0 comments by wendell maxey on 8/30/2012
If a course entitled “Front Office Management In Professional Sports” is offered at Cal Berkeley, keep an eye out for Isiah Thomas sitting at the head of the class. The former Detroit Piston and 12-time NBA All-Star turned NBA executive with the New York Knicks is enrolled at Cal as a graduate student and is […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 8/24/2012
There once was a time when Martell Webster was part of the Portland Trail Blazers rebuilding project as a former sixth overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. Now only 25 years old and with seven seasons in the league, Webster is once again part of a new era in the game as the […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 8/23/2012
The man has been there and done that. And now he is sharing his story with NBA rookies around the league as part of the NBA’s Rookie Transition Program (RTP). Tony Gaskins earned a full football scholarship until he was kicked off of his team after his third year and suddenly turned to a life […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 8/16/2012
When Bismack Biyombo put up 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a loss to Milwaukee back in early April, the performance did not really resonate around the league for one fact: this was the Charlotte Bobcats and they were mired in an NBA worst 23-game losing streak. But remove the Cats’ catastrophic seven whole […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 8/15/2012
Yi Jianlian may have ended last season with the Dallas Mavericks where he logged 30 starts and just under 3 points per game, but you'd be hard pressed to doubt he still has a lot of game left. Jianlian's play at the 2012 London Olympics for China was proof enough. And while the 7-footer envisions […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 7/6/2012
As the Portland Trail Blazers wait until July 11 to match Nicolas Batum’s 4-year, $45 million offer from the Minnesota Timberwolves, they continue to consider their options at swing guard and may finally dip into their “draft and stash” pot to get what they need. On Friday, Blazers draftee Victor Claver moved a step closer […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 7/5/2012
The Great Britain national team is paying the price in more ways than one these days as they get ready to chase the gold at the 2012 London Olympics. First it was paying upwards of 300,00 British pounds to insure NBA All-Star Luol Deng’s left wrist, and most recently it was learning the harsh news […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 7/3/2012
The influx of European players to the NBA — or back to the NBA in some cases — next season will extend beyond the arrival of Jonas Valanciunas from Lithuania to Toronto and from France to Denver for Evan Fournier. It is more than the return of Andrei Kirilenko and Nenad Krstic from Russia. As […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 7/2/2012
Andrei Kirilenko moved another step closer to a return to the NBA this past weekend, but by the time this long offseason and free agency frenzy is all said and done Kirilenko may not be the most coveted player fleeing CSKA Moscow. That honor just might belong to Alexey Shved. Last weekend, new CSKA head […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 6/26/2012
The news itself is not alarming, but it will still feel a little weird to think of the Indiana Pacers and not picture Larry Bird running the team. His time has officially come to an end. According to Mike Wells of the Indianapolis Star, Bird is leaving the organization after taking over in 2003 as […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 6/25/2012
Let’s just get this out of the way before the NBA offseason gets any further along: Phil Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy’s name will be floated about with any present and future head coaching vacancies until they officially sign on the dotted line. No one knows this more lately than the Oklahoma City Thunder. Since […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 6/22/2012
Don’t call it a comeback… Instead chalk this practice footage of Arvydas Sabonis with the Lithuanian National team up to him investing in the future of Lithuanian basketball as the president of Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF). No more suit and tie and press conferences. The big man is back on the floor where he belongs, […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 6/19/2012
Back when the Portland Trail Blazers selected Joel Feeland 30th overall in the 2006 NBA Draft, the idea at the time was to draft and stash the big man over in Europe and let him develop his game. Mission accomplished. After playing with Gran Canaria until 2009, the 6-foot-10 forward and center moved to Unicaja […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 6/16/2012
Every time Phil Jackson leaves the game he finds a way to stay in it. This time around is no different. But should we really be alarmed at Jackson’s recent comments regarding his coaching comeback and the “clumsy” New York Knicks roster that will air next Tuesday on HBO’s “Real Sports”? This is after all […]
0 comments by wendell maxey on 6/14/2012
Move over Paul Allen. If the NBA does indeed return to Seattle, there is a pretty good chance the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers, who can boast being the richest team owner in the league, will be knocked off his lofty pedestal. On Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and two members of the Nordstrom […]
