Russell Westbrook is a max man. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard agreed to a five-year contract extension today, and a source tells SheridanHoops.com that Westbrook received the largest deal available to him: A 5-year, max contract that will be worth approximately $79 million. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, each team is allowed to designate one player to receive a five-year deal (players who signed under the old CBA, such as Kevin Durant, do not count). The max money will give Westbrook
Thunder stunned by Wizards in nation’s capital
Wait a minute, wasn’t Friday the 13th last week? Bad fortune befell many of the NBA’s best teams last night, with the Thunder, Magic, Sixers and Pacers all losing. None of the losses was as shocking as Oklahoma City’s, coming in the nation’s capital against a Wizards team that had won only once all season. Especially since Kevin Durant usually plays his best there, with a career average of 31.1 points in his hometown, and especially since he broke a 10-game drought
More on Dwight Howard and the Clippers
Dwight Howard said “No” last night when he was asked if he now has interest in playing for the Los Angeles Clippers. The key word in that question is “now.” Because right now, he wants to play for the New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks or Los Angeles Lakers — and the Lakers are a distant third on that list. The Clippers would be something to consider if circumstances over the next several months make those first three destinations unattainable, and as I
Where will Steve Nash play next season?
Steve Nash is on an expiring contract with a bad team. One day, he will join the ring of honor in Phoenix. But he also still has a couple good years left in him, and it would not surprise me in the least if he joined the New York Knicks next season, signing for the mid-level exception. Nash loves New York, lives there in the offseason and even plays in a recreational soccer league in Central Park. I discussed that possibility today with Brad Cesmat
Kobe Bryant is leading the MVP race
Kobe Bryant failed to drop another 40 last night in an appallingly low-scoring victory over the Dallas Mavericks, which means one of Wilt Chamberlain’s other records (his mark for most free throws in a game fell last week when Dwight Howard shot 39) should remain intact for the foreseeable future. The record for most consecutive 40-point games is 14 by Chamberlain in 1961. He did it 63 times in the ’61-62 season. So although Kobe is not chasing Wilt, everyone else in
Thunder’s 7th consecutive win is Boston’s 5th straight loss
One of these days, Kevin Durant will score 30 points again. It hasn’t happened in a while, but Durant doesn’t mind. One of these days, the Boston Celtics will win again. That also hasn’t happened in a while, but it will. Durant scored 28 points, his 10th consecutive sub-30 game, as the Oklahoma City Thunder handed the Boston Celtics their 5th straight loss – the longest losing streak since Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett have been teammates. Russell Westbrook scored 26
Exclusive: Clippers now on Dwight Howard’s wish list – UPDATED
NEW YORK — Dwight Howard now has a fourth team on his wish list: The Los Angeles Clippers. SheridanHoops.com learned exclusively Monday that Howard recently expanded his list of preferred future destinations, adding the Clippers to a list that already included the Nets, the Mavericks and the Lakers. “He’s been watching them a lot. He’s intrigued by the Clippers,” said the source, who is privy to the trade talks that have taken place between all of the aforementioned teams. That source also said
Utah wins at Denver, joins two-thirds club
Prior to last night, nine of the 30 NBA teams had won at least two-thirds of their games. Now, there are 10. Welcome to the club, Paul Millsap and the Utah Jazz. When you think of players who can reel off 14 consecutive fourth-quarter points for their team in the hick of a tight contest, certain names come to mind: Kobe, D-Wade, LeBron, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, Dirk Nowitzki. It is what they do and what they’ve done, which is why all of them
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