Could NBA Player Migration Overseas Help Get A Deal Sooner?
Deron Williams will be playing overseas. Which NBA superstar will be next? (Photo Courtesy Ganon Baker Basketball, Flickr)
What do Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Deron Williams and Dwight Howard all have in common? All are NBA superstars and ll of them are at or near the top at their position, but that is not it. All of them are seriously considering playing overseas if the NBA lockout extends into the season.
Williams was the player to first bring the possibility to the forefront. Williams is an accomplished point guard and was the first to join the New Jersey Nets movement to bring stars in and contend for a championship. Some native European NBA players had already decided to play in Europe, but the first major NBA star to throw his name in the European ring was Williams.
Now the aforementioned Bryant, Howard and Nash are joining a growing list of NBA players who will be looking to get paid to play overseas if the lockout takes away game checks. The dam is about to burst with a flood of NBA players heading overseas. (more…)
Steve Nash Wants to Play Three More Seasons After Contract Expires, Can He Do It?
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Steve Nash’s contract runs out after this upcoming season, but that doesn’t mean that the Suns point guard doesn’t want to continue playing in the NBA.
The two-time MVP of the league saw down with amNewYork on Tuesday and voiced how he wants to play three more seasons of basketball after his contract runs out. Here was the question that was asked by Max J. Dickstein and Nash’s answer to it. (more…)
Former Phoenix Suns Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion Both Very Deserving of First NBA Titles
The Mavericks celebrating their first ever NBA championship. (Photo Courtesy of Urban Christian News, Flickr)
Most of the media is discussing how the mighty Miami Heat lost this series against the Dallas Mavericks and LeBron James’ collapses in the fourth quarter throughout the six games, but instead journalists should be focusing on how remarkable Dallas played throughout the series to win the franchises first ever NBA championship.
It was the first NBA championship for every single member on the Dallas roster and owner Mark Cuban, but with this being a site about the Suns, it was two Mavericks in particular that caught the attention of basketball fans throughout the city of Phoenix. (more…)
Two Former Phoenix Suns One Win Away From Trip to Finals
The Matrix is one win away from his first trip to the Finals. (Photo Courtesy of Keith Ellison, Flickr)
It is never easy to watch the playoffs with the Suns not participating in them. Despite the Suns missing the postseason for the second time in three seasons, there have been a lot for Phoenix fans to enjoy over the last couple of months of postseason play.
Of course, the early exits by the hated Spurs and the Lakers are at the top of the list. It always hurts whenever the Suns miss out on a postseason chance, but it stings a little less when the fans of those teams suffer. God knows they have provided us Suns fans enough suffering over recent years. (more…)
Phoenix Suns Offseason Priorities: Keep Grant Hill
Bringing Grant Hill back is a must. (Photo Courtesy of Keith Allison, Flickr)
The Suns will have some big decisions ahead of them this offseason, but keeping Grant Hill in Phoenix is the easiest decision that Robert Sarver and company will have to make over the summer.
Despite being 38 years old heading into last season, the veteran had arguably his best season since he came to the Valley of the Sun. Hill put up his best totals in points since coming to Phoenix and wasn’t too far behind in rebounds and assists. However, it was what the small forward did at the other end of the court that made him so valuable and helped made the Suns respectable in 2010-2011. (more…)
