Month: June 2018

Lakers Rumors: LA Has Re-Engaged Spurs in Kawhi Leonard Trade Talks

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The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t ready to give up in their pursuit of San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Brian Windhorst and Ramona Shelburne reported early Wednesday that Los Angeles is making a push to trade for Leonard before Friday, when LeBron James has to decide whether to accept his $35.6 million player option or become a free agent. On Wednesday night, Shelburne reported the Lakers “re-engaged the Spurs Wednesday in aggressively pursuing” Leonard.

“This is the first contact between the teams since the Spurs ‘shut the door’ on them after an initial call,” Shelburne added.discount nfl jerseys nike

Per Shelburne, Windhorst and Wojnarowski, the Lakers are exploring the market for an additional first-round pick they can include in a package. Also, the team has yet to sign No. 25 overall pick Mo Wagner to a contract, as league rules would not allow him to be traded for the first 30 days after he does sign his rookie-scale deal.

Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania reported earlier this month that Leonard wants out of San Antonio because of the “mistrust” that formed from the way the organization handled his quad injury this past season. He was limited to only nine regular-season games in 2017-18 and sat out of the playoffs.discount jerseys nfl

Wojnarowski followed up by noting the Los Angeles native wants to play in his hometown, preferably for the Lakers.discount nfl jerseys online

The Lakers are viewed as one of the favorites to land James should he elect to become a free agent. However, the four-time NBA MVP may not be willing to make the move to Tinseltown alone. ESPN reported Wednesday that Paul George is no longer viewed as a lock to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder, which means the Lakers may not be able to wait until next summer for Leonard—who can opt out of his contract in 2019—to convince James to sign with them.

Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson said Tuesday that he would step down if the Lakers don’t acquire a top free agent within the next two summers, per Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus. A trade for a star would also suffice.cheap discount nfl jerseys

It’s unclear whether San Antonio would indeed trade the two-time All-Star to Los Angeles. According to Sam Amick of USA Today, San Antonio does not want to trade Leonard within the Western Conference. However, if the two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year makes it clear he won’t sign a long-term deal with any other team, the return package would likely be limited, which means the Lakers may be able to put the best offer on the table.kids nfl jerseys cheap

Kawhi Leonard Trade Rumors: Celtics, Spurs Talks Have Gone Nowhere

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The Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs reportedly have not held productive talks regarding a potential trade for disgruntled swingman Kawhi Leonard.

According to the Boston Herald’s discount authentic nfl jerseys Steve Bulpett, the Celtics and Spurs had a “brief discussion” on Wednesday that featured “no real negotiation.”

“It was the first contact between the teams since before the draft, but even those talks did not include the C’s making an offer,” Bulpett wrote. “That brief call, according to two league sources, went nowhere.”

Earlier Wednesday,Adrian Wojnarowski, Brian Windhorst and Ramona Shelburne reported the Celtics—along with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers—were one of the teams who had submitted an offer for Leonard.discount nike nfl jerseys

The Los Angeles Lakers have also been in hot pursuit of Leonard. However, the Spurs have been reluctant to engage them to this point.

Shelburne previously reported the Spurs “shut the door” on one of the Lakers’ initial inquiries. That said, Wednesday’s update mentioned San Antonio hasn’t ruled out trading Leonard to a Western Conference team, contrary to a report from USA Today’s Sam Amick.discount nfl gear

As for Boston, Bulpett noted the Celtics “would like to be involved” if the Spurs intensify their pursuit of a trade partner. For now, though, he cautioned “there has been nothing yet to indicate they have a realistic chance.”

If the Celtics get serious about trading for Leonard, who will be an unrestricted free agent next summer, they could offer a compelling package of assets.

Even if Jayson Tatum is off the tablecheap nfl jerseys discount Boston has compelling trade chips in Jaylen Brown, Terry Rozier, the Memphis Grizzlies’ top-eight-protected first-round pick in 2019 and the Sacramento Kings’ 2019 first-round pick, which is protected only for the No. 1 overall selection.

Washington Wizards

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John Wall publicly provided the Washington Wizards with his offseason wish list.

“There’s a lot that we can use,” Wall said, per NBC Sports Washington’s Chase Hughes. “… I think the way the league is going, you need athletic bigs, you need scoring off the bench, you need all of those types of things.”nike nfl jerseys cheap

Wing depth was another focus for Wall.

The Wizards, of course, don’t have the funds to cross off every item on that list. With Jodie Meeks and Jason Smith (predictably) picking up their player options, Washington has $124.8 million committed to the 2018-19 payroll. And that total doesn’t nfl jerseys cheap nike  include new deals for Mike Scott, who ranked second among its reserves with 8.8 points per game, or Ty Lawson, who averaged the eighth-most minutes on the team in the postseason.

Wall knew—or should have known—the front office can’t afford all his desires, but making his request in that manner pressured the Wizards to get at least one of those things. The draft didn’t inspire any hope they will. Rather than pursuing plug-nfl nike jerseys cheap and-play options, Washington opted to pick 18-year-olds Troy Brown Jr., a non-shooting wing, and Issuf Sanon, who will be stashed overseas.

“The draft did nothing to address the immediate needs of a nike nfl jersey cheap  thin roster that’s set to pay the luxury tax next season,” Osman Baig of Bullets Forever wrote.

It’s hard to imagine free agency going any better. It might even hurt if Scott scored his way out of the budget or someone eyes Lawson as a sneaky-good bargain buy.

Whether Washington backtracks or treads water this summer, either will feel deflating since the good parts of the roster are seemingly ready to rise.

Portland Trail Blazers

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The Portland Trail Blazers got a head start on their step back. Following a 1-4 stretch to close the regular season, they were swept out of the opening round of the playoffs for the second year in a row.custom nfl jerseys cheap

Their roster is flawed. Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum contribute 48.0 points per game, and there’s still the wonder if that’s enough because they’re such a mess on defense. The wing rotation is overpaid ($28.7 million for Evan Turner and Maurice Harkless next season) and underwhelming. The center spot needs more shooting and/or shot-blocking.

But the Blazers don’t have money to address these deficiencies. In fact, with Ed Davis, Jusuf Nurkic, Shabazz Napier and Pat Connaughton entering free agency, Portland is likely building its priority list with the knowledge it can’t keep all of them.customized nfl jerseys cheap

Given the financial crunch, the Blazers seemed sure to use the draft to correct some of their issues. As Joe Freeman of the Oregonian wrote, Portland’s itch for immediate relief went unscratched: “The Portland Trail Blazers entered the 2018 NBA draft looking for veteran difference-makers and playoff help. Instead, they settled for teenagers and shooting potential.

“The NBA’s second-youngest custom nfl jerseys team was hoping to add an experienced wing to bolster a maturing roster. Instead, it became even younger.”

Fun fact: Rookies Anfernee Simons and Gary Trent Jr. are more than young and unpolished; as offensive-minded guards who don’t always defend, they’re also awkward fits with Lillard and McCollum.

Draft night, then,customized nfl jerseys  was a disappointing start to the summer, and free agency could feature more subtractions than additions.

Chicago Bears: QB Mitchell Trubisky

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The Chicago Bears absolutely must get a breakout from their 2017 top-10 pick, quarterback Mitchell Trubisky.

He completed fewer than 60 percent of his passes and averaged just 6.6 yards per attempt as the league’s fifth-lowest-rated qualified passer in 2017. None of the four quarterbacks with lower qualified passer ratings—Trevor Siemian, Brett Hundley, C.J. Beathard and DeShone Kizer—are projected to start in 2018.

But top 2016 pick Jared Goff was even worse than that in his rookie year. And then Goff got a new offensive-minded head coach and several new wholesale cheap nfl jerseys weapons in the receiving corps, and he exploded with a Pro Bowl sophomore campaign.

Could Trubisky be this year’s Goff? New coach Matt Nagy certainly brings new energy and a quarterback-whisperer reputation to town, while new weapons Allen Robinson, Taylor Gabriel and Trey Burton should make life a lot easier on the 2017 No. 2 overall selection.

Trubisky had just one college season as a starter under his belt entering the league, and he did show glimpses late in his rookie year. Watch for a nfl jerseys wholesale cheap potential major breakout in 2018.

The Cincinnati Bengals need their top two selections from the 2017 draft to emerge as sophomore stars after both wide receiver John Ross and running back Joe Mixon struggled as rookies.authentic nfl jerseys cheap wholesale

But there might actually be a little more rope for Ross, considering that he played just 17 snaps in 2017. This might feel like a rookie season following a redshirt year for the speedster out of Washington, cheap wholesale nfl jerseys and at least A.J. Green is still the top gun in Cincinnati’s receiving corps, while Brandon LaFell and Tyler Boyd are there too

Mixon, though, is expected to take the reins as the lead dog in the backfield after a tough 2017 campaign. Among 48 backs who carried the ball at least 100 times last season, only six averaged fewer yards per attempt than Mixon (3.52).nfl jersey cheap wholesale china  But he did average a strong 5.0 yards per rush during his final four games of the season,cheap nfl wholesale jerseys  which could indicate he found a groove entering his first full offseason.

They’re hoping so, because director of player personnel Duke Tubin told the media at the combine—per Geoff Hobson of the team’s official website—that they expect the 21-year-old to be a leader in their backfield in 2018.

Baltimore Ravens: WR Chris Moore

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After catching just 13 of the 36 passes thrown his way and scoring only twice during his first season-and-a-half of professional football, Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Chris Moore finally started making a positive impact down the stretch in 2017.

The 2016 fourth-round pick caught 12 of his 18 targets for 152 yards and a pair of touchdowns during the final six weeks of his sophomore campaign, which could have him in position to break out as a 25-year-old in 2018.

With Michael Crabtree, Willie Snead and John Brown joining the fray, a Ravens passing game that ranked 29th in the NFL last season could use an explosive third year from the homegrown Moore. And there’s a chance that happens, because he’s been generating buzz in OTAs.

Buffalo Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson has fallen well short of expectations two years into his career. The 2016 first-round pick has registered just six sacks and 46 tackles in 21 of a possible 32 games.nfl jersey replica

If he doesn’t take a large step forward in his third season, the No. 19 overall pick will start to be considered a bust. And he knows it.

Lawson told the Sports Xchange recently that he’s approaching “every day like my job is on the line,” while Bills head coach Sean McDermott added that “It’s time that he steps up.”nfl jerseys replica

“Alright, it’s the third year, I’m a former first-round pick, it’s time for me to show why I got drafted in the first round,” Lawson said, per Josh Reed of “It’s time to do my job and not let these Bills fans down and the coaches down.”

An ankle injury ended the 23-year-old’s sophomore season in early December, but he appears to be healthy again, and he should have plenty of replica nike nfl jerseys opportunities opposite Jerry Hughes up front in 2018.

While the Carolina Panthers are still waiting for recent early-round draft picks Shaq Thompson, Devin Funchess, Vernon Butler and James Bradberry to take off, the youngster with the highest ceiling on the roster is 2017 No. 8 overall pick Christian McCaffrey. cheap nfl jerseys wholesale

The pass-catching running back out of Stanford wasn’t bad as a rookie. Only 13 NFL players caught more passes than him (80) and he averaged 4.7 yards per carry while scoring a handful of touchdowns in the second half of the season. He also had 117 yards on 12 touches in a playoff loss to the New Orleans Saints. nfl jerseys cheap wholesale

But that came after McCaffrey averaged an abysmal 2.4 yards per carry while scoring just twice in the first eight games of the year. Maybe growing pains were a factor at the age of 21, so if he can pick up in 2018 where he left off in 2017,nfl jersey cheap wholesale  the former Heisman Trophy runner-up could become a star behind Cam Newton.

Philadelphia 76ers

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The Philadelphia 76ers have an easier path than the Rockets or Spurs. They can either trade or waive and “stretch” Jerryd Bayless to have nearly enough cap room to hand James a max contract in free agency.

Bayless, owed only $8.6 million for next season, has a far less onerous contract than Deng and Anderson. If the Sixers clear his salary entirely, they’d have the room for James but might need to clear others like Furkan Korkmaz, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and/or Justin Anderson to keep others like T.J. McConnell.

Stretching Bayless would require dumping a number of the aforementioned players since he would earn $2.9 million from Philadelphia over the next three seasons.

The bigger challenge would be finding a way to keep JJ Redick. If he wants to stay, he might be looking at a paycut from $23 million to the Sixers’ $4.4 million exception.

Bigger picture, the 76ers can offer James a home in the East, far away from the rival Golden State Warriors. That could be a significant deciding factor.

Boston Celtics

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The Celtics are already one of the best teams in the East. With James, they’d be a true powerhouse.

However, Boston is well over the salary cap, so an opt-in-and-trade would be the logical route for James.

Would Gordon Hayward for James make sense for both organizations? Would it make sense for James?

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Family could keep James right where he is in Cleveland. If so, the Cavaliers would need to bolster their roster to give James more support.

Unsigned or opted into the final year of his deal, James would take up roughly $35 million of Cleveland’s cap space. The Cavs would have to offload an unrealistic amount of salary to have any spending power.

Instead, Cleveland would need to think about trades. But can the Cavs improve in the short term if they deal players like Kevin Love or George Hill?new nike nfl jerseys cheap

How about a do-over, sending Love back to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Andrew Wiggins?

Cleveland will draft eighth overall on June 21. Perhaps a young player can change the complexion of the franchise, like Jayson Tatum with the Celtics.

Cleveland could also look to trade that pick, but that’s a lot to ask without a long-term commitment from James.buy nike nfl jerseys cheap

How Every Team in LeBron James Sweepstakes Can Clear a Path for the King

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With the 2017-18 NBA season finally over, the focus of the entire league turns to one man: LeBron James.

Before the end of June, he’ll need to decide whether to opt out of the final year of his contract ($35.6 million) to become a free agent.

Wherever James lands if he nfl nike jerseys cheap leaves the Cleveland Cavaliers will shift the NBA’s balance of power, but his motivation will be based on factors beyond basketball.

James can pick any of the league’s 30 teams, and that franchise will figure out how to make the numbers work. At 33 years old, James is still the best player in the league.

The Lakers are the easiest destination for James. They have the salary-cap space not only to sign him, but they can also bring on Oklahoma City Thunder free agent Paul George if he declines his $20.7 million player option.nike nfl jersey cheap

If the Lakers can find a trade partner for veteran Luol Deng without taking back salary, they would be able to re-sign restricted free agent Julius Randle as well.

Lakers free-agent 2-guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is represented by Klutch Sports’ Rich Paul, James’ close associate. The Lakers could look to move Deng with Caldwell-Pope in mind, even over Randle, if that helps land James in L.A.cheap nfl jerseys nike

“Sitting down and considering everything, my family is a huge part of whatever I’ll decide to do in my career, and it will continue to be that,” James said in his post-Finals press conference.nike nfl jerseys for cheap

Former NBA All-Star Gary Payton recently told Sheena Davis of Black Sports Online that James has already picked a Los Angeles-area high school for his son, LeBron James Jr. If true, the Lakers would seem to be the clear favorite, as various oddsmakers have noted.

Dallas Cowboys: Dak Prescott, Quarterback

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Running back Ezekiel Elliott may be more talented, but there is no young player in Dallas who is going to influence wins and losses more than quarterback Dak Prescott.

According to Pro Football Reference’s expected points model, Dallas’ rushing offense was best in the league with 47 points over expectation last year. So the run game seems solid, but when Prescott dropped from a 104.9 passer rating in 2016 to an 86.6 passer rating in 2017, Dallas went from a number one seed in the NFC to missing the playoffs completely.

But he’s still just a 24-year-old passer who posted the most efficient rookie season of any passer ever. Playing under a cost-controlled rookie contract, Prescott has years to prove that he still is the player from 2016 before Dallas even thinks about moving on.nfl jersey factory

It is clear at this point that 2015 first-round pick Shane Ray will not starting opposite Von Miller long-term. Going into the draft, it did not seem that the Denver Broncos had a need at outside linebacker, with Miller, Ray and Shaquil Barrett on the roster. nfl jersey wholesale authentic But the team used its fifth overall selection on Bradley Chubb, a 4-3 defensive end from North Carolina State, and changed the dynamics in Denver completely.

Now, it’s almost impossible to think that Chubb isn’t the full-time starter by 2019, with him playing at least a rotational role as a rookie. The Broncos have long searched for DeMarcus Ware’s replacement across from Miller. Years later, Chubb will look to fill his shoes.

At the college level, Miller, now an All-Pro pass-rusher, posted 33 sacks and 50.5 tackles for a loss in four years at Texas A&M. Chubb had 25 sacks and 54.5 tackles for a loss at North Carolina State. At worst, he should develop into one of the best complementary pass-rushers in the league as the Broncos edge toward the portion of Miller’s contract which jumps up to $25 million cap hits annually.

The last Detroit Lions player to rush for 100 yards in a game was Reggie Bush on Thanksgiving of 2013. At that time, Detroit’s 2018 second-round pick, Kerryon Johnson, was a junior in high school. Hopefully, Johnson is able to change the Lions’ rushing woes.jerseys nfl wholesale

While offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter has put more on quarterback Matthew Stafford’s plate as a reaction to their running back and offensive line issues over the years, that is going to have to change at some point. With three top-100 picks spent on offensive linemen over the last three drafts, along with the price tags of T.J. Lang and Ricky Wagner, Detroit should be able to run the ball this year with even just a functional back.cheap womens nfl jerseys china

This puts Johnson, who played in Gus Malzahn’s single-wing-heavy offense at Auburn, in a good position to live up to expectations. After 11 100-yard efforts over the last two seasons, it’s hard to imagine that Johnson won’t be the one to supplant Bush as Detroit’s most recent triple-digit rusher nfl womens jersey.

Chicago Bears: Roquan Smith, Linebacker

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Over the last three seasons, the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers both ranked in the NFL’s top 10 in passing plays. The Minnesota Vikings just signed Kirk Cousins to go with receivers Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen. This is to say: The Chicago Bears are going to need to be able to stop the pass.

In the pass-heavy NFC North, one Minnesota has been able to do is use double-A-gap pressure from linebackers to influence a quarterback to throw to his hot route, just for one of those linebackers to make the tackle after bailing nfl china jersey out from a blitz look. That can work if you have an all-world athlete like Anthony Barr or Eric Kendricks.

Chicago found its super athletic linebacker in Roquan Smith, a first-round pick out of Georgia who ran a 4.51-second 40-yard dash at the combine. While linebacker may not be a valued position in today’s NFL, an athletic linebacker like Smith will go a long way in a division like the NFC North.

William Jackson spent his entire rookie season in 2016 on the injured reserve list, but he quickly made up for missed time with an elite 2017 season. The first-round pick out of Houston was able to register 697 snaps, the seventh-most among Cincinnati defenders.

Per Pro Football Focus, Jackson is 42nd-ranked NFL player going into 2018. Bleacher Report’s NFL 1000 puts him as the No. 11 cornerback, just one spot behind Kyle Fuller, who signed a four-year, $56 million contract with an $18 million signing bonus this offseason.nfl women jersey

If Jackson continues to play at this level, he’s due for Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors. And a lot of money.nike nfl jerseys differences

Any quarterback taken first overall in the draft is expected to be the face of his franchise. No matter if Baker Mayfield or Tyrod Taylor starts the 2018 season, Mayfield is the future of the team.

Mayfield broke the FBS’ passing efficiency record with a 196.39 season in 2016, just to break it again a year later with a 198.90 effort in 2017. The Power Five’s other top seasons ever in passing efficiency were posted by Russell Wilson, Robert Griffin III, Jameis Winston, Cam Newton and Marcus Mariota.nfl china jerseys nike

Collectively, those five quarterbacks had rookie seasons with a 6.29 ANY/A, in the ballpark of what Kirk Cousins posted last year. At the same time, all other rookie passers since 2011 have combined for an ANY/A of 4.89, a number close to Brian Hoyer and Joe Flacco’s 2017 seasons.nfl teams jerseys  That is to say, if you’re as efficient as Mayfield, Wilson, Girffin, Winston, Newton or Mariota in a major college football conference, you’re likely to be significantly more efficient than your peers as a rookie.cheap women nfl jerseys

Hopes are high in Cleveland.