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To many NBA observers who were watching the NBA Draft yesterday , it was not any picks by any team during the course of the draft, nor was it the trades that gave both the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat bigger salary cap spaces in anticipation of the first day of free agency in the 1st of July. It was the sudden and largely unexpected firing of Kevin Pritchard by the Portland Trail ...

  With the 43rd pick of the 2010 NBA Draft the Lakers selected Devin Ebanks from the University Of West Virginia. Wait doesn't this sound familiar? (Trevor Ariza was the 43rd overall pick by the New York Knicks back in 2004). At first it was surprising. I knew the Lakers had received a steal as soon as I heard his name. I'm taking a wild guess that most people don't know much about ...

After a few great drafts the 2009-2010 season looked to be a year for a huge improvement for the Oklahoma City Thunder. With a core of young players acquired in recent drafts, everyone expected the Thunder to improve their regular season winning percentage. The Thunder exceeded expectations and made the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference. OKC's team of youngsters looks to be a ...

Dear LeBron James, Italian philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli once wrote, "The end justifies the means." This quote has one simple interpretation: If your objective is good, do what it takes to achieve it. Keep that information in your back pocket for now, LeBron. Take a look at any decade in the history of basketball, and you might find something interesting: Generally in the NBA, when teams win championships, they win them in bunches. Since 1980, ...

General Manager Darryl Morey has done it once again. The Houston Rockets used the 14th pick in the 2010 NBA Draft to select Kentucky junior forward Patrick Patterson, a perfect selection in my opinion. Patterson is one of six Kentucky players chosen (one of five in the first round) in the 2010 NBA Draft. But of all six former Wildcats, Patterson is the eldest of the draftees, a junior amongst a handful ...

The End of the Championship Run The Los Angeles Lakers would end their quest for four consecutive titles with a loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the NBA Playoffs.  Throughout the series with the Spurs, L.A. would struggle defensively against point guard Tony Parker and power forward Tim Duncan. Following the Game Six loss in San Antonio, Kobe Bryant would leave the court in tears, stating that he ...

This is one trade rumor that makes a lot of sense for both teams. David Khan wants to get rid of Al Jefferson and Indiana needs another big to go along side Roy Hibbert. Indiana wants to get rid of Troy Murphy and his contract. The rumor is Al Jefferson and Jonny Flynn for Troy Murphy, Brandon Rush, Tyler Hansbrough, and a future draft pick. Indiana could part ways with both Hansbrough ...

With the high risk, high reward buzz surrounding the Pistons’ seventh overall draft pick tonight, the city of Detroit is feeling more like the city of Las Vegas. The Pistons' Palace has changed to Caesar’s Palace, and Joe Dumars looks like he is about to play a little draft roulette with Demarcus Cousins. Cousins is a player with a lot of questions surrounding not only where he will go in tonight’s draft, ...

Yesterday Los Angeles Lakers' coach Phil Jackson gave his strongest indication yet that he was leaning towards retirement, but excuse me if I sound a little skeptical about his comments. Jackson told reporters he was waiting on a battery of test results to gauge his physical health, and he would let the Lakers know next week what his intentions are regarding next season. During the course of conversation, Jackson repeatedly mentioned ...

The Los Angeles Lakers overcame injuries and a tough seven game final series against Boston to repeat their title as NBA Champions. Naturally, the next step is to look forward to 2011 and a three-peat. Winning two straight titles is no easy feat in any sport, but winning three straight puts you in very rare territory. The Lakers have done it once with Phil and Kobe, so why can't they do it again? ...