There’s a story that Kobe once ran into a guy on the street who had all of Bryant’s tattoos replicated on his body in the exact same way. It’s kind of strange to get another man’s girl tatted on your body, especially when you’ve never met her before.
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Don’t forget about the Celtics now. In the offseason arms race that’s seen the Magic get Vince, the Lakers get Artest, the Cavs get Shaq, and the Spurs getting Richard Jefferson, the Celtics made their big move by reaching an agreement with free agent Rasheed Wallace yesterday. ‘Sheed was Boston’s #1 target from the get-go: Danny Ainge risked life and limb skulking around Wallace’s house in the middle of the night; KG, Pierce, Ray and Doc Rivers dropped by to make a pitch; and the C’s appeared willing to let Big Baby Davis walk if it helped land the older, more accomplished PF in ‘Sheed. Read More »

Marc Spears of the Boston Globe is reporting (through an “NBA source”) that Rasheed Wallace has committed to sign with the Boston Celtics for what will reportedly be a two-year deal at the mid-level exception.

While on one hand it will be interesting to see how Sheed fits in with the city (aka… MEDIA), the fans, and of course the team, on the other hand the Celtics are getting an unbelievable deal. Jason Kidd is getting three years at 8 to 9 mill a year and Wallace is only getting two years at 5 to 6 million per? Wow. Solid work by the Boston front office.

We’re assuming that Wallace comes off the bench for the C’s, but either way he gives them tremendous insurance at both the center and power forward spots and much needed depth. It will be interesting to see if the Celtics let Big Baby walk now.

Thoughts on the deal and how this will effect the Eastern Conference?

Once upon a time, somebody in the Dime office told me Nate Robinson would be out of the NBA within three years. Today, stubborn as ever, that same guy still insists Robinson is inevitably headed to Europe, even though “Krypto-Nate” has already established himself as one of the most explosive scoring guards in the League and one of its most popular players.

And this summer, with Ben Gordon headed to Detroit, Nate is the best remaining free agent for a team looking for a quick-strike perimeter scorer off the bench. Read More »

With the biggest of the big-name free agents quickly finding homes, the next phase is all about reactionary replacements. Example: The Blazers thought they had Hedo Turkoglu the other day, but now that he’s going to the Raptors, Portland has turned their sights on David Lee. They can offer Lee the same $50 million over five years they offered Hedo, but is Lee even worth that much? He’s only had one good year (16 ppg, 11.7 rpg) as a starter, and those numbers were put up in Mike D’Antoni‘s stats-on-crack system where he was the only rebounder on the Knicks. And do the Blazers really need to spend $10M a year on LaMarcus Aldridge‘s backup? … Read More »

This video was hidden in this article the other day, but after watching it about 10 times, it certainly deserves it’s own post.

All the ducks are in a row. Steve Nash spends his off-seasons in the Big Apple, Mike D’Antoni is one of his best friends and the Suns are about to implode. Although the two-time MVP isn’t an unrestricted free agent until next season, I’d bet money that Nash ends up in NYC this summer. Read More »

If you’ve followed what I’ve written over the past year on Gerald Green, then you already know I’m a fan. And while everyone has been targetting the Ben Gordon‘s and Hedo Turkoglu‘s of the world, it’s time for NBA GMs to focus on my man G-Money. Read More »

This has been a summer full of teases. The Cavs teased their fans into thinking it was their championship to lose; Sacramento was teased into thinking their terrible record would at least land them Blake Griffin; Ricky Rubio (might have) teased the Wolves into thinking he was their next PG; DeJuan Blair was teased into thinking he was a first-round pick; and Knicks fans were teased into thinking they had Stephen Curry in their pocket … Yesterday it continued, as Hedo Turkoglu apparently teased the Blazers into thinking they had him ready to sign for $50 million over five years, until — while he was in Portland visiting with his almost-new team — Hedo decided he’d rather go to the Raptors for $56 million over five … Read More »

Earlier today, multiple media outlets reported that Hedo Turkoglu had reached an agreement with the Blazers on a five-year, $50 million.

Turns out, according to the Toronto Globe & Mail, while Hedo was actually in Portland on a visit with the Blazers, he changed his mind and decided to go with the Raptors. The Toronto deal is reported to be worth around $56-60 million for five years.