When the deadline for contract extensions came and went Thursday night, point guards Eric Bledsoe and Greivis Vasquez didn’t get paid. But don’t shed any tears for them. Because when the summer rolls around, they will get their money. And it might be GMs Ryan McDonough of Phoenix and Pete D’Alessandro of Sacramento who are crying. As reluctant as McDonough and D’Alessandro may have been to pony up for point guards with plenty to prove, they should have done so. Both GMs are
While the headlines on Friday evening were dominated by the first trade of the young NBA season — Washington and Phoenix completed a deal centered around Emeka Okafor, Marcin Gortat and a 2014 1st round draft pick — one team out West made yet another under-the-radar move that could alter the landscape of the Western Conference. [Read more…]
Right now, all the Lakers have is Pau Gasol. There is hope that Kobe Bryant will return early this season, but at age 37 and coming off a torn Achilles, the Black Mamba returning as his former self is no certainty. So as Gasol enters the final year of his contract with the Lakers, that precarious question has been asked: will Gasol take less money to help the Lakers improve next year? [Read more…]
The 2010 draft class is up for extensions this fall. John Wall, Larry Sanders, and now Paul George have signed. [Read more…]
The Heat are the best team in the NBA. I don’t think anyone would dispute that. [Read more…]
Royce White is often the subject of some harsh criticism when it comes to NBA fans speaking openly about the players. His career started with the Houston Rockets but was shipped to their D-League affiliate the Rio Grande Valley Vipers during the season. The 6-foot-8 forward is now on the Philadelphia 76ers roster after being traded in early July. White has a severe anxiety disorder which makes him scared to fly and he also suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. In turn, those illnesses affect
ESPN has started its annual rankings of every single player in the NBA, starting from No. 500 and all the way down to No. 1. While some will be grateful and humbled by their placement, others will be less than pleased with the results – no one wants to be listed or recognized as a non-influential player, and no one wants to be underrated. Royce White, who has mostly been in the headlines for non-basketball related issues over the past year,
