… his teammate, Semih Erden (who also plies his trade for the Cleveland Cavaliers) broke his thumb and will be out at least two months.
Chris Paul and Jim Dolan, buddy-buddy?
NEW YORK — There is word out there this morning that federal mediator George Cohen might be asked to re-join the NBA collective bargaining talks to guide these blind men to the finish line. So while we await word on that, let’s all chew on this. From Marc Berman of the New York Post: “(Jim) Dolan, part of the owners’ negotiating committee, is content about one of the agreed-upon aspects of a new collective bargaining agreement: the size of the salary cap will
Gibson Column: Euroleague ready to begin
By Nick Gibson of EuroleagueAdventures.com BARCELONA — With the NBA set to resume labor talks on Tuesday, only one thing’s for sure: there will be a Euroleague box score from Monday night for the sides to check out, if they so choose, in their respective caucus rooms. It will include the names Ty Lawson, Andrei Kirilenko, Sonny Weems, Nenad Krstic and DeJuan Collins. The Euroleague opens Monday night with CSKA Moscow playing Zalgiris Kaunas, and Wednesday there are four more contests before six on Thursday. On Friday, a little dessert: Bilbao vs. Olympiacos. Mmm…my
Bernucca column: Top 20 free agents
By Chris Bernucca We all remember last year’s free agency extravapalooza – LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh heating up South Beach, Amar’e Stoudemire making the Knicks relevant, Dirk Nowitzki and Paul Pierce making career commitments to their teams and Joe Johnson landing the biggest contract of them all. Next year could be a quality sequel, with a star-studded cast that includes Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Ray Allen, Jason Terry, possibly Jameer Nelson and Gerald Wallace, and oldies but goodies Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Steve
Overseas updates: Deron Williams, Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bogut, Tony Parker
Spanning the globe to bring you the latest on NBA players who are, who may or who may not be playing overseas this season (the drop dead date of Monday seems such a long way away, eh?) From Jake Appleman of The New York Times in Mons, Belgium: “Deron Williams, the Nets’ point guard, was here Tuesday night with his teammates on Besiktas Milangaz, a professional team from Istanbul playing a game in the Eurocup, a second-tier intercontinental competition. Perhaps Williams wished he had
Gibson column: Euroleague Preview
By Nick Gibson of EuroleagueAdventures.com Kevin Durant doesn’t seem too keen on spending his lockout overseas. Dwight Howard says he has a soft spot for China, but that’s what Dwight Howard does: says things. And though self-proclaimed Europhile Kobe Bryant has entertained overtures from Italian and Turkish squads (Chinese, too), not even the Black Mamba has inked a deal that would keep him busy while the NBA plays its games in conference rooms instead of on basketball courts. So no, we haven’t seen
Who will play for Team USA in 2012?
By Chris Sheridan And the first pertinent sub-question on that topic: Who will the big guys be? As in big and tall. Dwight Howard is the first name on that list, because like most of the 2008 Redeem Team, he has earned the right to defend the gold medal he won in Beijing. Ditto Chris Bosh. The same goes for Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant, and maybe to a slightly lesser degree to Chris Paul and Deron Williams. You can also set aside
Deron Williams makes surprise debut for Besiktas
Deron Williams, perhaps inspired by the warm welcome he received upon his arrival in Turkey, made a snap decision to play for Besiktas rather than watch their first game. He had 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists in just 18 minutes of a 93-91 victory over Montepaschi Siena at the annual Bormio Tournament in Italy. Williams’ teammate on the New Jersey Nets, Sasha Vujacic, is also on the court already for Efes Anadolu and scored 30 and 18 points in his first two games. Read all about
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