Extension

Things between Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant won’t be getting any less awkward any time soon. Durant, be it inadvertently or deliberately, drove a wedge between the two of them when he left the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors in free agency. That chasm has now only grown in the wake of [...]

Russell Westbrook has been pretty quiet since Kevin Durant left for Golden State. Russ has never been a big social media guy, but we have never received any sort of reaction from him. Until today. On the heels of Russ agreeing to sign an extension with OKC, Russ faced the media to talk about the [...]

Today is the first exciting and uplifting day for Oklahoma City Thunder fans in quite some time, as Russell Westbrook has decided to make a commitment (kind of) to be the face of the Thunder’s franchise moving forward. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/761195984403722240] This is a huge sigh of relief for the Thunder organization as the nightmarish haze [...]

The Portland Trail Blazers were the NBA’s darlings last season. The team surprised everybody by winning 45 games and making the western conference semi-finals. There were a lot of ways Portland could have went this offseason with their near $60 million under the cap, and they have decided to go all in on locking up [...]

Quin Snyder’s seat with the Utah Jazz was never really hot. Now it’s ice cold. Barely one day after the Indiana Pacers decided that they wouldn’t be bringing back head coach Frank Vogel, the Jazz decided to double down on continuity, announcing an extension with Snyder that will keep him in Utah for the long [...]

August 21, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors It wasn’t that long ago when it was rumored that Brandon Jennings wanted to play in a major market. Perhaps the addition of Monta Ellis helped change his tune. It will be fun to see what a full year of Jennings and Ellis can do. But of course, this [...]

August 17, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Andre Iguodala is one of the newest members of the Denver Nuggets. Yesterday, he had his introductory press conference where he already expressed interested in signing a long-term deal there. Iguodala made some news at the news conference, admitting that he wants to sign with Denver long-term. He [...]

April 4, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors From the moment he landed in Chicago, Tom Thibodeau has instantly turned this team into a contender. He may win two consecutive coach of the year awards and a contract extension is in order. But not right away, though… “To us it’s a non-issue,” Forman said on “The [...]

February 24, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors All hope seemed lost for CP3 when the deal to the Lakers was voided. But he’s probably in a better spot now long term. And he wasnt to make sure he’s there for a while. When Chris Paul landed in Los Angeles this past December, traded from the [...]

January 19, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook dynamic has been widely reported. With Russell being awarded with a 5 year extension, we’re guaranteed to hear about more of these disputes. All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook has signed a five-year, $80 million contract extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder, league [...]