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Aug 31, 2009 / 3:26 am
By Dime Magazine
The Ricky Rubio song-and-dance has turned into the Michael Myers of the NBA offseason; it just won’t stay down. Last week, Rubio was reportedly going to sign a six-year contract with Regal FC Barcelona (Spain) — where he’d be teammates with J.C. Navarro, Terrence Morris, Fran Vasquez, and the immortal Boniface N’Dong — that had a reasonable buyout option in 2011. Bad news for the Wolves, right? Not so fast. The Barcelona deal isn’t official yet, and in the meantime, Minnesota GM David Kahn has flown to Spain AGAIN trying to work something out. At this point, Kahn might as well buy a condo out there and sublease it when he’s not busy trying to convince Rubio to come to America. Read More »
Tags: Adrian Dantley, Al Horford, Andy Rautins, Bill Laimbeer, C. Vivian Stringer, Carlos Arroyo, Carlos Boozer, Charlie Villanueva, David Lee, David Robinson, Esteban Batista, Fran Vasquez, Francisco Garcia, J.C. Navarro, Jerry Sloan, John Stockton, Jonny Flynn, Karl Malone, Kurt Rambis, LaMarcus Aldridge, leandro barbosa, luis scola, michael jordan, Reggie Theus, Ricky Rubio, Shaquille O'Neal, Steve Francis
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Smack /
Aug 3, 2009 / 1:54 am
By Dime Magazine
If you’re a Seattle Supersonics fan stuck in NBA purgatory waiting for somebody else’s team to come to town, the story breaking out of Memphis yesterday made you optimistic. If you’re a Grizzlies fan, it just made you shake your head. As reported in the Memphis Commercial Appeal, the Grizzlies fired their entire amateur scouting staff, and for the time being will only employ one part-time guy to scout international prospects. Total cost-cutting move (”I prefer a smaller group,” said GM Chris Wallace), although it’s not totally indefensible since Wallace and the coaches can scout college guys … Read More »
Tags: Andre Barrett, Ben Wallace, Drew Gooden, Fran Vasquez, Hasheem Thabeet, kobe bryant, Kurt Rambis, lebron james, Leon Powe, Mark Jackson, Michael Cooper, michael jordan, o.j. mayo, Ricky Rubio, Royal Ivey, Rudy Gay
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By Aron Phillips
Althought I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: My favorite day of the year is the day of the NBA Draft. From sleepers to busts, four-year college guys to international players that may never come over (where are you Fran Vasquez), team’s fortunes are changed at the NBA Draft each year. Read More »
Tags: David Stern, Fran Vasquez, NBA Draft
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