Rumors

July 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors For all intents and purposes, this takes the Nets out of the Dwight Howard sweepstakes prior to the start of the season. But the bigger issue is whether or not Brook Lopez is really a max player. Talks between the Nets and Orlando Magic to find a way [...]

July 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Mavericks have been more or less gutted this offseason, with the looses of Kidd and Jason Terry. But the acquisition of Collison, a very solid NBA PG, will help. The Pacers have agreed to send Darren Collison and Dahntay Jones to the Mavericks in a sign-and-trade deal [...]

July 11, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Even though the Knicks today will officially match the Houston Rockets $28.8M, four year offer for Jeremy Lin to make sure he stays in New York, Jeremy Lin is a little upset with the way things went down. Given his play this past season, he expected the Knicks [...]

July 9, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Ray Allen has decided to leave the Boston Celtics and join the Miami Heat. The rival, Miami Heat. This certainly won’t go over will in Beantown. But is Ray justified? After all, his name was involved in trade rumors for years. And did Rondo play a role in [...]

July 6, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors It doesn’t seem that long ago that Elton Brand was one of the best power forwards, while playing for the Clippers. But he has undergone his share of injuries and the Sixers have decided to release him. I wonder if this is the end of the road? The [...]

July 6, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors For whatever reason, the Knicks have recently tended to be a punchline of sorts. They haven’t earned much respect around the league. But with the addition of the highly respected Jason Kidd, that may change. After failing on their attempts to work out a sign and trade to [...]

July 5, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Here is Steve Nash’s statement to his fans regarding his decision to go to the Lakers. All class from Nash as usual… For the last 8 seasons I’ve been blessed to play for a team and a city that has embraced me and that I have come to [...]

July 5, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The interesting thing about this story is that Jeremy Lin was once a Houston Rocket. In fact, it wasn’t that long ago. Now the team is attempting to break the bank to get him back. This makes perfect sense for the Rockets who just lost point man Goran [...]

July 5, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors When the Hornets drafted Duke’s Austin Rivers with the 10th pick last week, on the surface it made it seem as if Eric Gordon would become expendable since he plays the same position as Rivers and because Rivers will be less expensive. But apparently that isn’t the case. [...]

July 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Celtics may lose Ray Allen to free agency, so they’re making sure to fill all potential holes. Jason Terry is probably that answer. But keep in mind, Boston still may be able to hold onto Ray. Good move by Danny Ainge. The Boston Celtics have reached agreement [...]