While the Pistons are close to the luxury tax this season ($67.2 million in salary, the tax is $71 million), they’re one of the few teams who haven’t gone into the tax since its implementation around a decade ago. The championship bonuses in every player’s individual contract of the 2004 season actually slightly brought them … Continue Reading →
Although it seems like the 2011-12 season hasn’t officially ended, training camp is less than nine weeks away and the 2012-13 schedule will be unveiled tomorrow. Like last year, NBA TV will exclusively release the schedule at 7 PM, highlighted by the key dates on the docket, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving and Opening Night. There have … Continue Reading →
There’s speculation all around New York concerning Jeremy Lin. Lin signed a three-year, $25 million offer sheet with the Rockets and as an unrestricted free agent, the Knicks have the right to match the offer within three days. But after acquiring Jason Kidd and Raymond Felton, there’s various reports stating the Knicks will let Lin … Continue Reading →
While some are lamenting the fact the Pistons aren’t big players in free agency, I’d say it’s not such a bad idea to sit on the sidelines this summer. With the way money is being thrown around after last year’s lockout, when owners cried poor, you’d think teams would be more fiscally aware of who … Continue Reading →
It’s been rumored but now there’s some fire to the smoke that the Pistons were looking at a Ukranian big man. According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, the Pistons have reached a multi-year agreement with center Vyacheslav Kravtsov. Kravtsov, an athletic seven-footer, averaged 10.6 points and 5.5 rebounds in 22 minutes per game last season for … Continue Reading →
Pistons legend Isiah Thomas, two days after having his name unfairly ran through the mud in the “Dream Team” documentary, was dishing out something far more classy this morning: encouragement. Thomas gave the commencement speech to the Cicely Tyson School of Performing & Fine Arts graduating class of 2012 on Friday. Tyson is an critically-acclaimed … Continue Reading →
The hyperbole is in full effect after two games of the NBA Finals, particularly after the Heat tied up the series at one game apiece. LeBron James played his best Finals game ever with 32, eight rebounds and five assists, even though he fouled Kevin Durant late on a play that would’ve tied the game. … Continue Reading →
Hearing the Celtics, one game away from a collapse in the Eastern Conference Finals, are talking to some highly-touted draft prospects. How high? These players are talking in the top five. Could Celtics GM Danny Ainge be looking to make a move after the playoff run is over, offering Paul Pierce or Rajon Rondo? Or … Continue Reading →
Roughly a year after having his jersey retired by the Pistons and being inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Dennis Rodman is battling old demons–demons that never seemed to leave him in the first place. ESPN’s “Outside The Lines” profiled Rodman and his struggles since leaving the game, both in the financial sense … Continue Reading →
Everybody’s referencing Allen Iverson’s epic “Practice” rant, which occurred 10 years ago, but Michael Jordan’s most significant play in his history to that point happened on May 7, 1989. The Chicago Bulls struggled through the finish of the 1988-89 season, limping into the playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers. After taking a surprising 2-1 lead in … Continue Reading →