How a couple free agent signings impact the entire landscape of the NBA By: Joe Mags The entire basketball universe is waiting for two men to decide where they will be playing next season. Meanwhile, every other free agent and most other basketball business is on hold. I took the time this weekend - well, it was less about me taking the time and more attempting to sanely sort … [Read more...] about LeBron, Carmelo hold the cards and Pau Gasol wants to play chess now (Part One)
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LeBron, Carmelo hold the cards and Pau Gasol wants to play chess now (Part Two)
The Los Angeles Lakers, nightmare scenario. By: Joe Mags For fun but completely unlikely scenarios involving LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, check out Part One. This is Part Two. Check out Part Three here. James and Anthony sign with Lakers; the other 29 teams rage against the machine. Anybody who thinks this move isn’t on the table because of how ugly it would get is … [Read more...] about LeBron, Carmelo hold the cards and Pau Gasol wants to play chess now (Part Two)
LeBron, Carmelo hold the cards and Pau Gasol wants to play chess now (Part Three)
So where are LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony going - oh, and everybody else? By: Joe Mags For my take on fun, ill-fated scenarios for LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, here's Part One. For my long-winded look into the fundamental issue of the Los Angeles Lakers possibly acquiring both LeBron and Carmelo, here's Part Two. This is Part Three. These scenarios really could … [Read more...] about LeBron, Carmelo hold the cards and Pau Gasol wants to play chess now (Part Three)
Second-tier free agents Stephenson, Hayward sitting on gold mine
With the Heatles unofficially off the market, teams with cap space must turn their attention, and wallets, toward second-tier talents. By: Joe Mags To all of our displeasure, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are most likely returning to Miami in some sort of organized, pyramid pay-scale fashion. How dull. If Miami’s Big Three re-ups in South Beach suddenly Carmelo … [Read more...] about Second-tier free agents Stephenson, Hayward sitting on gold mine
The Ridiculousness of Jason Kidd
Did that seriously just happen? By: Joe Mags A lot has been written about this already, but what a preposterous turn of events in Brooklyn and Milwaukee. On the Brooklyn side: Their first-year head coach reportedly demanded presidency of the team - a position only the most well-respected and experienced basketball minds are given without previous front office … [Read more...] about The Ridiculousness of Jason Kidd