The 2008-2009 NBA season will sure be an exciting one.
With Elton Brand, Baron Davis, Corey Maggette, and possibly Stephon Marbury leaving their former team for a new team, Los Angeles, Golden State, Philadelphia, and many other teams will hope that they will land the trophy this year.
One of those teams has to be Philadelphia. They have the best forward trio in the league, with Andre Iguodala, Elton Brand, and starting center Samuel Dalembert. Andre Miller will start at point guard, and if Louis Williams stays he will probably start at SG, which will give them a high chance to be a title contender.
Golden State lost Baron Davis, but Corey Maggette will fill that spot in the Warrior's version of the Big Three, while Marcus Williams will give them a nice backup or starting point guard.
The addition of James Posey will give New Orleans a good backup small forward, who will get playing time when Peja Stojakovic is on the bench. Olympic point guard Chris Paul and Olympic forward Tyson ...
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Transactions Reactions
droppingdimes.gearlive.com 7/27/2008 — Man, you take a week off for some much-needed vacation time and you come home to a world of basketball craziness. Unsigned free agents looking overseas? Huge names continuing to be on the move? And with our mock draft coming up, all of these transactions, or would-be transactions, will impact you on draft day.
Report: Warriors, Biedrins Agree on Six-Year Deal
sports.espn.go.com 7/27/2008 — On ESPN.COM, Marc Stein reports that the "Golden State Warriors have moved quickly to prevent Latvian center Andris Biedrins from seriously entertaining interest from deep-pocketed teams in Europe by reaching terms on a lucrative new contract with the ...
Andris Inked
ibabuzz.com 7/28/2008 — No need to worry about Andris playing in Russia. The Warriors have locked him up for years to come. A source close to the fifth-year center confirmed that the Warriors have signed Biedrins to a six-year, $63 million contract. Not only does Andris get more than $10 million per year (the deal is even across, not front loaded or back loaded), but he gets an early termination option ...
Top 10 NBA Champions of All-Time
askmen.com 7/28/2008 — We conclude our analyses of the top champions in each major sport by simulating all 57 NBA champs against each other 100 times to come up with the following Top 10 ranking. Jordan, Magic, Wilt, Bird are all here, and Celtics fans will be interested to see where this year's team ranks...Let the debate begin!
Posey Sees Right Signs —
NBA.com: News 7/27/2008
The BOSTON HERALD reports on Sunday that former-Celtic James Posey sees championship potential in his new teammates on the New Orleans Hornets. "I look for them to do big things this upcoming season, after the great things they did last season,"Posey ...
Around the League NBA Style —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/28/2008
There isn't much to talk about right now in the NBA. All the major stars are signed, big stories become regurgitated over and over again, and it's really hard to find news that's, well, new. So, I scoured the internet in hopes of finding some ...
