Amare Stoudemire has told the Phoenix Suns that he will not exercise his $17.7 million option for next season.  He wants to become a free agent.  That doesn’t mean that he won’t return to the Suns.  He wants a maximum level contract to return to Phoenix.

Andrew Bynum says that he will be ready to play in Game 4.  He was limited in Game 3 by the injury and most likely will be limited in Game 4.  If he is healthy he can be a force but right now it doesn’t look like he is at 100%.

Grant Hill has exercised his one year player option and will return to the Phoenix Suns next year.

Rumor has it that the Timberwolves have their eyes set on signing Rudy Gay this off-season and that they have made it a priority.

Where will LeBron James end up?  Nobody knows.  NY has the perfect market for him.  Chicago has a great market for him and a better team to surround him with.  Golden State has no chance of getting him but I can still hope can’t I?

Sergio Rodriguez has signed a 3 year deal with Real Madrid.  He would have been a restricted free agent this year.

Zach Randolph is a thug, but you already knew that.  He has been reportedly linked by authorities to 2 criminal investigations this off season.  One involving an Indianapolis drug ring and another involving a fight outside a club in Los Angeles.  No charges have been filed as of yet.

I’m about to sit down and watch game one of the NBA Championship between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic. Now, there are plenty of questions that will be fun to see being answered during this series. Can Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom or Pau Gasol (or all three together) stop Dwight Howard from dominating the paint? Can the Magic hit the 3 when the Lakers collapse on Howard? Will Jameer Nelson play? How will the Magic stop Kobe Bryant? That answer is simple, you can’t stop Kobe but can they slow him down?

I know most people wanted to see LeBron James take on Kobe but there are so many things to watch for in this match-up that it should be a very interesting series. I’ll be honest, after seeing LeBron snub the Magic during post game handshakes, my opinion of him has soured a bit. I understand it in a way when it comes to the media but you just don’t do that to the opposing team. But, that’s a whole different story. Read the rest of this entry »

Bynum is scheduled to make his return to the court tonight Thursday April 9. The Los Angeles Lakers must be happy to get him back after missing 32 games with a knee injury. Not that the Lakers have needed him. Lamar Odom stepped right in and played like the player everyone expected him to turn into as a young player. The problem is Phil Jackson has repeatedly said that Bynum will start when he returns. So, what does that mean for Odom and his owners. Probably not much because the Lakers are fighting for the #1 seed throughout the playoffs and Bynum probably won’t play more than 20 minutes per game so he can be eased back into game shape for the playoffs.


Odom will probably take a hit in stats but it shouldn’t be that drastic. What can we expect from Bynum in terms of production? Well, I don’t expect him to return to his usual self. At least not in the remaining games left in the season. He’ll probably score double digits with 6-7 rebounds and a block. Not much but it can help in head to head leagues. Either way, this is great news for the Lakers and Bynum owners (if there were any left) but not so good news for Odom owners.