The Kendrick Perkins trade to the Oklahoma CIty Thunder makes the Thunder immediate title contenders. The Thunder lose the talented-but-inconsistent Jeff Green, but gain a formidable defensive presence who possesses championship experience against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Thunder shipped Nenad Kristic along with Green to Boston for Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson. This deal [...]
Friday, February 25, 2011
The Houston Rockets’ GM Daryl Morey has a reputation for making headlines whilst the trade deadline is looming. Possessing a beauty of a trading chip, such as the large expiring contract of the uber-brittle Yao Ming, it was easy to believe a major blockbuster deal with a team seeking expiring contracts would happen. Morey instead [...]
Friday, February 25, 2011
Gerald Wallace was been traded to the Portland Trail Blazers and is bound to inject some infectious defensive prowess while pumping some life into a depleted and oft-injury-riddled lineup. In this season that has marred by an absurd quantity of injuries, Blazers fans have something to get excited about as the Blazers are in position [...]
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Make no mistake, the Deron Williams trade to the New Jersey Nets is fact the trade of the year. Carmelo Anthony and his move to New York might be the deal capturing the most headlines, but Williams is surely going to have the most bang for its buck. The Nets shipped lottery draft pick Derrick [...]
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The amount of buzz surrounding the Carmelo Anthony situation could wake the dead. The Knicks currently are the main trade suitor who’s interested in acquiring Melo, but apparently Denver is asking for a steep price tag. Allegedly, the Denver Nuggets want the Knicks to give them Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Eddy Curry’s crazy contract, and [...]
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Josh Smith has got to be a complete moron if he thinks he has any chance of winning the appeal to his $25,000 fine. His logic behind his appeal is more outlandish in nature, and shows Smith could have benefitted greatly from a college education: “I was upset,” he said. “I’ve seen a lot of [...]
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Troy Murphy has asked the New Jersey Nets to trade him after the Nets announced they will not be attempting to trade with the Denver Nuggets for Carmelo Anthony. This is the same reason that Murphy has been “excused” from the team. It comes as no surprise that Murphy wants out. The strong-rebounding-long-range-threat power forward [...]
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Upon discovering that former All Star center Yao Ming will miss the rest of the season with yet another injury, the Houston Rockets have officially closed the book on the Yao Ming Era and have begun shopping his expiring contract around the league. This move all comes in light of the fact that the Rockets [...]
Sunday, December 19, 2010
The Orlando Magic made major moves this week by reacquiring the multifaceted Hedo Turkoglu from the Phoenix Suns. The move marks Turkoglu’s return to the team he led to the 2009 NBA Finals only to lose at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers. Orlando dispatched Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat, and Mickeal Pietrus to Phoenix [...]
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
It was reported today that the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, and New Jersey Nets have agreed on a three-way deal sending Sasha Vujacic and a first round draft pick to New Jersey, 2009 #11 overall fist round pick Terrance Williams to New Jersey, and Joe Smith to the Los Angeles Lakers. The New Jersey [...]
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