The following was written literally minutes before Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports tweeted that the OKC Thunder have just traded James Harden to the Houston Rockets in return for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb and several future draft picks. OKC will also be sending Cole Aldrich, Lazar Hayward and Daquan Cook as part of the deal. …
Troubled but fan-favourite Mavericks guard Delonte West has been suspended from the team for the second time in ten days, for “conduct detrimental to the team”. The previous incident was quickly resolved, with West being reinstated the following day leading observers to believe it was but a minor issue. However, according to ESPNDallas.com the team …
After dealing with swelling in his troublesome right knee all training camp, the decision was made to shut it down and undergo arthroscopic knee surgery. Although Dirk and the Mavericks were both hoping to avoid surgery until after the season, mere rest and treatment were not working so the decision was made that it was …
After a disappointing season with the Dallas Mavericks last season where his effort, conditioning and overall professionalism were called into question, it was fair to wonder if former Laker Lamar Odom would be able to turn his career back around again with a bounce-back year. Alas: Having lost their two best reserve big men from …
After the Mavericks disappointingly missed out in the Deron Williams Sweepstakes, they were initially quiet in free agency and the trade market. This led to some consternation from Mavericks fans wondering what the heck the team was doing to make up for failing to execute Plan A of this offseason, and then appeared to be …
After putting all their eggs in the Deron Williams basket, and then falling just short of acquiring him, the Mavericks were in a very awkward position in free agency. They had cap space to acquire a max-salary player, but the only truly max-caliber guy was off the market. They had the choice of paying handsomely …
On the heels of agreeing to a 5 year $98 million contract to stay with the Brooklyn Nets, point guard Deron Williams reveals that he was very close to returning to his hometown Dallas Mavericks. That was until much maligned Nets GM Billy King made the controversial Joe Johnson trade, to bring one of the …
After 8 years in Dallas as “Steve Nash’s replacement”, sharpshooter JET (Jason Eugene Terry) will be spreading his wings in Boston for the next three years. The Celtics offered Terry the full mid level exception, which comes out to 3 years $15.6 million. Terry is a classic “irrational confidence” guy who does things like tattooing …
In a telling interview with ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, Steve Nash revealed that he does not believe he would be back with the Suns next year, although he is not ruling anything out: “For the first time I realize that it might not be Phoenix. I would have said even in the middle of (last) season …
Free agent shooting guard Eric Gordon has lined up visits with the Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Houston Rockets, Portland Trailblazers, Charlotte Bobcats (?!!!) and the Dallas Mavericks. What’s curious is the large number of visits that Gordon has planned, considering that the New Orleans Hornets, flush with salary cap space, have said they will match …
