CLEVELAND — LeBron James announced his change of agents with a hashtag announcement on Twitter — #THETAKEOVER. Which leads to two questions: _ Is this Step One Before “The Decision” Part II? _ Who exactly is Rich Paul, who becomes LeBron’s third NBA agent, replacing Leon Rose, who replaced Aaron Goodwin. Early this morning, word began to spread that the reigning MVP, Finals MVP and Olympic gold medalist would be joining Klutch Sports, a newly formed agency by his childhood friend, Paul. The face of
Archives for September 2012
Wade “can’t wait” for first meeting with Jay-Z’s Nets
Amid the cleavage and gadgets in the October issue of Maxim Magazine arriving in mailboxes this week is an interview with Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade. The interview coincides with Wade’s three-week book tour across eight cities. Last week, the tour stopped in Miami, where our Chris Perkins caught up with Wade. Today, he is in Los Angeles, signing copies of A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball. In the Maxim interview, Wade was asked about his name making it into a
Indiana Pacers Offseason Moves & Analysis
UNDER CONTRACT: F Danny Granger, C Roy Hibbert, F David West, G George Hill, F Tyler Hansbrough, G-F Paul George, F Gerald Green, C Ian Mahinmi, G D.J. Augustin, G Lance Stephenson, F Jeff Pendergraph, G Blake Ahearn, G Sundiata Gaines, G-F Sam Young DRAFT PICKS: F Miles Plumlee, G Orlando Johnson FREE AGENTS: G Leandro Barbosa MOVES: The Pacers had two of the more desirable restricted free agents and retained them both – at considerable cost and with decidedly different strategies. Indiana was
Houston Rockets Offseason Moves & Analysis
UNDER CONTRACT: G Kevin Martin, G Jeremy Lin, C Omer Asik, G Shaun Livingston, F Patrick Patterson, F Marcus Morris, G Toney Douglas, G Carlos Delfino, G Gary Forbes, F Jon Brockman, F Chandler Parsons, F JaJuan Johnson, G Scott Machado DRAFT PICKS: F-C Donatas Motiejunas (2011), G Jeremy Lamb, F Royce White, F Terrence Jones FREE AGENTS: G Earl Boykins, F Sean Williams MOVES: Virtually every move made this offseason by GM Daryl Morey was geared toward putting together a package of young players and
Fantasy Spin: September 13, 2012
Hi, I’m Bruce. It’s a great pleasure to be joining the team here. Kent talked about the “The Zeros” in Tuesday’s Spin. I want to expand on some of the things he said about rookies because it’s the risk that rookies (and other risky players) give you that is critical to winning. This doesn’t just apply to fantasy (the benefits of risk apply in basketball, and in the real world too) but it certainly does apply to fantasy. “Can’t Miss” Then Kent went
Tweet of the Night: LeBron James
#THETAKEOVER — LeBron James (@KingJames) September 13, 2012 In case you missed the news, LeBron James has fired agent Leon Rose and hired childhood friend Rich Paul as his new representative. Let’s see if #THETAKEOVER starts trending. As of 8:30 a.m. today, it was not even in the Top 10 in Miami trending topics.
LeBron James switches agents, leaves CAA
Photo from bossip.com LeBron James has a new agent — his childhood friend Rich Paul. And what does this mean to the average NBA fan? It could lead to “The Decision II” as early as the summer of 2014. James has an early termination option for 2014 in his current contract with the Miami Heat, plus a player option for the 2015-16 season. The commission on his current contract will continue to go to CAA, which played a huge
SH Blog: Kendrick Perkins said Harden and Thunder are “getting close” on a deal
Will James Harden stay with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the long run? Will he take less money to do so? These have been the questions surrounding the talented guard through much of the summer, and Sam Presti had some choice words regarding the situation, as you can see in our Tuesday blog. Then, Kendrick Perkins came out and spoke as if he had some sort of inside knowledge regarding the contract talks between the team and Harden. See what was
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