The NBA’s worst-kept summer secret will be the Phoenix Suns’ attempt at rebuilding. As I’ve said before, there doesn’t need to be a complete overhaul, but making Amar’e the centerpiece, finding Steve Nash‘s eventual replacement, and exploring a Shaq trade would be the obvious first three steps. Read More »

I really don’t know what to say about this. But I’ll start off with; What type of machine or apparatus is this, why are they on this, and lastly why is there a crowd?! As you can guess it ends bad for one of these guys. Thanks to the guys at Barstool Sports for the clip.

Headed into this season, there was a general vision for what the Blazers would become: they’d be a solid team in the West who would make waves in the playoffs. Part of the motivation behind that prediction is that Portland has explosive pieces who could be dangerous if they all get hot at the same time. But it’s also partly because they’re a likable group of guys who people across the country want to see succeed for the first time. Read More »

Today my man Kurtis “K.P.” Pemberton of Epiphany Media sent me over a pair of the Bodega x Rockport special collab shoe. Read More »

When you’re the editor of a basketball magazine, you get some great stuff sent your way. Other times, not so much. (Remember THIS??)

Today’s delivery was great. Our friends at Converse hooked us all up with brand new pairs of the The Bird Converse Weapon ’86, a Converse Weapon T and a black Converse windbreaker. These kicks and The Magic Weapon ’86 (white/yellow/purple) are available now in limited numbers at Footlocker, Eastbay, Converse.com and specialty independent retailers. Follow this link for more info on the kicks.

More pics after the jump. Read More »

With the NCAA season over, and the NBA Draft on deck, there is one player that you should know about but probably have never heard of: John Grotberg. Read More »

Hailing from Vermont, I’m as green as it gets. That’s why I was so excited when I saw that the NBA had their first ever NBA Green Week in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council this week to generate awareness and funding to protect the environment. Read More »

The title says it all – I’m looking for talented basketball writers out there who want to be a part of the Dime Family. Opportunities range from freelance work to potential full-time in-house spots for both dimemag.com and Dime Magazine.

If you’re interested, email me at dimemagazine@gmail.com with your resume and three writing samples and we can talk.

- PC

It’s not that I didn’t expect DeJuan Blair to throw his name into the ’09 Draft. I just didn’t expect him to leave it there so soon, immediately hiring an agent and not even allowing himself the option to go back to school. In the early stages of the early-declaration period, Blair’s move has been the boldest so far. Read More »

Cedric Simmons and Francisco Garcia now have the great honor of being in the only highlight in which Sasha Vujacic is dunking on someone.