July 17th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Probably more an insurance policy than anything else, the Associated Press reports that Brad Miller has agreed to a 3-year, $15 million contract with the Houston Rockets. The signing ensures that the Rockets have a reliable backup to Yao Ming, who is was out a year and is now fully recovered from foot surgery. Miller is [...]
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Frank Lands Celtics Assistant Gig
You just knew that it would not be a case of “when” Lawrence Frank would find a job in the National Basketball Association, but “where” he would get hired. Let’s just say that Frank’s place of employment and the job title may or may not – dependng on your point of view – be a [...]
T-Mac, Clippers To Meet Next Week
File this under “Mediocrity suits me fine”: One would think that a free agent ballplayer who has an established reputation in the National Basketball Association would want to be with a team that has a “fighter’s chance” of at least reaching the playoffs. Don’t put Tracy McGrady in that category just yet. McGrady, according to Ramona [...]
Redick Retained By Magic
The Chicago Bulls were very close to obtaining a bench shooting guard for themselves; however, the Orlando Magic ensured that wouldn’t happen as the Associated Press reports that the Magic matched the offer that the Bulls put on the table for J.J. Redick. The offer that the Bulls offered Redick was for three years and [...]
Turner Signed By 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers actually must be feeling pretty good this Thursday as team president and general manager Ed Stefanski, according to Bob Cooney of Philly.com, announced Wednesday that they have signed their first-round pick (second overall) Evan Turner. The deal hammered out between the Sixers and Turner is one of four years – two of [...]
Knicks Interested In Shaq
While Shaquille O’Neal’s status with the Cleveland Cavaliers in unclear, that doesn’t preclude some other teams from expressing interest in the wide-body as according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Brian Windhorst, via his Twitter account, the New York Knicks are interested in O’Neal and may attempt to do a sign-and-trade in order to acquire him. That’s an [...]
Shaun Livingston’s Next Stop: Charlotte
According to “Yahoo Sports“, Shaun Livingston has agreed in principle to a two-year, $7 million deal with Charlotte, with a non-guaranteed 3rd year. Livingston, 24, skipped out on a scholarship to play for Duke University and was drafted number four overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2004 NBA Draft. Livingston has been working [...]
Nuggets Sign Harrington To Deal
Now Mark Cuban knows how it feels to be outbid for a prized free agent as the team he owns, the Dallas Mavericks, were outbid by the Denver Nuggets for the services of former New York Knick Al Harrington, according to ESPN’s Marc Stein. The acquisition made perfect sense as both Kenyon Martin and [...]
