Marcus Camby dodged a bullet. Sort of. Upon being traded from the New York Knicks to Toronto Raptors, the 17-year-veteran went from being a member of a contender, to a lottery team. Camby was able to negotiate a buyout, though, leaving him free to play for the team of his choosing. According to Yahoo! Sports’ [...]
July 29, 2013
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After a first round playoff sweep at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs and Dwight Howard taking his talents to Houston, the Los Angeles Lakers are a team in transition and turmoil. The franchise centerpiece future Hall of Fame shooting guard Kobe Bryant faces the toughest challenge of his epic career, returning from a [...]
July 25, 2013
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Iman Shumpert doesn’t like losing, but that doesn’t mean he also abhors playing for the New York Knicks. According to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News (h/t ProBasketballTalk), Shumpert isn’t thrilled with the way the offseason has gone down in New York, after the Knicks were ousted in the second round of the [...]
July 22, 2013
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Like Carmelo Anthony before him, Metta World Peace has finally come home. After spending nearly a decade and a half elsewhere, World Peace has joined the New York Knicks, the team that passed over him in the 1999 NBA draft in favor of Frederic Weis. Long past his prime, World Peace is also far removed [...]
July 16, 2013
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Metta World Peace may be headed to the New York Knicks. After clearing waivers on Sunday, the World Peace sweepstakes began. As with all things Metta, his free agency is bound to be an adventure. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, it’s one that may lead him right to New York to [...]
July 15, 2013
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Carmelo Anthony is right. And he’s wrong. All at once. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, ‘Melo wanted the Knicks to trade for Rajon Rondo after the Boston Celtics dealt future Hall of Famers Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce: Anthony told friends after the Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce trade to the [...]
July 10, 2013
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The New York Knicks should be afraid. Very afraid. Carmelo Anthony, the lone superstar on the Knicks’ roster can become an unrestricted free agent next summer, an opportunity he will likely seize. Then 30, this will be ‘Melo’s first chance to explore free agency, and he’s not going to pass it up. He’ll join a [...]
J.R. Smith now has more than 24 million reasons to smile. The New York Knicks re-signed two key cogs in their close-to-a-championship machine, in Smith and Pablo Prigioni. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, Smith’s deal is worth a reported $24.7 million over the next four years. The fourth year, per Howard [...]
In game 4 of the NBA Finals, James, 33 points, and Wade, 32 points, were in rare form. The Heat crawled back from a 2-3 deficit to win the 2013 Finals. In game 7, James came thru with 37 points and 12 rebounds, Wade 23 points and 10 rebounds. Miami’s made 3 straight Finals and [...]
July 3, 2013
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Welp. The New York Knicks completed a deal to land former No. 1 overall pick Andrea Bargnani from the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. Howard Beck of the New York Times was the first to report the initial deal. UPDATE: Knicks and Raptors have agreed to deal to send Bargnani to New York. Awaiting league [...]