Well now that we are in February, you can fully expect the trade chatter that has been constant since mid-December to actually come to life as teams try to improve their roster or give themselves more financial flexibility for whatever path they are headed toward. One domino fell and came out of left field, as [...]
February 3, 2017 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek According to recent reports from Steve Kyler of Yahoo Sports and Marc Stein of ESPN, the Lakers and Nuggets are actively trying to shop Roy Hibbert and J.J. Hickson. Roy Hibbert waived some of his trade kicker to land in LA… I was told Lakers trying to find him a playoff team. https://t.co/f0ulO2TqJB — Steve [...]
January 21, 2016 Anou Enright Blogs, News, Ryan Bawek Just 43 games into Roy Hibbert’s California tenure, the Los Angeles Lakers may already be planning its abrupt end. Hibbert has always been considered a one-year stopgap. His contract comes off the books after this season, and the Lakers are going to be flush with cap space over the summer. He was supposed help bridge [...]
January 19, 2016 admin Blogs What’s in a successful Los Angeles Lakers postgame recovery routine? Chocolate milk. No, seriously: Chocolate milk. Baxter Holmes of ESPN.com penned a wonderful piece on how many Lakers get a much-needed fix of organic chocolatey goodness following every game. The entire thing is worth a read, as it goes into more detail about the drink [...]
December 17, 2015 admin Blogs Lance Stephenson knows the 2015-16 Los Angeles Clippers are going to be better than any version of the Indiana Pacers he was a part of. This isn’t a difficult concept, of course. The Clippers have a crap ton of talent on their hands: three legitimate stars in Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan; an [...]
October 21, 2015 admin Blogs Roy Hibbert likes that Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott, unlike Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel, played in the NBA. Yessireebob, that’s apparently a thing. The Pacers dealt Hibbert to the Lakers amid the free agency hustle and bustle in exchange for, well, pretty much nothing other than salary-cap scraps. He has noticeably [...]
July 28, 2015 admin Blogs Lance Stephenson did not want to leave the Indiana Pacers. But it seems they gave him no choice. Shams Charania penned a nice piece over at RealGM, wherein he provides insight into how Stephenson eventually left the Pacers for the Charlotte Hornets. We’ll start with this: Ewing, Jordan, Walker and a stable coaching staff formed [...]
October 23, 2014 admin Blogs Losing Paul George has apparently clouded the Indiana Pacers’ sense of logical and illogical. According Detroit Sports 105.1’s Matt Dery, the Pacers are still shopping Roy Hibbert and have their sights sets on the Detroit Pistons’ Greg Monroe: [tweet https://twitter.com/dery1051/statuses/498545446940585984] This is—one of my favorite, most frequently used words incoming—weird. Some people might even call [...]
August 12, 2014 admin Blogs Nothing and no one can replace Paul George for the Indiana Pacers, but they already have their eyes set on acquiring some relief. According to RealGM’s Shams Charania, the Pacers are in play for veteran swingman Shawn Marion: [tweet https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/496757863961075712] Indy’s interest comes after George suffered an open tibia-fibula fracture in his right leg, basically [...]
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