Looks like Monta Ellis may in fact be on his own island. At least he has an agent, Jeff Fried, to help him along in the process of trying to resolve the mess Monta currently finds himself in. However, this is the same agent who may have played a role in Ellis initially lying to […]
Many of Philly’s finest believe that PG, Andre Miller, was the MVP of their team last year. Those sentiments mean a lot right now as Miller is in the final year of his contract with the 76ers and will be earning $10.2 million this year. The Sixers want to start talking about a contract extension […]
Brandon Jennings decided to go overseas to play for Pallacanestro Virtus Roma in the Italian league instead of going to Arizona. Apparently he did not have the scores to play for U of A and additionally wanted to start making cash now instead of waiting a year. Let’s make one thing clear, though: Jennings did not […]
I learned a lot this weekend. Perhaps the most important nugget of information was that I should never wait until the last minute to start looking to book a flight. And even when waiting until the last minute, there is no reason to be stubborn and say, “Screw it, I’m driving.” Although I was able […]
Skip to about 1:42 in the video below. “The Star-Spangled Banner is going on. I don’t celebrate this shit. I’m black.” What is Josh Howard doing saying this crap on camera? The only reason I post this is to remind athletes and their advisors that it is too easy to have one small comment at […]
Mid-day yesterday, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports broke the news that Michael Beasley dropped his agent, Joel Bell, and his advisor, D.C. Assault director Curtis Malone. Talk about some fun distractions for a rookie with a somewhat muddy past that should be focusing on meshing with his new teammates and learning how to play at the […]
Monta Ellis is starting to make the news again today following his surgery last Wednesday on his left ankle, which will leave Golden State’s starting point guard on the bench for at least three months. Baron Davis is gone, and the Warriors were banking on Ellis to step right into his role, signing Monta to […]
Less than two weeks ago I reported about a 7’2 Iranian who had made a big-time impression in Beijing during the Olympics. Hamed Ehadadi led the Olympics in blocks and rebounds per game and proved to scouts that he has the talent to play at a high level. Up until two weeks ago, no Iranians […]
Life was good for Calvin Andrews and BDA Sports. They had locked up O.J. Mayo and were ready for another successful NBA draft. Then came the news that O.J. Mayo had received money from Rodney Guillory, a runner for Andrews and BDA. Calvin maintained that he stopped giving money to Mayo through runners prior to […]
Since my post yesterday regarding the NBA forbidding teams to talk with Hamed Ehadadi and all other Iranian athletes, there has been an update. Today, the NBA reports that the league has been approved for the appropriate license by the US government, and that teams can now officially talk to Ehadadi. After many scouts saw […]