PLAYERS:
Carmelo Anthony,
Dwight Howard,
Chris Paul,
Brook Lopez,
Andrew Bynum,
Lamar Odom,
Joakim Noah,
Taj Gibson,
Chauncey Billups,
Rajon Rondo,
Derrick Rose,
Jason Richardson,
Caron Butler,
Richard Hamilton,
Brandon Roy,
C.J. Watson,
T.J. Ford
TEAMS: New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, New Orleans Hornets, New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat
TEAMS: New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, New Orleans Hornets, New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat
It seems like the 2011 Conference Finals was like 5 years ago doesn’t it? Watching the Bulls go down in 4 straight games was a little too hard for me to swallow so excuse me for not writing about it. You throw a really nasty 5 month lockout on top it and your motivation to be an NBA fan just goes down the crapper. Anyways, here we are 4 weeks before the NBA season starts and I’m just starting to come out of my no-NBA coma.
Like last season’s Carmelo Anthony debacle that swallowed every bit of media coverage for 4 straight months, 2 free agents will swallow this year’s, Dwight Howard and Chris Paul. It’s no secret that both players want out of the teams they’re currently on. However, since both Howard and Paul are arguably the best players at their position, getting a fair deal is going to be hard for the Magic and Hornets.
Over the summer, in an interview for GQ, Howard was quoted saying:
“There’s more you can do in a bigger place. I...
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