When Carmelo Anthony was traded to the New York Knicks a couple of seasons ago, fans and even some in the media pegged it as the move that made the Knicks an instant threat. Melo, they said, was the superstar New York needed to carry them deep into the playoffs and back to respectability.  But […]

It is a scene no Nuggets fan will ever forget — Dikembe Mutombo clutching the ball as he is laid out on the floor with a huge smile on his face as the Nuggets upset the top-seeded Seattle Super Sonics in the first round of the 1994 playoffs. The eighth-seeded Nuggets celebrated wildly in what […]

Believe it or not, the NBA's regular season is four weeks away. To get you ready, Crossover Chronicles will be profiling a team each day for the next few weeks. This week is the Northwest Division. Today is the Denver Nuggets. 2011-12 Record: 38-28, lost first round Key Losses: Arron Afflalo (traded to Orlando), Al Harrington (traded […]

We are a bit late with this considering #TWolvesDay was Tuesday, but better late than never. We reached out to our pals at TWolves Blog to get a better picture of the trendy pick to make the Playoffs out of the Western Conference, the Minnesota Timberwolves. TWolvesBlog.com staff writer Jon Schweppe took the time to […]

A fresh start could not have come at a better time for Marvin Williams. For the previous six season, Williams languished between a breakout performer with range and trying to slide out from underneath the microscope after the Atlanta Hawks selected him as the second overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft after one season […]

Before there was Tim Duncan, Blake Griffin, Dirk Nowitzki, and Kevin Garnett, there was Karl Malone. For 18 years he poured his heart and soul for the Utah Jazz and became an unstoppable force in the paint. He, along with John Stockton, made the Jazz a perennial playoff team and even guided Utah to the […]

The New York Knicks have a lot of talent.  It's still unclear if that talent is going to mix together.  We know Tyson Chandler is starting at center, Amar'e Stoudemire is starting at power forward, Carmelo Anthony at the small forward and Raymond Felton is starting at point guard.  The big question for the Knicks […]

Believe it or not, the NBA's regular season is four weeks away. To get you ready, Crossover Chronicles will be profiling a team each day for the next few weeks. This week is the Northwest Division. Today is the Utah Jazz. 2011-12 Record: 36-30, lost first round Key Losses: Devin Harris (traded to Atlanta), C.J. Miles (signed […]

Derrick Williams’ first year in the NBA was marked with inconsistency. The rookie out of Arizona appeared in every game last season for the Minnesota Timberwolves, but if you made a graph of the minutes he played, it would look like a mountain range. Williams had some brilliant performances, including a 27-point game against the […]

Each week at around this time, we will point to you to what the various blogs on the Bloguin network are saying about their teams. Be sure to check out all the great blogs for more in depth coverage of your favorite team! When Cleveland selected Dion Waiters with the fourth overall pick in the […]

He is considered one of the best forwards of this era of the NBA and Kevin Garnett is still going strong in Boston. But after 17 years in the NBA, and one NBA title to his name, it all began for KG in Minnesota. For 12 seasons he brought down the house in Minnesota before […]