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In an offseason of exorbitant contracts, nearly every top free agent has been able to sign a contract to their liking as teams seem willing to overpay for top talent. Amir Johnson received $33 million, Drew Gooden managed to get $32 million, Joe Johnson parlayed a terrible offseason into a $120 million contract, and even Darko Milicic walked away with $20 million.  Surely a free agent power forward who had 16 points ...

Regardless of what you thought you knew about LeBron James when he was with the Cavaliers, that has changed now that he is with the Heat. The following is a list of five things that we thought weren't true about LeBron when he was with the Cavs, but now know to be fact with the Heat.   1. LeBron James Lacks The Competitive Fire To Be On Kobe's Level In terms of competitive ...

In the past year, the following things have taken place in the world of sports: Ben Roethlisberger allegedly committed date rape and was aided in covering it up by bodyguards and police officer friends. Lawrence Taylor has been indicted on charges of third-degree rape and patronizing a prostitute. Tiger Woods has been disgraced and (to some degree) lost his golf game due to a variety of non-golf issues. LeBron James has left the city ...

The Orlando Summer League may have opened the eyes of many NBA executives around the league to the skills of Luke Harangody.   Harangody backed out of last year's draft because he was projected to be a second rounder.  This year the same doubts about him surfaced and he was unable to bolster his draft stock.   The Celtics took him with the 52nd pick, knowing that it was a low-risk, ...

The New York Knicks have had the 2010 NBA free agency period in their sights for quite a while. LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh, among other superstars, were set to become free agents, and New York is supposedly the ultimate free agent destination. The reality is, the Knicks failed to land LeBron James and couldn't get Wade or Bosh either. The back up plan was to get Stoudemire and ...

Lakers Strike GOLD! Forget John Wall…Evan Turner who? (David Stern Voice) - With the 43rd and 58th picks in the 2010 NBA draft, the Los Angeles Lakers strike GOLD.   Devin Ebanks and Derrick Caracter are two of the brightest stars in the NBA summer league in Vegas. Ebanks, a versatile 6’9 guard/forward has played out of his mind in the first two games.   He followed his 21pt debut with ...

As the lifelong, die-hard Cleveland sports fan that I am, you'd think this would be the worst of times for me.  And a week ago, I might have thought so.   But the fact of the matter is, aside from the economic repercussions that LeBron's decision will effect in Cleveland , I can honestly say that the idea of him leaving was much more stressful than him actually leaving.   Sure maybe ...

The move everyone had been waiting on for so long has finally come and gone: LeBron has moved on from Cleveland, heading down to South Beach to join the Miami Heat. The biggest move of free agency has finally been accomplished. LeBron James has attempted to edge closer to an NBA Championship by choosing to sign with the Miami Heat. He now joins fellow superstar Chris Bosh and an already ...

There is no question that the Miami Heat is a favorite to win the NBA championship. There is no question that they will possess one of the most talented trios ever to be assembled in a starting five. There is also no question that the rest of the nation views LeBron James as a coward. The real question is whether winning will change this perception. LeBron James has shown the ability to surpass ...

I wasn't much of a Phoenix Suns fan until the 1992 off-season. Actually it was June 17, 1992 to be exact. That was the day the Suns acquired Dream Teamer Charles Barkley from the Philadelphia 76ers . Well, the Suns didn't actually acquire Barkley from the Sixers, they stole him. All the Suns had to give up in the deal was Jeff Hornacek, Andrew Lang, and ...