Draft Picks

Expect the Phoenix Suns to be busy bees this summer. During a Facebook live session on Monday, general manager Ryan McDonough tipped his hand on some of the team’s offseason plans. Scott Bordow of AZCentral.com relayed the most juicy takeaways, including this gem about the forthcoming coaching search—which interim head coach Jay Triano will indeed [...]

Tuesday night was a tough one for the Brooklyn Nets. The NBA held its annual draft lottery, and they watched—or rather, we think they watched—as the Boston Celtics ended up with the No. 1 pick, which they landed via a selection swap owed to them from Brooklyn. But that swap is on the previous regime [...]

Chris Paul is a very powerful man in Los Angeles. He has only been with the Clippers for a short while, but in that time, he has been rumored as being the one guy who was indirectly responsible for the team not bringing back head coach Vinny Del Negro. In Paul’s defense, he denies that. [...]

September 21, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol If ‘Melo ends up getting traded to the Rockets for some Knicks draft picks it would be quite the sick twist of fate for New York basketball fans… The Denver Nuggets are lending an open ear to N.B.A. suitors clamoring for Carmelo Anthony, a potentially distressing development for [...]

September 3, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol KNICKS management why do you keep torturing us like this…. Rudy Fernandez continues to lobby for a trade to New York, but the Knicks either can’t or won’t make a trade for the Portland shooting guard. According to a team source, Knicks president Donnie Walsh recently rejected a [...]

January 22, 2009 – Dr. Anklesnap Aight people, I know there are some NBA Draft junkies out there! How do I know? Because it takes one to know one, and based on some of the reader comments on past posts and emails we’ve received it’s gotta be the truth! Let’s face it you guys know [...]

June 22, 2008 – Dr. J-Water A few weeks ago we heard the extremely far-fetched rumor that the Miami Heat may consider trading young superstar Dwayne Wade to his hometown Chicago Bulls. It seems as crazy now as it did a few weeks ago, however the rumor has resurfaced as of late in multiple mainstream [...]

May 16th, 2008 – Dr. J-Water Ever since the Memphis Grizzlies traded Pau Gasol to the LA Lakers for $20 and a freshly minted DVD of the Hollywood blockbuster “Gigli” with Ben Affleck (*cough), the NBA rumor mill has been open for business. Anything is possible right? I’ve read some pretty far fetched trade rumors [...]