When the three-team trade that sent Eric Bledsoe to the Phoenix Suns occurred on Tuesday, it gave the backup point guard a chance to become his own man on a new team rather than a distant shadow behind the greatness of Chris Paul. While his game is still enigmatic – there’s no telling of what he is fully capable of in a larger role – he possesses a motor and athleticism that only a handful of point guards in the league
What do you do when you have a life-altering decision to make? Some decide to air that decision live on ESPN (and get destroyed for it for years to come). Others decide to get away from things for a while to clear their minds. Dwight Howard has chosen to go with the latter and disappear for a little while to help him come up with the decision that will alter the look of many teams come next season. Details of what took
Doc Rivers’ exodus to the Western Conference, where he joined the Los Angeles Clippers, left a giant chasm needing to be filled on the Boston bench. No more. The Boston Celtics have announced the hiring of their new head coach. [Read more…]
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There is, of course, the old adage that titles are not won in July (the Heat in 2010 being the clear exception) but several moves were made on Tuesday that could quietly alter the regular season standings out west next season. We’ve also seen shooters get large contracts this week like, it seems, never before. Those are the main two storylines from the July 2, but there’s a whole lot to get to before we all take a nice break for the
Dwight Howard has retreated to a mountain somewhere to ponder his future. And that gives us a little time to sit back and appreciate the recent past — and how the NBA landscape might look a lot different (Chris Bosh trade rumors, anyone?) if not for Ray Allen. There have been many plays in sports that have not only changed the momentum of a game, but of history itself. These plays change the outcome of a season or sometimes a career,
Like LeBron in 2010, Dwight Howard is 2013’s Biggest Prize July 2 was a pretty busy day in NBA free agency. July 5 will be an even busier day — if that is when Dwight Hoard makes his “Dwecision.” Amongst other things, the Oklahoma City Thunder have now pretty much lost James Harden for nothing after Kevin Martin agreed to sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves for four years and $28 million. In order to clear the space, the
The Los Angeles Clippers retooled their lineup with strong perimeter threats on Tuesday when they acquired the services of Jared Dudley and J.J. Redick in a three-team deal involving the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks. Be sure to click here for Chris Bernucca’s report on the details of the trade. Clearly, the Clippers came out as the strongest team out of the deal. With Chris Paul signed up for five seasons, promising guard Eric Bledsoe became expendable for the Clippers. They