Archive for the 'NBA Draft' Category
By Austin Burton
Amare Stoudemire (photo. Mannion)
It’s been a minute since we’ve done one of these, so here’s a recap of the rules:
(1) The overarching theme is that while each team has the same roster it had at the time of the draft, they have the added benefit of knowing how each potential draftee will turn out as […]
Tags: Amare Stoudemire, Carlos Boozer, Caron Butler, Drew Gooden, jay williams, Juan Carlos Navarro, Luis Scola, mike dunleavy, Nene, Tayshaun Prince and Yao Ming
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By Dime Magazine
One of the most-watched players in Beijing is without a doubt Spain’s Ricky Rubio. We’ve made secret on this about how much we love his game - once even referring to him as “Pistol Lite.”
ESPN’s Chris Sheridan posted a brief breakdown of Rubio’s relatively brief Olympic debut against Greece over the weekend. You can read […]
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By Dime Magazine
The L.A. Daily News is reporting that the Lakers have agreed to terms with Chinese draft pick Sun Yue, aka “The Chinese Magic Johnson.”
Sun, known as the Chinese Magic Johnson because of his eye-catching playmaking ability, will face his future teammate Kobe Bryant when China plays the United States on Sunday in the Olympic Games […]
Tags: 2008 olympics, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant and Los Angeles Lakers
36 Comments » | Posted in NBA, NBA Draft, Olympics, Video | 
By Dime Magazine
John Riek (photo. Kelly Kline)
HighSchoolHoop.com has the story on John Riek’s commitment to the University of Cincinnati. Riek had thrown his name into the 2008 NBA Draft pool after it was determined the 7-foot-2 prep star was in fact draft-eligible due to his age and when his original HS class in the Sudan had graduated. […]
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By Patrick Cassidy
After a full day of “work” at the NBA Rookie Shoot in Tarrytown, New York, Michael Beasley and Donte Green (who is reportedly part of the Ron Artest deal) somehow found the energy to make a surprise appearance at Nike Pro City up at Manhattan’s Hunter College last night.
Our man Kyle Henry was on […]
Tags: Michael Beasley, NBA Draft, nba free agency, nba free agents, nba rumors, nba summer league, nba trade rumors and Ron Artest
17 Comments » | Posted in Bounce, NBA, NBA Draft | 
By Dime Magazine
Jerryd Bayless (photo. Aaron Taylor)
In this morning’s Smack we hit on the fact that Vegas Summer League terror Jerryd Bayless was curiously left off the roster for the USA Select squad that will be scrimmaging the USAB varsity while guys like O.J. Mayo and the Robin Lopez made the cut.
This afternoon the USAB program […]
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By Dime Magazine
And we’re not just saying that because he’s our guy.
Tags: Jerryd Bayless, NBA Draft, nba summer league and Portland Trail Blazers
18 Comments » | Posted in NBA, NBA Draft, Video | 
By Dime Magazine
Danilo Gallinari (photo. Matt Brown)
NY Post Knicks writer Marc Berman is with the team’s summer league squad out in Las Vegas and had a chance to watch the team scrimmage last night. Berman came away quite impressed with what he saw from Danilo Gallinari:
On the eve of the summer-league opener, all eyes were on Danilo […]
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18 Comments » | Posted in NBA, NBA Draft | 
By Patrick Cassidy
Elton Brand
There was a lot of speculation earlier today that the Sixers were going to make this move to push their available free agent money from $11 million to $15 million in order to try and outbid the Clippers for Elton Brand and/or the Hawks for Josh Smith. Both the Clips and Hawks have said […]
Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Elton Brand, Josh Smith, Los Angeles Clippers, minnesota timberwolves, nba trade rumors, Philadelphia 76ers and trade rumors
38 Comments » | Posted in NBA, NBA Draft, Pat's Sixers Blog | 
By Dime Magazine
Michael Beasley
We’ve been trying to watch the live-streaming NBA summer league action from Orlando today, but with the Internet in the office acting up, it’s been near impossible. However, it seems like a lot of you out there have been able to watch the games with no problem, so for the rest of Monday’s schedule […]
Tags: Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley
62 Comments » | Posted in NBA, NBA Draft | 
By Dime Magazine
We’re trying to. You can only watch the games on the Orlando Magic’s site, and so far, it’s pretty horrible. The video gets hung up every few seconds, the viewing window is tiny, you can’t see the score, and there is nothing to indicate who is who. Are you all having the same issues?
If you’re […]
Tags: Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley and orlando magic
21 Comments » | Posted in NBA, NBA Draft | 
By Andrew Katz
Jerryd Bayless (photo. Brandon Sullivan)
*Reprinted from Dime #42, on sale now*
Jerryd Bayless has considered himself a pro long before making it to the NBA. But don’t be fooled by the suits and the superstar smile. He’s a competitive madman who is hell-bent on wreaking havoc at the next level. Before we got with the Blazers’ […]
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21 Comments » | Posted in College, NBA, NBA Draft | 
By Dime Magazine
Episode 4, DRAFT NIGHT: Jerryd fidgets his way through the day until the time has finally come to learn where he’ll play next year. Projected to go in the top 7 picks, Jerryd has to wait a little bit longer to hear his name read, and even longer before he finds out who he’ll be […]
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13 Comments » | Posted in NBA, NBA Draft, Style - Kicks and Gear, Video | 
By Austin Burton
What if Jason Richards had knocked down this shot to beat Kansas in the Elite Eight? For one, the 2008 NBA Draft would have looked a LOT different:
If Richards connects and Davidson pulls off the upset, they likely would have been cracked in the Final Four by North Carolina, setting up a Memphis/UNC title game […]
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11 Comments » | Posted in College, NBA Draft | 
By Austin Burton
Richard Roby
Guys looking for free agent deals and summer league tryouts…
Keith Brumbaugh, SF, Hillsborough CC — A big-time recruit coming out of high school, Brumbaugh got into trouble at Oklahoma State and has bounced around since then. He’s talented enough to get a look over the summer, but the character issues definitely hurt his cause.
Brian […]
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21 Comments » | Posted in NBA Draft | 