The Indiana Pacers are some kind of something. That is to say, they’re a mediocre team with a few mildly appealing pieces for fantasy purposes, but nothing to go nuts about. If anything, there are a lot of untouched ceilings here, which may or may not appeal to you. Let’s take a look at what Larry Bird’s boys can offer fantasy owners next season. Read More »

Damn, we didn’t know Wilson Chandler was this big of a risk taker. But the forward is basically giving up the NBA season, and has agreed to a deal with Zhejiang Guangsha of the Chinese Basketball Association. The rumors of an international deal for Chandler were circulating for the last few weeks, but now it’s official with a league that doesn’t allow its teams to sign NBA players under contracts. Chandler is a restricted free agent so his move is a huge one, and he knows it, saying it is a risk but it’s one he believes in. This will be an amazing experience for him. Read More »

The last time the San Antonio Spurs were in the lottery, they were selecting a young man named Tim Duncan with the first pick in the 1997 NBA Draft. Ever since then, they have been one of the past decade’s most successful teams by winning four NBA championships.

Nowadays, the Spurs organization is faced with a problem they have not faced for fourteen years: to rebuild or not to rebuild. Read More »

Last week, I posted highlights of Eric Gordon and George Hill showing out at the Indy Pro-Am. But the hometown kid saved his best effort for the championship game last Thursday, dropping a reported 46 points in the victory. Check it out.

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If there’s one player that I’ve been waiting to see back on the court this summer it’s been Eric Gordon. After missing 26 games last season with an injured right wrist, EJ looks like he’s doing just fine playing at the Indy Pro-Am in his hometown of Indianapolis. As for George Hill, we’ll let his 50 points on 21-of-25 shooting speak for itself. Make sure you check after the jump for an interview with each guy and more highlights from last night’s game.

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After all the rumors, all the trade speculation, all the gossip, our biggest trade of the day came before the draft even started. Yes, we figured Kyrie Irving would go No. 1, followed by Derrick Williams and then after that, all bets were off because the prospect level just wasn’t that good. But we wanted moves. That’s what a bad draft guaranteed us right? Read More »

‘Twas the night before the draft and all through the league, not a player was safe, not even Jeff Teague. Yeah so we were pretty close to writing this entire edition of Smack in rhyme. That would’ve been a disaster (we’re already not crazy about that opening). But anyway, yes it is that time of year again – that last 24 hours where every GM gets all polished up, floats almost every player on their roster and lies to the media about it. We think it’s all pretty awesome, especially with the added pressure of the lockout. Read More »

Dallas. Oklahoma City. Memphis. Miami. Chicago. Atlanta. If you had told someone six months ago that those teams would be the last six remaining in mid-May of these playoffs, you would’ve been laughed at. The Mavs, Heat and Hawks were full of perennial underachievers who shrunk during the largest moments. The Thunder and Bulls were too young. And the Grizzlies were just awful. Read More »

Weekend Wonder: Derrick Rose averaged 31.5 points, three rebounds, 8.5 assists, 2.5 steals, 1.5 blocks and two threes in two back-to-back games this past weekend. He shot 51 percent from the field, 84 percent from the foul line and turned the ball over 3.5 times per game. Needless to say, Rose is off to a great start to the final stretch of the regular season. Read More »

You had to see it coming. Anyone who watches enough of the Lakers should’ve seen it coming. Give them nothing and they topple you. Give them a little and they push back. Give them a lot and they all sit around Indian style and start telling campfire stories. Nine wins in a row and not one bad night? They were due. It’s their DNA … Read More »