Archive for December, 2015

2015 Recap

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Dec

As 2015 comes to an end, Alex and Colby recap the year, talking about everything from highlights to lowlights. Plus, their 2015 basketball resolutions. http://media.blubrry.com/maskedmedia/p/content.blubrry.com/maskedmedia/LT-2015-12-29-040.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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2016 NBA Trade Gettables: DeMarcus Cousins

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Dec

Contract Remaining 2015-16 – $15.85 million1 2016-17 – $16.96 million 2017-18 – $18.06 million 2018-19 – UFA 2015-16 Stats as of 12/25/15 Season Age G MP FG% 3P% 2P% eFG% FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS 2015-16 25 21 33.2 .417 .308 .443 .447 9.4 .742 2.4 8.4 10.8 2.8 […]

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2016 NBA Trade Gettables: Dwight Howard

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Dec

Contract Remaining 2015-16 – $22.34 million1 2016-17 – $23.28 million (Player Option) 2017-18 – UFA 2015-16 Stats as of 12/25/15 Season Age G MP FG FGA FG% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS 2015-16 30 24 31.8 4.9 8.4 .587 .587 3.1 6.1 .507 3.8 7.7 11.5 1.5 […]

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Christmas Eve!

24

Dec

On this holiday edition of Luxury Tax, Alex and Colby discuss the fate of the Bulls, the last couple weeks of action, and the Christmas day games. http://media.blubrry.com/maskedmedia/p/content.blubrry.com/maskedmedia/LT-2015-12-24-039.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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2016 NBA Trade Gettables: Carmelo Anthony

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Dec

Contract Remaining 2015-16 – $22.875 million1 2016-17 – $24.56 million 2017-18 – $26.24 million 2018-19 – $27.93 million2) 2019-20 – UFA 2015-16 Stats as of 12/24/15 Season Age G MP FG% 3P% 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS 2015-16 31 28 34.2 .421 .346 .447 .465 5.0 […]

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2016 NBA Trade Gettables: Hassan Whiteside

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Dec

Contract Remaining 2015-16 – $981,3481 2016-17 – UFA 2015-16 Stats as of 12/24/15 Season Age G GS MP FG% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS 2015-16 26 27 27 28.4 .624 .624 2.0 3.8 .520 2.9 8.0 10.9 0.2 0.6 4.0 1.9 2.3 12.8 Career 94 59 21.5 […]

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2016 NBA Trade Gettables: Al Jefferson

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Dec

Contract Remaining 2015-16 – $13.5 million1 2016-17 – UFA 2015-16 Stats as of 12/23/15 Season Age G GS MP FG% 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS 2015-16 31 17 17 26.2 .500 .500 .500 1.4 2.2 .605 1.3 5.1 6.4 1.8 0.8 1.1 0.7 2.3 13.7 Career […]

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2016 NBA Trade Gettables: Markieff Morris

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Dec

Contract Remaining 2015-16 – $2.99 million1 2016-17 – RFA 2015-16 Stats as of 12/23/15 Season Age G GS MP FG% 3P% 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PTS 2015-16 26 21 16 24.0 .384 .313 .401 .414 1.3 1.8 .737 1.2 3.8 5.0 1.9 0.7 0.4 2.3 11.0 Career […]

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2016 NBA Trade Gettables: Ryan Anderson

22

Dec

Contract Remaining 2015-16 – $8.5 million1 2016-17 – UFA 2015-16 Stats as of 12/22/15 Season Age G GS MP FG% 3P% 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PTS 2015-16 27 25 4 31.9 .441 .383 .475 .511 3.2 3.7 .880 2.2 4.3 6.4 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.8 17.5 Career […]

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2016 NBA Trade Gettables: Brandon Jennings

22

Dec

Contract Remaining 2015-16 – $8.34 million1 2016-17 – UFA 2015-16 Stats as of 12/22/15 N/A – Left Achilles Rehab: Return possible Today (12/22 v. MIA) Possible Destinations New York Knicks Houston Rockets Breakdown Point guard is not a needed position around the league. The closest positional comparison that exists in sports is probably an NFL […]

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2016 NBA Trade Gettables: Terrence Jones

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Dec

Contract Remaining 2015-16 – $2.49 million1 2016-17 – RFA, $3.52 million Qualifying Offer 2015-16 Stats as of 12/21/15 Season Age G GS MP FG% 3P% 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS 2015-16 24 23 10 23.6 .445 .415 .453 .490 1.7 2.6 .650 1.7 3.5 5.1 1.0 […]

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2016 NBA Trade Gettables: Taj Gibson

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Dec

Contract Remaining 2015-16 – $8.5 million1 2016-17 – $8.95 million 2017-18 – UFA 2015-16 Stats as of 12/21/15 Season Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS 2015-16 30 25 7 22.0 2.9 5.8 .497 .497 1.3 1.9 .702 2.2 3.7 5.9 1.3 […]

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The Improbable Charlotte Hornets

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Dec

In our preseason predictions, none of the four NBA writers tasked with taking a stab at the top eight in the East included the Charlotte Hornets. In my writing about the Eastern Conference, I had the Hornets at 12th, and that spot was what I locked into before they lost Michael Kidd-Gilchrist for the year […]

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Lackey, Zobrist, Heyward, and the 2016 Chicago Cubs

11

Dec

After the last week of moves from the Chicago Cubs, there’s little doubt as to which team has won the MLB off-season so far. Adding John Lackey, Ben Zobrist, Adam Warren, and now Jason Heyward to a core that many had already considered to be among the best in all of baseball appears to make […]

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Chris Davis’ Time With Baltimore Orioles May Be Over

11

Dec

As I always feel the need to preface these articles, I’m a big fan of the free market, a player is worth whatever someone will pay them (especially in the MLB), if you can get it somewhere else you should take it, yada yada yada… But Chris Davis is looking for a heck of a […]

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