Offseason NBA News and Rumours
July 16th 2006 03:57
Although it is the NBA offseason and the marquee players are partying and hanging around gorgeous women there really isn’t a break in the business
side of things. With the draft, free agency signings, summer leagues, the NBA is always humming along, albeit a little more quietly during this time of the year. NBALOUD so far has covered, violence, drugs and not to mention the ladies, but ‘what about the offseason news?’ I hear hardcore NBA fans asking. Firstly, if you were a hardcore fan of the NBA you’d know the latest gossip wouldn’t you? NBALOUD isn’t a depository for breaking news here. The only time I get access to players is when I am playing video games such as NBA Live or having an ‘episode’ where I hallucinate and see things that aren’t real.
In the off chance that there are NBA fans out there who aren’t up to speed of the latest happenings in the league here is the most recent news and rumours in bite sized chunks:
• The Sixers are looking to trade Allen Iverson and his most likely destination might be the Boston Celtics. If the trade does go ahead it should be interesting to see how Iverson and Paul Pierce get along with one another. The relationship should be as stable as John Howard and Snoop Dogg.
• Ben Wallace has been traded to the Chicago Bulls! Yes, you’ve read correctly. This NBA writer will pretend that all the visitors to this space will have their mouths open with surprise because of the shocking news that they have had to digest. I will give everyone out there a few seconds to catch their breath. Now, there: Was that enough time? Wallace who has so long been synonymous with the Detroit Pistons has called it a day. The flipside is that Big Ben signed for four years at a rumoured cool $52 million. Reports suggest that the big selling point to bring The Beast to Chi-Town was the possibility that Kevin Garnett might be lured back home in the next season.
• Uber-coach Larry Brown has been fired from the New York Knicks with Isiah Thomas taking over from the former super coach. How is Thomas going to go on the hot seat? This NBA writer predicts a riot – in the bad sense of the word.
Well, dear reader with that I bid you all adieu and in the immortal words of Jeff Fenech: ‘I love youse all’.
Ben Wallace: The next Michael Jordan. (Image from Wikipedia)
In the off chance that there are NBA fans out there who aren’t up to speed of the latest happenings in the league here is the most recent news and rumours in bite sized chunks:
• The Sixers are looking to trade Allen Iverson and his most likely destination might be the Boston Celtics. If the trade does go ahead it should be interesting to see how Iverson and Paul Pierce get along with one another. The relationship should be as stable as John Howard and Snoop Dogg.
• Ben Wallace has been traded to the Chicago Bulls! Yes, you’ve read correctly. This NBA writer will pretend that all the visitors to this space will have their mouths open with surprise because of the shocking news that they have had to digest. I will give everyone out there a few seconds to catch their breath. Now, there: Was that enough time? Wallace who has so long been synonymous with the Detroit Pistons has called it a day. The flipside is that Big Ben signed for four years at a rumoured cool $52 million. Reports suggest that the big selling point to bring The Beast to Chi-Town was the possibility that Kevin Garnett might be lured back home in the next season.
Well, dear reader with that I bid you all adieu and in the immortal words of Jeff Fenech: ‘I love youse all’.
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