Draft day has arrived and with it comes a flurry of trades and rumors. Four trades have been made so far and executives around the league believe that many more will follow. Houston is aggressively acquiring assets and appears to be all in for Dwight Howard. Pau Gasol, Rudy Gay and Tyreke Evans all have been mentioned in possible deals as well. There is a growing sense around the NBA that Charlotte, Sacramento, Golden State and Houston all are willing to
NEW YORK — It is 1:28 PM on Wednesday afternoon and a throng of reporters are gathered around an empty table. A purple microphone sits at the head of the table, awaiting the arrival of a 6-11 rebounding and shot-blocking machine that simply doesn’t come around very often. The NBA draft will take place later today in Newark, NJ. Contrary to popular belief, there are a lot of really good players who will likely help downtrodden franchises on their way back
Larry Bird stepped down as president of the Indiana Pacers today, announcing his decision at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, where there was no shortage of smiles and laughter and jokes and platitudes. Boy, folks have a short memory nowadays. Or too long of one. Yes, the Pacers and Bird enjoyed a renaissance this season. The team reached the Eastern Conference semifinals and Bird was named Executive of the Year. It’s interesting how one solid season from an NBA legend obscured a track record
The Houston Rockets have dominated the off-season thus far with two trades in two days, as they continue to gain assets in hopes to make some blockbuster deals. Find out who they traded and what they plan to do, who the Warriors want and don’t want, Pau Gasol rumors, update on Knicks players plus much more in today’s news: After trading away Chase Budinger yesterday, the Rockets made another trade today, from Adrian Wojnarowski: “The Houston Rockets have traded center Samuel Dalembert
It has been nothing but a big party for the members of the Miami Heat since winning the NBA Championship over the Thunder last week. The trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, in particular, have been very active in joining a variety of talk shows over the past week. The trio had an interview with Oprah Winfrey on Monday, made an appearance on “The View” today, and as you will see in the videos below, made individual
Mike Dunlap will be asked to cook the dinner in Charlotte. But he won’t be allowed to shop for the groceries. At least not at the NBA draft. Dunlap, the former St. John’s assistant hired as the new coach of the Charlotte Bobcats, told SheridanHoops he won’t have much input on the team’s No. 2 pick in Thursday’s draft – if it uses the pick at all. “I’m secondary,” Dunlap said in a lengthy telephone interview. “These guys (owner Michael Jordan, president of
