First, it was the Bulls. Then, it was Cavaliers. Then, it was the Knicks. Now, the Heat have become the front-runners. Predicting which team LeBron James chooses to sign with is kind of like forecasting when or where the next earthquake will hit. Amid all the speculation and so-called experts’ opinions on where James is … [Read more…]
ESPN NBA Insider Chris Broussard first broke the news early Wednesday morning that All-Star guard Dwyane Wade has decided to re-sign with the Miami Heat and he’s bringing free agent forward Chris Bosh with him. Bosh and Wade confirmed that report with PTI’s Michael Wilbon just a few hours later, forming a dynamic duo in … [Read more…]
Evan Turner and Derrick Favors did not have spectacular professional debuts, but they were not complete disasters either. Turner’s Philadelphia 76ers and Favors’ New Jersey Nets anchored the first day of the 2010 NBA Summer Pro League season as the featured game at Orlando’s RDV Sportsplex Center on Monday, mainly because the game boasted two … [Read more…]
For those keeping score, it’s 4-1 in favor of teams retaining their own free agents. As of July 5, four big-time free agents have have decided to stay with their old teams: Dirk Nowitzki, Paul Pierce, Rudy Gay and Joe Johnson. The only free agent who has officially signed with another team is Amare Stoudemire. … [Read more…]
Home is Cleveland and the Cavaliers are family. Those were the points of emphasis the Cavaliers hammered home to LeBron James in their final attempt to convince their hometown hero to remain in Cleveland. Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, newly hired head coach Byron Scott and general manager Chris Grant met with James and his management … [Read more…]
The LeBron James Sweepstakes is underway and club officials from the New Jersey Nets and New York Knicks met with James in Cleveland on Thursday to make their sales pitches to the two-time NBA MVP. Team New Jersey included billionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov, head coach Avery Johnson and rap star Jay-Z, a close friend of … [Read more…]
New York Knicks fans remain at the edge of their seat in anticipation of who will move into the Big Apple and become the next Knickerbocker. MSG Network celebrates the start of the free agency with “Knicks Night Live,” a one-hour long program scheduled for Thursday evenings at 8 p.m. EST throughout the summer in … [Read more…]
The Associated Press is reporting that Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2010-11 season, putting off retirement for at least another year to chase his 12th NBA championship. Jackson made the announcement Thursday with a news release. The Hall-of-Fame coach said last week he was leaning toward retirement after … [Read more…]
As the clocks in NBA cities struck midnight on July 1 signifying the beginning of the free-agent signing period, the much anticipated flurry of exodus was tempered a bit with reports that more than half of the free-agent class of 2010 appear to be sticking with their old teams. Doc Rivers’ decision to return to … [Read more…]
LeBron James has been rumored to sign with the Chicago Bulls for a few weeks now, which has many Bulls fans thinking championship if those rumors come to fruition. But not all are enamored with James joining forces with the Bulls’ young star in Derrick Rose. Stephen Bardo, a former starting guard at the University … [Read more…]