The (new) latest on the Stephen Jackson trade front
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Marc Stein Stephen Jackson got unexpectedly close to one of the teams on his wish list late Sunday night when the Dallas Mavericks checked into...
Blog | November 16, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMike Bresnahan and Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times: "Even though Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest had words during a couple of games last sea...
Blog | July 07, 2009Monday Playoff Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopCleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons Lay off Mo Williams's iPod. Holy cow. This is certainly the longest document created this seaso...
Blog | April 20, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMark Murphy of the Boston Herald: "Anderson Varejao may want to bring a security detail to his next game against the Celtics. In a March 3 game a...
Blog | April 13, 2009Friday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...name player in Gasol and Artest, and the other team received two first round draft picks and salary cap room. The trades are almost identical (Memphis came out two players ahead I believe), however I...
Blog | August 01, 2008Final 2007-2008 Luxury Tax Numbers
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopThe NBA's luxury tax -- a 100% tax to the League for player salaries in excess of $67,865,000 -- has proven to be much more effective than the salary cap...
Blog | July 09, 2008Venti First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopSuns vs. Spurs Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express-News: "Officially, the Spurs will fly to Phoenix on Thursday, and they might even lose a g...
Blog | April 23, 2008Jason Kidd vs. Devin Harris, in Numbers
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...In fact, you'd be hard pressed to make the case that Kidd is even worth his salary. Consider that with New Jersey's famously mediocre roster, this season the Nets have performed better when...
Blog | January 31, 2008The life of an advance scout
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...can play, fit their system and are the type of player that will be successful with the salary fitting. The advance scout is responsible for watching the opponent, diagramming all their plays, knowing their...
Blog | January 02, 2008Twelve Questions for the 2007-2008 NBA Season
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopWhat happens to the prodigal sons? Two of the NBA's biggest moneymaking franchises, the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks, are being run by t...
Blog | October 30, 2007Wednesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopI am not Phil Stacey. (Yes, we both have shaved heads, but so does Michael Jordan, and believe me, no one confuses me with him.) Peter Schrager congra...
Blog | March 14, 2007Stein: Not a Lot of Allan Houstons
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...lets teams cut one player, this summer only, without having to pay any luxury tax on the salary. They still have to pay the salary, and it still counts towards the salary cap--which is...
Blog | July 26, 2005EDITOR'S PICKS
...multi-million dollar contracts must play in order to take home what you make annually? ESPN's
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