As the 2014-2015 NBA season gets underway, everyone already wants to know how it will end. Will the San Antonio Spurs repeat? Will Cleveland finally win one? When will big market franchises in the basement (Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, and the Philadelphia 76ers) return to contention? Back on top, the Spurs [...]
November 15, 2014
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No, you’re not experiencing deja vu. This is just a firsthand run-in with the Sacramento Kings. According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, the Detroit Pistons have resumed talks—that started prior to the NBA draft—with the Kings on a trade that would land Josh Smith in Sacramento: The Detroit Pistons and the Sacramento Kings have resumed trade [...]
July 18, 2014
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Name five things more difficult than playing in the NBA playoffs. Pogo-sticking nude down the busiest of causeways during rush hour in blizzard-like conditions. Tap dancing across a tightrope that’s strung across the mouth of a volcano. Riding on the back of Gustave, the man-eating crocodile. Sitting through any Jamie Kennedy movie for more than [...]
April 18, 2014
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It seems that winning the Atlantic Division isn’t enough for the Raptors to keep their current core intact. Previous rumors suggested that general manager Masai Ujiri was looking to move Kyle Lowry in effort to, you know, tank. The Raptors had just traded Rudy Gay and didn’t figure into any meaningful conversations. Best thing to [...]
January 27, 2014
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It’s all about the future for the Toronto Raptors, and Rudy Gay won’t be a part of it. According to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc J. Spears, the Raptors agreed to trade Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings: The Toronto Raptors have reached an agreement in principle to send Rudy Gay to the Sacramento [...]
December 9, 2013
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Zach Randolph would like to stay with the Memphis Grizzlies for a long, long time. Next summer, Z-Bo has a player option worth nearly $17 million he can pick up. If he decides not to, he will become an unrestricted free agent. Essentially, the choice to stay in Memphis is his, though not really. The [...]
November 4, 2013
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Well that’s that. Kobe Bryant wants to retire as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and according to Mitch Kupchak, the feeling is mutual. Talking with members of the media in anticipation of training camp, Kupchak conceded that Kobe made it clear he doesn’t want to play anywhere else. He also confirmed that the [...]
September 29, 2013
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The Detroit Pistons have a plan. Flush with cap space and a few expiring contracts, Detroit is thinking big. Really big. Monstrous even. According to Alex Kennedy of Hoopsworld, the Pistons have explored trading for both Rudy Gay and Rajon Rondo. Kennedy goes on to note that it’s unclear whether the Boston Celtics are interested [...]
That didn’t take long. The Memphis Grizzlies are fresh off being swept in the Western Conference Finals by the San Antonio Spurs and already the future direction of their team is being questioned. To be fair, the Lionel Hollins conjecture is unavoidable. He’s a coaching free agent who will be courted by a number of [...]
The Toronto Raptors may be getting ahead of themselves. Less than 20 games into the Rudy Gay experiment the Raptors are already thinking long term, which is fine. Acting on such thoughts at this juncture, though, isn’t. Per Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports, Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo intends to offer Gay a contract [...]
March 7, 2013
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