In NBA news from Los Angeles, Donald T. Sterling isn’t “mentally incapacitated,” or at least won’t be certified as such in Probate Court, where his wife is now trying to pry his cold, if not dead fingers off the Clippers franchise. Both sides have agreed to make the Sterling Trust agreement between Donald and Shelly the issue, rather than Donald’s actual state of mind. In other words, it doesn’t matter if he’s wacky. If the judge agrees that the trust agreement stipulated
It is crystal ball time as NBA free agency is opening, and anybody who tries to predict the future does so at considerable risk given the way things change by the hour in the NBA these days. Just ask Larry Drew. Free agency begins at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, and the biggest fish that could be caught is Carmelo Anthony. Apologies to LeBron James, but pretty much everyone is convinced he is staying in Miami. One team that has been under the radar
LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2015-16 Offseason Additions: G Lou Williams, F Brandon Bass, C Roy Hibbert, G Marcelo Huertas, F Metta World Peace 2015 Draft Picks: G D’Angelo Russell, F Larry Nance Jr., G-F Anthony Brown Draft Picks Coming: None Draft Picks Going: 2016 first round (to Philadelphia, protected 1-3); 2018 first round (to Orlando, 1-5); 2019 second round (to Cleveland) Cap Exceptions: Room ($2,810,000) Trade Exceptions: None Over/Under: Over the cap Amnesty Provision: Used on Metta World Peace (2013) PLAYER 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Kobe Bryant $25,000,000 Roy Hibbert $15,590,000 Lou Williams $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 Nick Young $5,220,000 $5,440,000 $5,670,000 D’Angelo Russell $5,100,000 $5,330,000 $5,560,000 $7,020,000 $9,160,000 Julius Randle $3,130,000 $3,270,000 $4,150,000 $5,560,000 Brandon Bass $3,000,000 $3,140,000 Ryan Kelly $1,720,000 $2,160,000 Metta World Peace $1,500,000 Larry Nance Jr. $1,160,000 $1,210,000 $1,260,000 $2,270,000 $3,370,000 Robert Sacre $980,000 Jordan Clarkson $850,000 $3,200,000 Tarik Black $850,000 $1,180,000 Anthony
12:12 a.m. Eastern -Billy King could not talk about the 59th and 60th picks on record but those deals should be finalized by the end of the night. Xavier Thames and Cory Jefferson, who were selected by other teams, will be Nets. 11:53 p.m. Eastern -Thanasis Antetokounmpo, the newest Knicks player. He hopes to bring energy and effort to the team, he told reporters. 11:44 p.m. Eastern -The Knicks just took Thanasis Antetokounpo, the older brother of Milwaukee’s Giannis. He played for Delaware in the
With the NBA Free Agency period starting on July 1st, there was one pending decision that was sure to garner immediate attention. Earlier today it was announced that LeBron James was exercising his early termination clause, thus making him a free agent this off-season. The move by James should be seen as nothing more than a formality at this point. The decision to opt out gives him the option to decide what steps he would like to take in the next phase of
The ‘stuff’ hit the proverbial fan Tuesday just before lunch, as ESPN broke the that four-time NBA MVP LeBron James’ agent Rich Paul had informed the Miami Heat that he has elected to opt out of his contract and become a free agent. [Read more…]
Long thought to be the top prospect heading into the 2014 NBA Draft, Kansas Jayhawks center Joel Embiid is now enduring a minor setback. As of Friday, he will be out of commission much less incapable of traveling to the draft a week from today. Embiid is having surgery to correct a stress fracture in his right foot. His agent, Arn Tellem, spoke to the press regarding the matter. Joel Embiid suffered a stress fracture to the navicular bone in his right
The San Antonio Spurs and the organization’s two stalwarts, Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich, are coming off a fifth championship and are poised for another title run next season – provided Duncan doesn’t retire. With five championships in a 15-year period, the Spurs have made a claim to be considered a dynasty. However, some people – most notably Phil Jackson – would disagree because the Spurs haven’t won consecutive titles. Jackson won three consecutive championships on three separate occasions (1991-93, 96-98, 2000-2002).