Smallthoughts: Rant of the Week …Gordon Hayward

In news that will not keep Lebron James up at night, Gordon Hayward agreed to sign a deal to play for the Boston Celtics. The deal is $128 million over four years. The fact that he chose the Celtics eventually wasn’t the problem, the problem is that he took so long to get there and

DeAndre Jordan is Having Second Thoughts about signing with the Mavericks

When is a deal not a deal? When it isn’t a signed deal. NBA free agency began July 1st and teams were able to agree to deals with free agents those deals can be officially signed tomorrow. According to reports on Twitter and ESPN and other outlets one such free agent is having second thoughts

New York, Los Angeles and Boston are no longer the Draw they used to be

There was a time when regardless of the sport, every athlete wanted to play in New York.There was a time when you won you got endorsement deals and no endorsements were bigger than New York. In the Basketball world there were 3 places everyone wanted to play…Los Angeles for the Lakers, New York for the Knicks and in

Mike Miller signs with Cleveland, reunites with LeBron James

One of LeBron’s favorites players is joining him in Cleveland …it isn’t Wade or Bosh but none other than Mike Miller. According to the following published report: Miller has agreed to a $5.5 million, two-year contract with the Cavaliers, re-uniting the sharpshooting forward with James, his former teammate in Miami. Miller’s contract includes a player

NBA Free Agency is about EGO massaging

The more this NBA free agency continues the more bizzare the rumors become, the more it seems that it too bizzare to come true, yet it is very possible almost most of what you hear could come true.Right now the NBA holds it’s collective breath while waiting on LeBron James,Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh decide

Tim Duncan opts in, Carmelo Anthony opts out

A tale of two cities with two different stars with different expectations… as expected … San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan has decided to exercise the final-year option on his contract worth $10.3 million, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Duncan will revisit his future with the Spurs next summer. Duncan, 38, won his fifth championship

Knicks Changing, With or Without Anthony

With impeding free agency coming many are spelling doom and gloom for the New York Knicks. Especially if Carmelo Anthony opts out and leaves and signs with another team. The following is a differing opinion on if Anthony leaving would be the worse thing to happen to the Knicks. So please read the following “Knicks

Carmelo Anthony confirms that he wants to become a free agent in 2014,make more money, feel the love

You knew Knick fans it was going to come to this. It was only a matter of time. Melo is going to opt out of his deal with the Knicks and…chase the money back to…the Knicks. According to the following published report by Kelly Dwyer of Ball Don’t lie Carmelo said as much. By Kelly

J.R. Smith appears to be close to resigning with the Knicks

According to a published report in the New York Daily News it appears the New York Knicks are clsoe to resigning sixth man of the year J.R.Smith to a 4 year 24 million dollar contract. According to a Knicks source, the deal could be completed by Thursday. Smith is expected to receive the “Average Player