79°
Losers
Dallas: Mark Cuban just can't seem to find any yes men these days. Williams said no to the Mavericks' free-agency pitch last summer. Howard said no earlier this month.
On the bright side, the team landed a pair of appealing point guards in Jose Calderon and Devin Harris. Too bad they can't play together.
Utah: There are only two problems with the acquisition of overpaid, underperforming Richard Jefferson and Andris Biedrins. 1) Jefferson and Biedrins. 2) All that salary-cap space the Jazz hoarded for next summer may not do much good because the team has to go head to head with the likes of the Lakers, Dallas and other big-market teams for top free agents.
Could you really see James or Carmelo Anthony opting for Salt Lake City?
Philadelphia: The headache that was Bynum is gone, but so is the promise that was Jrue Holiday. The 76ers traded one of the league's best young point guards to New Orleans for an injured draft pick who comes with more question marks than the Riddler's outfit.
Milwaukee: That pair of second-round draft picks the Bucks received in the Redick sign-and-trade agreement better turn out to be the second coming of Manu Ginobili and Dennis Rodman. Milwaukee already lost gifted swingman Tobias Harris in its midseason deal with Orlando for Redick and is on the verge of parting ways with the backcourt of Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings.
Possible newcomer Jeff Teague could keep the Bucks in the running for the final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference, which seems to be about all they aspire to these days.
New York: No wonder the Knicks never get any respect. Their laughable response to rival Brooklyn's blockbuster trade was to acquire chronic underachiever Andrea Bargnani.
Like Rodney Dangerfield said with an eye roll in "Caddyshack" after turning to see nemesis Ted Knight wearing the same ugly hat Dangerfield had just disparaged, "It looks good on you, though."
RSS
My Yahoo