It’s July 23, and a vast majority of the free agents have found homes, meaning that the player movement portion of the offseason has nearly come to a close. So most fans would love to see where their team stacks up, right? Right. [Read more…]
Before we get to today’s news, a hearty congratulations to our senior columnist, Moke Hamilton, on joining the staff at HoopsWorld. Moke has treated me as his mentor, and I am happy to see him graduate to become a part of the USA Today Sports group. He is a terrific writer, a fast learner, MENSA material (even though he had never heard of MENSA when he joined SheridanHoops), and a wonderful storyteller who covered Game 5 of the 2012 NBA Finals and
Tuesday marked the deadline for teams to make use of the amnesty provision and release a player without their salary cap being affected. As explained by our own Chris Bernucca, the Miami Heat have opted to use the provision to release veteran small forward Mike Miller. The move was not without notice. Heat All-Star shooting guard Dwyane Wade shared his sentiments on Twitter. [Read more…]
Boston Celtics rookie big man from Gonzaga, Kelly Olynyk, may not have been turning heads in the Orlando Summer League with amazing athleticism, but he left his mark and certainly made an impression with his offensive skill. Not including Friday’s game, Olynyk had proven himself to be an effective scorer, averaging 19.5 points on 57-percent shooting to go along with eight rebounds and just over two steals in 26.5 minutes per contest. That comes from a sample size of four Summer
After billboard signs, a team meeting and a Time Warner Cable presentation, the Los Angeles Lakers lost the Dwight Howard sweepstakes. Howard chose to take his talents to H-Town, joining forces with James Harden the the Rockets. [Tweet of the Night: Dwight Howard makes official announcement of his decision to play for Houston] The Lakers—as a team—are moving on without the All-Star center. However, it appears that the Lakers’ PR and marketing staffs are not on the same page with basketball operations. Golden
Dwyane Wade is in China, fulfilling his obligations to Li Ning and hanging with his steady, Gabrielle Union, who is a flatulista according to the hashtags. Good luck trying to get your hands on a pair of Wade’s kicks, though. The company has not set up a U.S. distribution system, and if you try to order online, you can’t. You have about as good of a chance of getting your hands on the latest Way of Wade kicks as you do of
The 2012-13 NBA Finals were a sight to behold. Long. Epic. Utterly unpredictable from game to game, quarter to quarter. The door was seemingly slammed shut by San Antonio… yet somehow reopened and slammed shut by Miami. Here are five everlasting memories of the phenomenal basketball from one of the most inspirationally played championship series ever: 5. Game 6 and Game 7 won’t be forgotten / Spurs veteran trio not enough / Heat too hungry to contain: Game 6 won’t soon be forgotten. Neither will Game 7. Tim
Now that Miami Heat have won their second consecutive championship to conclude the 2012-’13 NBA season, Dwyane Wade can finally sit back, relax and enjoy some time with his loved ones. He has also spent some time figuring out how Instagram’s new video capabilities work… When u get caught lying… http://t.co/XPsl7SgbLb — THREE (@DwyaneWade) June 24, 2013 One thing Wade does not have to worry about any more is his troublesome knee that slowed him down for the majority of the postseason. Wade averaged