Category: NBA Basketball

Dwyane Wade,Bulls reach buyout agreement

Brandon King

It appears Dwyane Wade’s time as a Chicago Bull has come to an end.  Despite opting in on his $24 million player option, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune’s K.C. Johnson, Wade and the Bulls have come to terms on an agreement to buyout the three-time champion. The Bulls and Dwyane Wade have reached agreement on a buyout, per sources. — K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) September 25, 2017 It was also reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN the Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, and Miami Heat are apparently early…

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Carmelo Anthony traded to Thunder

Brandon King

It appears the long festering and inevitable breakup between the New York Knicks and Carmelo Anthony has finally been put out of its misery. That is because earlier today the Knicks agreed to send the 10-time all-star to the Oklahoma City Thunder to join forces with fellow stars, Paul George and reigning MVP Russell Westbrook.. In exchange for Anthony, the Thunder will receive center Enes Canter, forward Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round pick (from the Chicago Bulls in the deal last season that brought in Taj Gibson and McDermott).…

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Thomas’ medical evaluation could put trade in jeopardy

Brandon King

It seems the hip injury that caused Isaiah Thomas to miss the last two games of the Eastern Conference Finals could be a potential roadblock in the completion of the recent trade that sent Thomas to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics. Thomas was in Cleveland yesterday for his physical and there is some concern in regards to his health. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Cleveland is weighing its option after the aforementioned physical. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/901279114623102976 https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/901280075978600453 https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/901280704465694720 If Thomas is not cleared, this could result in the…

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Cavs deal Irving to Celtics

Brandon King

The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers have come to terms on a trade. According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, the deal will send Cavs’ point guard Kyrie Irving to the Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 first round pick. Celtics are sending Thomas, Crowder, Ante Zizic and Brooklyn's 2018 first-round pick for Kyrie Irving, league sources tell The Vertical. https://t.co/gdaT9UjVGl — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 22, 2017 Stay tuned to sneakershoptalk for more info as it becomes available.

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Cleveland Cavaliers unveils uniforms for 2017-18 NBA season

Brandon King

The Cleveland Cavaliers revealed their gamers for the upcoming NBA season. Like several other teams, their oncourt gear got a Nike makeover. The white, AKA the Association edition features wine coloring with a gold trim for both the "Cavs" and the player number and wine coloring for the neck and arm lining. The shorts have a wine color waistband with golden "CLE" in the front center. The Icon edition (wine) displays "Cleveland" in gold lettering with navy trim, navy player number bordered in gold, with navy bordering for the neck…

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Cleveland Cavaliers’ offeseason proves winning does not cure all ails

Brandon King

The Cleveland Cavaliers are quite the oddity.  Although they have been to three straight NBA Finals, winning one in 2016, (and with the current state of the Eastern Conference, they are in a prime position to make additional runs to at least the East Finals) the Cavaliers find themselves in what was termed "a peculiar place."  Since losing the second of their three NBA Finals matchups with the Golden State Warriors, the Cavaliers' offseason has been undergirded with disfunction. It began with allowing David Griffin, their General Manager who constructed…

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My Final Thoughts on KD, The Warriors, the 2017 NBA title and why people need to shut the H*ll up about it

Brandon King

Ever since July 4th 2016, the day Kevin Durant announced his intent to sign with the Golden State Warriors in free agency, he has faced criticism to a level not previously seen in his career. He was derided for this decision, with pejoratives such as weak, soft, cupcake(particularly by the people of Oklahoma City)to name a few. His competitive spirit, and manhood in some instances ,was questioned. While his departure from the Thunder caused me to raise an eyebrow, as I did not expect him to leave, it did not…

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Spurs’ Leonard a no-go for Game 3 

Brandon King

Kawhi Leonard out for game three of the Western Conference Finals against Golden State Warriors. Leonard suffered the ankle injury in game one of the series when he landed on the foot of Warriors’ center Za Za Pachulia after Pachulia contested his jump shot.  The Spurs are currently down 2-0 in the best of 7 series 

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DeMarcus Cousins Traded

Brandon King

As all of the All-Stars not named Anthony Davis fly back to their respective towns to kick off the second half of the NBA season, Demarcus Cousins will not be amongst them. That is because like Davis, he is now a member of the New Orleans Pelicans, according to reports. Here is how the deal breaks down: New Orleans receives: C DeMarcus Cousins F Omri Caspi   Sacramento receives: G Buddy Hield G Tyreke Evans G Langston Galloway 2017 first round pick 2017 second round pick 2019 first round pick …

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The real victor in Charles Barkley v. LeBron James

Brandon King

The recent verbal dustup between LeBron James and Charles Barkley gave the sports media and social media something to talk about, particularly the sports media gleefully weighed in on two black men having a public dispute. The disagreement sparked discussion videos, and articles which primarily focused on the inane topic of who “won” this exchange. To briefly summarize, Charles Barkley, on the TNT post game show, responded to James’ recent comments after the Cavaliers’ 124-122 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, sans Anthony Davis, where he stated Cleveland, “needs a…

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