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Matt Steinmetz recently Tweeted that the Golden State Warriors have made their first offseason move - they've agreed to trade second round picks with Portland. The Blazers get the 34th pick, while the Warriors get the 44th pick and cash. Whenever cash is the only reason for trading down in the draft, trouble is coming. Clearly Chris Cohan is determined to squeeze the Warriors as dry as he can before he dumps ...

"We came, we saw, we conquered everything in sight. Moment of silence for the champions." —Ron Artest, "Champions" "Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."  —Ferris Bueller, Ferris Bueller's Day Off Today, approximately 65,000 people lined the streets of Los Angeles to participate in what has become an annual tradition here, the kind of tradition fans in cities like Philadelphia, New York, ...

There has been speculation that the Blazers will be active in the draft this year, considering GM Kevin Pritchard's willingness to do whatever trading it takes to get who he wants. Today, he began the moves by trading the 44th pick and cash to the Warriors for the 34th pick. Question is, will they use that pick to move up? Do they want to take someone with it? Although the Blazers are ...

James Anderson: shooting guard, 6'6", 210 pounds, out of Oklahoma State University. Ever since the departure of Ben Gordon, former fourth overall pick, the Chicago Bulls have been lacking the one shooter to sink threes and shoot outside of the paint with consistency. Players such as Derrick Rose, Luol Deng, and Taj Gibson, are guys who play up-close and personal, opposed to Gordon's game of cranking shots away from everyone else. It's a ...

J.A. Adande, what are you talking about? The sports columnist subtly mentioned on ESPN that he spoke with a general manager who said not to rule out the Lakers in the mix for LeBron. As ridiculous, far-fetched, (you fill in the blank) as this rumor may sound, let's not close the gate too early. At the same time, let's not let the LeBron-Laker ordeal be the main focus for our 2010 NBA ...

When fans of the Milwaukee Bucks voted on the 40th Anniversary Team in 2008, Ray Allen finished third in balloting, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson. That's high praise for a player that played for only one team that won more than 42 games in a season. Before he was a part of the "Big Three" in Boston, Allen was part of the famed "Big Three" in Milwaukee, along with ...

As the 2010 NBA Draft approaches, there are many uncertainties as to where some players will fall. The first three picks seem to be falling into place with John Wall heading to the nation's capital to play for the Wizards, Evan Turner potentially replacing Andre Iguodala in Philadelphia, and Derrick Favors becoming Brook Lopez's new sidekick in the post in New Jersey. However, after that there are many scenarios which could come ...

During the NCAA Tournament, it took awhile for people to realize if Butler was for real and perhaps the question still exists. Just as many people may have doubted the team, there is still a debate about the potential of their star forward Gordon Hayward. One of the teams that has kept an interest in Hayward is the Milwaukee Bucks, who look to have another successful first round pick in 2010 after ...

Tony Parker and the San Antonio Spurs had a hell of a run. Along with Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobli, Parker has been part of a solid foundation that made the Spurs one of the most successful franchises not just in basketball, but in all of sports. Together, the trio has won three championships, with Parker taking home a Finals MVP in one of them. It's a fair argument that from ...

When the Portland Trail Blazers drafted Greg Oden first overall in 2007, they never expected to have to replace him so soon, but now they find themselves being obligated to do so for the sake of the franchise.   As a dominant big man at Ohio State, Oden seemed like the perfect pick for the Portland Trail Blazers until he was forced to sit the entirety of the 2007-2008 season in order ...