After four trying seasons with the Sacramento Kings, Tyreke Evans – once touted as the franchise player of the team – was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday in a three-team deal that also sent Greivis Vasquez to the Kings, while Robin Lopez went to the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite having a historically-good rookie season – at least by the numbers – Evans was never able to improve in the subsequent years. In fact, he mostly regressed season after
When the three-team trade that sent Eric Bledsoe to the Phoenix Suns occurred on Tuesday, it gave the backup point guard a chance to become his own man on a new team rather than a distant shadow behind the greatness of Chris Paul. While his game is still enigmatic – there’s no telling of what he is fully capable of in a larger role – he possesses a motor and athleticism that only a handful of point guards in the league
Doc Rivers’ exodus to the Western Conference, where he joined the Los Angeles Clippers, left a giant chasm needing to be filled on the Boston bench. No more. The Boston Celtics have announced the hiring of their new head coach. [Read more…]
The Los Angeles Clippers retooled their lineup with strong perimeter threats on Tuesday when they acquired the services of Jared Dudley and J.J. Redick in a three-team deal involving the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks. Be sure to click here for Chris Bernucca’s report on the details of the trade. Clearly, the Clippers came out as the strongest team out of the deal. With Chris Paul signed up for five seasons, promising guard Eric Bledsoe became expendable for the Clippers. They
After weeks of speculation, it seems that Eric Bledsoe has finally found a team to call home, the Phoenix Suns. [Details: Eric Bledsoe to Suns in three-team deal] For the Los Angeles clippers, they gain depth in perimeter shooting by gaining Milwaukee Bucks free agent guard JJ Redick and Phoenix small forward Jared Dudley. For Dudley, he gets to go home to California. LA LA!!! Big City of Dreams!!!! — Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) July 2, 2013 First off have to thank the Suns org.. ESP Alvin.
Put Tyreke Evans among the list of guards out of the 2009 Draft to be looking at a four-year, $40-plus million offer. Although it came a season after his peers like Jrue Holiday, Stephen Curry and Ty Lawson, Evans was offered a very lucrative deal late on Monday (to the surprise of many) to join the New Orleans Pelicans. The question is this: is he worth or deserving of such a deal? Evans showed much promise as a rookie, when he joined LeBron James
With the first day of July bringing forth the beginning of free agency, Twitter has be abuzz with nonstop updates. It has been overwhelming trying to keep up with everything. Just when it feels impossible to narrow down the best (or worst) tweet of the day, a common thread appears. Houston based rapper Slim Thug has been going hard at free agent center Dwight Howard all day. [Read more…]
We are a mere two hours from NBA free agency being official, and this summers biggest haul, obviously, is Dwight Howard. According to SheridanHoops’ Moke Hamilton in his must-read Top 50 Free Agents piece, Howard comes in at No. 1. [Read more…]