Steve Nash is going to be Kobe Bryant’s new running mate in Los Angeles, and maybe that’ll be enough to increase the size of Dwight Howard’s one-team wish list. The Nash sweepstakes reached a stunning conclusion today when the Lakers and Suns agreed to a sign-and trade deal, with Los Angeles sending a pair of first-round picks and a pair of second-round picks to the Suns. That trumped the offer coming from the New York Knicks, who were willing to surrender a
With Deron Williams staying with the Nets, the next big free agent point guard moving closer to a decision is Steve Nash. Nash is currently holding an offer from the Raptors, and the Knicks are trying to work out a sign-and-trade that would move some combination of Iman Shumpert, Josh Harrellson, Toney Douglas, Jerome Jordan and Dan Gadzuric (non-guaranteed contract) to Phoenix. There is other stuff going on, too: Aside from the Nets’ complications in getting a deal done for Dwight Howard,
// The Orlando Magic are looking for a bundle of first-round draft picks in any package they receive exchange for Dwight Howard, and the Brooklyn Nets are willing to surrender three. They also want a couple good young players, and the Nets are willing to give them three — Brook Lopez, MarShon Brooks and Kris Humphries. Problem is, the Magic already have Glen Davis and Ryan Anderson at the power forward position, which makes Humphries a bad fit. And therein lies one
We always get breaking news of players’ decisions from reliable and reputable reporters. Today, someone broke huge news to the basketball world, but it wasn’t a reporter. Find out who it was, and what happened with the Dwight Howard saga in today’s news: Deron Williams will reportedly stay with the Brooklyn Nets, according to Deron Williams:
csprtContainer(); Dwight Howard says he’s only interested in a trade to the Brooklyn Nets. CineSport’s Noah Coslov & SheridanHoops.com’s Chris Sheridan discuss this & the latest on Steve Nash & Deron Williams.
NEW YORK — It pays to be a center, whether you are an All-Star or a promising young Turk. Also, there is a lot of interest in a 38-year-old two-time MVP. And, the main domino has not yet fallen, although Monday will be a key day in the life of Deron Williams, the Brooklyn Nets and the Dallas Mavericks. One more thing: For the first time ever, restricted free agents rather than unrestricted free agents ruled the day on Day One of the
And we’re off! Free agency officially began at 12:01 EDT this morning, and while teams can’t officially sign players until the 11th, it’s still an incredibly exciting time to be a basketball fan. Here is a roundup of the latest news from around the NBA. Dwight Howard is, as he has been for the last several months, a hot topic on the trade market. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports that the Lakers, Nets, and Rockets are interested in Orlando’s All-Star
The NBA is recovering from its collective draft hangover just in time to start the madness of free agency. We have big news coming out of Boston, plus all the latest NBA buzz as we gear up for the start of free agency at midnight ET. Kevin Garnett is remaining a Celtic, writes Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports. “[Garnett’s] loyalty to coach Doc Rivers made him likely to return to Boston once he decided to keep playing. One NBA executive
