Paul Pierce may have played his last game with the Boston Celtics. Sources have told Bob Finnan of The News-Herald in Cleveland that Celtics general manager Danny Ainge intends to buy out his star forward before the season begins: Sources indicate Celtics director of basketball operations Danny Ainge will likely buy out forward Paul Pierce’s [...]
Now that the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery is over and Cleveland has secured the top overall pick for the 2nd time in 3 seasons, followed by the Orlando Magic at #2, and the Washington Wizards at #3, it’s time to once again unveil THD’s newest Mock Draft. Check out our Mock Draft Database for a [...]
When someone says that a play was ‘like salt in the wounds’, they are basically talking about this play from last night, when Heat’s Mario Chalmers got crafty with Pacers big man Roy Hibbert. The Heat dominated the Pacers from start to finish. And on this possession, Chalmers made a ‘heady’ play if you ask [...]
May 26, 2013
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Highlights, Offbeat
Denver’s Masai Ujiri is fresh off of an NBA Executive of the Year award, which automatically makes him the most coveted GM in the league. The Toronto Raptors are now looking for a new GM and they were given permission to speak with Ujiri. Loyalty is one thing, but money is another. According to reports, [...]
May 24, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors
The Clippers have more or less acknowledged that they let Vinny Del Negro walk in order to keep Chris Paul happy. The thought process is that if Paul is happy, he will want to remain a Clipper as he’s far more valuable to the long-term success than Del Negro is. The Clippers reportedly have interest [...]
May 24, 2013
Anou Enright
Rumors
Doc Rivers is a wanted man. The Brooklyn Nets continue to search for a new head coach following their decision to part ways with P.J. Carlesimo, a quest that reportedly led them to Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers. According to Jackie MacMullan of ESPNBoston.com, the Nets reached out to Celtics general manager Danny Ainge, [...]
By now, you’ve seen how last night’s Indiana Pacers – Miami Heat game ended. On the final two possessions for Miami, in a one possession game, Pacers coach Frank Vogel removed 7’2″ shot-blocker, Roy Hibbert from the game for matchup purposes. And on those two possessions, LeBron James finished at the rim. One of which, [...]
May 24, 2013
Anou Enright
Blogs, Kevin Burke
The Conference Finals are upon us. If you think San Antonio has already punched their ticket to the Finals, slow down. And the ECF Game 1 provided a truly classic game, but did you notice everything that happened (or didn’t happen)? Kevin Burke explains…. If you often find yourself too busy to watch The Hoop Doctors [...]
May 24, 2013
Anou Enright
Podcast
The Golden State Warriors continue to make an impression. Stephen Curry and his band of supposed misfits shocked the NBA sphere when they upset the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs and pushed the San Antonio Spurs to six games in the second. They now have our attention. And Dwight Howard’s too, [...]