Jamal Crawford tweeted out support for ‘Melo and for Iman Shumpert (who signed with the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday). In a sense for these veterans, this is like the NBA Draft green room all over again — you’re happy the room is emptying … but you don’t want to be the last one sitting at the table. “I know I can play,” Crawford told NBA.com, “and I would think my reputation is still solid. It’s baffling to me.”
Tag: free agency
Anthony and Shumpert were just lifted …
Anthony and Shumpert were just lifted off the pile and yet the list of players waiting by the phone, once again, is lengthy enough. “A lot of teams take a wait and see approach, not only for me, but vets in general,” Crawford said.
“I love the game and stay in the gym …
“I love the game and stay in the gym anyway,” he said. “Whenever I retire, I’ll still be playing the game, whether that’s at an LA Fitness or somewhere else. At this point, the regular players around here are kind of used to seeing me, although sometimes I’ll go to a different gym and people are surprised,” he said. “Like, the other night, I went to new one and played from 10 o’clock to midnight. They did double takes.”
Carmelo Anthony isn’t expected to make …
Carmelo Anthony isn’t expected to make his Portland Trail Blazers debut until Tuesday’s game at New Orleans at the earliest, league sources told ESPN on Friday, meaning Anthony won’t be available to face his former team, the Houston Rockets, on Monday. Anthony, 35, has to complete a physical with the Blazers before the one-year, non-guaranteed contract is finalized. That could come as soon as Saturday, league sources said.
Emiliano Carchia: Jarell Martin has …
Emiliano Carchia: Jarell Martin has signed with Shenzhen Leopards, a source told @Emiliano Carchia. Martin has played in the NBA with Memphis and Orlando
JD Shaw: Free agent guard Jerian Grant …
Remember when the Boston Celtics made a …
Remember when the Boston Celtics made a serious push for Kevin Durant during the 2016 offseason? Apparently he wasn’t the only player who would have come to Boston in that scenario. Retired NBA guard Ray Allen, who spent five seasons in Boston from 2007 to 2012, admitted Thursday he spoke with Danny Ainge in 2016 and told the Celtics president of basketball operations he was open to re-joining the C’s if they landed Durant in free agency.
“I had a conversation with (Ainge) and …
“I had a conversation with (Ainge) and I told him this was my last-ditch effort. I would’ve went back,” Allen said on WEEI’s “Ordway, Merloni & Fauria” radio show. “This was when Kevin Durant was a free agent. He was thinking about going to Boston. And I said, ‘Hey, if you guys land Kevin, I would certainly look at lacing them back up one more time and try to make something good happen here in Boston.’ “
That’s why team star Damian Lillard …
That’s why team star Damian Lillard says signing the 35-year-old is “worth a shot.” “We added a good player,” Lillard said in a text. “Another scoring threat, experience, rebounder.”
Here’s the reality check, though: The …
Here’s the reality check, though: The other alternatives probably would have failed too. There’s a reason we call players like this “replacement level” and not “improvement level.” The Blazers might only have a 15 percent chance of this working, but that’s better than the zero percent chance they had with the status quo. Of course, it’s unlikely to pay off; in-season street free agents don’t make the All-Star team. Most of the time, they’re available for a reason.