Category Archives: Free Agency
Week 21 NBA Power Rankings: Cavs Back on Top, Mavs Stumble
The NBA regular season is already getting down into its final few weeks, meaning some teams are prepping for the playoffs while others eagerly anticipate the upcoming lottery. Cleveland, the league’s only 50-win team so far, has already clinched a playoff spot, and appear to have the number one overall seed in the East locked [...]
LeBron James Skips Dunk Contest, Leaves Us All to Wonder
LeBron James said he’d enter the 2010 NBA Dunk Contest, while enjoying 2009′s All-Star festivities. He commented on how the contest had shriveled down to no-name guys going at it, and that the contest lacked the professional and creative flair that it got from the classic ballers, like Michael Jordan, Vince Carter, Dominique Wilkins, and [...]
Knicks Say No To Allen Iverson
After speculation ever since his release that Allen Iverson could possibly join the 2-9 New York Knicks, the team has reportedly told the 34-year old star that they won’t be bringing him on board. Despite the “go-ahead” from GM Donnie Walsh, differences with coaching and tea ownership lead to the decision of not signing Iverson, [...]
Allen Iverson to the Knicks: Why Not?
First of all, let me say that I didn’t think it was possible for Allen Iverson to actually have a worse stop than he did in Detroit last season. This photo (left) is quite the rare one: it captures Allen Iverson playing in a Memphis Grizzlies uniform. That was quick, wasn’t it? Typically, it seems [...]
Allen Iverson Signing Raises Many Questions about the Memphis Grizzlies
Chris Wallace has had an interesting tenure as General Manager of the Memphis Grizzlies. His most notable (and most criticized) move came a couple of seasons ago when he traded the franchise’s most successful and popular player, Pau Gasol, to the Los Angeles Lakers for spare parts, including Kwame Brown and Javaris Crittenton. Gasol’s younger [...]
Tyson Chandler, Emeka Okafor, and More: Breaking Down The Latest NBA Deals
A few trades sprinkled in between the free agent signings, here is the latest batch of players with new homes. Emeka Okafor—New Orleans Hornets Okafor certainly isn’t a stiff, but his athleticism and basketball movements are more mechanical than fluid. As such, his post moves are crude and clunky, and not reliable enough to be [...]
Buy Low, Sail High: The Best Players Left On the NBA Free Agent Market
As the calendar turns the page into August, most of the NBA’s premier free agents have long been scooped up. Lamar Odom, Ron Artest, Hedo Turkoglu, Rasheed Wallace, Andre Miller, and Jason Kidd are off the market, and even the majority of lesser-tiered role players have determined their 2009-10 addresses. Still, a handful of big [...]
Lakers Are Favorites Again After Re-Signing Lamar Odom
The strong just got stronger. Apparently the Miami Heat didn’t have enough muscle. Or something to that affect. One way or another, it didn’t turn out to be all about money for Lamar Odom. Odom, an under-rated role player with exciting versatility, finally signed a multi-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, after weeks of [...]
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