Source: www.ocregister.com --- Thursday, June 29, 2017
Just after 9 p.m. on Friday, shortly after the Pacific Ocean swallows the sun and East Coasters seek companionship in the late innings of West Coast Baseball, the cell phones of NBA executives, agents and players will begin to buzz. Twitter will crash. It is in those quiet hours between the last beer on Friday night and the first mug of java on Saturday morning, when most Americans finally put work behind them and get to sleep in, that the NBA’s offseason machine groans into motion, that the league is most alive. Players either find new homes or at least lay the ground work to earning their next millions. Related Articles With Chris Paul gone, Clippers turn attention to Blake Griffin Why the Lakers’ new brain trust plans to be deliberative in free agency Whicker: Chris Paul gave his all, but it wasn’t enough Video: How will trade of Chris Paul affect Clippers franchise? It’s an exciting time, it’s a frustrating time. Every offseason is significant. Contenders are born with the decisions made and the money spent in the first minutes after the calendar at the league’s New York headquarters turns to July. Yet, the summer of 2017 marks an especially crazy time in league history. Teams are clearing room for superstars to join other superstars to match the juggernaut and, seemingly, unstoppable Golden State Warriors. Boston, a team that came within three wins of reaching the NBA Finals not only won the draft lottery, but will enter th ...
from Baseball http://ift.tt/2trDWVx
No comments:
Post a Comment