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  The Free Agent Bonanza of 2010 hasn’t even begun but it’s the biggest news there is right now. The Boston Celtics are currently playing the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Two of their Eastern Conference Semi-Finals matchup, and the Phoenix Suns will be taking on the San Antonio Spurs in Game One of their Western Conference Semi-Finals matchup. Both series look to be incredible, knock-down, drag-out affairs that could go seven games. Yet, ...

The Orlando Magic took the NBA world by surprise in 2009, thwarted the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference, and kept the Los Angeles Lakers on their heels in the NBA Finals. Now they're ready to do it all again . Everyone has their hopes and opinions considering the potential matchups in this year's NBA Finals. Read on to see the top five reasons why the Orlando Magic will represent ...

The NBA Draft is the greatest equalizer that American professional basketball has to offer. The worst teams of the year select first, replenishing their talent for the future and supposedly setting themselves up to rejoin the game's elite. And yet the same teams are in the playoffs year after year while the others seem to be stuck in neutral in the lottery. There are a few exceptions to this rule, ...

The NBA Draft Lottery will ultimately decide who makes the tough decision of John Wall or Evan Turner first overall come the 2010 NBA Draft. The decision is going to come down to whether or not a team wants the silky, smooth NBA ready Turner, or the lightning quick, potential laden Wall. The upside of Wall has teams like the Nets thinking about drafting him even though they already have a proven ...

  You know that feeling?  The feeling that Cory got in Boy Meets World , when Shawn had Cory babysit his girlfriend until he was ready to date her himself.   It's not a good feeling, I'm sure. Miami Heat President Pat Riley has said today that he will take over the coaching duties of the team if that is what a prospective free agent requests. Which means that Riley will coach the team next year. What ...

CBS2chicago.com is reporting sources have confirmed Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro has been fired. They are also reporting that the announcement will be officially made on Tuesday. Its also speculated that Bulls owner Jerry Riesndorf, and the Bulls organization are seeking a coach who has successful NBA experience. Stay tuned.Read more NBA news on BleacherReport.com

We all know that John Wall and Evan Turner are automatically going to make an impact on whatever team ends up getting the No. 1 and 2 picks. But the real winners and losers of the draft are determined in the late first and second rounds of the draft. Already good teams looking to improve their bench can really do well by finding that diamond in the rough. So here ...

Who knows how these things get started? An offhand comment here, a journalist hungry for an idea there, and all of a sudden the NBA world is abuzz with the thought that Dirk Nowitzki might leave the only basketball team he's ever known for a chance at a ring. But as Karl Malone proved, joining a loaded team at the end of your career isn't necessarily a surefire way to ...

The last time Phoenix beat San Antonio, Tim Duncan watched the series in street clothes. Steve Nash has never played on a team that could beat the Spurs. The Suns believe. They swear. They promise. They insist. This time, it's different. This will be the year, players say, that the whipping boy and punching bag becomes the abuser. The Suns will repeat the above sentences until they convince themselves the torture will end, until they accept ...

Now that we are all settled into our NBA conference semi-finals, only the best teams remain. Who are the most important players left still standing? Each team has a superstar, and a player capable of winning on their own. Some have more than one. These are, in my humble opinion, the ten most important players remaining in the 2010 NBA playoffsBegin Slideshow