Social media has completely transformed the state of NBA coverage, serving as an up-to-the-second news feed for a fan base voracious for any scrap of information it can get. Rarely is that function more prevalent, or useful, than the first few days of free agency, a virtually non-stop barrage of information as teams jockey to replenish their rosters for the upcoming season.
Witness the heated recruitment of Portland All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge, who will have met with no fewer than seven teams in less than two days by the time he completes his rounds with New York on Thursday.