Carmelo Anthony has made it clear to the Denver Nuggets that wants out, and apparently there is no chance at changing his mind. This is a huge blow to the Nuggets that will set them back in the highly competitive Western Conference. With Anthony now all but officially gone, and recent efforts to move J.R.Smith (which were [...]
Sunday, August 22, 2010
It has been report by NBA Fanhouse that the Denver Nuggets have placed J.R. Smith on the trading block. Smith is a solid player, but who would want to take on all the psychological baggage that comes with him? For starters, Smith is inconsistent from year to year, fluctuating from one year to the next. [...]
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Chris Paul returned to the lineup to help inspire the New Orleans Hornets to a victory over the Dallas Mavericks, 115-99. Paul’s return to the starting lineup relegated superb rookie Darren Collison back to the bench, where he still contributed 16 points and 8 assists in 34 minutes. Those number are expected to decline as [...]
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Shaquille O’Neal of the Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a severely sprained thumb during the first half against the Boston Celtics, and did not return. This is a huge blow for the front court of the Cleveland Cavaliers, leaving them depleted in the middle. The injury occurred after O’Neal pump faked Glen “Big Baby” Davis, who then jumped into [...]
Thursday, February 18, 2010
The Los Angeles Clippers have created enough salary cap space before the trade deadline that pursuing a max contract player next season is now a reality. GM Mike Dunleavy made waves this week by shipping Marcus Camby to Portland, making off with $3 million in cash, and dumping the contracts of Sebastian Telfair and Al Thornton. Hypothetically [...]
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Mark Stein of ESPN and Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports have both mentioned breaking news via their twitter feeds that a deal has been made involving Tracy McGrady and Kevin Martin. According to the twitter reports, the three-team deal has Kevin Martin, Jared Jeffries, Hilton Armstrong, and Jordan Hill heading to Houston. Additionally, New York agrees [...]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Antawn Jamison has been traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a blockbuster three way trade involving the Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Clippers. Sebastian Telfair is also heading from the Clippers to Cleveland. The Wizards receive Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and Al Thornton while the Clippers receive Drew Gooden, who was acquired last week in the Dallas trade. [...]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Brandon Roy re-aggravated his hamstring injury during his return from a 12 game absence. After the Blazers acquired Marcus Camby to replenish their depleted frontcourt, things were starting to look good for salvaging the season, and making a push at deeper run in the playoffs. Roy has stated today he will play on Friday, but should [...]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks have rekindled talks and are on the verge of making a deal landing Nate Robinson in Boston. According to the Boston Herald, the deal will likely be for Eddie House, whom has played for Mike D’Antoni previously in Phoenix. Robinson has the chance to play a meaningful role for [...]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
While perusing through twitter I noticed that New Orleans Hornets seldom used reserve Julian Wright tweeted statements indicative of his yearning to be on a different team:Not bout blaming anyone. Just thinkin bout the C. Fryes, S. Browns, and the G. Wallaces, of the league who just needed a change of scenery. [...]
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