Not many will remember, but two years ago, the Denver Nuggets won 57 games. And if they hadn’t lost Danilo Gallinari to a torn ACL towards the end of that campaign, who knows what would’ve happened in the playoffs. They usually have a solid roster, but injuries are usually the question mark with this team. [...]
August 29, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Andrew Wiggins is the reigning #1 overall pick in the NBA Draft. And for the second consecutive year, that title goes to a Canadian kid. Wiggins is from Thornhill, Ontario (Toronto). One of his first ventures into reppin’ a product is for Biosteel Sports Drinks. And how did he do it? By going back to [...]
August 29, 2014
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Offbeat
Kobe Bryant just recently turned 36 and nobody knows what he’ll look like once he finally returns to the court. He probably doesn’t even know. Since he’ll be a different player from the last time we saw him, Kobe is looking to refine his game to match his age. In order to do so, he’s [...]
August 28, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Brazilian guard Leandro Barbosa has reached a one-year-deal with the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein. The Warriors will be the fifth team that he has played with in his entire career. Last season, he averaged 7.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists for the Phoenix Suns. However, due to unfortunate injuries—he was [...]
August 28, 2014
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Benjamin Felix Santos
Stop what you’re doing. Stop whatever you’re doing. Doesn’t matter if you’re cooking, rocking your baby to sleep or rescuing gaggles of talking seagulls from a burning building. Stop it. Stop all of it. You’ll want to take this in. Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant apparently worked out together. Gasp. Eric Pincus of BasketballInsiders.com was [...]
August 28, 2014
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Why yes, Mark Cuban does hold (playful) grudges. Speaking on KRLD-FM 105.3 The Fan, the Dallas Mavericks owner admitted that he wanted to best Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey in free agency this past summer, per The Dallas Morning News: On if things are personal with the Rockets with Daryl Morey: “Oh, all good [...]
August 28, 2014
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Joel Embiid is a funny guy. Excuse me, kid. That’s what 20-year-olds are: kids. Embiid definitely has the body of a man, and he’ll be expected to conduct himself like a man, but 20-year-olds are, at their core, kids still trying to find their way. That’s what Embiid is. That’s what his Twitter account represents. [...]
August 27, 2014
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Now that Kevin Love is officially a Cleveland Cavalier, it’s open season for his former employer and/or teammates to take shots at him on his way out the door. That’s exactly what Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor has done. Would you expect anything different? Taylor recently opened up to ESPN 1500 about all things Kevin [...]
August 26, 2014
Anou Enright
Rumors
Jason Kidd’s sudden departure from Brooklyn and arrival in Milwaukee still has many reeling. None more so than Larry Drew perhaps. Drew was no doubt excited at the prospect of coaching #2 pick Jabari Parker, when out of nowhere, he found himself out of a job. The entire ordeal was very sloppily handled and Bucks [...]
August 26, 2014
Anou Enright
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