Childhood friends Michael Beasley and Kevin Durant could become Sonics teammates

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First Cup: Monday
Published 5/19/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... "Statistically, Rose is dwarfed by Beasley. But from an impact standpoint, he already has drawn comparisons to Jason Kidd and Deron Williams, with some going as far as offering analogies to current playoff darling Chris Paul. The either/or debate will play out over the coming month, with Tuesday's lottery merely to establish the order for the June 26 NBA Draft, with the Heat holding the top seed in the random but weighted process by virtue of its league-worst 15-67 record." ...

Northwest Sports: In the Morning
Published 5/19/2008 by Seth (noreply@blogger.com) at Enjoy the Enjoyment
... The NBA draft lottery is tomorrow, and the Times' Percy Allen has a story on potential Sonic Michael Beasley, with whom Kevin Durant is very close: "He sort of lived with me almost. He would come over before school, after school, stay late and then leave. [Our relationship] is very tight. We're brothers. We tell each other we love each other. We've been through a lot. Almost the same things." ...

Unsubstantiated Speculation: NBA Draft Links June 2
Published 6/3/2008 by jtom (noreply@blogger.com) at Super, Scintillating and Sarcastic
... piece, which in true NBA Draft form, makes insane speculation that Beasley "is not Pat Riley's type of player." (the same guy writes the same thing in another piece here). Suddenly nothing can be written about this man without the words, "immature," "playful," "candid" and the like being bandied around. I think Chad Ford started all this. Seriously people, let's come up with something new.... - ... Not quite, but getting warmer... - ... OK, this will have to do. Things of Different Persuasion - I was none too ...

Unsubstantiated Speculation: Draft Links & Rumors: Tuesday
Published 6/3/2008 by Jason Tomassini at College Basketball by Collegehoops.net
... insane speculation that Beasley "is not Pat Riley's type of player." (the same guy writes the same thing in another piece here). Suddenly nothing can be written about this man without the words, "immature," "playful," "candid" and the like being bandied around. I think Chad Ford started all this. Seriously people, let's come up with something new.... - ... Not quite, but getting warmer... - ... OK, this will have to do. Things of Different Persuasion - I was none too ...