Poker metaphors are painfully popular with sportswriters… the Hawks went “all in” to sign Joe Johnson, the Cavs can’t read LeBron’s poker face, yadda yadda yadda. In one instance, the references are actually appropriate. Shawn Marion of the Mavericks was playing in the main event of the World Series of Poker. … Read Full Post
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Joe Johnson accepted a six-year max offer from the Atlanta Hawks. Johnson’s agent, Arn Tellem, took to the Huffington Post to explain Johnson’s thinking. I would have distilled the article down to one sentence — “The Hawks could offer $30 million more than anyone else.” … Read Full Post
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Hopefully the Knicks’ charter is well-stocked with some good, strong coffee. Donnie Walsh, Mike D’Antoni and the rest of New York’s recruiting team are really going to need it. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, the Knicks’ meeting with Joe Johnson didn’t end until 11:45 pm Los Angeles time – nearly 3 [...]
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The Atlanta Hawks are expected to offer a max contract to free agent Joe Johnson, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The NBA’s salary cap structure gives advantages to teams re-signing their own players, so the max Atlanta can offer — somewhere in the neighborhood of $119 million over six years — will be significantly more than [...]
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Just because LeBron doesn’t want to talk about his plans for the summer of 2010 any more doesn’t mean we can’t. Where do you think LBJ will play next season? What about Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Dirk Nowitzki and the rest of 2010′s top free agents? Where will LeBron Land? Post your best guess here: [...]
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There’s a theory that’s been circulated recently that the only thing keeping Hawks general manager Billy Knight from getting the axe is the ongoing legal battle between Atlanta management and former partner Steve Belkin. Atlanta can’t fire Knight, the theory goes, because doing so would be an open admission that Knight hasn’t done a good [...]
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(Originally published on RotoWire.com) Fantasy scoring is all about individual achievements… but sometimes, it pays to remember that basketball is a team game. Case in point: Joe Johnson of the Hawks. Johnson is an elite fantasy contributor, due in large part for his ability to knock down the three. But Johnson plays for a very [...]
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