Over the past half-decade or so, the Boston Celtics has been arguably one of the dominant forces in the NBA. With Celtics GM Danny Ainge pulling out all the stops and acquiring Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to play alongside Paul Pierce and rookie point guard Rajon Rondo, Boston were able to turn back the clock and become a perennial NBA title contender. Continue Reading…

With the NBA trade deadline just a week away (March 15), the NBA trade rumors are starting to heat up around the league. One of the teams that have been surrounded by trade speculation and rumors as of late is the aging Boston Celtics. Now that the Big 3 of Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett are reportedly on the trading block in Beantown, the consensus was that a lot of teams would be interested in acquiring one or more of the future Hall of Famers.

Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case for Celtics GM Danny Ainge as the Big 3 of Boston has gotten little interest thus far. All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo has gotten quite a bit of interest around the league from teams like the arch rival Los Angeles Lakers, but KG, Pierce and Allen may remain Celtics after the NBA trade deadline.

This may ultimately be the best move for the Boston Celtics as keeping the Big 3 might give them a chance to compete for a deep run in the playoffs. There is no telling just how much gas is left in the tank for this once Eastern Conference powerhouse, but the talent is still there that can help this team compete with the best of the best in the NBA.

If there were to be a blockbuster trade in the works and one player were to be headed out of Boston before the trade deadline it would almost certainly be Rajon Rondo at this point. With Rondo having the most valuable and getting the most interest around the league, there is no question that the Celtics will get calls all the way up to and on March 15.

The temptation might be too great for Celtics GM Danny Ainge to pull the trigger on a deal that brings some young talent in return.

March 7, 2012 officially marks the end of an era in the Indianapolis Colts franchise. On this day, four-time NFL MVP quarterback Peyton Manning agreed to part ways with the one and only franchise that he has played for during his NFL career. After much debate and a lot of consideration from both sides, Peyton Manning will officially become a free agent and available to the highest bidder. Continue Reading…

Last season the Houston Texans finally hit a milestone for the struggling NFL franchise as they were able to clinch a playoff spot and the AFC South division title for the first time in the history of the NFL expansion team. This was a monumental achievement by a team that was considered to be a perennial underachiever in the AFC Conference just a few years ago. Continue Reading…

Without a doubt the most disappointing team in the NFL last season with high expectations before the season began was the Philadelphia Eagles. With Super Bowl aspirations heading into the season, Michael Vick and company were arguably the most talented team in the NFL and ready to take the next step by dominating the competition in the NFC Conference.

Unfortunately, despite signing and trading for multiple Pro Bowlers in order to make this team one of the best in the NFL on both sides of the football, the Eagles just never seemed to come together as the dominant force that everyone thought they would be. One of the biggest disappointments on the team was a player that was already on the team in wide receiver DeSean Jackson.

With Jackson cementing himself as arguably one of the best wideouts in the game just a year earlier, this was thought to be another Pro Bowl year for the up-and-comer as Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson would become one of the best quarterback-wide receiver duos in the NFL. That two also never seemed to come to fruition with Vick getting banged up and Jackson not having the fire to compete due to the lack of appreciation from the franchise in terms of a new contract.

As an anticipated, the Philadelphia Eagles have put a franchise tag on DeSean Jackson and will be thinking about what to do with the elite wide receiver. It has been reported that there are three potential options here with the Eagles letting him play out the one-year deal ($9.4 million), negotiate a long-term contract or simply trade him while his value is still high.

There will be no shortage of teams interested in the wide receiver out of Cal with the San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans, Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars all looking for help at wideout.

NBA legend and arguably the greatest player ever to play in the NBA Michael Jordan has officially put his longtime home in Chicago, Illinois up for sale. Jordan’s lavish mansion in the Windy City is going for a whopping $29 million. Hard to argue that isn’t worth the price considering the fact it has nine rooms, 15 bathrooms and five fireplaces to go along with an inbox basketball complex including full-size basketball court with a state of the art sound system. Continue Reading…

#1 Miami Heat (27-7)

Heading into the All-Star break in the NBA, it would be hard to argue that the Miami Heat weren’t the best all-around team in the league. With LeBron James and company playing exceptionally well on both ends of the floor, the Heat have been near flawless in the first half of the season with just seven losses thus far. Continue Reading…

The Western and Eastern All-Star teams this season were some of the most talented combinations of players in this annual NBA event in recent history. With Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) and Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) headlining the West and LeBron James (Miami Heat) and Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) highlighting the East squad, there were bound to be fireworks. Continue Reading…

The one team in the NBA that has made more noise than any other this season in terms of trade rumors and certain players around the league being linked to a possible trade with this team is the Los Angeles Lakers. After getting the blockbuster trade for Chris Paul vetoed at the beginning of the season, the Lakers have been forced to trade reigning Sixth Man of the Year Lamar Odom (Dallas Mavericks) and kept Pau Gasol on edge. Continue Reading…

The 2012 NBA All-Star game takes place this weekend at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida and before Wednesday the rosters were pretty much set in stone for both the Eastern and Western Conferences. With the recent injury to guard Joe Johnson (tendinitis) of the Atlanta Hawks, one spot has opened up in the East.

One player thought to be an alternate if a player was injured was Johnson’s teammate with the Hawks in forward Josh Smith. With Smith playing All-Star caliber basketball right now and arguably one of the biggest All-Star snubs this year, the consensus was that he would fill the void if a player went down, but the fact that Johnson is a guard meant that they had to replace him with a guard. Continue Reading…