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NBA Trade Rumors: Pacers Shouldn’t Deal Danny Granger

NBA Trade Rumors: Pacers Shouldn’t Deal Danny Granger

The Indiana Pacers are officially rolling without Danny Granger, yet that hardly means they don’t need him. After nothing short of a disappointing start that saw the Pacers begin the season 4-7, Indiana has gone 14-6 to improve to 18-13, the fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference. And, once again, the Pacers finally look like [...]

January 2, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Orlando Magic Should Trade J.J. Redick

Orlando Magic Should Trade J.J. Redick

J.J. Redick is one of the best players the Orlando Magic currently possess. But he’s also a free agent at the end of this season. Which is why the Magic should trade him. According to Ric Bucher of Comcast, that may, in fact be just what the team ultimately does: More from the Trade Winds: [...]

December 19, 2012 admin Blogs 2

Is Courtney Lee Expendable to Celtics?

Is Courtney Lee Expendable to Celtics?

Courtney Lee was supposed to be a championship-caliber piece that helped push the Boston Celtics back into contention. But that hasn’t been the case. And it may never be. According to David Aldridge of NBA.com, the Celtics may be dangling Lee as trade bait: Lee agreed to four-year, $21 million contract in a sign-and-trade deal [...]

December 18, 2012 admin Blogs 0

Brooklyn Nets Must Avoid Trading for Bucks Ersan Ilyasova

Brooklyn Nets Must Avoid Trading for Bucks Ersan Ilyasova

Ersan Ilyasova is an enigma. Or he could be a one-year wonder. Either way, he remains someone the Brooklyn Nets must avoid. Why do I say this? Because according to Gary Wolfel of the Racine Journal-Times (via NetsDaily.com), the Nets are reportedly once again interesting in acquiring the essential stretch forward: Gary Woelfel, long-time Bucks [...]

December 17, 2012 admin Blogs 0

David West Makes No Sense for Lakers

David West Makes No Sense for Lakers

Let’s get something straight: Trading Pau Gasol would be a mistake for the Los Angeles Lakers. At least right now. Not just because Steve Nash wants to play alongside him and not just because the Lakers owe it to their newly constructed team to see if the current dynamic works, but also because Los Angeles [...]

December 17, 2012 admin Blogs 0

Cleveland Cavaliers Would Regret Trading Anderson Varejao

Cleveland Cavaliers Would Regret Trading Anderson Varejao

Drafting Kyrie is pretty much the last decision the Cleveland Cavaliers made that I agree with. Which is why it should come as no surprise that they are shopping Anderson Varejao. Though the center was once that embodiment of inconsistency and frailty, Varejao has seemingly gotten his act together. He’s having a career year, averaging [...]

December 13, 2012 admin Blogs 0

Are Philadelphia 76ers in Need of a Change?

Are Philadelphia 76ers in Need of a Change?

Andrew Bynum has been a monumental disappointment for the Philadelphia 76ers, but the team itself has been a surprise. Yet it is that enough to satiate the appetite of this organization? Philadelphia currently sits with at 10-8, giving them the sixth-best record in the Eastern Conference. It’s a record that has been achieved without Bynum, [...]

December 7, 2012 admin Blogs 1

Trading Pau Gasol Not An Option for Lakers

Trading Pau Gasol Not An Option for Lakers

The saga that is the future of Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol continues. Rumors have begun swirl, most of which state that the Lakers are interested in dealing the struggling Gasol. But regardless of whether or not said reports hold any validity, trading the Spaniard may not be an option for Los Angeles. According [...]

December 6, 2012 admin Blogs 0

Dealing Amar’e Stoudemire Not Answer for NY Knicks

Dealing Amar’e Stoudemire Not Answer for NY Knicks

Amar’e Stoudemire’s name has become synonymous with disappointment. A sheer uttering of his name, in fact, is enough to send most New York Knicks fas into a comatose state. And you know what? We can’t blame them. Stoudemire was everything and more than the Knicks imagined he’d be during the early goings of the 2010-11 [...]

November 29, 2012 admin Blogs 0

Lakers Rumors: Josh Smith to Lakers for Pau Gasol Makes No Sense

Lakers Rumors: Josh Smith to Lakers for Pau Gasol Makes No Sense

Neither Pau Gasol or Josh Smith is having a career year, and neither the Los Angeles Lakers nor Atlanta Hawks should agree to trade one for the other. There was plenty of chatter surrounding the two last year, when Smith had requested out of Atlanta and Los Angeles had been shopping Gasol, so it was [...]

November 19, 2012 admin Blogs 2