Yao Ming turned an ankle during Wednesday’s practice, but it was not a source of concern.
The incident was with his right ankle, not on the surgically repaired left side.
“It’s not bad,” Yao said. “I’ll be back tomorrow. It happens. I step on people’s foot.”
Well, if you have been following basketball lately, you’d know that it’s the off-season and not much is going on. With that being said, to keep Full Court Press active I decided to do an East and West one through 8 seeding prediction for the up-coming NBA season. Now I know people aren’t going to agree with this but everyone has there own opinion. Let’s take a look at the Eastern Conference first.
1. Boston Celtics-This was a hard one, and it took me a while to choose, I was thinking Celtics, Magic, or Heat. Now I know what you’re thinking, the Celtics are old and banged up. The Celtics had a great off-season while adding Jermaine O’Neal, Shaquille O’Neal, Von Wafer and recent pickup Delonte West. Losing Tony Allen who’s a great defensive player and possibly losing Kendrick Perkins who’s also another great defensive player could be a blow to there defense. At worst if healthy I can see the Celtics being third seed.
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The Boston Celtics announced today that they have signed free agent guard Delonte West. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
West, a 6’3” guard, has posted career averages of 10.0 points, 3.7 assists and has shot 37.3% from beyond the arc. Originally drafted by the Celtics with the 24th pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, West posted a career-high 12.2 points during his last season with the Celtics in 2006-07.
According to Yahoo! Sports, the Nuggets are prepared to part ways with Carmelo Anthony who has made it clear he wants out of Denver.
Anthony’s camp has advised the Nuggets to deal the superstar forward since he plans to leave as a free agent next summer.
The relationship has become contentious, with Anthony’s representatives making heavy-handed demands and new owner Josh Kroenke responding in kind.
The Clippers and Nets have trade assets that most appeal to Denver’s management, according to the report. No mention is made of whether Anthony has agreed to sign an extension with those clubs.
The Hornets, Nets, Pacers and Rockets completed a four-team trade, Nets General Manager Billy King announced Wednesday.
As part of the transaction, the Rockets acquire Nets guard Courtney Lee and send Trevor Ariza to New Orleans, with Indiana acquiring Darren Collison and James Posey from the Hornets, and New Jersey adding Troy Murphy.
“We’re excited to add Darren to the strong core of young players already on our roster,” said Larry Bird, Pacers President of Basketball Operations. “He’s a dynamic young point guard and we believe that he will be a key piece of our goal of building a team that the fans in Indiana deserve.”
The Boston Celtics announced today that they have waived forward/center Rasheed Wallace after coming to a mutual agreement following which Wallace plans to retire.
“We would like to thank Rasheed for everything that he did for this team and organization last season,” said Danny Ainge, Celtics President of Basketball Operations. “We would like to wish Rasheed and his family the best as they move on into the next phase of their lives. He will always be a member of the Celtics family.”
Tracy McGrady has agreed to a one-year deal with the Pistons, according to a source. The agreement is for the league minimum which is $1.35 million for a veteran with 10 or more years of service. McGrady earned approximately $23 million for the 09-10 season.
In 24 games with the Knicks, he had a PER of 12.2. McGrady’s career PER is 22.8, but has been steadily declining along with his health.
For the moment, this looks like more of piece of bad news for the French team than it does for the Dallas Mavericks, but the breaking story out of France is that Roddy Beaubois has just fractured a bone in his left foot.
“It’s terrible for Rodrigue,’’ says French coach Vincent Collet.
Just how terrible?
It depends on the exact nature of the injury.
At its worst, it can mean a non-weight-bearing cast for 20 weeks and even surgery. More common with this specific injury – a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metatarsal – is a six-to-eight-week recovery period. However, in some cases, an athlete may desire a “minor’’ surgery to speed the healing process.
Tyson Chandler and Alex Ajinca have been dealt by the Bobcats to Dallas for the non-guaranteed contract of Erick Dampier, Matt Carroll and Eduardo Najera, according to a source.
Chandler believed he would be traded to the Raptors on Monday, but owner Michael Jordan backed out of the trade.
Minnesota has sent Al Jefferson to the Utah Jazz for two future first-round draft picks and the salary-cap trade exception, according to a source.
Utah gained the trade exception in the sign-and-trade deal that sent Carlos Boozer to Chicago.
