In the 2003 NBA offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers, who had won three straight Championships from 2000-2002 and were looking to re-tool for another run at the Finals, made a massive splash in free agency by signing Karl Malone, Gary Payton and Horace Grant to pair with Shaq and Kobe. Granted, Malone was turning 40… Read More Is it 2004 All Over Again in LA?
Yesterday, Steph Curry signed a 4 year contract extension with the Golden State Warriors that will probably ensure he retires a Warrior. He will be making $59.6 million in the 2026 NBA season, in which he will turn 38. Now, given that he’s a shooter, it’s entirely possible he’s still a highly effective basketball player… Read More What Are the Warriors Doing?
Right around 2pm central/3pm eastern, some serious Woj Bombs were dropped: Patty Mills signs 2 year $12 million deal with the Brooklyn Nets. It was reported last night that the Nets were out on Mills, but apparently that was untrue. The Nets now have shooting for days, but are probably going to look to add… Read More More Big Moves Made on Day 2 of Free Agency
Free agency officially kicked off tonight. Here are the deals that were inked, plus some reaction/commentary. As usual with free agency, a large number of bags were secured 💰💰💰💰. The list is not in order at all, so if you’re looking for a specific team or player, just CTRL+F. Chris Paul, after opting out of… Read More NBA Free Agency Tracker: Day 1
If ever there comes a day where I can devote all my time to sports blogging, one project I will undertake is keeping track of which analysts & pundits are credible, and which ones are full of crap. Kind of like that Twitter account “Freezing Cold Takes,” but in blog form. Someone, I can’t remember… Read More #ACCOUNTABILITY: Documenting the Media Reaction to the Russell Westbrook Trade
In the wake of Thursday’s blockbuster trade that sent Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers, the attention shifts to how the Lakers are going to fill out the rest of their roster given that they only have five players under contract. Those players are: LeBron, AD, Russ, Marc Gasol and Alfonso McKinnie, and between… Read More How Will the Lakers Fill Out Their Roster Now That They Have Russell Westbrook?
Today, Chris Haynes was the first to report that Kawhi was going to opt out of the last year of his contract to become an unrestricted free agent: Shams said the same thing a few minutes later, but then Woj added in that Kawhi is expected to re-sign with the Clippers anyway: Woj was the… Read More Wait, Why Did Kawhi Just Opt OUT of His Contract?
We have our first major Woj Bomb™ of the 2021 NBA offseason: Wow. Just this morning, it seemed like the Lakers were extremely close to acquiring Buddy Hield from the Kings, but now things have taken a major turn and it appears the Lakers will be trading for Russell Westbrook. Maybe the Buddy Hield stuff… Read More 🚨🚨🚨LAKERS ABOUT TO TRADE FOR RUSSELL WESTBROOK?!?
So it is official: Oklahoma and Texas have formally told the Big 12 “Later, bitches✌️✌️” and asked the SEC if they can join the college football cool kids’ club: Oklahoma and Texas have formally notified the SEC they are seeking “an invitation for membership” beginning July 1, 2025, according to a joint statement from the flagship programs of… Read More Oklahoma and Texas Officially Request to Join SEC
DeMar DeRozan went on Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay” podcast and talked about his upcoming free agency. Shannon, obviously a big LeBron fan and a Laker fan, was openly recruiting DeRozan and asking him all sorts of questions about a potential move to the purple and gold. In this video clip, he asks him about… Read More DeMar DeRozan Sounds Like He Really Wants to Play for the Lakers
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