More Creative Financing In The NBA, 2009

August 28th, 2009

Here’s a longer list of things that were not included in the original Creative Financing post, either because I forgot to include them, or (in one instance) because the sweet prince who called our hotline with the information had not yet come forward. Remember; all calls are anonymous and you could receive a cash reward for information.

(Wait, no you couldn’t. That’s the slogan they use on Crimewatch. Ignore that.)

– As a part of the new scheme of …

Preview Sort Of Thing: Portland Trail Blazers

October 20th, 2008

I write this post while speaking from inside a pair of Portland Trail Blazers shorts. It’s not the smartest choice of garb right now, given that it’s essentially snowing outside. But I’m wearing them anyway, because I’m a maverick, who doesn’t play by the rules, a Mad Max gone maniacal, a man whose killing expertise and suicidal recklessness make him a Lethal Weapon to anyone he works against. Or with.

I own these shorts for two reasons:

1. As a

Third Prize Is You’re Fired (2008 NBA Training Camp)

October 6th, 2008

“Anybody wanna see second prize?”

“Second prize is a set of steak knives.”

– Milwaukee signed Ron Howard, T.J. Cummings, Matt Freije and Kevin Kruger for camp. If you’re wondering who Ron Howard and T.J. Cummings are…well, you have yourself a valid question, but both are represented by Elfus-Siegel Management, an agency quite adept at landing their players places on training camp rosters. (If you were wondering, this is how Garth Joseph rolled up on the Bulls training …

30 teams in 36 or so days: Philadelphia 76ers

September 10th, 2007

Players acquired via free agency or trade:

Jack diddly

Players acquired via draft:

First round: Thaddeus Young (12th overall), Jason Smith (20th overall, acquired in draft night trade)
Second round: Derrick Byars (42nd overall, acquired in draft night trade, unsigned), Herbert Hill (55th overall, acquired in draft night trade, unsigned)

Players retained:

Louis Williams (exercised team option), Shavlik Randolph (exercised player option)

Players departed:

Joe Smith (signed with Chicago), Alan Henderson (unsigned, might yet return)

Bobbins:…