0 comments by Max Luckan on 7/23/2013
One of the bigger surprises of NBA free agency is perhaps the fact that Nikola Pekovic’s future with the Minnesota Timberwolves is still unresolved, and not really that close to being resolved. Pekovic and his representatives will meet with Timberwolves president of basketball operations Flip Saunders, owner Glen Taylor, and head coach Rick Adelman on […]
0 comments by Max Luckan on 7/9/2013
After Dwight Howard ditched the Los Angeles Lakers to join the Houston Rockets, the Lakers have been feverishly looking for free agents to bolster their roster, despite the fact that the Lakers have very limited financial flexibility. There has been talk about the possible return of forward Lamar Odom to the Lakers recently, and it […]
0 comments by Max Luckan on 7/5/2013
UPDATE: At 9:30 p.m. ET, it became official. Alex Kennedy of HoopsWorld reported Dwight Howard informed the Lakers he would not sign with Los Angeles and would join the Houston Rockets. It's Houston. Source close to Dwight Howard confirms that he'll join the Rockets. He'll inform the Lakers and make an official announcement. — Alex Kennedy […]
0 comments by Max Luckan
With Dwight Howard widely expected to make some type of decision Friday, all the focus will surely be on him as he continues to ponder his future from a vacation spot in Aspen, Colo. Howard has not eliminated any of the teams that presented him with pitches as of early Friday morning, but as we […]
0 comments by Max Luckan on 7/4/2013
The Indiana Pacers recently made a run at New Orleans Pelicans center Robin Lopez, but those talks stalled rather quickly. Now, the Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, and Pelicans have agreed to the parameters of a three-team deal that would send Lopez to the Trail Blazers, young star Tyreke Evans to the Pelicans, and Greivis […]
0 comments by Max Luckan on 7/2/2013
One point guard that is not garnering nearly as much attention as someone like Chris Paul or Brandon Jennings is Jose Calderon. But just because Calderon’s name has not been spreading through media reports like wildfire does not mean teams are not paying attention to the 31-year-old Spaniard. Per a league source, Calderon is visiting […]
0 comments by Max Luckan on 7/1/2013
At 12:01 a.m. ET on Monday, NBA teams will officially be allowed to talk to free agents and make their pitches to them. However, teams can’t officially sign free agents until the moratorium period ends on July 10. But that does not mean teams will not be recruiting like crazy. There have already been numerous […]
0 comments by Max Luckan on 6/20/2013
Stop me when you have heard this before: The proposed blockbuster deal between the Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics is pretty much dead. Both teams should have known that this potential mega deal was not permitted under league rules, as they were informed as much earlier in the week, multiple league sources said. CBSSports.com’s […]
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After about a 24-hour hiatus, in which the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers broke off talks about a blockbuster deal, star point guard Chris Paul, who holds a lot of clout in the Clippers organization, basically told management to get a deal done with the Celtics. So with a little brainstorming, restructuring, and compromise, […]
