If you’re struggling to come up with a good gift idea for a Laker fan, we’ve got you covered. How about a Kobe Bryant Life Size Bobblehead? If you’ve got $13,000 lying around, it’s yours! Read More »

It’s been a minute since we heard from Jermaine Taylor on his path to the NBA Draft, but that’s not because he’s been sleeping. JT has been all over the country working out for teams and improving his draft stock before next Thursday. Take a minute and read about what the reigning Conference USA Player of the Year has been up to… Read More »

So although the NBA Finals are over, it’s never too late to take a look back at the Top 10 plays. What’s missing?

While I’m sure you’re familiar with our “What’s In The Box?” features on DimeMag.com, with highlights such as THIS, when we showed up this morning we were in for a pleasant surprise when one of the most anticipated games of 2009 arrived at our door. Read More »

With just a under a week before the 2009 NBA Draft, after numerous individual workouts, teams are starting to figure out who they can see hanging out in their locker room and wearing their jersey. As long as unknown draft day promises don’t surface, this is how we see it all shaking out.

1. L.A. Clippers — Blake Griffin, PF, Oklahoma Team USA has already planned on inviting him to Las Vegas after the Draft and they know the type of talent they’re getting. Whether or not the Clippers keep or trade this pick, one thing is certain: Blake Griffin is going to be the No. 1 pick. Read More »

Like you needed another reason to hate on Kobe. Forbes unveiled its list of the world’s highest-paid athletes in 2009, and Kobe is near the top, along with a few other NBA players. Combining salary and endorsements, here are the notables:

* Tiger Woods is #1 with approximately $110 million in earnings in the last year. (And consider that Tiger missed a lot of opportunities at tournament prize money due to his knee injury.) Read More »

At least for now, Amar’e Stoudemire isn’t going anywhere. Yesterday morning we mentioned a rumored trade proposal that would send Amar’e to Minnesota for Al Jefferson and the #6 pick in next week’s Draft, and while follow-up reports now say that a discussion did take place between the Suns and Wolves, apparently Minnesota said no. We know the Suns are always trying to save a buck, and Amar’e was up for grabs earlier this year when he wasn’t working out with then-coach Terry Porter, but trading him now doesn’t even make sense. Read More »

*Reprinted from Dime #49′s NBA Draft Preview*

You know how Sam Young story is going to go. Sometime around January 2013, when Young is starting for a contender and his name is beginning to surface in All-Star talk, the mainstream will catch on: Who is Sam Young? How did everybody miss this guy? People’s Exhibit 397 that the Draft is an inexact science: Sam Young.

If that sounds a lot like Josh Howard‘s story, that’s because it is. Read More »

We realize in the sneaker game that people camp out for kicks. But never have I ever witnesses such a fervor for a t-shirt. Since we announced that we were going to have a bunch in the office sometime this week and wanted to share the wealth with our readers, our phones have been ringing off the hooks. Read More »

It’s raining in New York right now, and there is quite possibly nothing better than watching this…