The trade saga between the Cavaliers and Celtics has become more and more cloudy and complex as the clock is ticking for them to finalize the mega blockbuster deal that is set to send Kyrie Irving to the Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and Brooklyn’s Unprotected 2018 1st Round Pick. [...]
August 28, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The potential super trio of the future in Philadelphia of Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz got one step closer to being able to impact the league next season. Ben Simmons has been fully cleared to play basketball. [tweet https://twitter.com/tmoore76ers/status/900114226118889472] Simmons apparently took part in a full court pickup game in his home country [...]
August 24, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The NBA never ceases to provide jaw dropping or Twitter breaking news even in the month of August. In one of the most blockbuster trades in recent memory, the top teams and rivals in the eastern conference have agreed to a trade this afternoon as the Cavaliers are sending Kyrie Irving to the Celtics for [...]
August 22, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Collusion and tampering seem to be a common occurrence in today’s NBA as players and opposing teams have secret conversations and let their intentions be known far before the July free agency period begins (think about how it is possible for a contract to be agreed to right at midnight on July 1), one of [...]
August 21, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Paul Pierce played 15 seasons for the Boston Celtics after being taken 10th by them in the 1998 NBA Draft. In those 15 seasons, he essentially averaged 22 points, six rebounds and four assists, made four All-NBA appearances, 10 All-Star appearances and won an NBA Finals MVP award in 2008. Pierce ended his career as [...]
August 18, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The Toyota Center, the home of the Houston Rockets, may soon be known as the house of Mutombo as former Rocket and hall of famer Dikembe Mutombo is putting together a group to purchase the team from Leslie Alexander. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBCSports/status/898329139148595202] Mutombo played the final five seasons of his 19 season NBA career as a [...]
August 18, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
As we have learned throughout his NBA career and especially in the last few years, Kevin Durant is very open and outspoken with his opinion on things and what he disagrees with. He, like many around the country, is in stark opposition to the political and personal beliefs and actions of the current President of [...]
August 18, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Enes Kanter has been one of the outspoken players in the NBA over the past year or so about the current president of the United States and his disapproval of the state of affairs in his home country of Turkey. Because of this, Turkish officials revoked his passport in a ridiculous series of events in [...]
August 17, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
Deep breaths, New York Knicks fans. Your notoriously inept team has no plans to dangle Kristaps Porzingis in a deal for Kyrie Irving. From Newsday‘s Steven Marcus and Mike Rose: The Knicks don’t appear interested in trading Kristaps Porzingis, including a possible deal for Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving, according to a league source. . . [...]
August 17, 2017
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While according to most sources, the entire NBA schedule for 2017-18 will be released on Monday, August 14 or Tuesday August 15, the NBA decided to provide a tasy appetizer to fans with the release of the national TV schedule for the opening week and the Christmas Day slate of games. As you can expect(and [...]
August 11, 2017
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek