NBA Tax Level Limbo Bar Raised, No Less Treacherous
Before the new CBA rolled in, NBA owners had the luxury of raising the ceilings around them according to the height of their stacks of money. Big market teams, especially those owned by sports-happy nuts or who signed lucrative media deals, could just overspend the little guys to a championship. With a soft $1-for-$1 tax […]
Dwight Howard Has Been To Finals Before But Can He Get There With Houston?
The Dwama, the Dwightmare, the Summer Agency Dwead―whatever other cheesy name you want to assign to Dwight Howard’s long-running free agency troubles―is over. Dwight Howard will be playing as a Houston Rocket, choosing to take less guaranteed money in the process. That means a number of things: Despite the rosy PR moves, Howard detested playing […]
Brad Stevens Brings 6 Yrs Experience and 4 New Realities To Celtics
Stunned doesn’t quite cut it. Impressively stunned is more along the lines of how folks have responded to the Brad Stevens hire in Boston. Though greener than a Celtics jersey―he’s only 36 and has never coached in the NBA―the former Butler coach brings with him an unheralded level of success―he holds the record for most […]
San Antonio Spurs Actively Hunting For Redemption & Free Agent Gold
The San Antonio Spurs were one made free throw, one defensive rebound, one blocked three, or even one Ray Allen tactical mistake away from their fifth championship. It’s as if Tim Duncan’s languid expression had been painted on his face for his whole career awaiting for that soul-sucking moment. There’s no point in keeping their […]
2013 NBA Free Agency: First Blood Drawn
Keeping up with and assessing an ample free agency market is a bit like trying to name every individual in a school of fish. The second you feel like you have the hang of it, things shift in the opposite direction, disrupting what little control you thought you had. To help things out, SJN will […]
Twitter-Sized Thoughts On NBA Draft Picks, Trades and Storylines
It’s that moment we’ve all been waiting for: the time of the year when David Stern (though now his last time) reads off the names of players who might not get picked at the number most expect, and will, most definitely, not live up to the expectations put on their shoulders. But the thrill of […]
The Guillotine Drops In Boston: Celtics & Nets Agree To Summer Blockbuster Trade
Recent Boston repo man Danny Ainge has pilfered the Celtics organization of all but its 17 banners and an angular man named Rajon Rondo. After multiple days of updates from team sources, Twitter recognizance, and a healthy dose of blind speculation, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Jason Terry are now members of the Brooklyn Nets. Details are below (depending on which team you root for, this is the space to scream and break stuff).
Which NBA Finals Big 3 Stay Together In 2013-2014?
As the league’s three-year punching bag, the Miami Heat have grown accustomed to courting cynics even when soaring above the competition. When Game 6 of the NBA Finals looked to be slipping away from them, talk about breaking up their Big 3 dominated the airwaves more than lame commercials. The San Antonio Spurs’ Big 3, […]