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The New York Knicks made the first real splash in the free agency frenzy by reaching an agreement with Amar'e Stoudemire in which he will recieve a five-year, 99.7 million dollar contract, the richest deal Stoudemire can recieve. But does Stoudemire deserve a maximum contract? Even though Amar'e has a reputation for putting up superb stats, he will not have a legitimate supporting cast in New York because David Lee is a free agent ...

Two key agreements occurred today. No, not LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, but Paul Pierce and Dirk Nowitzki reportedly agreed to contracts with the Celtics and Mavericks, respectively. Now here are a few things that Boston and Dallas have to do now that these agreements are settled. Both will return as key pieces to the success of their teams, but both the Mavericks and Celtics are missing other key pieces. ...

Chicago Bulls' fans have an extraordinary reason to celebrate. According to a New York Times report, an anonymous NBA executive stated that LeBron James and Chris Bosh signing with the Chicago Bulls is a "done deal." If this move happens, the Bulls would most likely be regular NBA championship contenders for many years to come. With a nucleus that would include Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Chris Bosh, and LeBron James, assuming that James and Bosh sign with Chicago, the ...

John Wall is considered a unanimous number one pick in NBA mock drafts. Since it is a foregone conclusion that Wall will be drafted number one, I have decided to discuss one of the more interesting position battles: Gilbert Arenas vs. John Wall assuming that Wall is drafted by the Wizards. This will be a good battle between what many draft experts consider the next phenom in John Wall and a declining but nonetheless ...

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, who has led the Spartans to six Final Four appearances in 12 seasons including a national championship in 2000, has turned down an offer to become the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Detroit Free Press and ESPN report. The announcement will be made official at an 8:30 PM ET press conference (5:30 PM PT). Now the underlying question is "What effect will this decision have ...

Some Los Angeles Lakers fans are in "panic mode" right now as a result of being down three games to two in the NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics. The Lakers have failed to execute the entire series, and now they have their backs against the wall because of it. But if they follow the following three keys, Los Angeles should not be going home today. NOTE: The keys are in order ...

For the first time this year, Nets fans have something to cheer about. According to sources, former Dallas Mavericks head coach, and current ESPN NBA analyst Avery Johnson, has reached a verbal agreement to become the next New Jersey Nets head coach.  The Nets had a horrible season last year, finishing with a 12-70 record despite having talent on their team with Devin Harris and Brook Lopez. Johnson could flip the ...

This is part two of my NBA Finals Forecast series. For part one (Celtics Vs. Lakers), click here .  A match-up of Suns vs. Magic is highly unlikely given that the Magic are behind 3-1 to the Celtics in their series. But if the nearly impossible match-up were to happen, here is how I think it would pan out. The Magic are notorious for their three-point shooting ability, as they shot 37 ...

This is part one of a four-part series in which I will analyze every possible NBA Finals match-up. A possible 2008 NBA Finals rematch is in the works between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics have a dominating 3-0 series lead over the Orlando Magic while the Lakers lost their last game 118-109 at the hands of the Phoenix Suns resulting in a 2-1 series, however ...