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 [...]
Monday, February 15, 2010
Trade talks involving Tracy McGrady heading to the New York Knicks have been thrust into overdrive today. The deal, according to a report on Yahoo, is a blockbuster including McGrady, Joey Dorsey, and Brian Cook being shipped to the Big Apple in exchange for Jared Jefferies, 2009 draftl pick Jordan Hill, and possibly Al Harrington. Larry [...]
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
We are now only weeks away from the NBA trade deadline. Rumors are circulating, and the buzzing trade chatter is heavily amassing. Some teams will be mortgaging young talent in order to take on expiring contracts in hopes of clearing cap space for the free agency fiasco in 2010. Other teams will be looking to capitalize, and [...]
Monday, December 28, 2009
Tracy McGrady is the odd man out in Houston. Houston has found a way to win without him, scrapping through hard fought bouts on a nightly basis to the tune of a respectable 18-12 record. Head coach Rick Adelman does not want to disrupt the chemistry and hard work the Rockets are displaying without McGrady. Who [...]
Monday, November 16, 2009
Trevor Ariza of the Houston Rockets celebrated his ring ceremony with a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday night. He overcame a woeful shooting night (2 for 12 from the field) by contributing a solid all around game of 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks helping the Rockets defeat the Lakers 101 [...]
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The Houston Rockets are playing their hearts out these days, winning games with tough defense and solid fastbreak basketball. Houston fans should cringe upon reading the following update: Tracy McGrady has announced that he is coming back November 18th. He then rescinded and called it a target date. Does Houston need T Mac, or Yao Ming for that [...]
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
This past week we have seen Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva join Detroit. Ron Artest took a pay cut and is hoping to get his first ring playing for the world champion Lakers. Hedo Turkoglu reneged on a Portland offer, selecting the Raptors instead. Rasheed Wallace is now alongside Kevin Garnett in Boston. Trevor Ariza maxed out his contract [...]
Saturday, July 4, 2009
This past Thursday, Trevor Ariza verbally committed to a 5-year, mid-level exception deal good for $33 million with the Houston Rockets–a much more lucrative deal than the Los Angeles Lakers, his former team could offer. As irony would have it, he joins Houston hours after former Rocket Ron Artest agreed to a 3-year, $18 million deal with the world [...]
Friday, July 3, 2009
Kobe Bryant will no longer need to worry about fighting with Ron Artest during the playoffs. They can now plan to fight each other every day during practice. Artest agreed in principle to sign a three-year deal worth $18 million, proving he wants to win. He seemingly could have made a lot more cash elsewhere. Artest has [...]
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