Damn no Nash — Ed Davis (@eddavis32) July 5, 2012 Tweet of the Night goes to Ed Davis, who wasn’t too thrilled with the idea of Steve Nash going to the Los Angeles Lakers, given the belief that Nash could have ended up with the Toronto Raptors. It had been widely assumed that Nash’s choices had narrowed down to the New York Knicks and the Raptors, before the Lakers shockingly swooped in and grabbed the coveted point guard by a sign-and-trade deal
Steve Nash is going to be Kobe Bryant’s new running mate in Los Angeles, and maybe that’ll be enough to increase the size of Dwight Howard’s one-team wish list. The Nash sweepstakes reached a stunning conclusion today when the Lakers and Suns agreed to a sign-and trade deal, with Los Angeles sending a pair of first-round picks and a pair of second-round picks to the Suns. That trumped the offer coming from the New York Knicks, who were willing to surrender a
With Deron Williams staying with the Nets, the next big free agent point guard moving closer to a decision is Steve Nash. Nash is currently holding an offer from the Raptors, and the Knicks are trying to work out a sign-and-trade that would move some combination of Iman Shumpert, Josh Harrellson, Toney Douglas, Jerome Jordan and Dan Gadzuric (non-guaranteed contract) to Phoenix. There is other stuff going on, too: Aside from the Nets’ complications in getting a deal done for Dwight Howard,
// Lamar Odom is the latest to withdraw from Team USA, leaving only 15 players on the roster heading into the first day of training camp Thursday. “Lamar has told us that he is unable to play for the United States this summer,” Team USA managing director Jerry Colangelo said. “While it is unfortunate to have lost the players we have, Coach Krzyzewski and I remain extremely confident with the group of players we’ll have at our training camp in Las
// The Orlando Magic are looking for a bundle of first-round draft picks in any package they receive exchange for Dwight Howard, and the Brooklyn Nets are willing to surrender three. They also want a couple good young players, and the Nets are willing to give them three — Brook Lopez, MarShon Brooks and Kris Humphries. Problem is, the Magic already have Glen Davis and Ryan Anderson at the power forward position, which makes Humphries a bad fit. And therein lies one
CONGRATS to my bro @DeronWilliams on his extension and to my bro @ReggieEvans30 both in BK!!! Gonna miss ya big dawg #Iaintlyin — Chris Paul (@CP3) July 4, 2012 Tweet of the Night goes to Chris Paul, who congratulated a friend in Deron Williams along with soon-to-be former teammate Reggie Evans, who received plenty of exposure as an impact player during the playoffs, for their agreed plan to sign with the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. The gamble of trading for Williams has
Made a very tough decision today…. lockerz.com/s/222071318 — Deron Williams (@DeronWilliams) July 3, 2012 Deron Williams has made up his mind, and he is going into Brooklyn with the Nets., agreeing to a five-year max contract worth nearly $100 million.
