NBA Trade Deadline Could Be a Big Deal
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With the NBA trade deadline looming, teams will be hard-pressed to top what already has been accomplished over the past few weeks.
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The New Jersey Nets and the Portland Trailblazers have discussed a trade involving superstars Jason Kidd and Shareef Abdur-Rahim, according to a published Internet report.
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Around the Rockets front office last week, executives joked that if the team added Yao Ming at the trading deadline, it would have been big news. When Ming returns from his knee injury in March, the Rockets might feel as if they made the kind of acquisition that will push them closer to a championship. Ming was injured Dec. 23, ...
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Despite Vince Carter&#39;s public plea to be traded from the Toronto Raptors as soon as possible, general manager Rob Babcock says that the all-star is not going to get his wish right away.
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In the NHL this morning, the buyers heavily outweigh the sellers, and with only 23 days to go before the trade deadline, that should be a good thing for the Bruins. Something had to go their way this season, didn't it? Not that the front office will admit it yet, but it's time to slap the "For Sale" sign on ...
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Gary Payton's offseason was marked by a cross-country trade, a missed deadline for taking a physical and an arrest for investigation of driving under the influence. Now the people who run his new team, the Boston Celtics, are eager to see the point guard on a basketball court.
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New talk of adding European teams to the National Basketball Association within a decade has some appeal to the league's European stars, but they want to see the details.
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The Nets are more serious than ever about trading their star point guard, Jason Kidd, by Thursdayâs trading deadline, several officials said.
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For all the talk about big deals involving big players ( Jason Kidd , Vince Carter , Pau Gasol , Mike Bibby , Corey Maggette ), no blockbusters took place prior to Thursday's trade deadline.
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The Raptors and Trail Blazers are discussing a blockbuster seven-player trade that would send Carter to Portland, ESPN&#39;s Stephen A. Smith has learned.
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The Lakers are aggressively pursuing trades &#151; and their main target reportedly is Kevin Garnett in what would be a clear attempt to placate a disgruntled Kobe Bryant.
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One of the byproducts of last weekend's NBA brawl could be a poisoned atmosphere in collective bargaining talks.
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Man, is it quiet. With just over two weeks to go before the NHL trade deadline, general managers are moving little more than office furniture (tossing desk chairs in frustration?), further underscoring that the new collective bargaining agreement has turned the building of roster chemistry into strictly a midsummer exercise around free agency.
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Trade with Philadelphia; Carlos Delfino (G) - 2003 first round pick; Ronald Dupree (G) - Free Agent; Amal McCaskill (C) - Trade
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Houston's decision not to unload many of its stars at the trading deadline has proven to be the right one as the team has played its way in the thick of the wild card chase.
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Not everything that ails the NBA is solved by the rest-of-the-season suspension of the Indiana Pacers&#39; Ron Artest. It would be irresponsible to suggest anybody should have foreseen a brawl coming.
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By The Associated Press. Eddy Curry&#39;s agents said yesterday that they are seeking a trade, who is eligible to become a restricted free agent next summer.