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So after all these years, this is it?  After all these years of holding out hope that a monumental bonehead move by Isiah Thomas would prove to be another franchise savior, this is it.  No. 9. Not even a team with a rotting Tracy McGrady and a bunch of "who's that?" question marks could help out the Utah Jazz. This shouldn't come at much of a surprise, though.  Utah General Manager/Vice President of Basketball Operations ...

The Draft Lottery is a uniquely counterintuitive NBA institution. Unlike the NFL or MLB where the team with the worst record is awarded the first pick, the NBA team with the worst record only has about a 25% chance of receiving the number one selection. Essentially, the NBA began implementing the lottery after allegations that the Houston Rockets dogged their way to the worst record in the Western ...

Well it's almost here, the summer of 2010, the summer of LeBron. The summit is in sight, just remember over every summit is a cliff so pick your steps carefully. This has more followers then the Mayan calendar and the impact is supposed to rival December 21st 2012. If Lebron leaves the end of the world will seem tame for Cleveland sports fans and more then one team hopes to rise ...

After dealing with the inconsistencies of Jermain O'Neal for the past season and a half, the Miami Heat are finally free of his $21 million deal. The Heat are now on the market for a starting center, hopefully, this doesn't include the signing of another PF to play center. The Heat organization has to look at the bigger picture,and that being, size matters. Just ask the Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns. Miami needs a ...

In the waning minutes of Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals, with The Magic down 1-0 in the series and down a point in the game, Dwight Howard apparently decided it was a good time to mess around with the crowd. He began by pointing and bouncing around with the crowd, before dancing like a guy who's had one too many at the club. It got so bad that Rashard ...

Sometime in July, U-Haul will rent a truck to its most famous customer.  And where will that truck be headed? We can postulate the only two rules LeBron will be considering this summer when the NBA’s biggest star grants some city what amounts to getting the Olympic Games: 1) he wants money…lots of money and 2) he wants a chance at a ring. So, with that in mind, here is why LeBron ...

It's been a strange 24 hours in LeBron Land. Just as the Delonte West-Gloria James tryst rumors died down, an NBA legend chimed in to say it's absolutely true. Meanwhile, Chicagoland was abuzz with talk of James house hunting in the area with Michael Jordan. Useless, says two others who have chimed in as experts here. LeBron belongs in New York. Beware, says one sportswriter. You're getting a player who has always gotten ...

Some might say it is an overstatement to label a Game Three on the home court of a team that is leading in the series 2-0 as a "must win." Most times, they would be right. But right now, in this series, in these playoffs, and for these Boston Celtics, Game Three is exactly that. A must win. Here are some numbers why. 768: The number of minutes played by Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce, Kevin ...

Often overlooked by the lottery itself, the five-day long NBA Pre-Draft Camp starts this week. A few dozen of the league's top prospects will descend on Chicago for the annual workout leading up to the draft. The event has changed over the years, but the camp still gives scouts and talent evaluators from all 30 teams a chance to size up and evaluate players whose names they may call ...

As everyone and their mom joins the debate and chimes in with their thoughts on where Lebron should play next year, I have the perfect team in mind that nobody is talking about. The Harlem Globetrotters . Yep, the Harlem Globetrotters . Allow me to explain. Lebron will be the best player on the Globetrotters. In fact, if he sticks with the team, he could go down as the greatest ...