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DeAndre Jordan dumps Mavs for Clippers
Where DeAndre Jordan would finally end up playing this season has been one of the highlights of NBA free agency so far. Jordan initially stunned the Clippers and the NBA world in general when he verbally agreed to sign a max deal with the Dallas Mavericks for four years worth over $80 million. Dallas made…
Read MoreHalifax Rainmen file for Bankruptcy
The ownership of the Halifax Rainmen from Canada’s NBL has filed for bankcruptcy. It’s a bitter end to an already sour 2014/15 season for the franchise. The team, which joined the league in 2011, forfeited the final game of the league finals series in April. The players from the Windsor Express and the Halifax Rainmen…
Read MoreChris Fleming joins Nuggets’ Staff
German National Team head coach Chris Fleming is joining the Denver Nuggets’ coaching staff under Mike Malone. The 45-year-old Fleming has had extensive head coaching experience in Germany. He coached Brose Baskets Bamberg from 2008 to 2014. Chris led Brose Baskets to four German Bundesliga Championships, four German Cups, and three German Supercup titles. Fleming…
Read MoreNBA Summer League Las Vegas: team rosters
The NBA Summer League in Las Vegas is just a week away, with the Orlando Summer League already underway. Many NBA franchises are naming their rosters for Vegas, including the Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trailblazers, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns and the Chicago Bulls today. The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Toronto Raptors announce their line-ups yesterday,…
Read More2015 Orlando Summer League: First Impressions
It’s July and all of the domestic European leagues have crowned their respective champions for the 2014/15 season. The FIBA U19 World Championships are in books with Team USA taking Gold. It’s time to focus sights on the some of the players who represent the future of the NBA. As NBA teams make their preparations…
Read MoreJackson Vroman Found Dead at L.A. Home
Former international player Jackson Vroman (208 cm, Iowa State’04) was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Monday. He was 34. The cause of his death was not available, pending on the accomplishment of the investigator’s preliminary report. Vroman was an American player who also held Lebanese citizenship. Jackson was a former member of…
Read MoreLeBron James to Opt Out of Contract July 1st
On July 1 LeBron James will be opting out of the final year of his current contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers and become an unrestricted free agent. His decision comes as no surprise. He will be leaving $21.6 million on the table as part of a plan to take advantage of a restructuring of the…
Read MoreKristaps Porzingis Drafted by The Knicks
The 2015 NBA Draft is now in the books and there were more than a few surprises. Some pleasant, some not as much. Firstly, despite the cross-team communication that was going on days leading up to the draft, no “blockbuster” deals took place. As expected, the Minnesota Timberwolves went ahead and picked Karl-Anthony Towns first…
Read More2015 NBA Draft: Top Prospects Buzz
The 2015 NBA Draft is just around the corner and after the draft combine more than a few pundits have settled in on their predictions as to who the top picks might be. Off the top, it appears that Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns (in photo) and Duke’s Jahlil Okafor are the consensus 1-2 picks and no one else.…
Read MoreArn Tellem joins Detroit Pistons in business role
.Arn Tellem is among the most powerful and respected player agents in the NBA, the Wasserman Media Group man is now spreading his wings after being brought in by the Detroit Pistons. The struggling franchise has tabbed Tellem to be the new vice chairman of Palace Sports and Entertainment, the parent company of the Pistons.…
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