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Forget about ‘Big Cactus’, Shaq should be called ‘Mr. Intangible’!

Forget about ‘Big Cactus’, Shaq should be called ‘Mr. Intangible’!

Superman, The Diesel, The Big Aristotle, Shaq Daddy, M.D.E. (Most Dominant Ever), Wilt Chamberneazy, The Big Deporter, Shaq-Fu, and most recently his self-imposed nickname – “The Big Cactus”. Not only Mr. O’Neal himself, but fans and critics alike, have failed to mention one more possible nickname, “Mr. Intangible”. Shaq is like a magnet for the [...]

April 19, 2008 admin Dr. Anklesnap 0

Weekly Roundup: The 7 Biggest NBA Rumors This Week

Weekly Roundup: The 7 Biggest NBA Rumors This Week

These are the top NBA trade rumors June 2025. We have seen a ton of attention paid to Durant and one of his many possible homes. Where will he land? 1. Kevin Durant Trade Watch: A Flurry of Suitors The NBA’s rumor mill has reached a fever pitch surrounding Kevin Durant, now 36 and earning [...]

June 13, 2025 admin Rumors 0

Breaking: Durant Trade Could Be Imminent

Breaking: Durant Trade Could Be Imminent

Kevin Durant trade rumors 2025 are heating up. All signs are pointing recently to a high-stakes move: Kevin Durant could be traded before the NBA Draft on June 25, perhaps even next week, according to multiple insider reports. Insider Timeline Durant and the Suns are actively exploring trade options, with teams like the Rockets, Spurs, [...]

June 13, 2025 admin Rumors 1

DeAndre Ayton Will Win ROY By A Landslide

DeAndre Ayton Will Win ROY By A Landslide

It took the Suns 50 years to find a great center (sorry Shaq you were past your prime in Phoenix). 50 years after losing out on the No. 1 pick and drafting Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (he was Lew Alcindor at that time), the Suns have found their guy with their first ever No.1 pick in 2018: [...]

October 19, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 1

The Hoop Doctors Top 50: Part One

The Hoop Doctors Top 50: Part One

We are a mere two weeks away from the start of the 2018-19 NBA season, a perfect time to anticipate what to expect to see unfold over the next eight months or so (another Warriors title, yawn). It’s a good time to take a snapshot of where we are in the league and who figures [...]

October 4, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Courtney Lee Refutes Rumors That He Wants to Be Traded From New York Knicks

Courtney Lee Refutes Rumors That He Wants to Be Traded From New York Knicks

Courtney Lee does not want to be traded from the New York Knicks—at least not right now. On Tuesday night, the New York Post‘s Marc Berman reported that the soon-to-be 33-year-old swingman would rather play for a contender: According to an NBA source, Lee’s preference if he gets traded is to be dealt to a playoff [...]

September 19, 2018 admin Rumors 0

Ben Simmons ‘100 Percent’ Believes He’s NBA Rookie of the Year

Ben Simmons ‘100 Percent’ Believes He’s NBA Rookie of the Year

Sorry, Donovan Mitchell. Ben Simmons doesn’t think you have a legitimate chance of winning Rookie of the Year. Nor does he seem impressed by you at all. Consider what the Philadelphia 76ers newbie told ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes: “Who would I pick? Me, 100 percent,” Simmons told ESPN at the Ritz-Carlton in downtown Philadelphia on Saturday. [...]

April 10, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Devin Booker Out 2-3 Weeks

Devin Booker Out 2-3 Weeks

Fans in Phoenix can breath a sigh of relief. Their pride and joy, 21-year-old shooting guard Devin Booker will only miss a few weeks and does not have any damage to the strained abductor injury that he suffered late in the 4th quarter of the Suns 126-113 loss in Toronto on Tuesday night. Here is [...]

December 7, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Thomas: “I May Never Talk to Danny Ainge Again”

Thomas: “I May Never Talk to Danny Ainge Again”

Growing up being the smallest guy on the court your whole life, playing with an extra chip on your shoulder to prove all of your doubters wrong and to dominate your enemies (on a basketball court) becomes ingrained into your DNA. Isaiah Thomas has been doubted, overlooked and underappreciated seemingly his whole NBA career after [...]

October 12, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Denver Nuggets GM Tim Connelly Stays Gary Harris Extension is ‘In The Works’

Denver Nuggets GM Tim Connelly Stays Gary Harris Extension is ‘In The Works’

Gary Harris is about to get paid. For real this time. The fourth-year combo guard/safety-net 3 is eligible to sign an extension before the start of the regular season, at which time, if he hasn’t inked one, he’ll gear up for restricted free agency next summer. The general consensus all summer has been that the [...]

October 8, 2017 admin Blogs 0