The Charlotte Bobcats are shopping Michael Kidd-Gilchrist around the league, confident they will be able to replace him with Otto Porter of Georgetown with the No. 4 pick in Thursday’s draft. The reason the Bobcats braintrust of Rich Cho and owner Michael Jordan believe Porter will be available is because, SheridanHoops has learned from league sources, the Washington Wizards are determined to draft Anthony Bennett of UNLV with the No. 3 pick. A second league source said the Bobcats have been working the phones,
Abrams: Eastern Conference Finals Betting Preview
LeBron James and the Miami Heat are now closing in on not their first, not their second, but their third consecutive NBA Finals appearance, where they will be looking for their second ring with “The Big Three.” But before we can punch Miami’s ticket to the Finals, the Heat still have four games left to win against an Indiana Pacers team they’ve lost 2 out of 3 against this season. [Read more…]
Abrams: Who Has What It Takes To Beat LeBron?
If I had to rank the top four players in the NBA at the current moment, my system for ranking those players would look a little something like this: 1. LeBron James 2A. Kevin Durant 2B. Chris Paul 2C. Carmelo Anthony If any other team than the Miami Heat or San Antonio Spurs win the NBA Finals at this point it will seem like a big surprise across the league. They are the two teams with the most experience not only in the playoffs, but
Abrams: NBA Futures Market Transitions Into April
With March Madness officially behind us and a little over two weeks left in the NBA regular season, the majority of sports gamblers turn their focus back to the NBA. Attacking the NBA futures market and NBA playoff odds before the regular season ends can be a very profitable way to walk into the playoffs. In this column, we are going to analyze some of the differences between what the futures market looked like a little over a month ago and
Tweet of the Day: Pau Gasol
The Los Angeles Lakers are quietly starting to put things together. And no, it’s not because they have realed off three Tweet of the Day/Night’s in a row (see below). They are 12-5 in their last 17 games, and 7-3 since losing Pau Gasol for 6-8 weeks with a torn plantar fascia in his right foot on February 5 against the Brooklyn Nets. [Read more…]
Podcast: Brian Geltzeiler joins 1560 The Game
Brian joins 1560 The Game in Houston with John Granato and Sean Pendergast talking Rockets, the Warriors Pacers melee and the Lakers playoff chances. [Read more…]
Fantasy Spin: September 26, 2012 – Part II
Pacific Division Fantasy Preview (Part II) In Part I, I had a look at the division as a whole and analyzed the Clippers and Lakers. Now we turn our eye to the division’s also-rans. Golden State Warriors They went 23-43 last season but this is a pretty good team with a nice rotation and plenty of hope for the future. The Warriors have a lot of guys competing for time and space on the floor, and this means that you need to do