Do you remember the summer of 2010? The Toronto Raptors struck gold in the offseason. They acquired a marquee free-agent to pair with Chris Bosh and take the Raptors to the playoffs. Hedo Turkoglu was acquired by Toronto on a five-year, $54 million deal. After a broken orbital bone, “ball”, and one pizza commercial later, Turkoglu was […] READ MORE
Tag: Andrew Bynum
Cleveland Cavaliers: A Season to Forget
I am pretty sure no one saw this coming. Obviously, no one expected the Cleveland Cavaliers to be a contender for the NBA Championship, but most analysts expected them to be in the fight for the playoffs. Boy, were we wrong. Instead, Cleveland is sitting at 16-33 with one of the worst records in a […] READ MORE
Cavaliers Fire GM Chris Grant
Its been a disappointing season for the Cleveland Cavaliers, as their 16-33 record has them sitting in 11th place in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. Their current six-game losing streak appears to be the final straw as owner Dan Gilbert announced today that the team is relieving general manager Chris Grant of his duties, effective immediately. […] READ MORE
Indiana Pacers Sign Andrew Bynum For the Rest of the Season
At the beginning of January, Andrew Bynum was traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Chicago Bulls and then promptly waived and released. While the Bulls and no other NBA team wanted to pay the center the $6 million remaining on his contract for the remainder of the season if he was on an NBA […] READ MORE
FISH ON SPORTS: NFL Deep Freeze, NHL Cold Shoulder and Icy NBA Relationships
So great to back again this week, with new-found abs courtesy of my Xmas gift: shock therapy. In case you missed them, here’s what made headlines this past week in the world of pro sports: NFL – WILD CARD MADNESS The jewel of last weekend’s football action was the Packers-49ers game. With the […] READ MORE
Cavaliers Trade Andrew Bynum and Picks For Chicago's Luol Deng
Despite reports earlier this week suggesting that the Cavaliers and Lakers would put pen to paper and trade Pau Gasol (Los Angeles) for Andrew Bynum (Cleveland), the Bulls and Cavaliers have agreed to a trade just hours before tomorrow’s deadline to waive Bynum. The Chicago Bulls have sent All-Star forward Luol Deng, averaging a career-high of nineteen […] READ MORE
Orlando Magic Waive Hedo Turkoglu
Former all-star Hedo Turkoglu’s days with the Orlando Magic appear to be over. The club has waived the small forward, for the purposes of releasing him. Turkoglu has a similar contract to that of Cleveland Cavaliers center Andrew Bynum, where $6 million of the $12 million he is due for the season can be wiped […] READ MORE
Cavaliers Will Look To Quickly Solve Bynum Question
The Cleveland Cavaliers recently suspended centre Andrew Bynum for “conduct detrimental to the team”. While the team hasn’t stated exactly what it was that Bynum has done they did release the following statement. “Cavaliers center Andrew Bynum has been suspended for conduct detrimental to the team, Cavaliers General Manager Chris Grant announced today. Bynum did not travel […] READ MORE
So Crazy It Just Might Kobe
Although Adam Levine of Maroon 5 and a bunch of Twitter users may object, the Los Angeles Lakers are not a title contender. They are not a threat and they aren’t going to make any noise this year, other than that “dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun” after a made basket. They still […] READ MORE
Winners and Losers From the First 2 Weeks Of The NBA Season
What an NBA season it has been so far. We’ve had many surprises, with some teams picking up right where they left off. Even though it’s only the beginning of the season, we can start to tell which players and teams are heading in the right direction. Let’s take a look at some winners and […] READ MORE
