The stage is all set for an Anthony Davis takeover. However, a lot of dominos must first fall, both for him and the New Orleans Pelicans, before he can rise to the top echelon of NBA players, the neighborhood populated by the likes of LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Only 21 1/2 years old (at his tender age you still count the “halves”), Davis will be expected to lead a talented but inexperienced USA squad to the gold medal and a flawless record
Before you assume that it’s a slow news day, understand that most players don’t receive interest months in advance. It’s just as rare f0r more than 10 NBA organizations to pursue the same non-star. 31-year-old center Emeka Okafor is defying the odds by receiving a unique brand of interest. The 31-year-old is searching for a new home after spending 2013-14 with the Phoenix Suns—sort of. He missed every single game of 2013-14 due to injury and could miss significant time in 2014-15. For
We are just outside of the two month countdown for the start of the NBA season, but one player is already itching for opening night. That would be the games best player, LeBron James. [Read more…]
For a Saturday in late August, there’s a shocking amount of NBA news today. Most of it, though, fits into one of two camps: the Kevin Love trade is official, and Team USA cut their roster down to the final 12. We’ve all known about the Love trade for a month, of course, and Chris Sheridan’s got everything you need to read about Team USA heading into the World Cup. So let’s instead turn our attention to a subject that hasn’t gotten
After defeating Puerto Rico 112-86 in an exhibition match, USA Basketball finalized their roster heading into the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Team USA has played with 16 men on the roster for both of their exhibition games this week, as they evaluated which players would be making the trip to Spain with them. [Read more…]
With Team USA preparing to leave for Spain on Saturday, it’s decision time for Coach Krzyzewski and Jerry Colangelo on the final 12-man roster. Our Chris Sheridan predicted the following players to be cut from the roster: Gordon Hayward, Kyle Korver, Chandler Parsons and Damian Lillard. We already know that Hayward is the first to be unofficially cut from the team, according to Marc Stein of ESPN: [Read more…]
NEW YORK — Two pieces of news to report after Team USA’s final exhibition game on American soil: They are going to bring only 12 players on the plane tomorrow when they fly to Grand Canary Island, and while they are in the air they will discuss whether Derrick Rose should remain the starting point guard. Four players will be cut Saturday morning, and the educated guess here is that those four will be Gordon Hayward, Kyle Korver, Chandler Parsons and
The worst kept secret in the NBA in recent weeks has been the pending deal between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The two teams reached an agreement in principle to trade All-Star forward Kevin Love for Andrew Wiggins, who was drafted with the number one overall pick this year. [Read more…]