By Tariq Ali on Jun 30, 2008 in NBA Rumors, Off Topics | 2 Comments
Again and again, we hear Lebron James’s name mentioned every time the Knicks or the Nets make a any moves. Last week during the draft, the Nets traded Richard Jefferson and his high salary, a move many analyst interpreted as part of an attempt to free up cap space in 2010 when Lebron become a [...]
By Tariq Ali on May 22, 2008 in NBA Rumors | 20 Comments
The Milwaukee Bucks are looking to unload some of their players and gauging the interest other teams may have in their players, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported.
Michael Redd and forward Charlie Villanueva are drawing a lot of interest from other teams.
“In the last week, several officials from both the Eastern and Western Conferences acknowledged the Bucks [...]
By Tariq Ali on Feb 20, 2008 in Free Agents and Trades, NBA Rumors | 0 Comments
According to Brian Windhorst of the Akron Beacon Journal, the Cavaliers are working on a blockbuster trade that doesn’t involve Mike Miler.
According to his blog post, the Cavaliers “are being very active and are in talks over a blockbuster that has not been reported yet.”.
Here is what Brian Windhorst has on his blog:
“So this will [...]
By Tariq Ali on Feb 4, 2008 in NBA Rumors | 6 Comments
According to Brian Windhorst, the Cavaliers are interested in Grizzlies shooting guard Mike Miller.
The Grizzlies are looking into clearing cap space and the Cavaliers could put together a package the could help with that.
The Grizzlies showed interest in Sasha Pavlovic last fall. He became eligible to be traded last Thursday.
Ira Newble at $3.4 million is [...]
By Tariq Ali on Jan 17, 2008 in NBA Rumors | 2 Comments
According to NBA executives, the New York Knicks have been one of the more active teams in trade discussions around the NBA. One of the proposals involved a package around Larry Hughes for Jamal Crawford and Malik Rose or Jerome James.
Mike Bibby Trade:
The deal breaker was the contract of Kenny Thomas. According to NBA sources, [...]
By Tariq Ali on Jan 3, 2008 in NBA Rumors | 4 Comments
After successful two seasons with 50 wins each and leading the Cavaliers to their first playoffs in 2006 and to the NBA Finals last season, Chris Sheridan of ESPN.com thinks Mike Brown is on the verge of loosing his coaching job.
“When you put a few factors together — he did not receive a contract extension [...]
By Tariq Ali on Dec 24, 2007 in Free Agents and Trades, NBA Rumors | 0 Comments
An NBA Source confirmed trade rumors between the Cavaliers and the 76ers but nothing appear to be serious at this point. The Cavaliers have been shopping for a point guard for the past two seasons.
The Cavaliers are struggling with a record (12-16) that is worse than the Atlanta Hawks and they are sitting ninth in [...]
By Tariq Ali on Dec 13, 2007 in Free Agents and Trades, NBA Rumors | 0 Comments
Chris Sheridan from ESPN.com thinks Ira Newble is an attractive players to teams that are looking for an expiring contract. In his article “The 10 players most likely to be traded” listed Ira as a key piece to any trade the Cavs might eventually make before Feb. 21 trade deadline.
From the article:
Newble, whose expiring [...]
By Tariq Ali on Nov 6, 2007 in Anderson Varejao, Cavaliers News, NBA Rumors | 0 Comments
This morning, reports were out that the Cavaliers and Anderson Varejao are close to signing a one year deal worth $5 million according to SI.com sources.
Later today, a new report by SI.com that the Cavs apparently have no interest in signing Varejao for one year.
“The team told the player’s agent if the qualifying offer passed, [...]
By Tariq Ali on Sep 22, 2007 in Cavaliers News, NBA Rumors | 0 Comments
Last Friday Pavlovic’s agent, Marc Cornstein, indicated that the sides were ”very far apart” on contract terms, and said Pavlovic may consider playing in Europe next season if he can’t come to terms on a long-term contract with the Cavs.
Danny Ferry didn’t comment on the matter as has been his position all summer, said he [...]
By Tariq Ali on Sep 12, 2007 in NBA Rumors | 0 Comments
Sarunas Jasikevicius is waiting for Golden State to trade him. “I’m really waiting for Golden State to trade me. It’s been going on since February, and nothing’s happening. ”
Jasikevicius is due to make $4 million in his last year of his three year contract he signed with the Indiana Pacers in 2005-06 season.
Golden State does [...]