The Lakers Signing of LO Keeps the Drive for Five Alive

Lamar Odom has ended the biggest media circus of the NBA Off-Season by agreeing to a 4-year, $33 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, with the fourth year being a team option and $27 million being guaranteed. Odom was being pursued by the Miami Heat for a good time but when the Portland [...]

Shawn Marion Dealt to Dallas In Four Team Deal

The Dallas Mavericks have landed free agent forward Shawn Marion thanks to a sign-and-trade deal that involved three other teams.

The Raptors have “signed” Marion and dealt him to the Mavs. In return, Toronto receives Devean George and Antoine Wright from Dallas, while keeping their middle-level exception safe. If you are wandering what the [...]

Portland Targets David Lee After Losing Turkoglu

After losing Hedo Turkoglu, who had committed to the team, to the Toronto Raptors, restricted free agent David Lee of the New York Knicks has become their top priority.

“We had been talking, but we’ll talk now,” Lee’s agent Mark Bartlestein told The New York Post last night.

The Blazers have long lusted after [...]

Hedo Now Headed North of the Border to Toronto

After backing out of his deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, NBA free agent Hedo Turkoglu has agreed to terms with the Toronto Raptors.

The deal is believed to be worth $50 million over five years.

Bringing in Turkoglu likely means the team with not bring back free agent forward Shawn Marion.

There are [...]

UPDATE: Hedo Turkoglu Rejects Blazers Offer

Update: According to this NBA source, Hedo Turkoglu has rejected the Blazers offer and has ended negotiations with the team.

Former Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu has agreed to terms with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Sources speculate that the deal is worth $50 million over five years.

Turkoglu averaged 17 points, five rebounds and [...]

Will Ron Artest Replace Trevor Ariza in LA?

Trevor Ariza is not happy with what the Los Angeles Lakers are offering him, and some say that his short stay in LA is about to come to an end.

Some are even reporting that Ariza might take the MLE (mid-level exception, $5.6 million) from another team – say, Cleveland – just because he [...]

NBA Free Agency Starts Soon: Who is Available?

NBA free agency kicks off at midnight eastern time tonight and it is time to look at who will be available on the market when the clock hits 12.

We will start out on a somber note. The most talked about would-be free agent over the past few weeks has been Carlos Boozer, [...]

Another Blockbuster: Magic Acquire Vince Carter

The Orlando Magic have reached a deal with the New Jersey Nets to send Rafer Alston, Courtney Lee, and Tony Battie to New Jersey for Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson.

Vince is a proven scorer who had a shot to be one of the best players in the history of the game before suffering [...]

2009 NBA Draft Preview: No. 4 Sacramento Kings

Previous Pick: (No. 23) Omri Casspi, Small Forward, Israel. Not the sexiest pick, but Casspi is a very gritty player. He plays with heart and he is very tough for a foreigner. He has good low post moves and he draws comparisons to Hedo Turkoglu with his outside game. His quickness and skills allow [...]

2009 NBA Draft Preview: No. 23 Sacramento Kings

2008 First Round Pick: Jason Thompson. A very under the radar rookie campaign, mostly because he played for the Kings. 11 points and seven rebounds while shooting nearly 50% from the field. Should turn into a good starter for them at the power forward position for years to come.

Departures: Ike Diogu (restricted), Rashad [...]