Kwame Brown agrees to two-year deal with Pistons
From ESPN.com’s Marc Stein: Brown’s agent, Mark Bartlestein, told ESPN.com on Monday night that the former No. 1 pick in the 2001 draft has reached a verbal agreement on a new contract with the Detroit Pistons. The contract is believed to be a two-year deal worth $8 million, with Brown…
July 28, 2008, 9:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Team USA honors the ‘real’ heroes
LAS VEGAS — It was a touching moment, one of those warm and fuzzy deals that come over Americans when they see U.S. servicemen and women. Especially those who have served in Iraq because we can’t begin to imagine what they have been through there. The moment was not lost on the…
July 28, 2008, 9:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Sasha Vujacic to remain with Lakers
Sasha Vujacic, who was being courted seriously by at least one European team, got a three-year, $15 million deal from the Lakers.
July 28, 2008, 9:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Will Vujacic be wearing a Lakers uniform next season?
Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak said he expects a “resolution” to the Sasha Vujacic contract situation later this afternoon. “I hope it’s pro-Lakers,” he said. Vujacic, a restricted free agent, drew little interest from other NBA teams after the Lakers issued a qualifying…
July 28, 2008, 9:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Kobe = Superman?
When members of Team USA were in Las Vegas last week, the Las Vegas Review reported that many of the star players used aliases when they checked into their hotel rooms. It’s an age-old tradition favored by celebrities from all walks of fame. Apparently one player used “Bruce…
July 28, 2008, 8:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Sasha Vujacic puts the deal on the table
Sasha Vujacic reportedly is seeking a six-year deal, possibly shorter, worth between $5 million and $6 million per season and it sounds like Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak isn’t willing to play the negioating game long. Vujacic has been contacted by a handful of European clubs interested in signing…
July 28, 2008, 8:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
2008 Dog Days of Summer - The Rise of the East?
So it appears the dog days of the offseason are upon us. While there’s a possibility of some roster movement before the Knicks preseason starts, it’s likely that on most days there will be no changes. So until there’s serious NBA news, each week I’d like to come up with a…
July 28, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Vujacic says the finish is what counts
Now that he has a three-year, $15 million contract in his pocket, Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic was asked if his goal was to become a starting guard, alongside Kobe Bryant. Veteran guard Derek Fisher started all 82 games at guard last season for the Lakers. Fisher will be 34 years old, when the…
July 28, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Sasha Vujacic to Europe? It could happen
LAS VEGAS First Atlanta’s Josh Childress headed overseas, signing a lucrative deal from a Greek club. Now Houston’s Carl Landry is entertaining offers from across the Atlantic. Lakers’ Sasha Vujacic also has been contacted by several European clubs, according to a Slovenian newspaper.…
July 28, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Afro-Samurai Goes to Greece
Sekou Smith, the excellent Hawks beat writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, is reporting that the man with the maddest ‘fro this side of the Afro-Samurai will sign with Olympiakos, and for more than the above-the-mid-level contract Atlanta was offering (rumored at $33 million). Atlanta…
July 28, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Bynum on the road back
Lakers center Andrew Bynum is nearly a week into a physical conditioning program in Atlanta, after being cleared and released by his physical therapist. Bynum is able to do extensive on-the-court basketball-related activities. He was examined last week by the Lakers’ medical staff and his…
July 28, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
George not on Lakers’ radar
With forward James Posey off the free agent market, the most inviting small forward, still unsigned, is former Laker Devean George, who spent the past seasons with the Dallas Mavericks. (more…)
July 28, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Lakers snare Vujacic
By ART THOMPSON III The Orange County Register EL SEGUNDO - In casual encounters with Lakers fans over the past month, guard Sasha Vujacic heard a repeated plea, “Please, don’t leave us.” At a point, it became a dilemma, when Vujacic was being courted by a first-division Russian…
July 28, 2008, 8:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Gordon considering playing overseas
Gordon considering playing overseas [From the FanShots. I do not endorse commenter mwtb's tough-guy talk. I am a big softie and want everyone overpaid and happy. -ed.] Another negotiating ploy, no one's falling for it. I will laugh my @$$ off once the dollar starts to recover vs. the…
July 28, 2008, 7:45 PM ET from Blog a Bull
Who Do You Want Gone ? Who Do You Want Here?
Who Do I Want Gone? Eddy Curry. Bold choice I know. He is the primary symbol what we have become and how we got here. And he is a really bad basketball player, worse than Zach Randolph by a mile. Who Do I Want Here the Most? Chris Paul. He was the best [...]
July 28, 2008, 7:45 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Knicks Sign Roberson
The Post is reporting that the Knicks have agreed in principle on a two-year deal with Anthony Roberson. (I always want to call him El Roberson, after the former Kansas State quarterback. Note: Anthony has nothing to do with El as far as I know.) What remains unclear is whether the second year of…
July 28, 2008, 7:30 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
First Game Wrap Up
Gallinari: He was downright awful in the first half. I went back to the play-by-play and compiled his stats at the half: 0-4, 3 TO, 1-1 REB, 3 PF, 1 AST, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 0 PTS He had 2 turnovers and a foul in his first 3 minutes. He had two shots where he was [...]
July 28, 2008, 7:15 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Growing Ref Scandal
The Tim Donaghy story goes on: drip, drip, drip. I’m a skeptic by nature, an anti-conspiracy theorist. It’s easy to believe that a ref with a gambling problem decided to shade the games he worked; it’s hard to believe he was part of a complex conspiracy - given how hard it is to…
July 28, 2008, 7:00 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Knicks First 2008 Summer League Game
Today the Knicks will play their first summer league game, which will be at 4pm EST. Looking over the team, I’m having a hard time figuring out who the starting 5 will be. New York does have 5 players who are on their roster: Robinson, Gallinari, Chandler, Balkman, and Collins. The obvious…
July 28, 2008, 6:45 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
This Doesn’t Deserve It’s Own Post
This doesn’t deserve it’s own post, at least until some other news sources start to confirm this (and by confirm this I mean not just read the article and believe it to be true). Now I know my readers will talk about this on that article if I don’t, so might as well create a [...]
July 28, 2008, 6:30 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Euro Trip
What's the best course of action for America's best 18 year old basketball player? The answer depends on what year it is...
July 28, 2008, 6:15 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Balkman Traded for Nothing?
According to ESPN: The Denver Nuggets have traded Taurean Green, Bobby Jones and a 2010 second-round draft pick to the Knicks for Renaldo Balkman and cash considerations, an NBA front-office source tells ESPN.com’s John Hollinger. Green and Jones are likely to be cut because they have…
July 28, 2008, 6:00 PM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
Kobe Bryant is a badminton fan? Who knew?
Kobe Bryant doesn’t plan on sitting in his Beijing hotel room while he is at the Olympics. The Lakers star is hoping to catch some action at other sporting venues, starting with the Olympic pool site. “I want to see (American swimmer Michael) Phelps for sure. I want to see him do his…
July 28, 2008, 5:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Team USA honors the ‘real’ heroes
LAS VEGAS — It was a touching moment, one of those warm and fuzzy deals that come over Americans when they see U.S. servicemen and women. Especially those who have served in Iraq because we can’t begin to imagine what they have been through there. The moment was not lost on the…
July 28, 2008, 5:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Sasha Vujacic to remain with Lakers
Sasha Vujacic, who was being courted seriously by at least one European team, got a three-year, $15 million deal from the Lakers.
July 28, 2008, 4:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Will Vujacic be wearing a Lakers uniform next season?
Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak said he expects a “resolution” to the Sasha Vujacic contract situation later this afternoon. “I hope it’s pro-Lakers,” he said. Vujacic, a restricted free agent, drew little interest from other NBA teams after the Lakers issued a qualifying…
July 28, 2008, 4:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
V-u-j-a-c-i-c
The comedy team at the LA Times has come up with a great take on the Laker girls. Check out the “Laker Girls spelling bee.” Hilarious. If you need a Laker girls fix, check out our coverage from last Saturday.
July 28, 2008, 4:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Kobe = Superman?
When members of Team USA were in Las Vegas last week, the Las Vegas Review reported that many of the star players used aliases when they checked into their hotel rooms. It’s an age-old tradition favored by celebrities from all walks of fame. Apparently one player used “Bruce…
July 28, 2008, 4:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
USA Basketball: Jason Kidd "Interview"
So Team USA has begun exhibition play in preparation for the Olympics, destroying Canada 120-65. The team fielded this year is crazy strong, and I would be astonished if they didn't trash the competition. One thing, however, has irritated the hell out of me in the coverage of…
July 28, 2008, 2:15 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Hornets Off-Season: No Brown or Andersen for New Orleans
The Sacramento Bee is reporting today that Bobby Brown, the star of the Hornet's Summer League team, has signed with the Kings for a two year minimum deal worth a little over a million dollars. The Hornets did reportedly make a play for Bobby's services, offering him a one year deal,…
July 28, 2008, 2:00 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Sasha Vujacic puts the deal on the table
Sasha Vujacic reportedly is seeking a six-year deal, possibly shorter, worth between $5 million and $6 million per season and it sounds like Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak isn’t willing to play the negioating game long. Vujacic has been contacted by a handful of European clubs interested in signing…
July 28, 2008, 2:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Hornets Off-Season: Summer League
Despite being thoroughly convinced that the NBA Summer League games aren't worth much, I went ahead and watched four of the Hornets games. Anything to fight the symptoms of basketball withdrawl.I also wanted to watch the players and see if any of them were going to be candidates for…
July 28, 2008, 1:45 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Sasha Vujacic to Europe? It could happen
LAS VEGAS First Atlanta’s Josh Childress headed overseas, signing a lucrative deal from a Greek club. Now Houston’s Carl Landry is entertaining offers from across the Atlantic. Lakers’ Sasha Vujacic also has been contacted by several European clubs, according to a Slovenian newspaper.…
July 28, 2008, 1:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
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 28, 2008, 1:30 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Mayo and Love take in Olympic experience
A year ago, O.J. Mayo and Kevin Love were incoming college freshmen, eager to enroll in their classes and learn their respective offenses at USC and UCLA. This week, the two local stars are in Las Vegas as members of the Select team that is practicing against the USA Team, helping them prepare for…
July 28, 2008, 1:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Introducing James Posey
It's said that fans have a tendency to overrate their own teams players - a tendency that General Managers can fall into as well. Part of this is due to watching those players every day and developing attachments to pieces and parts of their game. I love West's baseline…
July 28, 2008, 1:15 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
If the Lakers need to get tougher …
Phil Jackson and Mitch Kupchak are searching the countryside for someone to raise the toughness level on the Lakers next season. Should they be looking in Los Angeles? How about Candace “Sugar Ray” Parker?
July 28, 2008, 1:15 PM 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 28, 2008, 1:00 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Where did Artest go? No where yet
What happened to all those Ron Artest-to-the-Lakers rumors? They’ve floated to Detroit, where the Pistons now are exploring a trade with Sacramento for the mercurial foward. In place of the Artest talk, the Lakers now are rumored to have joined a list of teams interested in signing Luol Deng,…
July 28, 2008, 1:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
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 28, 2008, 12:45 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Kobe Bryant is a badminton fan? Who knew?
Kobe Bryant doesn’t plan on sitting in his Beijing hotel room while he is at the Olympics. The Lakers star is hoping to catch some action at other sporting venues, starting with the Olympic pool site. “I want to see (American swimmer Michael) Phelps for sure. I want to see him do his…
July 28, 2008, 12:45 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
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 28, 2008, 12:30 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Team USA honors the ‘real’ heroes
LAS VEGAS It was a touching moment, one of those warm and fuzzy deals that come over Americans when they see U.S. servicemen and women. Especially those who have served in Iraq because we can’t begin to imagine what they have been through there. The moment was not lost on the members of Team…
July 28, 2008, 12:30 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
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 28, 2008, 12:15 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Your 2008-09 Honeybees
Hornets fan or not, here's 22 reasons to be cheerful on a Monday morning...(Click image for a larger version.)The ladies above were all selected to the Honeybee dance team at the House of Blues in the French Quarter yesterday, and will be responsible for the dancing and the cheering and the…
July 28, 2008, 12:00 AM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Daring to Dream
It’s a big day on the NBA calendar: the official salary cap for the 2008-2009 season was announced ($58,680,000) and it’s the first day free agents can officially sign contracts. The biggest news is Elton Brand spurning the Clippers and his friend Baron Davis, apparently agreeing to a…
July 28, 2008, 11:45 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
2008 Dog Days of Summer - The Rise of the East?
So it appears the dog days of the offseason are upon us. While there’s a possibility of some roster movement before the Knicks preseason starts, it’s likely that on most days there will be no changes. So until there’s serious NBA news, each week I’d like to come up with a…
July 28, 2008, 11:30 AM ET from KnickerBlogger.Net
BlogABull 5th Anniversary Retro-Post: "Eddie Basden: Summer League Superstar"
It's true (and a bit strange, to be honest): BlogABull (including its previous independent blogspot incarnation) is celebrating its 5th anniversary. Rather than merely the usual single self-serving post, this year I've instead decided to extend my self-congratulations through the summer. I'll …
July 28, 2008, 01:15 AM ET from Blog a Bull
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