Bradley Beal is going to get paaaaaaaiiiiiid. Just not right now. After finishing up his third NBA season, the high-scoring shooting guard is eligible for an extension this summer. And though the Washington Wizards likely won’t offer one, they still intend to sign him to a max extension in 2016—you know, when they’re not-so-secret pursuit [...]
Take what you’re about to read with, um, an open mind. Following their epic collapse against the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles Clippers are entering a pivotal offseason, one that should see them make substantial changes, perhaps wholesale tweaks, to a core that, as of now, just isn’t good enough. Some of the changes that [...]
The NBA playoffs aren’t yet over, but the free-agency speculation mill gives exactly zero craps. Participating in a three-writer panel for CSNNE.com that touched upon the Boston Celtics’ offseason plans, A. Sherrod Blakely kind-of-sort-of dropped a bomb (h/t CBS Sports and Fox Sports for the transcription): I think there’s a 35, 40 percent chance that [...]
Kevin Love’s season-ending shoulder injury has given him the sadz. But he’s gradually getting the happyz. After jostling for position under the basket with the Boston Celtics’ Kelly Olynyk in Game 4 of the first round of the playoffs, Love was forced to undergo shoulder surgery that cut his first-ever postseason appearance short. He was [...]
In spite of a first-round exit from the playoffs courtesy of the Chicago Bulls, the Milwaukee Bucks were one of the biggest surprises this season as no one expected them to even make it beyond the regular season. But, they proved us all wrong. One of the key reasons for their unexpected success is their [...]
The playoffs don’t feel right without the San Antonio Spurs. After watching the Los Angeles Clippers and Houston Rockets square off in the Game 1 of the second round, it feels even more wrong. The Spurs belong in the postseason, deep in the postseason, competing for titles and legacies and as many “Holy shit did [...]
Sit down, because this might come as a shock: The Boston Celtics are in the market for good basketball players. I know, right? It’s so crazy, it almost makes sense. On the heels of the their first-round exit against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Celtics are thinking big. They made the playoffs in just the second [...]
DeAndre Jordan wants to be friends with Mark Cuban. With the Dallas Mavericks’ officially ousted from the NBA playoffs, they’re free to start planning for yet another crucial offseason. Dirk Nowitzki is pushing 37, Monta Ellis and Tyson Chandler are both free agents and the Rajon Rondo trade was bust. If the Mavericks plan on [...]
April 29, 2015
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Don’t stop me if you’ve heard this one before, because I know you have. LaMarcus Aldridge free-agency rumors are flying off these days. Most recently, he’s been linked to the San Antonio Spurs. Now two executives are telling ESPN New York’s Ian Begley that the All-Star power forward may be interested in the New York [...]
April 26, 2015
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Well, this certainly didn’t take long. Rajon Rondo came to the Dallas Mavericks via trade in December. Despite initial hopes and projections, it seems like he’ll be gone by July. First, we start with some weird joo joo. Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle pulled Rondo out of the team’s Game 2 loss to the Houston [...]
April 23, 2015
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