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Oklahoma City Thunder – Reggie Jackson is the Key to Turn Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook into NBA Champions
The general concept the Oklahoma City Thunder have tried to follow in recent years is having a third perimeter scorer next to Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, usually coming off the bench. Reggie Jackson seems to be the one that’ll step into those shoes in 2013-2014, hopefully improving enough to help the franchise win the NBA championship.
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NBA Rumors – New Orleans Pelicans, Philadelphia 76ers & Sacramento Kings Interested in Signing Josh Childress
Despite a few terrible seasons since returning to the NBA, Josh Childress still has some demand around the league, with the New Orleans Pelicans showing the strongest interest in him by working him out, but he’s also getting some looks from the Sacramento Kings and the Philadelphia 76ers.
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NBA Rumors – Sacramento Kings Trying to Trade Jimmer Fredette
Even though Jimmer Fredette thinks he has a future in the NBA as a point guard, the Sacramento seem to think otherwise, and with him falling rather low in the rotation when it comes to both guard positions, there’s a very good chance he’ll be traded to somewhere he might become more useful in very soon.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Isn’t a Savior, Just a Very Good Player
When Jeremy Lin signed with the Houston Rockets, it seemed like he was going to be their leading player in a rebuilding process that was deemed to be one that should take more than one season. But the expectations were unjustified, putting Lin in the wrong light, despite doing quite well for the Rockets, only because he didn’t live up to the Linsansity hype.
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NBA Rumors – Dwyane Wade is Never Leaving the Miami Heat
One of the things that is quite popular in the NBA while everyone is waiting for the preseason to begin is projecting the future. One popular subject of debate is Dwyane Wade and his future with the Miami Heat, considering his very expensive player option that goes into effect in a year from now and the health issues that seem to be plaguing him more and more recently.
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NBA Rumors – Orlando Magic Might Trade Arron Afflalo & Glen Davis
It doesn’t seem like the Orlando Magic are going to make the playoffs anytime soon, so it makes sense that they start trading away their most expensive players for more draft picks or young players, and that means Arron Afflalo and Glen Davis might not stay with the team till the end of their contracts. […]
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Makes it Impossible For Dwight Howard to Play Power Forward
One of the bigger questions regarding the new season for the Houston Rockets is the question of the minutes Dwight Howard and Omer Asik will spend together on the court and which one of them will step outside the paint. By having a point guard like Jeremy Lin who doesn’t exactly help stretch the floor isn’t the best ingredient for that kind of planned recipe.
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The Evolution of the James Harden Beard
When James Harden arrived to the NBA in 2009 off a pretty impressive career with the Arizona State, no one expected him to become the star he did first for the Oklahoma City Thunder and then the Houston Rockets, while his beard seemed to grow in relation to his development as a basketball player.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers & Los Angeles Clippers Trying to Sign Lou Amundson
In the very slim pickings left for teams to take advantage of at this stage of the NBA offseason, Lou Amundson is getting a lot more attention than anyone else, with both the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers taking a long hard look at the big man, weighing their options and possibilities of moving forward with an offer.
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Stephen Curry Making Sure He Stays Healthy And Finally Becomes an All-Star
Being an All-Star or not doesn’t actually mean anything, but in a game that’s supposed to recognize the excellence and popularity of NBA players, it was weird not seeing Stephen Curry being a part of it last season, and it’ll be even weirder if he’s not part of it in 2013-2014.