It is the dream marriage. The one thing most NBA fans want to see. The union of freakish athleticism with artistry and power. The return of the league’s premier event during All-Star Weekend. The one event many look forward to but the one event that has ultimately disappointed. Long gone are the days when stars […]

New Orleans Hornets dismissed Chris Kaman from the team last Friday after playing in 17 games. The Hornets never really gave a reason, but told the big man acquired in the Chris Paul trade to stay away so he can maintain some semblance of trade value. It seems like the Hornets are looking for a […]

On two plays last Friday in New Orleans, the NBA may have changed dramatically. In an otherwise ugly Magic-Hornets match-up, Jameer Nelson ran into Jarrett Jack’s shoulder going for a loose ball. He stayed on the floor for a few moments before walking to the sideline. He came back into the game in the next […]

Rick Adelman is in the midst of one of the great rebuilding projects the NBA has seen. The Minnesota Timberwolves have not had a .300 win percentage since 2007. So, with the Wolves riding the coattails of Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio to a 10-11 record, Adelman is understandably looking to the future. That is, […]

The Lakers are holding on to whatever they can in the Kobe Bryant/Pau Gasol tandem. Los Angeles is getting overshadowed in its own building despite a similar 12-9 records. The Lakers are starting to turn things around after a slow start to the season. Los Angeles has played more games than any other team with […]

The lockout has hurt offenses. The league-wide offensive rating is at 99.7 points per 100 possessions. Teams are struggling to score. No team may resemble these struggles more than Mike D’Antoni and his New York Knicks. D’Antoni, the innovator of the Seven Seconds or Less offense and some of the most prolific offenses of the […]

Indiana announced to Chicago that the Central Division is going to be a fight. By coming into the United Center and handing the Bulls their first home loss in a 95-90 defeat Wednesday, the Pacers not only bounced back from their own first home defeat but put the presumptive division champions on notice. Indiana is […]

The Houston Rockets were in a storm of uncertainty at the beginning of the season. They thought they had acquired Pau Gasol in a cap-clearing move that would have sent Kevin Martin and Luis Scola to New Orleans. When the trade was rescinded, everyone seemed joyous that the Lakers did not get Chris Paul and […]

LeBron James had another solid night Tuesday night against his old team. James scored 18 points, five rebounds and five assists on 8-for-21 shooting in the Heat’s 92-85 win. It was a relatively quiet night for James this season considering he is averaging 28.9 points per game, 6.8 rebounds per game and 7.1 assists per […]

Tuesday night, Ray Richardson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Kevin Love had agreed to a 4-year, $62-million extension that would keep him with the Timberwolves through 2018. Love is the biggest member of the 2008 Draft class yet to sign an extension. Russell Westbrook got his max extension. So too did Derrick Rose. […]

Deron Williams is leaving New Jersey next year. There is no doubt about that. Whether it will be Brooklyn or someplace else is another question. But Williams is going to be very happy to be out of New Jersey and his team’s temporary home in Newark. The last two years, the Nets have played their […]

Mike Brown brought change to the Los Angeles Lakers. The triangle is gone and the team has had to learn how to play a new offense with a relatively new team on the fly. It would be no surprise if someone got lost in the shuffle. Without a facilitator like Lamar Odom on the roster, […]

For NBA fans, Carmelo Anthony has been an enigma. On one hand, he is one of the most dominant and purest scorers in the league. His strength in the post against other small forwards makes him difficult to guard. His speed and outside shooting ability make him impossible to guard. He developed into a pure […]

Once you get a reputation in the NBA, it is very difficult to change it. Reporters and broadcasters will hammer that reputation down for their neat little stories. Coaches and general managers do not have the time to watch game tape or be around the player long enough to change perceptions. When a player with […]

If the New York Knicks are not going after the biggest name in free agency, then they are not trying. That is the New York way. LeBron James coming on the market? Clearly he is going to New York. Where else would he go? Dwight Howard wants a trade to where? Of course, the Knicks! […]