Fadeaway Friday: Does Nate Robinson have any juice left?

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Earlier this week, Nate Robinson made his return to pro basketball by signing with the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League. At 32 years of age, Nate Robinson still believes he has some gas left in the tank despite only playing 2 games for the New Orleans Pelicans last season before signing with Hapoel Tel Aviv in Israel.

In his prime, Nate Robinson was one of the most entertaining players in the history of the NBA. At just 5’9”, Robinson was able to entertain crowds with his ability to dunk, winning three NBA Slam Dunk Contest championships in 2006, 2009, and 2010. In addition to being the second coming of Spud Webb, Robinson was actually a pretty good player, averaging 11.0 points 2.3 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game for his career and 17.2 points and 4.1 assists per game during the 2008-09 season with the New York Knicks. Robinson had a good 11 year career in the NBA, but as far as whether or not he can get back to the NBA, that remains to be seen.

What’s cool is that Nate Robinson still wants to play and he has a forum by which he can prove that he still belongs. The D-League exists not only for the purpose of giving young bucks a shot at the NBA but also giving veteran guys one more shot at NBA glory. If Nate Robinson is able to produce for the Delaware 87ers, odds are good an NBA team will give him one more shot. Even if he isn’t able to get back to the NBA, he is sure to entertain D-League fans and help put the league on the map, so either way, nothing but good can come from this.

It is certainly my hope that Nate Robinson finds his way back to the NBA since he was one of my favorite players to watch when he was in his prime. He always had a smile on his face and genuine enthusiasm for the game of basketball. He has always understood that at the end of the day the NBA is about entertaining the fans and he always did his best to put on a show. The league needs more guys like Nate Robinson and so it would really be a treat to have him back in the league, even if it’s just for the remainder of this season.

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Daily Dunks: 10/26-11/1/15

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     Here is my Daily Dunks page for Monday, October 26 through Sunday, November 1, 2015. Throughout the week, this page will be updated with news from across the NBA until a new Daily Dunks page is created for the following week. (Note: This is the final Daily Dunks page. At least for a while. This page was getting tiring to create every week! Haha. This blog will be solely focused on generating good opinion pieces)

Monday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. A former Bucks team dancer is suing the team for wage violations (Click here for details).

#2. After being cut by the Kings, Marshall Henderson will join the Reno Bighorns of the D-League (Click here for details).

#3. Andrea Mazzon is joining the Delaware 87ers as an assistant coach (Click here for details).

#4. Meyers Leonard hopes to stay with the Trail Blazers (Click here for details).

#5. Wizards center Marcin Gortat will donate $200 to charity for every shot he blocks this season (Click here for details).

#6. Kings rookie Willie Cauley-Stein will start at power forward (Click here for details).

#7. NBA coaches will wear a lapel pin to honor the late Flip Saunders (Click here for details).

#8. Glen Rice, Jr. was shot in the leg out of an Atlanta restaurant (Click here for details).

#9. Rick Carlisle and the Mavericks are reportedly close to an extension (Click here for details).

#10. The Heat have unveiled new uniforms (Click here for details).

Tuesday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. Click here to get caught up on all the cuts from the NBA in the past couple of days. A key one was the Pistons waiving Danny Granger.

#2. Harrison Barnes and the Warriors have closed talks regarding an extension (Click here for details).

#3. The Lakers plan to transition Metta World Peace into an assistant coach (Click here for details).

#4. Hawks small forward Thabo Sefolosha has officially decided to sue the NYPD for $50M (Click here for details).

#5. Sam Mitchell will take over as the Timberwolves' head coach. Milt Newton as GM (Click here for details).

#6. John Stockton is joining Montana State as an assistant coach on their women's basketball team. His daughter Lindsay is a senior on the team (Click here for details).

#7. Bucks forward Jabari Parker is targeting a November return (Click here for details).

#8. Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday didn't play on opening night. He is day-to-day (Click here for details).

#9. The Utah Jazz will now be playing in the "Vivint Smart Home Arena". Same building with a new name (Click here for details).

#10. The Spurs exercised their 2016-17 option for Kyle Anderson (Click here for details).

#11. The Pelicans signed guard Ish Smith (Click here for details).

#12. The Suns exercised their options for T.J. Warren, Alex Len, and Archie Goodwin (Click here for details).

#13. 76ers guard Nik Stauskas is hoping to play on Wednesday (Click here for details).

#14. The Grizzlies exercised their 2016-17 option for guard Jordan Adams (Click here for details).

#15. The Hawks exercised their fourth year, 2016-17 options on guard Tim Hardaway, Jr. and guard Dennis Schröder (Click here for details).

#16. The Clippers exercised their 2016-17 option on guard C.J. Wilcox (Click here for details).

Tuesday's NBA Final Scores: 

Pistons 106 Hawks 94. Bulls 97 Cavaliers 95. Warriors 111 Pelicans 95.

Wednesday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban doesn't give a **** about the Clippers (Click here for details).

#2. Stephen Curry is getting a wax figure at Madame Tussauds in San Francisco (Click here for details).

#3. The Warriors hope Steve Kerr is hoping to return by January 1, 2016 (Click here for details).

#4. Thanasis Antetokoumpo will play in the D-League for the Westchester Knicks (Click here for details).

#5. Michal Frissdahl is named President and CEO of MLSE (Click here for details).

#6. The idea for Joakim Noah to start coming off the bench actually came from Joakim Noah (Click here for details).

#7. Carmelo Anthony on the Knicks: "I believe in this team" (Click here for details).

#8. Craig Sager has returned to TNT sidelines (Click here for details).

#9. The Cavaliers called a players-only meeting in the preseason (Click here for details).

#10. Chris Paul wants to retire with the Clippers (Click here for details).

Wednesday's NBA Final Scores: 

Pistons 92 Jazz 87. Cavaliers 106 Grizzlies 76. Timberwolves 112 Lakers 111. Wizards 88 Magic 87. Celtics 112 76ers 95. Heat 104 Hornets 94. Bulls 115 Nets 100. Raptors 106 Pacers 99. Nuggets 105 Rockets 85. Knicks 122 Bucks 97. Thunder 112 Spurs 106. Mavericks 111 Suns 95. Trail Blazers 112 Pelicans 94. Clippers 111 Kings 104.

Thursday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. Lance Stephenson is starting at the 3 for the Clippers (Click here for details).

#2. The Nuggets have some new"Whitegold" uniforms (Click here to see them).

#3. The Utah Jazz are starting rookie Raul Neto at point guard over Trey Burke (Click here for details).

#4. Derrick Rose says he is still battling blurred vision (Click here for details).

#5. The Rockets won't extend the contracts of Terrence Jones or Donatas Motiejunas (Click here for details).

#6. Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler is likely out two weeks (Click here for details).

#7. Linda Luchetti is now the Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Utah Jazz (Click here for details).

#8. Wizards forward Martell Webster may need season-ending hip surgery (Click here for details).

#9. Pistons shooting guard Jodie Meeks is out indefinitely due to a Jones fracture in his right foot (Click here for details).

#10. Clippers point guard Austin Rivers has been fined $25K for throwing a seat cushion that hit a fan (Click here for details).

#11. Pacers forward Paul George has been fined $10K for criticizing officials (Click here for details).

#12. Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons is targeting a Sunday return (Click here for details).

#13. Warriors center Andrew Bogut is out indefinitely with a concussion (Click here for details).

#14. The Pelicans waived point guard Nate Robinson (Click here for details).

Thursday's NBA Final Scores: 

Grizzlies 112 Pacers 103. Hawks 112 Knicks 101. Clippers 104 Mavericks 88.

Friday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. Mavericks point guard Deron Williams is out indefinitely (Click here for details).

#2. NBA Global Games London 2016 has already sold out (Click here for details).

#3. The NBA plans to put a sponsored Kia logo patch on NBA All-star Game jerseys (Click here for details).

#4. ESPN has suspended Grantland (Click here for details).

#5. Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is buying control of Nassau Coliseum (Click here for details).

#6. The Cavaliers may or may not use their $10.5M trade exception this season (Click here for details).

#7. Jeff Ayres, Jimmer Fredette, and Perry Jones were picked in the Top 3 of the D-League draft (Click here for details).

#8. Pistons' head coach and president of basketball operations Stan Van Gundy isn't happy with his team's early schedule (Click here for details).

#9. Click here to view the NBA's Christmas jerseys.

#10. LeBron James says he plans to play in all 82 games this season (Click here for details).

#11. Lakers head coach Byron Scott calls his team "soft" (Click here for details).

#12. Terrence Ross is hopeful that the Raptors will give him an extension (Click here for details).

#13. Erica McKinley is the NBAPA's new Chief Operating Officer (Click here for details).


Friday's NBA Final Scores: 

Jazz 99 76ers 71. Timberwolves 95 Nuggets 78. Warriors 112 Rockets 92. Cavaliers 102 Heat 92. Thunder 139 Magic 136 (2OT). Raptors 113 Celtics 103. Pistons 98 Bulls 94 (OT). Hawks 97 Hornets 94. Wizards 118 Bucks 113. Spurs 102 Nets 75. Kings 132 Lakers 114. Suns 110 Trail Blazers 92.

Saturday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. The Bulls exercised their contract options for Ton Snell and Doug McDermott (Click here for details).

#2. The Celtics exercised their contract options for Marcus Smart, Kelly Olynyk, and James Young (Click here for details).

#3. Pistons guard Jodie Meeks is expected to miss 12-16 weeks after surgery on his right foot (Click here for details).

#4. The Pelicans signed guard Toney Douglas (Click here for details).

#5. The 76ers exercised their contract options for Joel Embiid, Nerlens Noel, and Nik Stauskas (Click here for details).

#6. Grizzlies guard Tony Allen has been warned for flopping (Click here for details).

#7. Pacers legend Mel Daniels has died (Click here for details).

Saturday's NBA Final Scores: 

Jazz 97 Pacers 76. Warriors 134 Pelicans 120. Grizzlies 101 Nets 91. Knicks 117 Wizards 110. Suns 101 Trail Blazers 90. Clippers 114 Kings 109.

Sunday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. Steve Nash was inducted into the Suns' ring of honor earlier in the week (Click here for details).

#2. 76ers center Joel Embiid grew two inches during the off season (Click here for details).

#3. Terrence Ross and the Raptors are still discussing an extension (Click here for details).

#4. Click here for an update on Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving.

#5. Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich is dealing with a sore toe (Click here for details).

#6. Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker are the winningest trio in NBA history with 541 wins and counting (Click here for details).

#7. Jeremy Lamb and the Hornets are closing in on a three-year, $21M extension (Click here for details).

#8. Kobe Bryant isn't happy with how he is playing (Click here for details).

#9. 76ers center Joel Embiid is reportedly recovering ahead of schedule (Click here for details).

#10. Rick Carlisle (Mavericks) and Dwane Casey (Raptors) have set franchise records for all-time wins (Click here for details).

#11. Chandler Parsons returned for the Mavericks (Click here for details).

#12. Pelicans center Kendrick Perkins is out indefinitely with a right pectoral injury (Click here for details).

#13. Kings center DeMarcus Cousins is day-to-day with a right Achilles strain (Click here for details).

#14. The Nets are declining Sergey Karasev's option (Click here for details).

#15. The Wizards won't be giving Bradley Beal an extension (Click here for details).

#16. The 76ers dealt J.P. Tokoto to the Thunder (Click here for details).

#17. The Rockets signed forward Chuck Hayes to a non-guaranteed contract (Click here for details).

#18. The Thunder and Dion Waiters won't agree on an extension (Click here for details).

#19. The Rockets picked up Clint Capela's option (Click here for details).

Sunday's NBA Final Scores: 

Hawks 94 Hornets 92. Spurs 95 Celtics 87. Heat 109 Rockets 89. Raptors 106 Bucks 87. Bulls 92 Magic 87. Thunder 117 Nuggets 93. Mavericks 103 Lakers 93.

Daily Dunks: 8/31-9/6/15

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     Here is my Daily Dunks page for August 31, 2015 through September 6, 2015. Throughout the week this page will be updated with news from across the NBA until a new Daily Dunks page is created.

Monday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. Vlade Divac is now the Kings' VP of Basketball Operations and GM (Click here for details).

#2. DeAndre Jordan parted ways with his agents (Click here for details).

#3. The Clippers signed power forward Chuck Hayes (Click here for details).

#4. The Bucks signed guard Charlie Westbrook to a non-guaranteed deal (Click here for details).

#5. Point guard Marcelo Huertas has left FC Barcelona to sign a one-year deal with the Lakers (Click here for details).

#6. The Suns have no intention to trade Markieff Morris (Click here for details).

#7. Cavaliers second round pick Sir'Dominic Pointer will spend the season in the D-League (Click here for details).

#8. Click here for an update on the Tristan Thompson drama

Tuesday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. The Hawks will retire Dikembe Mutombo's number in November (Click here for details).

#2. The Cavaliers don't fear LeBron James leaving if they don't keep Tristan Thompson (Click here for details).

#3. The Pistons signed forward Eric Griffin to a non-guaranteed deal (Click here for details).

#4. The Wizards expect Tomas Satoransky to join them in the summer of 2016 (Click here for details).

#5. Forward Greg Whittington signed a non-guaranteed deal with the Heat (Click here for details).

#6. Peja Stojakovic's role with the Kings is Director of Player Development (Click here for details).

#7. Michelle Roberts, executive director of the NBA Player's Association, hopes to make basketball the world's favorite sport over soccer (Click here for details).

Tuesday's WNBA Final Scores: 

Liberty 80 Dream 75. Fever 81 Sun 51.

Wednesday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. The Cavaliers officially re-signed J.R. Smith (Click here for details).

#2. Free agent Glen Davis is out 6-12 weeks after having surgery on his left ankle (Click here for details).

#3. Dwight Howard tried to bring a loaded gun through airport security (Click here for details).

#4. Shaquille O'Neal  says he and Kobe Bryant could have won six titles together (Click here for details).

#5. The Clippers are planning to create a mascot (Click here for details).

#6. Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons says he'll be ready for opening night (Click here for details).

#7. The 76ers are interests in point guard Kendall Marshall (Click here for details).

#8. Grizzlies forward Jarell Martin has undergone surgery to repair a foot fracture (Click here for details).

Wednesday's WNBA Final Scores: 

Mercury 73 Mystics 53.

Thursday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. The Heat signed guard Briante Weber for training camp (Click here for details).

#2. The Heat fully guaranteed Hassan Whiteside's contract for next season (Click here for details).

#3. Markieff Morris: "My future will not be in Phoenix" (Click here for details).

#4. Forward Eric Moreland has re-signed with the Kings for one season (Click here for details).

#5. Gilbert Arenas' former assistant has been convicted of stealing $2.1M from a player (Click here for details).

#6. J.R. Smith's salary with the Cavaliers becomes fully guaranteed on Monday (Click here for details).

#7. Free agent guard Landry Fields is out 5 months after undergoing surgery on his hip to repair a labrum (Click here for details).

#8. Mikhail Prokhorov is nearing a deal to buy all of the Nets and Barclays Center (Click here for details).

#9. The Cavaliers are holding firm at $80M and aren't communicating much with Tristan Thompson (Click here for details).

Thursday's WNBA Final Scores: 

Sky 82 Liberty 60. Shock 85 Storm 67. Sparks 93 Mystics 91.

Friday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. Tom Gores now owns 100% of the Detroit Pistons (Click here for details).

#2. Nate Robinson is considering an offer in China (Click here for details).

#3. Nuggets center Jusuf Nurkic (knee) expects to be ready for the start of the season (Click here for details).

#4. The 76ers are signing guard Kendall Marshall to a multi-year deal (click here for details).

#5. Jrue Holiday will be back with the Pelicans for training camp on minutes restrictions (Click here for details).

#6. Report: The Timberwolves want to trade Ricky Rubio (Click here for details).

#7. Report: The NBA would still get national TV money during a lockout (Click here for details).

#8. The Rockets signed four guys for training camp (Click here for details).

#9. Kevin Durant reportedly is interested in joining the Knicks (Click here for details).

#10. JaVale McGee says he'll be healthy to start the season (Click here for details).

Friday's WNBA Final Scores: 

Lynx 81 Fever 65. Sun 73 Stars 72.

Saturday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. The Suns are unveiling black alternate jerseys soon (Click here for details).

#2. The Pistons concluded a week of MMA training (Click here for details).

#3. Nets small forward Bojan Bogdanovic suffered a concussion at Eurobasket. He is out indefinitely (Click here for details).

#4. Josh Powell is leaving his job as an assistant coach with the Rockets to sign a non-guranteed deal with the Bucks (Click here for details).

Saturday's WNBA Final Scores: 

Mercury 82 Stars 52.

Sunday's NBA Daily Dunks: 

#1. The sexual assault case against Michael Beasley has been dismissed (Click here for details).

#2. Sasha Kaun is signing a two year deal with the Cavaliers. First year is for $1.2M (Click here for details).

#3. Jerrelle Benimon has signed a training camp deal with the Cavaliers (Click here for details).

#4. The 76ers signed undrafted forward Christian Wood (Click here for details).

Sunday's WNBA Final Scores: 

Dream 73 Mystics 67. Sparks 92 Shock 73. Sky 93 Storm 65. Liberty 75 Lynx 71.

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