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 [...]

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, [...]

2009 NBA Draft Preview: No. 9 Toronto Raptors

2006 Draft: Had the first overall pick and went with foreigner Andrea Bargnani. Could have had Brandon Roy or LaMarcus Aldridge. Bargnani is not a true center despite being seven feet tall. Takes a lot of threes and averaged 15 points and five rebounds last season.

Departures: Carlos Delfino, Joey Graham, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Shawn [...]

2009 NBA Draft Preview: No. 15 Detroit Postons

Remember the 2003 Draft?: There is nothing Detroit can ever do in a draft to make anyone forget about the horrible mistake they made. Instead of taking Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosh – who all average 20 points a game on their career – they took Darko Milicic who boasts a career [...]

2009 NBA Draft Previews: No. 17 Philadelphia 76ers

2008 First Round Pick: Marreese Speights, Power Forward, Florida. Played rookie minutes. Averaged a respectable seven and four in 16 minutes a game. More of a power forward but was more effective as a back-up center.

Departures: Royal Ivey, Donyell Marshall, Andre Miller, Theo Ratliff, Kareem Rush.

Needs: A couple of weeks ago a [...]

Chris Bosh is not Headed to Miami, According to His Twitter

The Miami Herald reported Saturday that Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh wanted to be a member of the Miami Heat, citing one of Bosh’s friends.

Apparently, that rumor is false. Here is Chris Bosh from his Twitter.

O yea. Forgot to mention. I don’t have any friends that told the Miami Herald I’m going [...]

76ers Acquire a Much Needed Shooter From Toronto

It has been an active off-season for the Philadelphia 76ers. Just a week after introducing Eddie Jordan as their head coach, the Sixers have traded forward Reggie Evans to the Toronto Raptors for three-point shooting machine Jason Kapono.

Evans brings a good amount of toughness in the front court for the Raptors, and despite [...]

Chris Bosh Will Not Re-Sign With the Raptors This Summer. Who Will He be Dealt to?

I don’t think anyone was expecting Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh to re-sign with the team, but now it is official.

Bosh could be amongst LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Amare Stoudemire in the 2010 free agent class, but it is more likely that he gets traded before his contract is up.

The best [...]

Ron Artest Would Be a Nice Laker

It is a nice thought and it’s possible. Ron is an unrestricted free agent this off-season and his friendly/physical relationship with Lakers’ star Kobe Bryant could lure him to Los Angeles.

Artest signed a one-year, $8.45 million contract last season with Houston and he earned that money over the course of the year. I [...]