For this generation and beyond, Allen Iverson will be the face of the Philadelphia 76ers; more so than any current player. A few months ago, Iverson expressed interest in being a part of the Sixers organization. He’d like to be involved in personnel around draft time. Iverson isn’t the only one who wants this. His [...]
June 17, 2015
Anou Enright
Rumors
After the Warriors captured the championship last night, Harrison Barnes did something that he had never done in his 23 years on Earth. For the first time in his life, Barnes consumed alcohol; celebratory champagne. How is it possible that a professional athlete who was a very high-profile college player has never had a drink [...]
June 17, 2015
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Offbeat
Oh look, it’s those pesky New York Knicks again. Ahead of and just after the NBA’s draft lottery, the idea of the Knicks trading their top pick—which ended up being No. 4—held some serious clout. Slowly, surely as the general public started to realize they wouldn’t land a superstar for that pick, the speculation dissipated. [...]
June 17, 2015
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Nobody panic. While appearing on ABC’s NBA Finals broadcast Tuesday night—the Golden State Warriors are your 2015 champs, by the way—Dwyane Wade said something weird and unsettling. He talked about playing for the Miami Heat in the past tense. Here’s the clip (big h/t to SB Nation): https://vine.co/v/ee9dqYJwd2F “When I was in Miami…” Okay, fine. [...]
June 17, 2015
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Jimmy Butler bet on himself earlier in October when he elected not to sign the contract extension the Chicago Bulls laid before him. Now he’s preparing to bet on himself again. That initial gamble paid off. The Bulls were slinging something like $10 million annually at the time, and Butler quickly established himself as a [...]
June 16, 2015
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Even though they were up 3-1 to the Rockets in the second round and lost the series, many believe the Clippers fell because of lack of depth. Well, Doc Rivers has taken care of that by trading for Lance Stephenson. After his final season in Indiana, we haven’t heard much for Stephenson who had a [...]
June 16, 2015
Anou Enright
Rumors
The Nuggets coaching search has finally come to an end. It will not be Mike D’Antoni after all. Instead, it will be Mike Malone, who was surprisingly fired by the Sacramento Kings last season. Malone inherits a decent team in Denver who may have underachieved recently. Malone, who went 39-67 over parts of two seasons [...]
June 15, 2015
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Rumors
What if we’ve already seen the last of the 60-win Atlanta Hawks? It’s a crude thought. The East is still wide open after you account for LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Hawks aren’t the blow-shit-up type. They will also have ample spending power if all goes according to plan and could, in theory, add [...]
June 15, 2015
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From start to finish, game five between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors did not disappoint. Both squads clearly played like it was their last game, as gaining that third win puts them just one final win away from becoming this years’ NBA Champions. As usual, leading the charge for their respective teams was [...]
June 15, 2015
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