[New York Times] Nate Thurmond, Warriors Center and Defensive Wall, Dies at 74 (Mon, 18 Jul 2016 04:07:24 GMT) A seven-time All-Star and Hall of Fame player went toe-to-toe with the N.B.A.’s dominant big men. [New York Times] Jones, Valentine Set Up T-Wolves-Bulls Summer League Final (Mon, 18 Jul 2016 02:45:33 GMT) A look at […]
[New York Times] Nate Thurmond, Warriors Center and Defensive Wall, Dies at 74 (Sun, 17 Jul 2016 05:58:29 GMT) A seven-time All-Star and Hall of Fame player went toe-to-toe with the N.B.A.’s dominant big men. [New York Times] N.B.A. Summer League Is Proving Ground for Coaches, Too (Sun, 17 Jul 2016 05:20:04 GMT) The former […]
[New York Times] NBA Summer League Over for 16 Teams in Consolation Play (Sat, 16 Jul 2016 05:21:34 GMT) A look at the eight consolation games Friday in the Las Vegas Summer League: [New York Times] Croatian Forward Saric Signs With Philadelphia 76ers (Sat, 16 Jul 2016 05:00:27 GMT) Croatian Dario Saric has signed with […]
[ESPN.com – New York Knicks] Friday's Knicks Links: Role with Knicks was too big for Jose Calderon (Fri, 15 Jul 2016 05:11:40 EST) Friday's Knicks Links: Role with Knicks was too big for Jose Calderon [New York Times] Spurs Officially Add Pau Gasol to Help Replace Tim Duncan (Fri, 15 Jul 2016 06:54:06 GMT) Gasol, […]
PLUGH: This was an “out of the blue” hiring for Phil, at least according to all the narratives about him being on vacation. I don’t really want to rehash that ugly period in Knicks media/fandom, but suffice it to say the moves he’s made have confused, surprised, and sometimes pleased the people in orbit of […]
[New York Times] Several Stars Sit While 2016 Class Has Strong Day (Thu, 14 Jul 2016 04:21:37 GMT) A look at some of the highlights from the eight games Wednesday at the Las Vegas Summer League: [New York Times] Football Player Tells Cops: I Was Punched by Draymond Green (Thu, 14 Jul 2016 01:42:33 GMT) […]
THANK YOU PHIL JACKSON! According to the Daily News: The Knicks now have 14 players on guaranteed contracts after agreeing to terms with forward Maurice Ndour on a two-year deal, bringing in a power forward who shined for New York’s Summer League squad last year. When the Knicks failed to keep Ndour last year, Mr. […]
PLUGH: This was a really strong signing. Lee has bounced around during his NBA career, but it seems to be one of those unfortunate situations where he has enough skill to be a starting role player on good teams, but not good enough to meet the loftier aspirations of the teams that thought they could […]
[New York Post] Adam Silver praises Melo for speaking out on violence (Wed, 13 Jul 2016 00:02:52 -0400) LAS VEGAS — Carmelo Anthony took to social media on Friday to denounce the violence that has divided the country and prod his fellow athletes to speak up and try to help in any way they can. […]
KURYLO: I really liked Joakim Noah in Florida, and I like him as a pro. I’ve always been keen on players that rebound and defend, because I think there’s a huge deficiency in the market in that area. Or maybe it goes back to my high hopes for Mike Sweetney at the start of this […]