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 [...]
Saturday, August 14, 2010
The Indiana Pacers have solidified their point guard situation, after a 5-year lapse at the position, by acquiring Darren Collision. Although the Pacers had to give up Troy Murphy and take on the inflated salary of James Posey, the Pacers made the right decision by pulling the trigger on this deal. Collison showed star caliber potential [...]
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Chris Paul is unhappy in New Orleans. Over the past three years the Hornets have fired the coach CP3 loves and traded away his good friend Tyson Chandler. They are in complete dissaray. and based on the way the Hornets management has made their moves, who can blame CP3 for wanting to leave?In light of [...]
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
The Golden State Warriors have a new look, new ownership, and added a few new faces after clearing roster space to acquire David Lee via a sign and trade deal with the New York Knicks. Unfortunately, some of the Warriors misfortunes have followed them into the new look era. Ekpe Udoh, the number 6 overall draft selection in [...]
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 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
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. [...]
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The Cleveland Cavaliers are becoming the epicenter of NBA trade talk. While deals are starting to materialize, rumors surrounding Amare Stoudemire, Antawn Jamison, and Corey Maggette are starting to get some legs under them. Zydrunas Ilgauskas is Clevleland’s largest trade chip, with his $11.6 million contract. The intention and hope is he will be waived and [...]
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