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, December 3, 2009
A tear- eyed Allen Iverson sat with 76ers GM Ed Stefanski and discussed rejoining the 76ers, a team he spent his first 10 years in the NBA with. They address the long laundry list of problems surrounding AI, and what Iverson calls his “baggage” that prevented other teams from taking a chance on him. He takes the [...]
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Allen Iverson was offered a deal by the Philadelphia 76ers today. If he accepts, Iverson will head back to the team where his career started. Will he be the “answer” this time around? With Lou Williams on the shelf with a broken jaw, the 76ers depth at the guard position has been depleted to the point that [...]
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Dwyane Wade officially declared contract discussions are officially on hold until the conclusion of the forthcoming 2009-10 season. Considering what this means for Wade’s future, there are too many reasons supporting the idea that this will be Wade’s final season with the Miami Heat to think he will re-sign.Wade wants to play on a team [...]
Friday, August 14, 2009
The Philadelphia 76ers leave many questions prior to the start of 2009-10. First off, their moves in free agency are quite strange. They let Andre Miller leave. Which is rather crazy enough. But then….. They sign Jason Kapono. Sure he has a ring, but also had Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O’Neal back then. Sure he can hit 3s. [...]
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Leon Powe officially signed a two-year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers worth $1.7 million. The Cavs add a clutch player who delivers tough inside scoring and tenacious rebounding. Powe will add to the depth chart in Cleveland and bring championship experience to the Cavs. Boston couldn’t stick with Powe due to ACL and micro-fracture surgery. As [...]
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Linas Kleiza and Von Wafer are two more players who will join Josh Childress overseas in Greece this season. Both players agreed to sign contracts with Greek basketball team Olympiacos CFP. Protect the Paint covered the topic of NBA defection when David Lee and Nate Robinson were rumored to be considering offers from Olympiacos. It appears [...]
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Ramon Sessions is awaiting an offer from either the Knicks or the Clippers. For his sake it better be the Knicks making the offer. A multi dimensional Sessions will flourish in a Mike D’Antoni offense. He will be nothing but a glorified reserve buried in Los Angeles behind Baron Davis, Eric Gordon, and recently acquired Sebastian [...]
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Sean May is hefty. He needs to lose weight. The tough, intimidating force whom we witnessed dominate on his way to becoming an NCAA champion is somewhere beneath his exterior. May has had 3 surgeries on his right knee. His career games played amass to only one full season at 82 over 4 years in the [...]
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Sheldon Williams signs with the Boston Celtics for 1 year at the league’s veteran minimum. Sheldon Williams will now be able to be this seasons version of Patrick O’Bryant. Basically, just another high draft pick with loads of hype and with little to no results as a pro. He is a lottery pick that has done [...]
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