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NBA Rookies are paid on the low end of the NBA scale, but it’s not quite “I need to pick up a side job” money either. Yet there was Celtics big man Jared Sullinger working at a Taco Bell Wednesday. The medical expenses from his back surgery where not that bad, this was all done…
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Report: Kings’ new owner working fast to reshape basketball operations
May 30, 2013, 11:42 AM EDT
You know when you first buy a new toy — an iPad, a new flat screen television, a new drill — you just have to play with it. You spend an inordinate amount of time with it, getting used to it and setting it up like you want. That is Vivek Ranadive and the Sacramento…
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Bob Costas remains one of the best interviewers out there so when he sat down with the always honest Jerry West, you knew it was going to be good. Costas asks the current Golden State executive if his 1972 Lakers championship team — which had Wilt Chamberlain in the paint — could have beaten the…
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David Lee strained his hip flexor in the first round and was out, except for a couple Willis Reed-like appearances. He wasn’t moving very well. But he should be ready to go for training camp after getting surgery on his hip on Wednesday. Lee made the surgery public by posting the picture you see to…
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LeBron, David West, Lance Stephenson all fined $5,000 for flopping (VIDEO)
May 30, 2013, 9:57 AM EDT
On twitter and in the comments of this blog, the anti-LeBron James forces have been begging for him fined by the league for flopping. They wanted it so bad they can taste it. They got it. They are going to celebrate this like the defeat of Sauron. LeBron James and David West were both fined…
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Carlos Delfino was having a nice playoffs for the Rockets, averaging 9 points a game, knocking down 35.5 percent of his three pointers and dunking all over Kevin Durant. Then he fractured a bone in his foot and was out. Turns out that fracture required surgery that could keep him out through training camp reports…
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Quincy Pondexter has game. I’m not just saying that because Lionel Hollins turned to him to give the Grizzlies some outside shooting against the Spurs (not that it mattered) but because I have seen what he has done through twitter. He got himself a date with Miss Tennessee Chandler Lawson. Check it out (via Sports Illustrated).…
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The first reports were the Clippers were looking for a big name, veteran coach to put in the big chair — Nate McMillan, Lionel Hollins, Stan Van Gundy (a longer shot), maybe Alvin Gentry. But the top assistants are getting a look, too. Brian Shaw of the Pacers was mentioned, and if you’re looking for…
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The Spurs and the Grizzlies, you didn’t care for that. Not you personally, but you the collective public. Ratings were down better than 30 percent no matter how you cut it. LeBron James and his Heat vs. the Pacers? That you’re watching. Game 4 drew 8.1 million viewers nationally and the numbers are good throughout…
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Flip Saunders says he expects Nikola Pekovic to be back with T’Wolves next season
May 29, 2013, 10:38 PM EDT
Nikola Pekovic had a breakout year for the Timberwolves, and is a very nice piece to have as a core member of the starting lineup for a team on the rise. New president of basketball operations Flip Saunders intends to keep it that way in Minnesota, and said that even though Pekovic is a restricted…
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Summer League is a chance to check out both young players and those on the fringe who are trying to make a name for themselves and earn a job on an NBA roster. Besides, it’s not like you’re doing anything else related to professional basketball from July 12th through the 22nd. Even though we still…
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When you talk about the greatest NBA of the 1960s, Elgin Baylor is near the top of the list because he was starting to change the game. In the 1960s, when Bill Russell’s Celtics were dominating, Baylor was playing above the rim for the Lakers. He paved the way for Dr. J and the generations…
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The Utah Jazz have a couple really good young frontline players — Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter. Two guys that could form a powerhouse frontline in a few years. So why not have them learn from the best Jazz big man ever? No, not Mark Eaton, the other one. Karl Malone. Malone is apparently taking…
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Somewhere around the second week of July, when Chris Paul signs his new max deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, you are going to hear a lot of Eric Bledsoe trade buzz. There is a lot of interest around the league in the Clippers’ backup point guard — with good reason — but they are…
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The LeBron James/Dwyane Wade/Chris Bosh Miami Heat have allowed only one player to average at least 10 points, 10 rebounds and shoot 45 percent in a playoff series. Roy Hibbert is on the verge of becoming the second. Hibbert – who’s crushing the threshold by averaging 22.8 points and 12.0 rebounds per game and shooting…
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We’ve all seen the statistics — the winner of Game 5 in a series tied 2-2 goes on to win the series more often than Jonathan Quick saves the L.A. Kings’ bacon. (Yes, a hockey reference. Look it up if you need to.) Thursday night will be a huge game and today on PBT Extra…
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Blazers’ Matthews had elbow surgery, will be ready for camp
May 29, 2013, 3:52 PM EDT
Just a quick note from the Trail Blazers (via CSNNW.com), Wednesday guard Wes Matthews had arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow to clear out some loose debris. This was a minor surgery and he should be back at basketball activities in a month. Which means he will be fine for training camp. The fourth-year guard…
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No single person can guard LeBron James even competently over the course of an entire game. It takes multiple skilled defenders, along with a solid team defensive strategy just to slow the game’s best player into turning in a below average performance. The Pacers were successful against James in Game 4, limiting the league’s MVP…
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The Pistons are searching high and wide for new coach. They’d already interviewed more than six candidates – Nate McMillan, Maurice Cheeks, Mike Budenholzer (since hired by the Hawks), Lindsey Hunter, J.B. Bickerstaff and Darrell Walker – plus, Joe Dumars said he’s interviewed more than just ex-players and candidates reported elsewhere. Add one more interview…
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The Grizzlies didn’t give Lionel Hollins a contract extension, but since talks fizzled, Hollins helped Memphis to the Western Conference Finals and its finest season in franchise history. As a reward, Hollins can become a coaching free agent and use his newfound leverage to get a good contract in a desirable destination. But if Hollins…
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