel email to a decades-long Knicks fan, according to the New York Post‘s Tim Bontemmps. For those who haven’t heard, the short version goes like this: Fan blasts [...]
February 10, 2015
admin
Blogs
If your favorite NBA team is going to strip the Denver Nuggets of one of their best trade assets, it’s going to cost them. The Nuggets kinda, sorta took a step toward blowing their roster up when they traded Timofey Mozgov to the Cleveland Cavaliers for two first-round picks. But with guys like Wilson Chandler [...]
February 10, 2015
admin
Blogs
On Tuesday night, Spurs head coach—Greg Popovich—added another accolade in his much decorated coaching career with the Spurs 95-93 road victory over the Indiana Pacers that officially handed him his 1000th victory as a coach. However, this was not an easy win to get as it ultimately required the heroics of Marco Belinelli, who nailed [...]
February 10, 2015
admin
Benjamin Felix Santos, Blogs
With Clippers power forward Blake Griffin unable to participate in this years All-Star Game due to an injury—NBA Commissioner Adam Silver immediately took action by announcing Griffin’s replacement, and without any surprise—it will be Blazer’s point guard Damian Lillard. Lillard has undoubtedly been having a fantastic season and the Blazers wouldn’t be one of the [...]
Signing Ed Davis made sense for the Lakers last summer. Re-signing him this summer may not. The Lakers pulled off a small-scale free-agency coup last July when they signed Davis for under $1 million with a player option for 2015-16 worth just a little more. The 13th overall pick from the 2010 draft has never [...]
February 6, 2015
admin
Blogs
Amar’e Stoudemire’s time with the Knicks may finally be coming to an end. Almost a half-decade ago, the Knicks handed him a five-year, $100 million contract that has become the symbol for all that was wrong with the impulsive and reflexive and logic-eschewing franchise. The upcoming summer has long been the light at the end [...]
February 6, 2015
admin
Blogs