What will next summer's salary cap be?
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...gate receipts down less than anticipated, the doomsday scenario of a $6-7 million drop in the salary cap for the 2010-11 season now seems overly pessimistic. Everyone still expects the cap to go...
Blog | December 24, 2009Mike James back to Miami? Maybe
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...for anyone whose contract extends beyond this season to preserve every cent of their projected trove of salary-cap space for July 1, 2010. But the Heat have, according to NBA front-office sources, explored...
Blog | December 09, 2009Gallows humor from Lawrence Frank as Nets again go for 1st W
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBy Chris Sheridan I want to hurry and get this post up before tipoff, because there's no telling if Lawrence Frank will even make it to halftime be...
Blog | November 21, 2009Looking For The Real Amare
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...to form by Stoudemire makes it easier for the Suns to trade him and his $16 million salary, an option the Suns would like to have as they continue to find ways to reduce payroll...
Blog | October 29, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopTerry Pluto of The Plain Dealer: "It's still hard to believe, Shaquille O'Neal in a Cavaliers uniform. Then there's LeBron James, the...
Blog | October 07, 2009First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopRonald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal: "Less than a week after the Grizzlies introduced Allen Iverson as the most significant free-agent acquis...
Blog | September 16, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopCharles F. Gardner of the Journal Sentinel: "Brandon Jennings had a well-publicized taped phone conversation that played on YouTube earlier in th...
Blog | September 15, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopDan LeBatard of The Miami Herald: "The phone rings at 1 a.m. It is Tim James. The connection is tinny and echoing. How are you, Tim? 'It was ...
Blog | August 31, 2009First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopDon Seeholzer of the Pioneer Press: "With an oral agreement but no signed contract, the Timberwolves didn't announce a coaching hire Sunday, ...
Blog | August 10, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: "Are you telling me that in today's high-tech world of chemical competition when Rashard Lewis could ha...
Blog | August 07, 2009First Cup: Friday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...this is what you get when you've essentially got $15 to $20 million of unproductive salary-cap weight on the roster from previous bad deals and failed gambles. There's not much...
Blog | July 31, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...deal. But I think it ultimately will become one (and it certainly clears out a lot of salary space down the road). But there is one major caveat -- Chandler's health. The Bobcats'...
Blog | July 28, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...I'm Portland's general manager, I'm just fine with that. Here's why: Though maximum salary figures aren't known until the salary cap is set each year, this year's figure is...
Blog | July 16, 2009First Cup: Thursday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopJeff Miller of The Orange County Register: "There's only one way to get Pau Gasol to stop talking about it, and that's for us to stop ask...
Blog | June 11, 2009First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopDave Krieger of The Denver Post: "The Lakers have already begun their campaign against the aggression of the aggrieved, the Nuggets' current ...
Blog | May 26, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS
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