As far as NBA Free Agency goes, this has got to be a summer to remember.
The summer begins with 90% of the teams over the cap and armed only with mid-level exceptions.
Philly, due to trading Korver away for nothing at around the trade deadline, had a little money.
Memphis, due to the fact that nobody wants to play there, also had a little money (but apparently isn’t really choosing to spend it).
So nobody has any real money unless they don’t re-sign some of their top free agents.
Teams have to have mixed emotions about sending their players to the Olympics. Merchandise for their players and teams might increase, but typically players that compete competitively over the offseason have been riddled with injuries in the following NBA season.
The Utah Jazz are the only team to have two players chosen for the U.S. Olympic team.
The twelve man roster is as follows:
Enough has probably already been said about Donaghy’s latest allegations, but Doug Robinson of the Deseret News had an interesting take that I hadn’t thought of before.
(Although I probably should have).
When Doc Rivers was asked what he said to his new team back in October, he responded with one word, “Defense.”
If you think about it, that’s one thing that just about every team in the last two decades had in common. They all played very good defense.
Think about it!
An article recently came out in which Dwyane Wade said that Pat Riley had assured him that he would not be traded.
If you think about it, the question about whether he would be traded is absurd.
What would you trade him for?
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