July 2010
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Hawks to offer max contract to Joe Johnson →
If this report is true, Joe Johnson will have a chance to sign a six-year, $119 million debt with the Hawks. That’s one extra year and twenty-seven million extra dollars to stay where he is. He won’t have to move lockers, let alone homes. $24.1 million will be his age-34 salary, which even Elin Nordegren thinks is an excessive amount of cash.
This should come as a blow to any other...
Jefferson Opts Out of Spurs Deal - Basketball News... →
Richard Jefferson, along with every player with an option are opting out this summer because there will be a lockout during the 2011-2012 season and people have to get paid.
Who knows if Jefferson will get the money he thinks he deserves, but you know, once the dust settles, somebody could overpay for his services.
Thankfully for Spurs fans, the Jefferson experiment may be finally over. It...
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This Is How My Brain Works...NBA Free Agency
In the midst of this free agency storm, it’s important to remember the equation that wins titles. There are exceptions, but they prove the rule - to win a championship, you need the following formula:
True #1 - The guy that will take over in the 4th quarter. The guy that is taking the last shot (or will be the perfect decoy). Examples: Jordan, Magic, Bird, Olajuwon, Shaq, Kobe
Second...
NBA Free Agent Slot Machine - ESPN →
If endless mindless chatter wasn’t enough for you, you could play ESPN’s Free Agent Slot Machine.
I’m a little disappointed that Jordan Farmar and Rudy Gay are not included in this slot machine since they’re max contract guys. Well, I’m not sure about Rudy Gay, but I know in Jordan Farmar’s mind, he believes as valuable as Dwyane Wade.
Stoudemire opts out of Phoenix Suns contract - NBA... →
So, there’s that.
June 2010
In defense of the NJ Nets →
Wojo lays out why James should sign in NJ: two self-made moguls (Prokhorov and Jigga) would hand him the blueprint to global success.
NBA Free Agency: Who's going where? - ESPN →
Twas the night before Free Agency….
ESPN’s insiders and respective nerds breakdown the top 10 free agents and where they think they’ll go. Most assume that LeBron James is going to Chicago and Wade staying put in the M.I.-Ya -Yo.
The most interesting thing, at least to me, is Chris Sheridan’s theory/thought about Paul Pierce coming to the Clippers. How does Pierce go from...
Rivers returning to coach Celtics - NBA - Yahoo!... →
So, Doc Rivers is coming back.
Good for Celtics fans, bad for everybody else who was hoping that Rivers would make a return to the broadcast booth.
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The LeBron James Process of Elimination
A prediction?
I’m not making one.
This Summer in the NBA is like every Spring in the NCAA. Nobody can make all the correct picks in the Tournament, so why try? I won’t make a prediction, but I will make a suggestion…
Every team with cap space, and some that don’t, want James, so lets first, narrow the field through the process of elimination.
Cleveland? Too much...
2010 Free Agency in T-Minus 24 hours
The countdown has begun! Thursday July 1st, 2010, 12:01 AM EST.
With less than 24 hours left until all the Superstars are free to roam the jungle and we are entering DEFCON-1 here at the Off-Season. Who has the launch codes?
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Paul Pierce Opts Out
Marc Stein with more breaking news: Paul Pierce joins forces with Dirk to form a duo of dudes past their prime that don’t want $21.5 million dollars. And here I am thinking that we live in a terrible economic climate.
I’m pretty sure he stays with the Celtics, but you never know. All I’m sure of is that he isn’t going to Los Angeles.
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Dirkus joins the Free Agent Circus
ESPN’s Marc Stiend reports: Dirk Nowitzki has officially opted out of his last year with the Mavs, forfeiting $21.5 million dollars. (REAL FREAKING DOLLARS!) Does he know how much bratwurst that can buy him?
I was almost 100% sure Dirk wouldn’t go anywhere and I’m still riding that bus. My guess is Mark Cuban will open up his wallet and give Dirk whatever he asks for.
Dirk...
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Isiah says LeBron should go to NYC →
Aaaaand, go ahead and cross the New York Knicks off of LeBron’s list.
Isiah says, “I think it’s the hardest place to win.” That is certainly true if your coach or GM is Isiah Thomas; maybe not so much as a general statement about New York City.
More Free Agency Lies →
Left is right, up is down. Every other day LeBron is favored to go somewhere else. I probably won’t post another LeBron rumor (unless it’s really juicy), but I do like this article. First off, it’s a good read. Well written. Second, it presents an alternate reality - Wade dictating the free agency movement (he is the only one of them with a Championship).
LeBron-a-thon 2010: Will You Be There? →
bunch:
We can only hope 30 Rock manages to work Tracy Jordan’s attendance at the “Please Come Play For Our Terrible Basketball Team” soiree into a plot next season.
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Sources: Mavs to pursue Johnson - NBA - Yahoo!... →
Happy Monday!
Mavs to pursue Joe Johnson in a sign & trade with Atlanta because apparently the Caron Butler experiment failed and Mark Cuban & Mavs assume that Joe Johnson will keep Dirk happy in a Mavericks uniform.
ESPN Reports Knicks Scheduled to Hold Hands in... →
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Simmons Podcast on Draft and Free Agency →
Bill Simmons predicts LBJ free agency:
LeBron to Chicago. Bosh follows him. Bulls trade Luol Deng to Atlanta for Joe Johnson.
Starting five looks like this: Derrick Rose, Joe Johnson, LeBron James, Joachim Noah and Chris Bosh.
That would be the best starting five I can remember seeing. Any starting five better than that?
**Addendum**: ‘95-‘96 Bulls team. MJ is better than...
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Proposed nicknames for all 60 2010 NBA draftees -... →
Trey Kirby does it again and again and again.
University of Maryland (Greivis Vasquez fan) GIF... →
Another classic GIF from Jose3030
Now, if you missed the NBA Draft last night, you didn’t miss much except for this dancing bro. It was the best part of the NBA Draft.
Second runner up: Evan Turner’s weird voice.
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“Fans at MSG greet Adam Silver with a raucous “Sexy Silver” chant....”
– Henry Abbott from True Hoop, via his Twitter
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Those John Wall clown shoes...
…will go over the exact same way as Karl Malone’s LA Gear Catapults. Not well.
