Courtney Lee was supposed to be a championship-caliber piece that helped push the Boston Celtics back into contention. But that hasn’t been the case. And it may never be. According to David Aldridge of NBA.com, the Celtics may be dangling Lee as trade bait: Lee agreed to four-year, $21 million contract in a sign-and-trade deal [...]
December 18, 2012
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Ersan Ilyasova is an enigma. Or he could be a one-year wonder. Either way, he remains someone the Brooklyn Nets must avoid. Why do I say this? Because according to Gary Wolfel of the Racine Journal-Times (via NetsDaily.com), the Nets are reportedly once again interesting in acquiring the essential stretch forward: Gary Woelfel, long-time Bucks [...]
December 17, 2012
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Last night’s match-up between the Portland Trailblazers had a few things stand out. First and foremost, there was the flash of late game brilliance from the league’s best newcomer. Hornets guard Greivis Vazquez fell just two rebounds short of a triple double (the first of his career), finishing with 23 points, 11 assists, and 8 [...]
December 17, 2012
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Let’s get something straight: Trading Pau Gasol would be a mistake for the Los Angeles Lakers. At least right now. Not just because Steve Nash wants to play alongside him and not just because the Lakers owe it to their newly constructed team to see if the current dynamic works, but also because Los Angeles [...]
December 17, 2012
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Josh Smith has been a budding young star on an Atlanta Hawks team that has been consistently mediocre for nearly a decade. But that’s officially all changed. Atlanta’s explosive power forward is set to become an unrestricted free agent after this season, and through last year, all indications were that he would spurn the Hawks [...]
December 14, 2012
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The Kings are still waiting on DeMarcus Cousins to –as Kobe would put it– put his big boy pants on. The uber-talented power forward has been a near relentless source of stress for Sacramento’s management. Whether he’s mouthing off (a bit out of turn) to a broadcaster or hitting guys were it hurts, Cousins has [...]
December 14, 2012
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Blogs, Mohamed Abdihakim
In the interest of full disclosure, I believe in David Lee. From the time he set foot on the court with the New York Knicks to the day he was traded to the Golden State Warriors to now, when the Warriors are actually, well, competent, I’ve watched him. I’ve watched him put up double-doubles with [...]
December 14, 2012
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That Kevin Love even spoke his mind about his team’s management is a good sign for the Wolves. Recently, Love had shared with the media some of his frustrations with the team. Among other things, there was the topic of how negotiations concerning Love’s extension were handled. Was there a tone of some resentment? Sure. [...]
December 13, 2012
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Drafting Kyrie is pretty much the last decision the Cleveland Cavaliers made that I agree with. Which is why it should come as no surprise that they are shopping Anderson Varejao. Though the center was once that embodiment of inconsistency and frailty, Varejao has seemingly gotten his act together. He’s having a career year, averaging [...]
December 13, 2012
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