NBA free agency is officially in full swing. The biggest domino to fall in the first two days was also the leagues worst-kept secret, Chris Paul — No. 2 overall in Mighty Moke’s Free Agent Power Rankings — who re-signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers aren’t done, though, and they made more noise today with a trade that has helped reshape their roster in a much needed way: shooting. [Read more…]
After weeks of speculation, it seems that Eric Bledsoe has finally found a team to call home, the Phoenix Suns. [Details: Eric Bledsoe to Suns in three-team deal] For the Los Angeles clippers, they gain depth in perimeter shooting by gaining Milwaukee Bucks free agent guard JJ Redick and Phoenix small forward Jared Dudley. For Dudley, he gets to go home to California. LA LA!!! Big City of Dreams!!!! — Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) July 2, 2013 First off have to thank the Suns org.. ESP Alvin.
The Los Angeles Clippers entered this offseason needing more outside shooting and a reserve big who can score. One need down, one to go. In a three-team deal reported by Yahoo! Sports, the Clippers landed guards J.J. Redick from the Milwaukee Bucks and Jared Dudley from the Phoenix Suns. The Clippers sent young point guard Eric Bledsoe and veteran forward Caron Butler to the Suns and a second-round pick to the Bucks. The Suns also sent a second-round pick to the Bucks. Redick received
Hello and welcome to the Evening News. As free agency kicks off, we’ll keep you updated every night. What’s happening today? [Read more…]
Like LeBron in 2010, Dwight Howard is 2013’s Biggest Prize Welcome to the summer of “The Dwecision,” which is speeding along faster that LeBron’s “Decision.” Dwight Howard has alread met with the Rockets, Mavericks, Hawks and Warriors, and the Los Angeles Lakers get the last shot at him today. El Lay can construct a helluva team around him in 2014-15 if they amnesty Kobe Bryant. No, really. Howard has waited his entire NBA career to be in this position,
Put Tyreke Evans among the list of guards out of the 2009 Draft to be looking at a four-year, $40-plus million offer. Although it came a season after his peers like Jrue Holiday, Stephen Curry and Ty Lawson, Evans was offered a very lucrative deal late on Monday (to the surprise of many) to join the New Orleans Pelicans. The question is this: is he worth or deserving of such a deal? Evans showed much promise as a rookie, when he joined LeBron James
The 2013 summer of free agency has officially begun, and it has been a chaotic 24 hours, to say the least. Players all around the league have been on the phone or traveling to find their next destination. The biggest name – Dwight Howard – is still in the process of meeting various teams, while the other big name in Chris Paul has already made the decision to stick with the Los Angeles Clippers. Those are just two of many, many
With the first day of July bringing forth the beginning of free agency, Twitter has be abuzz with nonstop updates. It has been overwhelming trying to keep up with everything. Just when it feels impossible to narrow down the best (or worst) tweet of the day, a common thread appears. Houston based rapper Slim Thug has been going hard at free agent center Dwight Howard all day. [Read more…]