NBA /
Mar 11, 2010 / 2:00 pm
By Aron Phillips
Kevin Durant is a freak of nature. And everybody knows it. When I was down in Dallas for All-Star, I asked Steven A. Smith about KD and this is what he had to say: “Kevin Durant is the real deal. And I think that within the next two or three years, he will easily be one of the top three players in the NBA. He’s that good.” After his streak of 29 straight games with at least 25 points ended in late February, this got people thinking: Who leads the way on the NBA’s Anti-Kevin Durant Team? Check it out. Read More »
Tags: Adonal Foyle, Ben Wallace, Brian Skinner, feature, Jason Collins, Jeff Foster, Kevin Durant, Kevin Ollie, Rasho Nesterovic, Samuel Dalembert, Tony Battie, Trenton Hassell
37 Comments » | Posted in NBA |
By Aron Phillips
Just when you thought things were going well for Eric Maynor in Utah, the Jazz go and trade him to Oklahoma City. The Thunder acquired the rookie point guard, along with Matt Harpring’s expiring $6.5 million contract, in exchange for the draft rights to Peter Fehse from Germany, a 2002 second-round pick. Since Fehse will most likely never play in the NBA, and Harpring is out for the season (possibly the rest of his career) after numerous ailments and surgeries, you can see why the Jazz made the move: to save some money. Read More »
Tags: Eric Maynor, feature, Kevin Ollie, Kyle Weaver, Matt Harpring, Mike Wilks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Peter Fehse, Russell Westbrook, Shaun Livingston, Utah Jazz
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Smack /
Aug 2, 2009 / 12:51 am
By Dime Magazine
It’s kind of crazy to think the one man really standing in the way of Allen Iverson having a team right now is somebody’s whose previous claim to fame was being one of the NBA’s D-League success stories. Ramon Sessions is the hottest free agent PG available (the best available would be Ray Felton), and the same teams after him are pretty much the same teams who were or are still considering Iverson. The Knicks, Clippers, Bucks and another team that hasn’t been revealed (Miami?) are at the top of Sessions’ list, and he’s reportedly aiming to reach a decision within the next few days … If Sessions doesn’t return to Milwaukee, how should the team proceed with their PG situation? Read More »
Tags: Allen Iverson, Birdman Andersen, Blake Griffin, Brandon Jennings, Brook Lopez, Bruce Bowen, dwight howard, Dwyane Wade, kevin garnett, Kevin Ollie, lebron james, Luke Ridnour, Ramon Sessions, Ray Felton, Stromile Swift, Tyler Hansbrough, Tyrus Thomas
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NBA /
Jun 29, 2009 / 12:33 pm
By Aron Phillips
While everyone has been talking about how deep the NBA Draft was with point guards, there are a bunch of veteran free agent PGs that can push a franchise over the top. With that in mind, here are the top 10 unrestricted and restricted point guards this summer: Read More »
Tags: Allen Iverson, Andre Miller, Anthony Carter, Bobby Jackson, Brevin Knight, C.J. Watson, Damon Jones, feature, Jacque Vaughn, Jarrett Jack, Jason Hart, Jason Kidd, Kevin Ollie, Lindsey Hunter, Mike Bibby, Mike Wilks, Nate Robinson, Ramon Sessions, Raymond Felton, Ronnie Price, Shannon Brown, Stephon Marbury, Tyronn Lue
26 Comments » | Posted in NBA |