Ty Lawson Traded to the Houston Rockets

During the 2015 NBA Draft the Nuggets selected Emmanuel Mudiay a 6'6 rookie point guard that played in China for a year. Most people including Ty Lawson knew his days playing in Denver was coming to an end. Especially considering Emmanuel couldn't shoot the ball too well so Mudiay wouldn't be able to start at shooting guard. Ty Lawson couldn't start at the shooting guard because he is too short. So it was a must that the Nuggets make a move to trade Ty Lawson away especially after Lawson getting his 2nd DUI and checking himself into a 30-day rehab program.

Last night Ty Lawson was traded to the Houston Rockets. The Houston Rockets traded their first round pick that is protected, Pablo Prigioni, Joey Dorsey, and Nick Johnson. The Houston Rockets basically was able to get Ty Lawson without trading any of their key players away. This trade helped out both teams. This trade helped out the Houston Rockets because they have been desperately looking for a point guard that can score the ball. This was a good trade for the Denver Nuggets because they didn't want to keep players that didn't want to be there. Now that the Rockets have Ty Lawson as their point guard they're back in championship contention considering Ty Lawson stays out of trouble.

76ers Open Up Summer League Action Against San Antonio Spurs

Yesterday the Philadelphia 76ers opened their summer league play in the Utah summer league. The 76ers took on the San Antonio Spurs. Sixers fans finally got to see their lottery pick play the same season they get drafted. Jahlil Okafor made his debut last night against the Spurs. Jahlil Okafor scored 18 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 1 steal.

The 76ers kept the game close through the first half of the game trailing the San Antonio Spurs 34-30. But the third quarter the 76ers owned that quarter. The 76ers outscored the Spurs 24 to 15 in third quarter. The 76ers ended the third quarter leading 54 to 49. But, the 4th quarter is where the Spurs regained control of the game. The Spurs outscored the 76ers 25 to 17. The Spurs beat the 76ers in a close game 74-71. The 76ers play again tonight at 7 PM Eastern on NBA TV against the Boston Celtics.

Some bright spots for the 76ers were their young players are starting to get better. Jordan McRae the 76ers last year second round pick who played overseas this past year had 15 points and 5 rebounds last night. Furkan Aldemir may not have scored but he still was effective and was able to get 11 rebounds & 2 blocks which is very impressive. Jerami Grant had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Richaun Holmes this year's 76ers 2nd round pick had 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block. T.J. McConnell an undrafted rookie that played college basketball at Arizona University had 6 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block.

Day 1 of NBA Free Agency

The moment every championship contender and rebuilding team has been waiting for since the NBA playoffs was over is finally here! NBA free agency has finally started and NBA teams are allowed to contact and schedule meetings with unrestricted free agents & restricted free agents. An unrestricted free agent is a player that doesn't have to worry about his former team matching a contract offer made by another team. However the restricted free agents don't have that same luxury as unrestricted free agents. For restricted free agents even if they get offers from another team the player's former team has a chance to match their offer even if the player doesn't want to play for his former team. The players can't sign their new contracts until July 9th.

Some key names have already resigned back with the teams that they played with this season. Kevin Love has signed back with the Cleveland Cavaliers for 5 years the deal is worth 110 million dollars. Anthony Davis signed a contract extension with the  New Orleans Pelicans for 5 years the deal is worth 145 million dollars. Danny Green resigned back with the San Antonio Spurs for 4 years the deal is worth 45 million dollars. Kawhi Leonard resigned with the San Antonio Spurs for 5 years the  deal is worth 90 million dollars. Jimmy Butler resigned with the Chicago Bulls for 5 years the deal is worth 95 million dollars. Kris Middleton resigned with the Milwaukee Bucks for 5 years the deal is worth 70 million dollars.Mike Dunleavy resigned with the Chicago Bulls for 3 years the deal is worth 14.4 million dollars. Brandon Knight has resigned with the Phoenix Suns for 5 years the deal is worth 70 million dollars. Goran Dragic resigned with the Miami Heat to a 5 year deal that is worth 90 million dollars. Damion Lillard signed a contract extension with the Portland Trailblazers for 4 years the deal is worth 120 million dollars. Brook Lopez resigned with the Brooklyn Nets for 3 years the deal is worth 60 million dollars. Thaddeus Young resigned with the Nets for 4 years the deal is worth 50 million dollars.

Some surprising signings have happened also in Day 1 of NBA free agency as well. Tyson Chandler signed with the Phoenix Suns for 4 years the deal is worth 52 millions. There were rumors going around that if the Los Angeles Clippers lost DeAndre Jordan to free agency they were going to try and sign Tyson Chandler. Another surprising move was the Toronto Raptors signing him to a a 4 year deal that is worth 50 million dollars. The Boston Celtics signed big man Amir Johnson to a 2 year deal that is worth 24 million dollars. Their was even a trade in day 1 of NBA free agency that had Tiago Splitter get traded from the San Antonio Spurs to the Atlanta Hawks. The Spurs did this deal to free up cap space to sign star big man LaMarcus Aldridge. Al-Farouq Aminu signed a 4 year deal with the Portland Trailblazers that is worth 30 million dollars. Another surprising moment in the day 1 of NBA free agency is Draymond Green and Warriors personnel are not seeing eye to eye with contract negotiations. Draymond Green is now open to talking to other teams about contract he is a restricted free agent so the Warriors can march any offer another team gives him.

Philadelphia 76ers Could Get Another 1st Round Pick

Before the NBA Draft lottery the 76ers had a chance to have 4 first round picks in the 2015 draft. Sadly they only finished with 1 first round pick which is there own with the number 3 pick in this year's draft. The 76ers had the Lakers pick which was top 5 protected which they didn't get because the Lakers have the number 2 pick in this year's draft. The third 1st pick they could have got for this year's draft was the Miami Heat which was top 10 protected sadly the Heat have the 10th pick in this year's draft. The fourth first round pick the 76ers had a chance to get was the Oklahoma City Thunder pick which was top 19 protected unfortunately the 76ers didn't get that pick either due to injury of Kevin Durant the Thunder didn't make the playoffs and have the number 14 pick in this year's draft.

But rumors are going around that the Philadelphia 76ers and Portland Trailblazers are in trade talks involving draft picks. As you know the Blazers are in the process of trying to resign LaMarcus Aldridge to a max deal so saving as much money possible would be the smart thing to do. So the Trailblazers are considering trading their 1st round 23rd pick to the 76ers for the 76ers two second round picks 35 & 37.  This deal would smart for both teams. This deal would be smart for the 76ers because they need all the talent they can get 76ers fans are getting restless and tired of watching a tanking team. This would be a smart move for the Trailblazers because the contracts for players in the second round are much cheaper then getting a player in the first round. However this trade can't happen until the draft starts since the Trailblazers traded their 2016 first round pick that is lottery protected to the Denver Nuggets. Hopefully this trade happens.

Golden State Wins NBA Finals

Last night the Golden State Warriors was able to rap up the NBA Finals and win their first NBA Championship in 40 years. The final score was 105-97 Golden State way. Golden State beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 4 to 2 in NBA Finals. The Warriors not only dominated the NBA in the regular season but also in the postseason as well. The Golden State Warriors record combined between with the regular season & postseason was 83-20 which is phenomenal.

The loss of Kevin Love & Kyrie Irving started show in the NBA Finals but LeBron still kept the Cavs in at least contention of challenging the Warriors for a championship. But, in game 5 that lineup change by Steve Kerr really sealed the deal for the Warriors to win a championship. The Warriors lineup gave the Cavaliers trouble in game 5 and game 6. Andre Igoudala  was the key to the Warriors beating the Cavaliers in the finals he slowed down LeBron when he was guarding him and scored on the offense end as well. Andre Igoudala won the NBA Finals MVP which he certainly deserved.

Last night Steph Curry played a phenomenal game he had 25 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Andre Igoudala played a great game he had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals. Draymond Green had a triple double in the closeout game finishing with 16  points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Festus Ezeli had 10 points, and 4 rebounds off the bench. Shaun Livingston had 10 points, and 3 rebounds.

Golden State Warriors One Win from An NBA Championship

Last night the Warriors stuck with their small lineup and it worked well once again. The Warriors small lineup continued to give the Cavaliers team problems. The small lineup gave the Cavs team so much problems that 7'1Timofey Mosgov only played 9 minutes. The previous game Mosgov had a career high game having 28 points and 10 rebounds. So David Blatt decision to sit Mosgov in yesterday's game was very questionable.

With the Warriors going small this has really helped them stretch the floor and have a more uptempo offense. Steph Curry had an MVP like performance in last night game scoring 15 points in the 4th quarter. Steph Curry finished with 37 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals. Curry finally found away to get around Dellavedova good defense. Andre Iguodala had another good start for the Warriors he finished with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Leandro Barbosa had another good game off the bench for the Warriors finishing with 13 points, and 2 rebounds. Draymond Green played another solid game he had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists. Klay Thompson finished with 12 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists.

LeBron James finished with 40 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists. But, that still wasn't enough for the Cavs to win. Tristan Thompson had 19 points and 10 rebounds. JR Smith finished with 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists.  Iman Shumpert had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists. The final score was 104-91 in favor of the Golden State Warriors. Now the Cavs go back to Cleveland facing elimination game tomorrow night.

Golden State Routs Cavs in Game 4 to Even the Series

With the Warriors going into game 4 down 2-1 people were curious to see if the Warriors will finally play with a sense of urgency. Well last night those questions were answered Steve Kerr made a smart lineup change by going small in the starting lineup. Others were questioning Golden State urgency to win in the NBA finals. People have been saying the Cavs have been playing like their desperate while the Warriors have been playing like they have nothing to lose. Last night tables turned Warriors were the one playing like they were desperate for a change.

Steph Curry was finally able to get out of his shooting woes. Curry scored 22 points shooting 8 for 17 from the field.  Steph Curry was also able to make 4 3pt shots out of 7. Chef Curry is back and that could be a bad thing for the Cavaliers. If both splash brothers Steph Curry & Klay Thompson play well in the same game this series is over for the Cavs.


Draymond Green really stepped up yesterday for the Warriors he had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. He is the heart and sole of the Warriors team everyone on that team feeds off his energy. Another player that stepped up was Andre Iguodala who had 22 points, and 8 rebounds this game was the first time he started this season. Harrison Barnes finally stepped up and got 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, and an assist. David Lee even got 9 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists off the bench. Hopefully the Warriors start off small again because it worked perfectly in game 4.