It’s been 175 days since New York and Dallas completed a six-player trade that sent Tyson Chandler to the Mavericks and Jose Calderon, Samuel Dalembert and Shane Larkin to the Knicks. Late in the afternoon on June 25, both teams looked like they upgraded in different ways in Phil Jackson’s first major deal as Knicks president. Dallas needed rim protection and added a familiar face in Chandler, a starter on their 2011 title team. New York needed a competent point guard in
It was a triumph of Grizzlies basketball. Marc Gasol $8700 was brilliant and they held the Warriors — who had won 16 in a row — to 41% shooting. Mike Conley $7900 and Zach Randolph $7400 did what they do, but it was the bench, led by Vince Carter $3000 with 16 points, that helped seal the deal with a tremendous second quarter. [Read more…]
Who is the most underrated point guard in the league? When this topic comes up, the first name that usually comes to most people’s mind is Mike Conley. That seems pretty fair, given what he does for the Memphis Grizzlies – the team with the second best record in the league (we’ll forgive him for getting away with this one) – and how little he is discussed in the media. Conley is one of those players who is solid all around.
Congrats to @easymoneysniper on reaching the 15,000 career points plateau tonight! A photo posted by NBA (@nba) on Dec 12, 2014 at 7:49pm PST The 2014-15 NBA regular season continued on Tuesday, December 16 with a number of the league’s elite in action. One of the game’s current greats reached a marvelous milestone and the two teams with the best records in the association clashed. Here’s how it all transpired. [Read more…]
Portland Trail Blazers center Robin Lopez broke his hand in a victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. It is the first time he’ll sit out of an NBA game in nearly three seasons. He is, however, taking the injury in stride. He took to Twitter Tuesday to express his gratitude for all of the well-wishes and prayers and unveiled his plan for recovery. [Read more…]
The Chicago Bulls were enjoying their time off on Tuesday night after a loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. The team took part in some group therapy bowling to help ease the pain. Rookies Doug McDermott and Nikola Mirotic spent some time snapping photos in their snazzy Bulls bowling shirts. Benny the Bull, the Bulls mascot, also spent some time at the bowling alley with the team. I’m pretty sure things got weird. [Read more…]
Indiana owner Herb Simon would approve of the team re-acquiring former Pacers guard Lance Stephenson in a trade, The Indianapolis Star reports. [Read more…]
“A good compromise is one where both sides are unhappy.” If you believe that quote, then you must be a fan of the current NBA early entry policy, one of the best compromises in sports history. The policy, informally known as “One and Done,” was reached as a “split the baby” compromise between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association in 2005. As the flow of high school players entering the NBA grew, the league pushed hard for an age limit