NBA Basketball COMMENTARY
The Miami Heat signed rookie Da’Sean Butler to a two-year, $1.3 million contract on Monday. Given the rules of the collective bargaining agreement, despite Butler’s ongoing rehabilitation from his gruesome left knee injury and his resultant uncertain NBA future, the contract was...
The Miami Heat signed Patrick Beverley to a two-year, $1.3 million fully-guaranteed contract on Monday. That much we know. What we don’t know is why. Why did the Heat sign him? Why did they sign him so soon? And why did they fully guarantee...
Da’Sean Butler had played his way into a surefire first-round selection in the 2010 NBA Draft with a spectacular senior campaign at West Virginia last season, sinking six game-winning shots, earning second-team All-America honors, and leading the Mountaineers to the Final Four...
Mikhail Prokhorov is a newcomer to the NBA, as the wealthy owner of the soon-to-be Brooklyn Nets. At 45 years of age, Prokhorov is Russia’s second richest man, with an estimated net worth of $13 billion. Apparently, he is also a classy...
Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo went on the air yesterday, now three weeks after his former All-Star power forward decided to leave Toronto in favor of the Miami Heat, and basically declared that Chris Bosh quit on his team during the stretch...
The Miami Heat are poised for a reunion with fan-favorite Eddie House. The three-point specialist has agreed on a two-year veteran minimum contract that will pay him $1,352,181 and $1,399,507, respectively, with the second year subject to a player option. House, who...
The Miami Heat signed a third member of its summer-league team when it announced the addition of guard Kenny Hasbrouck on Wednesday. Hasbrouck, a former Siena standout, joins Shavlik Randolph and second-round draft pick Dexter Pittman as summer-league players to ink contracts....
Pat Riley apparently felt the need to throw away some of owner Micky Arison’s money away in celebration of landing the Big Three. The Heat on Tuesday signed free agent forward Shavlik Randolph to a two-year minimum salary deal. Randolph, who had...
It took 14 years, 7 teams, 4 trades, 3 free agent signings, 2 repeat pit stops, 1 buyout and 1 outright release, but he has finally found his way back to Miami. Roster spot number twelve belongs to Juwan Howard. The union brings...
Despite what Matt Barnes reported on his own Twitter account last night, I can’t see how he’ll be heading to Toronto. Somewhere along the way, Barnes, his agent, the Raptors and the Magic are making a horrible miscalculation. Multiple media outlets are...