0 comments by John Karalis on 9/7/2012
I have been tasked with eulogizing Brian Scalabrine's career. And I'll be honest, I'm not 100% sure how to properly do that. I've have a unique perspective on it because I just happened to be paying attention to it at the critical swing of the pendulum from "nobody" to "hated because he's overpaid" to "could […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 9/6/2012
You can't have a debate about the best power forwards of all time without mentioning Kevin McHale. He's one of the greatest of all time, but he played in an era where things were just different. The most money he made per season was $3.5 million. Kobe Bryant made more last year than McHale made […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 8/23/2012
A report out today claims the Sacramento Kings are poised to announce a new plan to relocate in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Yeah. Virginia Beach. The owners of the Sacramento Kings, an NBA franchise, and officials from Philadelphia-based Comcast-Spectacor are expected to be in Virginia Beach Tuesday to propose moving the team to the resort city […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 8/22/2012
Let me tell you a little story about me. It was my junior year and I was co-captain of the Emerson College men's basketball team (the same team, incidentally, that produced Sam Presti and Rob Hennigan. Our career paths kinda went in different directions, huh? Anyway… ). The team, historically, had sucked. I mean, REALLY, […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 8/14/2012
The Phoenix Suns medical staff is widely considered one of the best in the NBA. They've managed to extend the careers of Steve Nash and Grant Hill, who are both actually 73 years-old. But they've yet to face their biggest challenge: Jermaine O'Neal. In the shadow cast by Superman's arrival in Los Angeles, the timing […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 8/10/2012
The "Dwightmare" is apparently over. ESPN reports a four-team deal that will send Dwight Howard to the Lakers is done. A source with direct knowledge of the talks told ESPN.com's Marc Stein the Lakers will receive Howard, the will acquire Andre Iguodala, the 76ers will receive Andrew Bynum and Jason Richardson, and the Magic will get Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington, Nikola Vucevic and […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 7/19/2012
Darko Milicic is a bust. He is not a productive player in the least bit. He will generally hurt you when he is on the floor. Those are all obvious statements. But here he is about to enter his 10th year in the NBA. It is a career which has made him about $50 […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 7/17/2012
Dwight Howard would literally have to turn into Superman and rescue a plane full of flying nuns from crashing into an orphanage surrounded by puppies to become likable after this. Howard, according to Jordan Schultz of the Huffington Post (via Orlando Magic Daily), is prepared to skip the upcoming season A source close to Dwight […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 7/13/2012
Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving has balls. And they’re big enough to challenge Kobe Bryant to a game of 1-on-1. But Kobe Bryant is Kobe Bryant, and Kobe was barely more than amused at the challenge. He agreed to drop $50,000 on the challenge before unleashing a barrage of trash talk that utterly […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 7/10/2012
That’s Tyson Chandler, and a strategically placed basketball, gracing the cover of ESPN The Magazine’s annual “Body Issue”. More than two dozen world-class athletes will be baring all (but in a tasteful way) for the fourth edition of the special issue. I know, I know… I can hear you from here: “Why are […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 7/9/2012
There’s nothing quite like hitting the ground running, eh Rob Hennigan? Hennigan probably still has stuff shipping to Orlando from Oklahoma City, but Orlando’s new GM is not wasting any time blowing up the Magic roster and starting over. In the midst of pursuing a trade to finally jettison Dwight Howard, the Magic have agreed […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 7/6/2012
The Brandon Roy comeback is going to happen. And it’s going to happen with the Minnesota Timberwolves Brandon Roy has come to a verbal agreement with Minnesota according to a person in Roy’s family — Jason Quick (@jwquick) July 6, 2012 Wow, that’s a lot of money for a guy with no cartilage in his […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 7/5/2012
In a stunning development, Steve Nash will be be running the point for the Los Angeles Lakers next season Sources told ESPN.com that Nash, with the New York Knicks also pressing hard to complete a similar sign-and-trade deal, was swayed to join the Lakers after a determined push from Bryant and because the move keeps […]
0 comments by John Karalis on 7/3/2012
Suddenly, the Nets look ok. Just past 7pm, Deron Williams tweeted his free agency decision, and it’s to stay with the Nets as their marquee players as they relocate to Brooklyn. The deal is worth
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Danny Ferry did it. He got Billy King to take Joe Johnson’s contract. The trade sends guards Anthony Morrow, Jordan Farmar and DeShawn Stevenson and forwards Jordan Williams and Johan Petro to the Hawks, along with a lottery-protected 2013 first-round pick the Nets acquired from the Houston Rockets. Stevenson is a free agent, so he […]
