What Dallas Mavericks Lack in Star Power Is Being Equalized by Chemistry

Dallas Mavericks

  Prior to the 2013-14 NBA season, many pundits had already written a post-mortem on the Dallas Mavericks.  They’re too old. Not enough star power. Not enough offensive firepower. Dirk’s too old. The roster’s just slapped together.  And so on [...]

Chicago Bulls Star Derrick Rose Tears Medial Meniscus; Out Indefinitely

Derrick Rose

It’s hard to see the silver lining in yet another injury to Chicago Bulls star guard Derrick Rose, but that’s the only way this one can be given a positive spin. According to multiple reports, Rose has torn the medial [...]

Nick Young Will Add Entertainment Value to the Los Angeles Lakers

Nick Young

Nick Young is a shooter. This is all Nick Young is, but apparently, one-dimension is still enough to convince the Los Angeles Lakers he is worth a short-term deal to fill a need at shooting guard, at least in a [...]

Andrew Bynum Only Worth a One Year, Highly Conditional Contract

Andrew Bynum

Over the course of the past week there’s been plenty of talk about the future value of once-promising but uber-confounding Philadelphia 76ers center Andrew Bynum. At one time, the 25 year-old Bynum appeared to have finally hit a tipping point, [...]

Andre Iguodala a Nice Fit for the Golden State Warriors Up-Tempo Style

Andre Iguodala

According to multiple reports, talented combo forward Andre Iguodala has signed a four-year, $48 million dollar deal with the upstart Golden State Warriors. Iguodala’s signing comes on the backside of a trade between the Warriors and the Utah Jazz which [...]

Boston Celtics Take a Calculated Risk in the Hire of Brad Stevens

Brad Stevens

A few years ago, Brad Stevens was working for pharmaceutical company Eli Lily. He is now the head coach of the Boston Celtics. What a difference time spent can make. The highly-respected, 36 year old former coach of the mid-major [...]

NBA Free Agency Placed in the Context of Real Life

Mark Cuban

There’s nothing quite like the spending sprees, praise-laden “meetings”, and outright begging that surround the annual period of NBA Free Agency each June and July as the draft passes by and there’s a few months until the start of the [...]

Dwight Howard’s Recruiting Process Suggests His True Nature

Dwight Howard

Just like your average high school junior who is impressed by flashiness and bright colors, Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard loves the attention the recruiting process has given him as one of the NBA‘s premier free agents this summer. [...]

NBA Rumors: Dallas Mavericks Interested in Rajon Rondo?

Dallas Mavericks Rajon Rondo

The Dallas Mavericks selected Miami Hurricanes star point guard Shane Larkin with the No. 18 overall pick of the 2013 NBA Draft on Thursday evening. This pick, as much as anything else, signalled something specific: the Mavericks are aware they [...]

2013 NBA Draft: San Antonio Spurs Roll Dice With French Star Livio Jean-Charles

San Antonio Spurs

After coming within seconds of their fifth NBA Championship in a little more than a decade, the San Antonio Spurs are facing an uncertain future which hinges on big decisions to be made by the team’s Big Three of Tim [...]

2013 NBA Draft: Dallas Mavericks Get a Great Value in Shane Larkin

Shane Larkin

The Dallas Mavericks entered the 2013 NBA Draft with a very deliberate strategy — move as far down as possible in the 1st round and save the cap space necessary to make a run at some of 2014′s biggest free [...]