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In 1990 the NBA instituted a weighted lottery system that is still utilized to this day. With this system in place, only three times has the team with the league's worst record actually won the draft lottery (New Jersey Nets in 1990, Cleveland in 2003 & Orlando in 2004). After the Kevin McHale era, Latrell Sprewell 'not being able to feed his family', the Kevin Garnett trade, and the Ricky ...

He had great intensity. He was perhaps the most competitive individual in the history of the sport. He possessed absurd athleticism. But perhaps as important as all of those traits, Michael Jordan's drive to add to his already brilliant repertoire every offseason is what made him the greatest of all time. For a young, developing team like the Sacramento Kings, the work put in this summer could potentially make a ...

Like Earvin 'Magic' Johnson & Larry Bird two decades before them, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James will likely forever be linked together. There is no argument that between them, they represent the two elite competitors in the NBA. The only question is who is better. Allow me to make my case for why I believe LeBron James is the premiere basketball player on the planet.   6. The Attention Received By Their Pending ...

For the better part of two seasons, the Sacramento Kings have quietly shed a substantial amount off of their salary cap in preparation for this coming summer. Dealing Mike Bibby, Brad Miller, John Salmons and Kevin Martin over these past two years have created the necessary financial flexibility to put the Kings in this position. They will carry a very modest $31 million in guaranteed salary into the offseason, ...

For at least 18 months, it has been widely known and accepted that John Wall would go on to become the No. 1 pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. With his rare combination of elite size, extraterrestrial athleticism, and his enormous skill set, it has been a mere formality that Wall would one day be the first to shake David Stern's hand.  After watching the 2009-10 NBA season unfold, there is one ...

Coming off of a league worst 17 wins in 2008-09, the Sacramento King's expectation level couldn't have been lower. The roster was revamped, Paul Westphal was introduced as the new head coach, and a handful of promising rookies were added. Sacramento would finish with a 25-57 mark in 2009-10, and the following is a player by player report card based on the past season. Tyreke Evans, PG, SG - When the ...