
| Carmelo Anthony looks to be leaning toward leaving Nuggets | |
It doesn’t look like Carmelo Anthony is considering the Denver Nuggets ‘ three-year, $65 million contract extension, if sources of ESPN are accurate. According to ESPN, league sources say it is now a matter of when, not if , Anthony and the Nuggets will go their separate ways. One source told the site, "He’s going to make it real clear that he’s not coming back." Don’t go burning any bridges, Carmelo Not much else going on in the NBA world today. Posted in Uncategorized, nba | No Comments »
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| Carmelo Anthony looks to be leaning toward leaving Nuggets | |
It doesn’t look like Carmelo Anthony is considering the Denver Nuggets ‘ three-year, $65 million contract extension, if sources of ESPN are accurate. According to ESPN, league sources say it is now a matter of when, not if , Anthony and the Nuggets will go their separate ways. One source told the site, "He’s going to make it real clear that he’s not coming back." Don’t go burning any bridges, Carmelo Thanks for visiting my blog =). |
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| Isiah returning to Knicks in April? | |
New York Knicks fans may be extremely unhappy about the prospect but the team’s former coach and president Isiah Thomas could end up returning to the team in April , according to the New York Daily News. The contract that Thomas and the Knicks just had for him to be consultant just got ripped up because he is the coach of Florida International University and has a lot of contact with high school players, something that is outrageously taboo for any NBA employees Feel free to leave your comments below. |
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| Nuggets’ Carmelo Anthony still undecided | |
The Denver Nuggets would love it if forward Carmelo Anthony (notes) decided to stick around for a few more years and take a shot at winning a championship in the Mile High City. The team has had a three-year, $65 million contract-extension offer on the table for some time to the man who is entering the last year of his current deal. That’s all the news for today. |
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| Hornets’ Paul advises on trades | |
The New Orleans Hornets don’t want to get star player Chris Paul (notes) upset. So the team’s newest general manager Dell Demps checked with Paul on all the possible trades the team could have made in the four-team deal the other day that brought the Hornets Trevor Ariza (notes) , according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Good move since Paul let the world know that he’s ready to be traded earlier this offseason if the team can’t get it together and try to build a contender. Thanks for reading! . |
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| Hornets GM talks to Paul about trades | |
The New Orleans Hornets don’t want to get star player Chris Paul (notes) upset. So the team’s newest general manager Dell Demps checked with Paul on all the possible trades the team could have made in the four-team deal the other day that brought the Hornets Trevor Ariza (notes) , according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. What do you guys think about this. |
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| Bosh "playing with people’s emotions" | |
When the NBA free-agent period kicked off on July 1, it was incredibly hard to predict where Chris Bosh (notes) , Dwyane Wade (notes) , and LeBron James (notes) would end up due to the mixed messages they were giving off. Turns out that was partially by design. Chris Bosh told the New York Daily News that he was " playing with people’s emotions " as the process moved along from being courted by teams to actually signing with the Miami Heat with his two pals Thanks for reading! . |
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| Bosh "playing with people’s emotions" before decision | |
When the NBA free-agent period began July 1, it was hard to predict where Chris Bosh (notes) , Dwyane Wade (notes) and LeBron James (notes) would end up due to the mixed messages they were giving off. What do you guys think about this. |
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| Detroit Pistons trading Tayshaun Prince? | |
With Tracy McGrady (notes) signing for the veteran’s minimum of $1.35 million, the Detroit Pistons now have a little bit of a crowded house at small forward and shooting guard. Sources tell NBA.com that even though McGrady agreed upon signing to be the backup to Tayshaun Prince (notes) and Rip Hamilton, the team is likely to trade away one of them before the season starts. Prince is the more likely candidate since he is in the last year of his contract. Feel free to leave your comments below. |
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| Celtics looking for shooter | |
Von Wafer (notes) and Marquis Daniels (notes) are the only guys currently backing up Paul Pierce (notes) and Ray Allen (notes) for the Boston Celtics and the team is apparently trying to find one more swingman it can possibly hand the ball to when the big fellas are tired, according to ESPN. " One more piece is possible ," GM Danny Ainge told the site. What are your opinions. |
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| Danny Ferry returning to Spurs? | |
When Danny Ferry retired as a player from the San Antonio Spurs in 2003 after scoring 6,439 points and pulling down 2,440 rebounds in his career, he immediately joined the middle management of the Spurs front office where he toiled for two years till he took over as general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers . He worked there till he was unceremoniously dumped earlier this summer as the team tried to convince LeBron James (notes) to return. Now Ferry may return to the Spurs , according to ESPN Leave your comments on the news below. |
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| Carmelo Anthony exploring New York option? | |
Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony (notes) is a free agent next summer and he has told friends that he’s "eager to explore playing" for the New York Knicks when his contract is up, according to CBSSports.com. However, the site reports that Anthony is also a little confused about what’s going to happen with the next collective bargaining agreement and that could lead to him signing the three-year, $65 million extension the Nuggets have offered him. Sources to CBSSports.com say that team owners are determined to "clamp down" on player salaries and player movement in the next CBA after all the free-agent nuttiness this summer. If you like reading our blog, remember to bookmark it. |
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| College coaches not happy with Isiah deal | |
Employees of NBA teams are strictly forbidden from recruiting high school basketball players. That’s something Isiah Thomas, a recent rehire by the New York Knicks as a consultant, does all the time in his job as head coach of Florida International University. For that reason, a few big-name college coaches are not happy with the arrangement Thomas has with the Knicks, according to Newsday. Leave your comments on the news below. |
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| Mavericks re-signing Tim Thomas? | |
Tim Thomas (notes) is visiting the Dallas Mavericks tomorrow but it looks like the two sides are already close to a one-year agreement , according to ESPN Dallas. What do you guys think about this. |
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| Mavericks close to re-signing Tim Thomas? | |
Tim Thomas (notes) is visiting the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, as it looks like the two sides are close to a one-year agreement , according to ESPN Dallas. Thomas, 33, played 18 games for the Mavericks last season but then left the team to be with his ailing wife, who is apparently better after the undisclosed illness That’s all the news for today. |
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| Bulls and Joakim Noah working on extension | |
Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah (notes) wants to stick around the Windy City for many years and he’s already got his agent talking to the team about a contract extension , according to ESPN Chicago. What are your opinions. |
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| Smush Parker returning to NBA? | |
Smush Parker (notes) hasn’t been in the NBA since 2007-08 when he played or the Los Angeles Clippers . Since then, he’s been playing ball with the Guandong Southern Tigers Hongyuan of the Chinese Basketball Association. He helped bring home two championships for the Tigers over the last two seasons. Feel free to leave your comments below. |
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