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Posted in NBA, Trades, Transactions on Jul 14th, 2010
According to Doug Jones of the Toronto Star, the Phoenix Suns have sent the Toronto Raptors Leandro Barbosa in exchange for sharpshooter Hedo Turkoglu. The Raptors also get D-League center Dwayne Jones. This deal has been around for a while now, but the NBA finally signed off on it. Photo Caption: Turkoglu was never voted [...]
Posted in NBA on Jul 7th, 2010
Jared Dudley of the Phoenix Suns is good friends with Amare Stoudemire. Amare Stoudemire has signed with the New York Knicks. Apparently, Dudley has been told that LeBron James will soon too be joining the Knicks. “Breaking News!!! My sources tell me Lebron will announce that he will be goin to the NY KNICKS tomorrow [...]
Posted in NBA on Jul 5th, 2010
Free agent big man Amare Stoudemire is in New York this weekend to talk about basketball and money with the New York Knicks. It’s expected that he’ll sign a deal with the team soon. But what’s interesting are his comments about Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony and San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker. According to [...]
Posted in NBA on Jun 30th, 2010
The agent for Phoenix Suns big man Amare Stoudemire tells Yahoo! Sports that his client has officially opted out of his contract and is now an unrestricted free agent. “Amar’e Stoudemire has exercised the opt-out clause in his contract and become an unrestricted free agent, his agent Happy Walters tells Y!,” Adrian Wojnarowski tweets. His [...]
Posted in NBA, Resigned, Transactions on Jun 16th, 2010
Former three-point guru Steve Kerr will not return to the Phoenix Suns next year as president of basketball operations and general manager. Suns managing partner Robert Sarver said that Kerr’s contract was up on June 30th and he had an opportunity to return to television as an NBA commentator. Do the jobs of general manager [...]
Posted in NBA on May 30th, 2010
Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire continued his roller coaster of quotes about whether or not he is going to play for his current team next year by saying he “absolutely” wants to play for the Suns. Take that for what it’s worth, considering he also said he’s “50-50″ on returning. Also, a week ago when [...]
According to Mike Trudell on Twitter, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson thinks that Andrew Bynum will play in Game 4 vs. the Phoenix Suns. That’s music to Lakers’ fans’ ears. “Phil Jackson expects Andrew Bynum to start tomorrow: “I think he’s going to be fine,” Trudell tweets. Says you, Phil. Bynum is playing [...]
Posted in Arrests, Fun with drugs, NBA on May 19th, 2010
If it seems like the people here at OTR are obsessed with posting stories about sports figures who get arrested, it’s only because that is exactly the case. Say what you want, we have schadenfreude issues. It would seem that the mother of Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire had a little bit of a run-in [...]
Posted in NBA on Apr 24th, 2010
Months after blockbuster trade rumors circulated the sports world, the Phoenix Suns have changed their tune and seem to be close to signing Amare Stoudemire to a contract extension. Fanhouse.com is reporting that according to sources with knowledge of the situation, Phoenix is now determined to keep the five-time All-Star and has offered a contract [...]
Miami Heat fans could not have been happy with the turn of events that happened on Wednesday. First, Amare Stoudemire was told by the Phoenix Suns that he won’t be dealt. Second, six-time All-Star Dwyane Wade went down with a calf injury Wednesday night. Third, Wade’s teammate Jermaine O’Neal strained his back and also left [...]
Posted in NBA, Trades, Transactions on Feb 17th, 2010
The Cleveland Cavaliers have finally made a deal, but it’s not with the Phoenix Suns, league sources have told Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. The Washington Wizards have sent All-Star forward Antawn Jamison to Cleveland in a six-player, three-team deal. The Cavs are sending Ilgauskas and a first-round pick to the Wizards. The Wizards get [...]
Posted in NBA on Feb 17th, 2010
UPDATE: ESPN.com’s Chris Broussard had this to say “Sources with direct knowledge of negotiations between the Cavaliers and Wizards deny a report that the Cavs have made an offer (Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Jamario Moon, first-round pick) for Antawn Jamison.” However, OTR is siding with Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports on this one. ORIGINAL STORY: With Phoenix [...]
Posted in NBA on Feb 16th, 2010
Sources tell ESPN’s Marc Stein that the Miami Heat are after the the Phoenix Suns’ Amare Stoudemire. One source told Stein that the Heat are “coming hard” after the forward. Apparently, the Suns have no interest in getting Jermaine O’Neal back in return. But, they would be interested in the young Michael Beasley. However, many [...]
Posted in NBA on Feb 15th, 2010
Contrary to what The News-Herald is reporting about Stoudemire not being interested in playing in Cleveland, NBA columnist for Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski had this to say on Twitter, “Source close to Stoudemire says he’s completely open to Cleveland, loves idea of playing with LBJ and has never indicated otherwise to Cavs. Cleveland Cavaliers beat [...]
Posted in NBA on Feb 15th, 2010
UPDATE: Cavalier’s beat writer Brian Windhorst on Twitter, “Contrary to reports, sources say Amar’e Stoudemire has not told Cavs he doesn’t want to play in Cleveland.” ORIGINAL STORY: I have no clue where the source got their information or who the source is, but The News-Herald is reporting that Phoenix Sun Amare Stoudemire let it [...]
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