FREE AGENCY ANALYSIS

(Crumbling) Empire State of Mind

Jeremy Lin is off the couch for good. With a new deal set to earn his $21.5 million over the next three years, he is set to become an integral part of the Houston Rockets. While he’s thrilled for the new opportunity, we’re left to wonder where it all went wrong in New York.

Swans Soar Again

As season 2012 hits the final straight, there’s an unlikely leader at the head of AFL ladder. The Sydney Swans were backed to fall out of the top 8 this season, but so far they’ve done quite the contrary.

Dwight Noise

Once the media darling of the NBA, Dwight Howard’s gone from stuffing stat sheets to rumour mills. After enduring twelve months of trade talks and trade scenarios, it’s time to turn it off.

BREAKING NEWS

The Gold Standard

In the offseason of 2010, Los Angeles Lakers fans had that sick feeling of fear when they saw Miami’s big three form. “It’s just not fair,” they thought. Today, they watch the rest of the league go through the same experience as they add Steve Nash to the purple and gold army.

NBA Draft Special

SPACEBOUND

After over a decade of disappointment, the Houston Rockets are readying themselves for a renewed run at the NBA Championship. It all begins now, at the 2012 NBA Draft. Three first round draft picks, three young men. Get ready for Jeremy Lamb, Royce White and Terrence Jones.

CLASS IN SESSIONS

RAMON SESSIONS WILL PROBABLY NEVER BE AN ALL-STAR. HE WON’T STAR IN NIKE COMMERICALS OR WIN AN MVP AWARD. BUT WITH HIS MOVE TO THE LAKERS, RAMON SESSIONS MAY WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP.

BAD BOY BERNIE

Excuses are slim for Australia's immature tennis ace, and it's time he grew up and acted like an adult

CROCODILE KYRIE

The Boomers may get a massive boost on the eve of London 2012 if NBA rookie Kyrie Irving chooses to represent Australia at the Olympics

The Boomers have a chance to snare the talents of Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving at the London 2012 Olympics if recent comments by the Australian-U.S. dual citizen are anything to go by.

Earlier this week when asked about representing Australia at the 2012 Olympics, Irving replied “That’s probably my only choice right now.” After missing the cut of the 20 Team U.S.A. finalists, you could probably take that ‘probably’ and make it a ‘definitely’.

*EXCLUSIVE*

WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY...

THE BOSTON CELTICS HAVE DEFIED FATHER TIME FOR YEARS, BUT IT LOOKS TO FINALLY HAVE CAUGHT UP WITH THEM THIS SEASON AS THEY SLIP FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY FROM .500. WE SAY GOODBYE TO THE FIRST MODERN DAY SUPERTEAM...

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WANTED

Patty Mills didn’t even know if he would have a contract when he was drafted into the nba. Two years later, he’s awaiting a return to the nba. The stage is set, only one thing is missing – a team. Luckily for the young Aussie, one team from the wild, wild west needs a point guard like him

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COMEBACK SEASON

Kyrie Irving’s only just started his nba career, but he’s already had to make an improbable comeback after a foot injury cut his college career short.

The Curious Case of the Los Angeles Lakers

As the shortened and compressed NBA season begins to take shape, one question that still stands out is the curious case of the Los Angeles Lakers. Following a tumultuous and highly chronicled off-season, no one knew what to make of this Lakers unit coming into the season. After 11 games and a 7-4 record, the only thing that’s cooled in Lakerland is Dwight Howard trade talks.

COLE WORLD

HOW NORRIS COLE COULD SPARK A DYNASTY

To say a rookie taken at the bottom of the first round could be the key to an NBA championship is a pretty audacious statement. But if the Miami Heat’s early season dominance is an suggestion, Norris Cole may be backing up his own words.

Coming out of Cleveland State University, Cole slid from a late lottery projection to the 28^th pick where the Bulls snared him, but dealt him to the Timberwolves almost straight away. Just as Cole no doubt began having nightmares about battling Minnesota’s point guard infested roster for a minute, he was whisked away to the sunny beaches of Miami, Florida.

The Expendables - The Blazers Have Found Treasure in Trash

The Expendables: The Blazers have found treasure in trash

They come from all parts of the NBA landscape, but the Portland Trail Blazers have defied expectations and are turning the tables on the rest of the NBA.

If you were to look around the Portland Trail Blazers locker room, there would be a fair few faces you’d recognise from other uniforms. Journeyman centres Kurt Thomas and Marcus Camby both have travelled the NBA landscape extensively through their long career, while Raymond Felton and Gerald Wallace are both reunited after starting their careers as Bobcats. Jamal Crawford is starting this season on his fifth team, and guard Wesley Matthews is only just beginning to look like a Blazer after starting his career with the Utah Jazz. In fact, the only two regular faces on the Portland roster that have been career-long Blazers are LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum.