If you didn’t already know the New York Knicks hired Derek Fisher, you’d think Jeff Van Gundy was still angling for their head coaching position. During an interview with Anthony Donahue for his Internet radio show on The Knicks Blog, Van Gundy said some pretty nice things about the Knicks. Like, for instance, he thinks [...]
September 25, 2014
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With the much awaited 2014-15 season just almost a month away—former Los Angeles Lakers head coach and New York Knicks president Phil Jackson recently talked about the returning Kobe Bryant during his interview New York Post’s Steve Serby. Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan are arguably the best two players who have ever played the game, [...]
September 24, 2014
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Way to steal Michael Beasley’s thunder, Eric Bledsoe. After months of waiting and stalemating and—more disturbingly—no negotiations, Bledsoe finally reached an agreement with the Phoenix Suns that will pay him $70 million over the next five years, according to Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/514893545384460289] Wait, there’s more: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/514893892614098944] So much for the Suns [...]
September 24, 2014
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This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for and pining after. Fiiiiiiine. No it isn’t. Not unless you’re Michael Beasley and/or a hugely irrational Michael Beasley fan. According to the all-knowing and omnipresent Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, The Beas is headed to the Memphis Grizzlies: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/514561126731108352] Here’s some additional details from Woj: [...]
September 23, 2014
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The Chicago Bulls have added experience into their roster by re-signing 16-year veteran center Nazr Mohammed for this coming season. Mohammed, 37, has played for 8 different teams in his entire career and the last two seasons were spent with Bulls—he averaged 2.0 points and 2.6 rebounds with a limited amount of playing time. But [...]
September 23, 2014
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With just about a week before the start of training camp, the Los Angeles Lakers have officially signed another new face into the team—free agent guard Wayne Ellington. Ellington, 26, was the 28th overall pick back in 2009 who’s quite known for his long-range shooting. But, he was never able to fully exhibit his talent [...]
September 23, 2014
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Welcome to the NBA’s “How Not to Increase the Trade Value of Your Best and Potentially Most Available Player.” Your host will be Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck. The subject matter will be Rajon Rondo. And, finally, prepare to start scratching your head. What Grousbeck did Sunday evening was weird. It wasn’t horrible or disrespectful; [...]
September 23, 2014
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Paul Pierce made the Brooklyn Nets look confusing. It was barely a year ago that the Nets were selling fans on a mortgaged future because it meant the arrivals of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Kidd. Two of those guys are now gone, the most noteworthy of whom is Pierce. He left for the [...]
September 23, 2014
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For the past few seasons, the Golden State Warriors have made it to the playoffs consecutively and impressively made their presence felt in the very tough Western Conference. But despite this achievement, they continue to fall short of expectations due to many different reasons such as injuries. Their defensive anchor and center Andrew Bogut has [...]
September 22, 2014
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Don’t sweat it, Minnesota Timberwolves fans. Andrew Wiggins has got this. Simply knowing where he’s going to begin his NBA career has done wonders for the rookie’s confidence apparently. While speaking with media members on this upcoming season, the No. 1 overall pick—who the Cleveland Cavaliers used as bait to land Kevin Love—said he was [...]
September 22, 2014
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