The defending champion Dallas Mavericks look for their fourth straight when they host Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves
The Mavericks won their second straight game without superstar Dirk Nowitzki as they defeated the visiting Phoenix Suns 93-87 on Monday to improve to 11-7 overall. Nowitzki has missed the last two games in what is expected […]
The Los Angeles Clippers have acquired Chris Paul from the league owned New Orleans Hornets. The Clippers will send guard Eric Gordon, center Chris Kaman, forward Al-Farouq Aminu and Minnesota’s unprotected 2012 first-round pick to the Hornets for Paul. The Clippers will also receive two future second-round picks.
Just last week David Stern nixed the deal […]
Citing an impasse with the players’ association over matters that seemed trivial entering the home stretch of negotiations, David Stern announced Monday night the cancellation of regular season games for the second time in his more than a quarter century as commissioner.
The biggest issue that separated the parties in negotiations that began […]
The NBA postponed training camps indefinitely and canceled 43 preseason games Friday because it has not reached a new labor deal with players. All games from Oct. 9-15 are off, the league said. Camps were expected to open Oct. 3. The NBA has lost games to a work stoppage only once, when the 1998-99 […]
Kyrie Irving headed to Cleveland as the No. 1 pick minutes after the NBA draft started. Jimmer Fredette had to wait hours to officially become a member of the Sacramento Kings. Plenty of other players, from veterans to picks, were on the move Thursday night in a draft that was considered a dud talent-wise but […]
Sources indicate that the Phoenix Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves are discussions that would send Steve Nash to Minnesota for the #2 overall pick in tonight’s draft. Typical of a high profile player, Nash would only entertain offers that would send him to a contender.
The Suns are looking at forward Derrick Williams out of Arizona. Suns […]
The 5th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft may finally be ready to suit up for the Timberwolves. Ricky Rubio cleared some hurdles the past couple weeks to put him in position to step onto an NBA court. Rubio had to reach a contract agreement with the Timberwolves and submit it to the NBA by […]
The Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat 4-2 after a 105-95 win Sunday night in Miami. How fitting that the NBA championship trophy was hoisted in Miami only not by the Heat. An off season filled with drama after the signings of LeBron James and Chris Bosh. Many felt the Heat were the team to […]
The 2011 NBA Draft will be held June 23rd and here are the latest top 10 projections as our staff sees it:
1. Cleveland Cavaliers: Kyrie Erving 6-3 PG Duke
2. Minnesota Timberwolves: Derrick Williams 6-9 SF Arizona
3. Utah Jazz: Brandon Knight 6-3 PG Kentucky
4. Cleveland Cavaliers: Enis Kanter 6-11C Kentucky
5. Toronto Raptors: Kemba Walker 6-1 PG […]
Does Dirk Nowitzki need to win an NBA Title to solidify his legacy? This is the talk in the NBA world as to whether he will go down as one of the greatest in NBA history if he doesn’t win a title. My answer is that he will soon be forgotten after he retires if […]
