- Hedo Turkoglu agrees to terms with Portland as of this afternoon....Big news as he was likely the most coveted free agent on the market after his opt-out... I'm interested as to the fit b/c of the fact that Portland is pretty wing-heavy with Outlaw, Batum, Rudy, and Roy already....this signals (to me at least) that Outlaw, Batum, or even both could be on the outs...I realize Rudy has said he would like to be dealt (or go back to Europe even), but if they are smart, they'll hang on to him over the other 2 options....
- Trevor Ariza to the Rockets and Ron Artest to the Lake-show.... Well, it wasn't a trade on paper but literally, these 2 were basically swapped for each other...Ariza is younger and likely a better fit for the Rockets if he plays at the same playoff level we've recently seen...I'm a bit wary of Artest to the Lakers but not from a talent standpoint...he's a great fit basketball-wise b/c he can absolutely lock-down on D, take the pressure off Kobe in that role, and can knock down jumpers...the question is...can they keep a lid on the Ron-Ron volcano? If anyone can, it's Phil...but even if they keep him from exploding emotionally...they also have to deal with keeping him from starting to absolutely jack jumpers...
- Iverson to the Grizzlies? I'm interested in that because...they have Mayo and Conley alrady...and clearly they have confidence in Conley down the road or they would've gone with a point guard in the draft... and Mayo is their "franchise" guy... so I really don't get it...but he's a valuable asset except I have no idea if they could keep him in a 6th-man type role...
- Try to explain to me why Boston is going after Rasheed Wallace instead of a swing guy like Ariza or Childress...go ahead...try...you'll fail...
- The Braves suddenly have it going....and it's about time...4 straight including a sweep over the Phillies (not so coincidentally coinciding with the insertion of Martin Prado at 2B instead of the hapless Kelly Johnson)...the pitching is there and it'll stay there...but if the bats continue, it'll be a dangerous squad...
- Diana Taurasi cited for DUI... I know you're not hearing about it much b/c it's the WNBA...but she may be the most famous women's player in America...so that's news...
- Wimbledon finals....Roddick and Federer....there's pretty much no better matchup for the American tennis fan than that b/c Roddick is the only chance...and Federer, is well, Federer...Big for American men's tennis...
More later..
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