Fans of the Thunder, Rockets and the NBA were stunned with Saturday night’s news that James Harden was traded to Houston for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb and draft picks. Among those stunned was Harden. “It happened pretty fast,” Harden said. “I was at dinner and (Oklahoma City general manager) Sam Presti called me and said I was traded to the Rockets and I was kind of in shock.” It extended to Kevin Durant, who took to Twitter with a simple, “Wow.” During Monday’s news
Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger is out indefinitely with continued soreness in his left knee, a huge setback for last season’s Eastern Conference semifinalists. A release from the Pacers gave no timetable for Granger’s return and said he will seek a second opinion, after which un update will be provided. Granger experienced soreness in the knee last season but played through the conference semifinals, where the Pacers held a lead over the Miami Heat but ultimately lost in six games. In the offseason,
Sheridan Hoops staff predictions, continued. In this final installment, we make our predictions for NBA champion. At the bottom of the page, you can click over to our choices for Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man, Most Improved Player and Executive of the Year. We also made picks for the East champ and West champ. Your comments are welcome in the comments section. NBA CHAMPION LOS ANGELES LAKERS Chris Sheridan, Editor-in-Chief OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Mark Heisler,
Sheridan Hoops staff predictions, continued. In this installment, we make our predictions for Western Conference champion. At the bottom of the page, you can click over to our choices for Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man, Most Improved Player and Executive of the Year. We also made picks for the East champ and NBA champion. Your comments are welcome in the comments section. WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPION LOS ANGELES LAKERS Chris Sheridan, Editor-in-Chief OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Mark
Sheridan Hoops staff predictions, continued. In this installment, we make our predictions for Eastern Conference champion. At the bottom of the page, you can click over to our choices for Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man, Most Improved Player and Executive of the Year. We also made picks for the West champ and NBA champion. Your comments are welcome in the comments section. EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS Chris Sheridan, Editor-in-Chief MIAMI HEAT Mark Heisler, Senior
Let the fantasy games begin! Finally, it’s the NBA season. That means all our leagues are keeping score too. If you’re in a Roto league, relax. It’s not a race. Start your best players and sit anyone with a question mark. In Head-to-Head leagues, play everyone. On Page 2 today, I look at H2H streamers. Page 3 is my FanDuel lineup for tonight — yes, there are one-day leagues, even with only three games on the schedule. The $1,000 Tournament for Sheridan
It has been a couple of days now since the Thunder traded away a big part of their future in James Harden, but that hardly stopped anyone from still buzzing about it all. Who won the trade? Did the Thunder give up on their chance to contend after making it to the Finals last season over money? What does it mean for the Rockets, who suddenly look a whole lot more interesting? Our columnist Chris Bernucca was far from thrilled with the
