Anything the Los Angeles Lakers are willing to do, the New York Knicks are, well, also willing to do. When the Lakers met with Melo on Thursday, they made it clear they were prepared to offer him the maximum amount allowed, per ESPN Los Angeles’ Ramona Shelburne: [tweet https://twitter.com/ramonashelburne/status/484859397999316992] You mean to tell me that [...]
Looky here at this free-agency summit. Okay fine, it wasn’t really a summit. It was more like a private confab. A sequestered meeting between friends. An invite-only powwow. Yeah, that’s was this was. I think. After listening to the Houston Rockets’ free-agency pitch, Carmelo Anthony stayed behind with Dwight Howard and James Harden—both of whom [...]
LeBron James joined Carmelo Anthony in the free-agent ranks Tuesday, officially opting out of his contract with the Miami Heat, and the whole world went bonkers. And the Los Angeles Lakers started drooling. We all know they have cap space. How could we forget? This has been years in the making. This is the summer [...]
June 25, 2014
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Dirk Nowitzki is speaking for the entire Dallas Mavericks organization when he clears his throat, turns to Carmelo Anthony and says, “Yo, what up?” The New York Knicks superstar is expected to hit free agency this summer, at which point he could leave for greener pastures, roads paved in honey and gold and all that [...]
June 16, 2014
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LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony are many things to one another. They are opponents. They are friends. They are members of the All-Star brat pack. Could they also be future teammates? LeBron apparently hopes so. Writing on the deliberateness behind the Los Angeles Lakers’ long, infecund coaching search, USA Today‘s Sam Amick, dropped this gem: [...]
June 11, 2014
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Look into the New York Knicks’ future. Do you see Kevin Durant? If you do, holla at me. I’d like to know. It seems the Knicks may be plotting a Durant chase in 2016, according to the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: Knicks coaching candidate Derek Fisher may not only turn out to be a [...]
Golden State Warriors fans may or may not owe San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich a thank you. Unless you don’t like Steve Kerr, that is. Then you might owe him an ass-kicking. According to the New York Post‘s Gregg Popovich, Kerr sought Coach Pop’s advice before agreeing to replace Mark Jackson as head [...]
So that was fun…for some teams. The 2014 NBA draft lottery is over. Finished. Kaput. Next stop, the NBA draft. Well, first we need to finish the Conference Finals. And crown an NBA champion. Then it’s on to the NBA draft. Here are some thoughts for each lottery team, along with their draft position, on [...]
Everything about the New York Knicks’ coaching search has been weird. So, typical Knicks. But in a different way. Team president Phil Jackson whiffed on his first and only choice in Steve Kerr, who recognized that more money and a better roster beat out whatever potential shit show New York could play home to next [...]
On the heels of another delusional tirade by banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling, the Clippers lost 104-98 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. How? How does the team with the best floor leader (Chris Paul), the best coach (Doc Rivers), and best frontcourt (Griffin/Jordan) lose a playoff series? In the critical game 5, the Clippers blew [...]
May 17, 2014
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