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Just a few days ago, "World-wide Wes" was executing a plan, bringing owners and GM's to a collective bow begging at his feet in shopping Chris Paul and LeBron James together via trade and free agency.   And now, another package deal is in the works involving two premium free agents, James and Chris Bosh, joining the Chicago Bulls. It would be possible the two would come to Derrick Rose and the ...

With the 2009-2010 playoffs over, it was time for one final look back on certain, players, teams, and events of the season, before turning our undivided attention towards 2010-2011. To make sense of Kobe Bryant, the Celtics, Tyreke Evans, and last year’s acquisitions, I’ve assembled an all-star team of Bleacherreport writers, Andrew Ungvari, Robert Kleeman, Harrison Moore, and Hadarii Jones, for their expertise on the NBA world. You can read part ...

Yes, Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal may be nicknamed Superman, but I don't consider that as their real identity. Comparisons of superpowers of superheroes to the skillset of the NBA players will be made in this slide show. Please don't get mad. I didn't include old players. I just put in current NBA Stars, but feel free to make comparisons (i.e. Dream Team). I don't know what else to ...

The Boston Celtics made a bold statement on draft night; they went against conventional wisdom and chose a point guard with the 19th pick. This may turn out to be Danny Ainge's way of telling Paul Pierce that this is Rondo's team now.   Media pundits were all forecasting that Boston would either choose a shooting guard or a big man.  They were taken by surprise with the Bradley pick especially when ...

I didn't think the Los Angeles Lakers would find much value in their draft picks which stood at No.'s 43 and 58 of the second round, but I must admit both selections hold a certain degree of intrigue. Some people have compared Devin Ebanks, the Lakers' selection at No. 43, to former Laker Trevor Ariza, and the similarity definitely exists from an athletic point of view. Ebanks, at 6'7", has the ability ...

Pau Gasol was an exceptional player during his time as a member of the Memphis Grizzlies, but a trade to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2008 changed Gasol's fortunes and his destiny. Gasol never received much credit for leading the Grizzlies to the playoffs in three consecutive seasons, and his Rookie of the Year award in 2004 went largely unnoticed, but a desperation move by the Lakers would change all of ...

The big fish on the free agent market: The King. The chosen one. The best since Jordan (though Kobe Bryant may have something to say about that). We are a short week away from the beginning of the free agent frenzy. Yahoo Sports writer Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the King is going to host five different teams at a neutral site in Ohio: The five main teams flush with cap ...

"These lights will inspire you, now you're in New York"- Alicia Keys off of Jay-Z's song Empire State of Mind. While the lights may have not inspired the draftees of the NBA 2010 Draft, those bright lights in the city that never sleeps allowed them to realize they've made it this far. But what comes next? Welcome to the league rookie. Whether you waited five minutes to hear your named called like ...

After Chicago proposed a deal that would send homegrown product Kirk Hinrich to the Wizards in exchange for virtually nothing, one thing became apparent: LeBron isn't coming alone. The first team to notice this was the New York Knicks back in February. They traded away their 2009 lottery pick Jordan Hill, as well as two potential lottery picks, in order to clear enough cap space to bring in a "sidekick" ...

LeBron James is going to be a member of the Chicago Bulls. In all likelihood, Chris Bosh will join him. It makes too much sense not to happen. LeBron wants to win. He wants to make sure he goes to a team where he will be the undisputed franchise player. He will have as much talent around him as possible. He wants to play for a big market so that his ...