0 comments by Jeff Garcia on 7/9/2013
The 2013 NBA Orlando Summer League is in full gear and Thunder's Reggie Jackson gave us what could arguable be the dunk of the Orlando Summer League. Check out this vicious dunk from Jackson which got the Thunder bench up out of their seat.
0 comments by Max Luckan
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 Jeff Garcia
Aside from the wheeling and dealing of NBA free agency during the offseason, personally I enjoy the summer basketball tournaments overseas. It truly is competitive and tough going when a chance to qualify for Olympic play is on the line. Foreign born NBA players usually jump at the chance to represent their home country, much […]
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The NBA offseason is still in its infancy but that doesn't mean the NBA takes a break. The 2013 Orlando Summer League is underway and already it is giving fans a glimpse at the future of the NBA and not to mention, some juicy highlights to hold fans over until the start of the 2013-14 […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 7/8/2013
Crossover Chronicles' Philip Rossman-Reich will be at the Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League all week. He will provide his thoughts on the day's action in this running post throughout the day. Three Up, Three Down UP — Tyshawn Taylor, Nets: Even in a loss, Taylor clearly looked like the best player on the floor. He […]
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After the Rockets struck out on their pursuit of Dwight Howard in March 2012 and the following summer, they seemed to have moved on. Howard was not coming to Clutch City and had no interest in doing so. So the Rockets signed Omer Asik to a three-year, $25.1 million contract. He was to be the […]
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The pursuit of Monta Ellis is beginning to heat up as teams are looking to fill in with an elite scorer. The offensive-minded shooting guard turned down a reported 3-year, $36 million extension with Milwaukee looking for a better situation. It appears three teams have narrowed in on him as his best options. Marc Stein […]
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We have had a week now to digest the NBA Draft and a wild Thursday night that saw surprising picks and even more surprising trades. Summer League is kicking off and we will start to get a look at how these Draft picks begin to fit together. So who had the early returns from the […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 7/7/2013
Crossover Chronicles' Philip Rossman-Reich will be at the Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League all week. He will provide his thoughts on the day's action in this running post throughout the day. Three Up, Three Down UP — Dwight Buycks, Thunder: The 6-foot-3 undrafted point guard from Marquette put on the best individual performance of the […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich
With the Dwight Howard domino fallen, the decisions of the other major free agents are sure to come in swift. Friday, as the Warriors were trying to clear cap room for a potential blockbuster, the Warriors reached an agreement with free agent forward Andre Iguodala, perhaps cementing the Warriors' place in the Western Conference's elite. […]
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 Philip Rossman-Reich
The Charlotte Bobcats name has been synonymous with failure the past two years. They had the worst win percentage in league history during the lockout-shortened 66-game season in 2012 and were just a game better than the Magic for the worst record in the league in 2013. The cruel gods of the Lottery cursed them […]
0 comments by Jeff Garcia
Aside from the free agency news running rampant once the 2012-13 NBA season came to a close, lost in the shuffle is the huge 2013 Eurobasket tournament in Slovenia this September. Countries such as Spain, Greece, Great Britain and others will be looking for a shot a qualifying for the next Olympic Games but if […]
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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 […]
