Still months away from next season and the Kevin Durant saga is already making its entrance. It’s going to be a crazy summer in 2016, especially, when free agency hits. Many teams will surely be placing their offers in attempts to land the most versatile and potent scorer the league has seen in many years. [...]
We’re approaching a year since Paul George’s horrific leg injury while playing for Team USA. Since he got injured playing for his country, it’s only right to see it all the way through and play for his country when he’s healthy enough to, right? Paul George seems to think and and apparently so does Larry [...]
July 14, 2015
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It’s been almost a week since DeAndre Jordan’s infamous free-agent flip-flop, which means it’s time for all the behind-the-scenes rub to come out. On Monday, Tim MacMahon and Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.com published a fabulous in-depth analysis of what went down between Jordan, the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Clippers and DJ’s agents last week. [...]
July 14, 2015
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With most of the top free agents already taken, free agent forward Andrea Bargnani was eventually going to receive interest from teams. One of those teams was the Sacramento Kings who Bargnani was nearing a deal with, according to Marc Stein. However, things took a sharp turn in a different direction over the past couple [...]
Nearly a month ago, there were rumblings that former 2014 NBA Lottery pick Joel Embiid may have had a setback in his season long recovery from foot surgery, with more news to come. Over the weekend the hammer dropped on the 76ers organization as GM Sam Hinkie revealed what we all hoped wasn’t true, that [...]
July 13, 2015
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Undoubtedly one of the biggest off-season free agency pick-ups was 4 Time NBA All Star LaMarcus Aldridge switching teams from Portland to San Antonio, a move which could potentially keep the 5 Time NBA champion Spurs relevant and in the title hunt even after Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili retire. The acquisition of Aldridge gives [...]
July 13, 2015
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Offbeat
Now that the initial free-agency hype has subsided, the Washington Wizards can focus on making Bradley Beal a very, very (very) rich 20-something shooting guard. Set to enter his fourth NBA season, Beal is among the league’s most prominent extension candidates. His case isn’t as cut and dry as those of Anthony Davis and Damian [...]
July 13, 2015
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After spurning the Dallas Mavericks by having a change of heart to eventually re-sign with the Los Angeles Clippers, it’s safe to say that DeAndre Jordan is the most hated man right now in Texas. Also, it’ll certainly be awhile before anyone can move on from this especially Mavs’ owner Mark Cuban, who went on [...]
July 13, 2015
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The Oklahoma City Thunder won’t be having problems filling in their center position. Having been initially offered a $70 million offer sheet from the Portland Trailblazers last Thursday, Kanter immediately signed it which forced the Thunder into a serious predicament. Without a doubt, the amount of money offered is not justifiable to this point for [...]
The Dallas Mavericks’ loss looks like it’ll end up being JaVale McGee’s gain. Whiffing on DeAndre Jordan in free agency has left the Mavs to shift their course and try putting together a competitive unit on the fly. They traded for Zaza Pachulia from the Milwaukee Bucks, and they essentially lucked into Deron Williams. Charlie [...]
July 13, 2015
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