Skiles is getting the band back together.
Skiles is getting the band back together. The Bucks today signed point guard Tyronn Lue and power forward Malik Allen to contracts.
July 17, 2008, 9:15 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Want a basketball signed by Kobe and Pau? Check out this auction
There’s only a few hours left to bid on four Lakers tickets to a game against the Utah Jazz and a signed Pau Gasol jersey. Have your checkbook handy. The current bid for that package is $963, just slightly higher than a basketball signed by Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, which is at $910. Both deals…
July 17, 2008, 4:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Coby Karl making name for himself in Summer League
So Lakers guard Coby Karl didn’t do anything as spectacular as O.J. Mayo’s 69-foot shot, he simply turned in another impressive performance in his third NBA Summer League game Tuesday night. Karl, who is looking to lock up a roster spot on next season’s team, showed once again that he can…
July 17, 2008, 4:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Rumors, rumors and more rumors
You have to wonder why the Lakers are dragging out the Ronny Turiaf affair until the last possible day (Friday) since it seems to be holding up any other deals they might be contemplating. Turiaf signed an offer sheet last week with the Golden State Warriors, and because he is a restricted free…
July 17, 2008, 4:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Who is Nik Caner-Medley, and why is he leading the Lakers in scoring?
Apparently, Nik Caner-Medley, who scored 19 points last night to lead the Lakers summer league team, is a legend in Maine. Check out his wiki page. Caner-Medley was Maine’s Mr. Basketball, took his game to Maryland, and now he’s floating around the European leagues, the D-League and the…
July 17, 2008, 3:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
The top 5 Lakers starters of all time
This is fun. With the Lakers getting Bynum back and poised to make a run at an NBA title, where will this team rank in Lakers history? Check out some of the best Lakers teams of all time. Which is the best Lakers starting five of all time? 1971-72 -- West, Goodrich,…
July 17, 2008, 12:30 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Crawford upstages Love in Summer League game
When he was drafted in the second round by the Lakers, Joe Crawford looked to be one of those players that didn’t seem to have much of a shot at sticking in the NBA. Seriously. He was a little-known guard out of the University of Kentucky, and the third-to-last pick in the draft. But Crawford…
July 17, 2008, 12:15 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Hornets Off-Season: Where the Hornet's express "interest"
All the signs were there. I should have known the Hornets wouldn't be making much noise in this off-season. The finances alone pointed to it. This team doesn't want to spend past the Luxury Tax line. As a team with the cheapest ticket in the NBA and one of the…
July 17, 2008, 03:15 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Vegas Summer League starts today
Just a quick post so everyone has a heads up about the Las Vegas Summer League, which starts today. Julian Wright and Hilton Armstrong are on the Hornets squad, along with Adam Haluska and a bunch of guys I've never heard of. Oh, and as you'd expect, rookie Darrell Arthur isn't on the…
July 17, 2008, 03:00 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Q&A with Jim Eichenhofer
Today we've got a Q&A with the one and only Jim Eichenhofer, who is the publications and new media manager for the Hornets. If you've ever read the Hornets magazine, Hornets.com, or a game program at the Arena, you're probably familiar with Jim's work. Here's what he had to…
July 17, 2008, 02:45 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Hornets Off-Season: Free-Agency Rumors
First, let me get this out of the way: CP3 is signing an extension! It hasn't been decided on if it's three years or five years - and there are financial reasons he would like either that I won't get into here - but the fact remains, he's in New…
July 17, 2008, 02:30 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Hornets Pursuing Posey and Maggette?
No new breaking news yet about who the Hornets are pursuing on this, the first day of Free Agency. There have been rumors here and there that the Hornets will Pursue James Posey of the Celtics or Corey Maggette of the Clippers, but nothing concrete has cropped up.Either of those two players…
July 17, 2008, 02:15 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Baron Davis just Crapped on the Warriors
"People never Change"I don't actually believe that. People can change. But I do believe that people don't truly change unless something seriously life-altering occurs. All those seminars to teach people how to be more effective, or more motivated, or more…
July 17, 2008, 02:00 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Honeybees at the Draft Party
If you didn't make it to the Hornets draft party last Thursday and you think you didn't miss much, well, you kinda did...(Click each image for a larger version.)(From left to right: Shannon, Martine, Jessica and Krista.)Okay, enough of that. In actual basketball news, free agency begins at…
July 17, 2008, 01:45 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Hornets Off-Season: Draft Update
Alright - I've listened to the interview Jeff Bower gave the collective reporters about the trade of the 27th pick to Portland for Cash, and I've got to say I'm a bit irritated.Irritated with the source that broke the news, and more irritated with the Times-Picayune continued coverage…
July 17, 2008, 01:30 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Hornets Off-Season: Financial Addendum
I've seen some confusion in various places about what selling the 27th pick means for the Hornets financially. For those of you who want to know these things, this is the financials for the Hornets:The Hornets have $58.8 Million in Salaries currently on the books for Peja, Chandler, West,…
July 17, 2008, 01:15 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Brown not around for this beauty
Leaving Las Vegas on Wednesday night. Bobcats coach Larry Brown beat me out of town, departing before Tuesday night’s summer-league game against the Golden State Warriors, which led to one of the funnier scoring errors on an NBA box score....
July 17, 2008, 01:15 AM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Hornets Off-Season: Where James Posey Comes to Town
Ha ha! My nefarious plan worked perfectly. As soon as I said the Hornets would do nothing this off-season, they had to go and prove me wrong. It's something I love about their front office - they clearly watch for my opinions, and then set out to make me look…
July 17, 2008, 01:00 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
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