DraftStreet gave away $100,000 in one contest and 8,991 entries were there to get a share. The contest didn’t quite fill up and there was a bit of overlay to be had, but overall the Christmas Day 100K was a success. On the hardwood, the Knicks and Nets were embarrassed at home, while the Lakers hung in with the Heat to the final minutes. The Rockets seem to match up well with the Spurs as they pulled away in the
It was kind of hard to figure out what the Milwaukee Bucks were doing this offseason. Allowing their entire backcourt rotation of Monta Ellis, Brandon Jennings and J.J. Redick to leave via free agency seemed to indicate a rebuilding project was about to begin. Jennings and Redick brought youngsters and draft picks in sign-and-trades, reinforcing that premise. Then GM John Hammond used his newfound cap space on middle-tier free agents O.J. Mayo, Zaza Pachulia and Carlos Delfino before dropping a big contract
Merry Day After Christmas! The 2013-14 NBA regular season continued on December 25 with a crop of Christmas Day games. There were superstars, championship contenders and a number of clashes between favorites to win their respective conferences. Here’s everything that you need to know about yesterday’s action. [Read more…]
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Not to mislead, there is not a tree competition among NBA players. However, in light of the Christmas season—today being Christmas Eve—a few players, namely Boston Celtics rookie Kelly Olynyk, New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love, took to Instagram and Twitter to post pictures of their families trees to help spread Holiday cheer. [Read more…]
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the league, not a player was balling, not even Jeff Teague. The Most Improved Rankings were crafted with flair, in the hopes that somebody might actually care. Danny Ainge was nestled all snug in his bed, while visions of Asik danced in his head. J-Kidd in his kerchief, Lopez in his cast, the Nets have settled down for their long winter’s nap. When from the Wells Fargo Center there rose such a clatter, I sprang from
This season, the NBA has witnessed a proverbial change of the guard. The Eastern Conference is in shambles, the West has seen new powers rise to the occasion, and weekly power rankings are becoming increasingly more difficult to assemble. While everyone may love an underdog, the value of statistics shouldn’t be lost when exploring sustainability. Some may defy the odds and continue winning, but three teams have emerged as the primary cases when it comes to shockingly strong starts that are
The worst night of Paul Pierce’s career had a hangover. It wasn’t enough that the future Hall of Famer was held scoreless Monday for the first time since 1999, when he was a rookie. It also wasn’t enough that the Brooklyn Nets forward’s scoreless night ended with an ejection for a flagrant-2 foul on Pacers guard George Hill. On Tuesday, NBA president of basketball operations Rod Thorn – apparently not in any sort of holiday spirit – fined Pierce $15,000 for his clothesline