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Every year there are a few players who shock us by jumping up draft boards. It's still early, and the balls haven't even started bouncing, but in this slideshow we take a look at the top seven players who are currently not projected in the lottery who could end up there. If you think someone from this list has NO shot at going in the lottery let us know. ...

This was supposed to be their year. Supposed to be the year the face of the current NBA put himself and his team on top of the world. People said as long as the Cavaliers got by the Magic and Howard, they would meet the Lakers in the finals, and were favorites to beat them on basketball's biggest stage. There was one thing they didn't count on. One thing that was almost ...

Jonathan Swift (the author of Gulliver’s Travels) once wrote:   “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”   Miami Heat fans definitely aren’t blessed this year. There was a time when they were, and not because they had no expectations for their team; just the opposite. Just a few short years ago, Heat fans had all the hope one could have, after watching Dwyane Wade lead their favorite NBA ...

The Utah Jazz’s 105-93 Game Three victory over the Denver Nuggets was revealing in the truths unveiled by each participant with one caveat—the 12-point difference in the final score was an untruth in that Utah was much more dominant than the Nuggets after the game’s initial 10 minutes. Truth: Paul Millsap eviscerated the Denver Nuggets Reason: Because Utah had so much success running screen/fades with Deron Williams ...

Dwyane Wade and his Miami Heat showed very early on that they meant business in Game Three on Friday night.  But ultimately, it was "The Truth" that closed out the game by draining a step-back jumper at the end of regulation to put Miami in the hole three games to none in the series. Paul Pierce played magnificently, scoring 22 of his 32 points in the second half, nabbing eight boards, and nailing the game ...

  Last night in Oklahoma City some salt was once again poured into the festering wound of Seattle basketball fans. Because of the ineptitude of local officials in the city of Seattle and the inaction of state government in Washington state, the state of Oklahoma celebrated their first professional playoff victory last night over the Los Angeles Lakers. I could be the typical bitter Seattle basketball fan and rag on the state of ...

If Paul Pierce is indeed acting, he earned himself an Oscar tonight for Best Delivery of a Punch to the Stomach.  Pierce sent the Miami Heat home losers for the third time in three games by scoring 32 points, highlighted by his game-winning jumper as time expired. Pierce’s heroics gave the Celtics the 100-98 win and a commanding 3-0 lead in the series. Pierce had his best game of the series, scoring ...

LeBron James came into the league as one of the most-hyped prospects of the last 30 years. Though James lived up to every expectation he was faced with and more, one thing immediately distinguished James from his rivals: he dared to wear the number 23. Once upon a time from 2003-2006, Carmelo Anthony was believed to be the better scorer, and Dwayne Wade was considered a bigger winner, but the mere ...

Judging by the number of shots Kobe Bryant fired Thursday night, one has to wonder if he knows if OKC stands for Oklahoma City and not OK Corral. Bryant took 29 shots, including 11 three-point attempts, in what resulted in a 101-96 Lakers loss to the Thunder. His attempts from downtown were just one short of matching Pau Gasol, who at 12 shots, put up the second-most attempts on the team. Therein ...

Last night we watched a legend in decline, Kobe Bryant, fail to recognize the deterioration of his powers and cost his team the game. It made me wonder whether Kobe ever really understood that he can’t do it alone. I know this seems like a reactionary statement, but Kobe has been playing losing basketball for the past two months. Manu Ginobili has been outplaying Bryant in April, and it’s not even ...