Free agency has begun and we are already seeing some bizarre things. Roy Hibbert got a max contract offer sheet from Portland, the Raptors brought in Wayne Gretzky to recruit Steve Nash (bizarre, but genius) and the Nets and Gerald Wallace pulled a Richard Jefferson by agreeing to a four year, $40 million deal after […]

Just hours away from the start of the NBA Draft news came swirling out that the Oklahoma City Thunder, who just made the NBA Finals, were interested in trading into the top of the lottery to draft Florida guard Bradley Beal.  In fact, ESPN is reporting that Beal told Henry Abbott that during Wednesday’s media […]

Lamar Odom was sent home from the Dallas Mavericks last season because he lacked effort, intensity and really didn’t seem to care about the game of basketball.  He was bummed about getting traded from the Lakers (twice) and also had some personal problems he was dealing with.  It’s pretty much guaranteed he won’t be on […]

The NBA announced Tuesday that it has fined New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire $50,000 for using a gay slur on Twitter. In a release Stu Jackson, the NBA’s Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations said Stoudemire was fined for “using offensive and derogatory language in a Twitter message.” Last week, Stoudemire responded to a […]

Before the NBA Finals started, most people were in agreement that the Oklahoma City Thunder needed James Harden to win a title.  Now that his first Finals appearance was anything but a success, many are wondering what his worth is to the Thunder and if he should even be a part of their future if […]

Wednesday on the Scott Van Pelt Show, Ryen Russillo and Jonathan Coachman were discussing a possible perception change of LeBron James should the Heat win the NBA title in the next week.  Coachman, a former WWE talent, compared LeBron’s last few seasons to a wrestling heel who is so good that over time he actually […]

The NBA Finals haven’t even ended and we already have a trade.  According to Jonathan Givony with DraftExpress.com, the New Orleans Hornets have

He’s faced questions about his height, his weight and his mobility. Now former Ohio State big man and projected NBA lottery pick Jared Sullinger has a new concern he’ll need to dispel for teams looking to draft him.  According to ESPN.com’s Chad Ford, Sullinger was red flagged by NBA doctors because of a bad back. […]

Free agency opens up at midnight on July 1.  It appears that it is going to be filled with a lot of two types of players; restricted free agents who might actually be able to join a new team and shooters.  There are going to be lots of shooters.  As CBS Sports’ Matt Moore writes, […]

Jared Sullinger was the centerpiece of Sweet 16 team as a freshman and a Final Four team as a sophomore.  He is as polished a low post scorer as any draft prospect in the last three or four years and yet, as Crossover Chronicle’s Wendell Maxey points out, he is without question the most scrutinized […]

The NBA Finals tip-off tonight and this, along with the both Celtics-Lakers series, is probably the most excited a lot of people have been since Jordan retired.  The MVP and the MVP runner up, who play the same position, squaring off.  I’m not sure I even know how to begin picking this series.  My initial […]

The New Orleans Hornets are taking Anthony Davis first at the NBA Draft in a couple of weeks.  They haven’t said it yet, but we know it’s going to happen.  The good news is, the Hornets aren’t playing coy with Davis… at all.  According to Yahoo!’s Marc Spears, Head Coach Monty Williams is already forming […]

The NBA Draft Combine is underway in Chicago and already a ton of news is coming out of an event that at times double as the NBA’s version of the Winter Meetings that take place in baseball.  When there’s that many decision makers and talent evaluators in the same place, rumors start flying.  The most […]