With all the trade talk flying around about where Dwight Howard is going to end up, it seems highly unlikely that the Orlando Magic big man will stick around southern Florida. One of the teams Howard is asking to be traded to is the New Jersey Nets, who will be the Brooklyn Nets soon enough, […]

I guarantee when the season started, the New York Knicks didn’t think they’d be 6-6 after 12 games. After acquiring Tyson Chandler in the offseason to go along with Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire, the Knicks looked like they could contend for one of the top spots in the East. Now, after a disappointing .500 […]

With New York and Boston struggling, there’s room for a new team atop the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Right now, the Philadelphia 76ers are taking advantage, jumping out of the gates to a 6-2 record. Looking at who they’ve, you could probably argue that the 76ers are benefitting from a soft schedule. Their […]

The Dallas Mavericks got trounced again last night and the defending champs continue to struggle. The title for “Best in the West” is definitely there for the taking. Everyone’s preseason favorite was the Oklahoma City Thunder and they’re looking good at 5-2, but the best record in the Western Conference belongs to the Portland Trail […]

I was 6 when the original Dream Team started their Olympic campaign in Barcelona, but I still remember having their poster on my wall. That team meant so much to American basketball, and it still does. That team asserted that the United States could assemble the best basketball talent in the world, and that no […]

When the NBA had to frantically cram together their post-lockout 66-game schedule, how dare they not take into account the Dallas Mavericks’ trip to the White House. It’s always been a tradition for the team that wins the championship in any of the four major American professional sports to meet with the President, but the […]

A point guard’s job is to lead the offense, pass the ball and get his teammates scoring. Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau thinks his point guard his taking that definition too literally and it’s time for Derrick Rose to “attack!” Rose had been getting off to some slow starts in the Bulls’ first couple of […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder seem to be the majority pick to represent the Western Conference in the NBA finals. They’re definitely my pick and a 3-0 start helps back up the prediction, but they haven’t resolved one of the biggest issues that kept them from the finals last year: the inconsistent play and immaturity of […]

It’s always been clear that the Atlanta Hawks want to keep Joe Johnson around. Why else would they pay him a contract that seems way bigger than any NBA player’s should be? But when you get paid $124 million, every move you make is going to get put under a microscope. If you let the […]

All teams know that the compact, 66-game season is going to be a lot of wear on their players. The bench is going to play a huge part this year, and a team’s depth may make the difference between playoff success and an early end. In their two wins to start the season, the Portland […]

With the extended offseason brought on by the lockout, it’s easy to forget what happened last year, it seems so long ago. The Dallas Mavericks hoisted up their championship banner to remind everyone that they won it all and Derrick Rose quickly reminded everyone that he’s the reigning MVP. The Chicago Bulls point guard came […]

When it comes to injuries, you’d rather not be making headlines at all, but when talking about the Portland Trail Blazers, finally getting some good news on the injury front is a big deal. Oregonlive.com is reporting that Marcus Camby’s knee that he tweaked during a morning shootaround may not be as bad as they […]

Back before Chris Paul put on his Los Angeles Clippers uniform for the first time, it looked like he was going to be playing for the city’s other team instead. It seemed like the trade was a done deal until the league-owned New Orleans Hornets backed out. Since it looked like David Stern was stopping […]

When it looked like the 2011-12 NBA season would be lost, a handful of players decided to play over in China, including Aaron Brooks, J.R. Smith, Wilson Chandler and Kenyon Martin. These players knew they were taking a risk because if the lockout was resolved, they wouldn’t be allowed to return to the NBA until […]

There’s nothing wrong with being the backup for one of the greatest power forwards of all time. There aren’t many who would say that Glen “Big Baby” Davis didn’t contribute as much as he could during his four years as a Boston Celtic, but he says he can do more. Chris Tomasson writes that Davis […]