It’s no secret that Paul Millsap is one of the league’s most underrated big men. The topic has been discussed at length by bloggers for years and, yet, the lack of credit he continues to receive is borderline criminal. How underrated is Millsap exactly? In every season since 2010-2011, he’s ranked among the league’s best 30 in efficiency. Millsap’s 31.5 cumulative Estimated Wins Added for the Jazz since 2010 ranks him ahead of rival power forwards Chris Bosh, Kevin Garnett and David
Saturday, October 26 Trivia Question: Kobe Bryant attended high school in a suburb of which city? Lakers have begun contract extension talks with Bryant Posted at 11:40 AM ET Los Angeles Lakers executive vice president of basketball operations Jim Buss said Friday that the team has started talks with Kobe Bryant’s representative on a contract extension, reports Ramona Shelburne of ESPN Los Angeles. The five-time NBA champion should have a deal on the table before he can become a free agent July 1,
Everyone knows the NBA preseason doesn’t mean anything. And everyone is wrong. The preseason is supposed to be when coaches are evaluating their offensive and defensive schemes and players are familiarizing themselves with their teammates. Veterans sit out entire games. Journeymen on make-good deals fight, scratch and claw for minutes to show they deserve that final roster spot. Games are played in exotic faraway places like Taiwan and Rio de Janeiro and domestic outposts from Biloxi to Boise and Asheville to Jacksonville. Referees overuse
Kobe Bryant has never known any team other than the Los Angeles Lakers. He started his career in Los Angeles as a teenager, and only once did he flirt with the idea of switching jerseys during his 17-year career. The guard has said throughout the latter part of his career that he would remain a Laker for life, but you never know how things can turn out in the NBA. This is the final year of Bryant’s current contract, where he
While the headlines on Friday evening were dominated by the first trade of the young NBA season — Washington and Phoenix completed a deal centered around Emeka Okafor, Marcin Gortat and a 2014 1st round draft pick — one team out West made yet another under-the-radar move that could alter the landscape of the Western Conference. [Read more…]
In today’s NBA news other than the big Wizards-Suns trade, Raptors guard Kyle Lowry will be forced to wear a splint on his left ring finger for about 6 weeks, and Bulls backup point guard Kirk Hinrich has been cleared to return from his concussion. [Read more…]
Turns out Marcin Gortat is the Polish Prophet. After saying he expected to be traded by the Phoenix Suns, the “Polish Hammer” was indeed dealt Friday to the Washington Wizards in a multi-player deal that sent injured center Emeka Okafor to what should be the worst team in the Western Conference. Phoenix also gets a top-12 protected 2014 first-round pick and could have four first-round picks in a loaded draft. “We have solidified our frontcourt by adding a player who has established himself
The season has not yet begun and teams have started making moves. News broke Friday afternoon that the Phoenix Suns and the Washington Wizards have struck a deal. [Read more…]