Recently, Nets GM Billy King spoke to the YES Network’s Jessica Taff, and confirmed that the Nets are aggressively shopping Troy Murphy, and confident that they will be able to trade him before the deadline: The 6-11 Murphy is a great rebounder and deadly three-point shooter, but has never been to the playoffs in nine seasons, and his lack of defensive ability or ball skills have caused him to fall out of favor with Avery Johnson.
Courtesy of Marc Stein, who is always on the ball: According to Stein, the Timberwolves dream of Nash re-signing and becoming a “mentor” to the 21-year old Ricky Rubio after he comes over from Spain.
According to the twitter feed of Nate Jones, one reason that Kevin Durant is participating in the three-point shootout at this year’s All-Star Weekend is that the H-O-R-S-E contest will not be happening this year.
The Sports Business Journal just released a report comparing this season’s local TV ratings for NBA teams to the ratings from last season, and one thing is clear: People like to watch LeBron James play basketball.
Eddie House’s three-pointer with 22 seconds left of Sunday’s Heat-Thunder tilt won the game for the Heat, but the Cassell-esque dance he did immediately after making it will cost him as much as most people pay for their cars.
According to the Associated Press, Derrick Rose will play against the Magic tonight, despite two painful ulcers in his stomach: Rose has been in a bit of a shooting slump recently, going a combined 22-64 (34%) over the course of the Bulls’ last three games.
