This was supposed to be Al Jefferson’s year. Coming into the season, the Timberwolves star was supposed to be the most dominant big man in the West and a lock for the All-Star Game in Dallas. Between him, Kevin Love and Jonny Flynn, the Wolves were expected to be an improved team this season. Read More »

Ranking the NBA from worst to first…

30. New Jersey Nets (2-22) Last week: Won at Chicago; lost to Golden State; lost at Indiana; lost at Atlanta. Can anybody out there tell us if the Nets have been bad enough to crack the joke rotation on Jay Leno’s 10 p.m. show? Has anybody been watching Jay Leno’s 10 p.m. show?

29. Philadelphia 76ers (5-18) Last week: Lost to Denver; lost to Detroit; lost to Houston. After playing four NBA games in nine months, Allen Iverson returned full-time to face Chauncey Billups, Ty Lawson, Rodney Stuckey, Aaron Brooks and Kyle Lowry in succession. Up next? Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry on Monday night. Read More »

Clearly you’ve seen the above video of a frustrated Trevor Ariza nearly decapitating DeMar DeRozan, but what is the fallout from this? While no word has come from Stu Jackson in the NBA office, many expect at least a one-game suspension. What do you think?

By now you know about our site troubles last week, so I decided to wait on recaping my trip to LA for the launch of the Nike Zoom Kobe V until now.

As you’ve seen before, when one of Nike’s premier athletes/signature guys has a new shoe dropping, they do it right. Among a hand-selected group of journalists from the finest outlets around, the low generation was introduced. Read More »

Everett Golson, a six-foot point guard from Myrtle Beach HS in South Carolina, literally drops Gary Friedman of Carolina Forest HS with this sick left-handed dribble move and three-pointer at the 0:11 second mark of this video. Yeah, this clip isn’t exactly in HD quality, but it’s guaranteed to get an “oohh” out of you. Golson, who is a junior, is also one of the nation’s top quarterbacks and is considering UNC.

Ever since the beginning of training camp, the point guard logjam in Portland has been an ongoing issue. Andre Miller wants to start and is not happy with his role with the Blazers. He has struggled to fit in with the team’s system and there is speculation that he’s on the trading block. Jerryd Bayless just wants consistent minutes and is reportedly looking to be moved. Steve Blake’s numbers have been significantly down from a season ago and although he hasn’t asked out of the Rose City, you can bet he wouldn’t mind seeing Miller go. Read More »

What started as a rumor early Friday morning came to fruition over the weekend: Von Wafer has parted ways with Olympiakos. And while the rumor mill has been churning that Wafer may sign with the Grizzlies once he is back stateside, the Memphis brass might want to reconsider after the following statement from Olympiakos head coach Panagiotis Giannakis: Read More »

Weekend Wonder: LeBron James had a monstrous weekend, averaging 38.5 points, 3 threes, 7 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 2.5 steals, 1.5 blocks and 2.5 turnovers in two games. He shot 57 percent from the field and 60 percent from the free throw line. His value has dipped just a smidgen from last season, but James’ fantasy value is obvious. Read More »

Up until now, Dwyane Wade’s cram over Anderson Varejao last month was the frontrunner for dunk of the year honors. But after Corey Brewer smashed one right over Derek Fisher in the Timberwolves’ game against the Lakers on Saturday night, there is now room for debate.

So much attention was paid to New York’s recruiting pitch to LeBron James at MSG last month — like bringing in the newly-crowned champion Yankees to sit courtside and chat up The King — that it mostly buried the fact that Miami probably outdid NYC one week later when LeBron visited their gym. The Heat brought in Penny Hardaway (LBJ’s favorite player growing up), plus Jordan and Pippen (the Bulls were his favorite team), and gave ‘Bron a first-hand reminder of what it would be like to play with Dwyane Wade.

The whole thing was a microcosm of how the free-agent summer of 2010 has been covered: Read More »