Kobe mun semja aftur við Lakers

Kobe Bryant can terminate his current contract with the Lakers and become an unrestricted free agent next month. He is expected to re-sign with the Lakers for five years and about $135 million.

"Where am I going to go?" he said. "This is my home.

"It's been a blast being here from '96 to now," he said. "Here we are, back on top. This feels unbelievable. We have a young team, a team that has a lot of chemistry. We want to do this thing again and again. We'll be back next year, ready to go. We're going to keep on rolling."

Sæll!  Ef þetta er rétt er hann með um $27M á ári.  Ágætis hækkun frá $19,5M

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Trade slúður: Amare til T-Wolves fyrir Al Jefferson og 6. pikk

An NBA executive told the Boston Globe that the Timberwolves and Suns are working on a trade that would send Al Jefferson and the Wolves’ sixth draft pick to Phoenix in exchange for Amare Stoudemire.

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Kobe í Tonight Show

Witness This!

TMZ.com drullar upp á bak

 

LeBron James rocked this egotistical t-shirt during a shopping break in N.Y. yesterday.

For the record -- you won't see Kobe Bryant wearing a shirt with his individual accomplishments plastered on the front of it during his championship parade today -- he's gonna let the trophy do the talking.

Eh... wrong!

Ég las einhvers staðar að þessi bolur sem LeBron James er í hafi verið búinn til af aðdáanda og gefinn honum, eða eitthvað á þá leið.  MVPuppets - Four Rings bolurinn hans Kobe er í mass production hjá Nike.

HookUp:  TMZ.com

Ray Allen kennir stökkskotið

Ein besta skytta deildarinnar kennir nokkur grunnatriði í stökkskotinu.  Þetta er ekki flókið en vefst samt fyrir svo mörgum.

Viðtal við Ricky Rubio

Eitthvað segir mér að þessi gutti verði vaðandi í kjellingum þarna í USA þegar búið er að drafta hann... sjiiii.

D-Wade um Kobe vs. Jordan

Who’s better Bryant or Jordan?

“To me growing up and watching Michael Jordan and knowing everything that he’s done for our game. Even Kobe would say you don’t want to be compared to that guy. I mean, Jordan is the best that we’ve seen in our time and a lot of people are going to see for many years to come. But Kobe Bryant is exceptionally great in his own matter. All the things he’s been through over the last seven years, for him to get his fourth ring, I think a lot of people were pulling for him to do that. Orlando, I think a lot of people were surprised they made it there but they haven’t been through nothing yet so you know this kind of team, if they would have won, there would have been a lot of teams and a lot of veterans that played in the league would have been mad about that. I think that everyone is happy that Kobe, the great player that he is, got his fourth ring.”

Who’s the best player in the NBA today?

“I believe that Kobe Bryant is still the best player in the game, his experience and his overall talent. It’s not taking away from Lebron, it’s not taking away from Carmelo, it’s not taking away from myself. Kobe has been in the game longer than the rest of us, he’s older than us, he’s smart with the game. He’s the better player.”

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"Ehlo out!"  Hahahah...

Shaq hefur of mikinn frítíma

Shaq þarf að komast oftar í úrslitakeppnina.  Annars fáum við fleiri svona myndbönd með honum.  Pappakallinn er Chuck Liddell bæðvei sem er eitthvað massafrægur MMA bardagadúd í Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Dwight Howard fær sína eigin brúðu

WKMG-Orlando útvarpsstöðinni fannst D12 eiga að skilið að fá sína eigin brúðu og splæstu í eina handa honum.

Fleiri stubbar að troða

Þessi er 170 cm...

Trade slúður: T-Mac til Knicks?

The playoff success of the Houston Rockets without Tracy McGrady has made the injury-plagued all-star expendable. With one year and $23.2M left on his deal -- plus the baggage he brings with him as a high-maintenance personality -- there are few teams that can afford to bring him in. The Knicks, obviously, are one.

The Knicks could put together a package that would save the Rockets some money and include a veteran shooting guard with an expiring contract -- Larry Hughes ($13.6M) -- along with Cuttino Mobley's 80-percent insured $9.5M deal. Mobley could then officially retire with the team that drafted him (and originally knew about his heart condition). Call it full circle.

HookUp:  Newsday

Trade slúður: Hawks að reyna að losna við Josh Smith

Chad Ford: The big trade rumor flying around (if you're already tired of the Shaq-to-Cleveland talk) centers on the Hawks' Josh Smith. Several league sources told ESPN.com that the Hawks have been working hard the past few weeks to see whether they can find a taker for Smith.

The Hawks have some financial issues coming into the summer. Two key players, Mike Bibby and Marvin Williams, are free agents. So are a few others on the roster -- Josh Childress, Zaza Pachulia and Ronald Murray. Although the Hawks would like to keep those players, they can't afford to pay all of them. That has opened the door to the possibility of trading Smith, who, although talented, has a reputation as a difficult player to coach.

The Hawks have had no problem finding teams interested in Smith. The issue is the whopping $6 million trade kicker attached to his contract. The trade kicker essentially would require the team that trades for Smith to pay him the $6 million immediately. In this economic climate, many owners will balk at the payment.

HookUp:  ESPN.com

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