Chandler's sore toe leaves Team USA shorthanded

Links (2)

NBA News from a Cavalier Perspective - 7/22
Published 7/22/2008 by Bob at Cavs Board
... . Deng turned down a five-year, $57.5 million extension offer last October. Three-year deals are currently being discussed. Portland is one of several teams projected to have ample salary-cap space in 2009 where Deng would fit. This fact, along with a feeling the Bulls have had two summers to negotiate with Deng, is creating this urgency. The Olympic team could be changing it’s first alternate .  Apparently, Tyson Chandler has gone down with an injury, and Kevin Durant may supplant him as the first replacement should someone get hurt.  On a roster that includes only three ...

Team USA Primer VI
Published 7/23/2008 by Rob Mahoney (noreply@blogger.com) at Upside and Motor
... And now that Tyson Chandler’s out of the picture as the first alternate, the Team USA staff is taking a long look at the remaining candidates. According to ESPN, the other candidates named were Shawn Marion, Mike Miller, Kevin Durant, Chauncey Billups, and Joe Johnson. I’m not sure why Chauncey is even on the list considering he withdrew from consideration earlier this offseason. ...