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Paul Pierce Was too Expensive for the Nets

Paul Pierce Was too Expensive for the Nets

Nets ownership threw caution to the wind at the beginning of last season and signed anyone they wanted to, regardless of the price tag. While many teams balk at the idea of having to pay a luxury tax for going over the salary cap, not the Nets. In fact, they paid an estimated $144 million [...]

September 23, 2014 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Michael Beasley Signs With Grizzlies

Michael Beasley Signs With Grizzlies

This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for and pining after. Fiiiiiiine. No it isn’t. Not unless you’re Michael Beasley and/or a hugely irrational Michael Beasley fan. According to the all-knowing and omnipresent Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, The Beas is headed to the Memphis Grizzlies: [tweet https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/514561126731108352] Here’s some additional details from Woj: [...]

September 23, 2014 admin Blogs 0

Celtics Owner Calls Rajon Rondo ‘Stubborn’

Celtics Owner Calls Rajon Rondo ‘Stubborn’

Welcome to the NBA’s “How Not to Increase the Trade Value of Your Best and Potentially Most Available Player.” Your host will be Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck. The subject matter will be Rajon Rondo. And, finally, prepare to start scratching your head. What Grousbeck did Sunday evening was weird. It wasn’t horrible or disrespectful; [...]

September 23, 2014 admin Blogs 1

Billy King Discusses Paul Pierce Leaving Nets for Wizards

Billy King Discusses Paul Pierce Leaving Nets for Wizards

Paul Pierce made the Brooklyn Nets look confusing. It was barely a year ago that the Nets were selling fans on a mortgaged future because it meant the arrivals of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Kidd. Two of those guys are now gone, the most noteworthy of whom is Pierce. He left for the [...]

September 23, 2014 admin Blogs 0

Darko Milicic Retires

Darko Milicic Retires

Darko Milicic being selected second overall in 2003 seems like a lifetime ago. The frustrating part is that he never showed a glimmer of anything during his entire NBA career. Bounced around from team to team, he became nothing more than a punchline. Darko has decided to call it quits and is retiring: Darko Milicic, [...]

September 22, 2014 Anou Enright Rumors 0

Warriors Bogut and Lee Are Healthy and Ready for Training Camp

Warriors  Bogut and Lee Are Healthy and Ready for Training Camp

For the past few seasons, the Golden State Warriors have made it to the playoffs consecutively and impressively made their presence felt in the very tough Western Conference. But despite this achievement, they continue to fall short of expectations due to many different reasons such as injuries. Their defensive anchor and center Andrew Bogut has [...]

September 22, 2014 admin Benjamin Felix Santos 0

Andrew Wiggins Doesn’t Feel Pressure With Wolves

Andrew Wiggins Doesn’t Feel Pressure With Wolves

Don’t sweat it, Minnesota Timberwolves fans. Andrew Wiggins has got this. Simply knowing where he’s going to begin his NBA career has done wonders for the rookie’s confidence apparently. While speaking with media members on this upcoming season, the No. 1 overall pick—who the Cleveland Cavaliers used as bait to land Kevin Love—said he was [...]

September 22, 2014 admin Blogs 0

Wolves Offer Max Contract To Eric Bledsoe

Wolves Offer Max Contract To Eric Bledsoe

Just when you thought that free agency fever has already concluded, the Minnesota Timberwolves have reportedly offered a four-year, $63 million dollar max contract to Phoenix Suns’ guard Eric Bledsoe, according to ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst. This maximum contract is what Bledsoe has been waiting for this entire off-season; however, the only way for this deal [...]

September 21, 2014 admin Benjamin Felix Santos 1

Andray Blatche Headed To China

Andray Blatche Headed To China

After having dominant performance of 21.2 points and 13.8 rebounds in the recently concluded 2014 FIBA World Cup, free agent center Andray Blatch has expectedly received interest from a Chinese team. The former Brooklyn Nets center has accepted a one-year, $2.5 million deal with the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball League, according [...]

September 21, 2014 admin Benjamin Felix Santos 0

Wiggins May Not Start in Minnesota

Wiggins May Not Start in Minnesota

Now that he’s in a new situation and no longer has to worry about trade talks, Andrew Wiggins can write his own story in Minnesota. He’s over there will a nice young core who can really get up and down the court. It should be fun times there pretty soon. However, it may take some [...]

September 19, 2014 Anou Enright Rumors 0