The Kidd Bid? The Fit Is (Still) 3 Years, $10, 9
dallasbasketball.com 7/1/2009 — It was on April 30 when DallasBasketball.com wrote that the Mavs would offer Jason Kidd a “three-year deal with annual salaries of $10M, $9M, $8M (with only half or less of the money guaranteed in Year 3.’’ Two months later, the NBA world is scrambling for the news and the numbers. … and there they

The Great Wall of China Crumbling at a Fast Rate — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/30/2009
Also seen at Celtics 17 It was reported yesterday that Yao Ming, China basketball sensation and Houston Rockets' All-Star center, has a much more severe injury that initially expected. Ming, who has battled foot injuries for the past ...

A Trade for Amare Stoudemire Would Answer Warriors' Prayers — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/30/2009
For many NBA teams, draft day inspires hope. GM’s wake up on draft day believing they’ll acquire the player destined to rescue their franchise from the swamp that is the NBA lottery. Players of destiny in the NBA are usually fresh-faced ...

Yao Injury Could Be Career - Threatening, Says Doctor — NYT > Pro Basketball 6/30/2009
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming's foot injury is severe enough to end his career, the team doctor told the Houston Chronicle newspaper.

Yao Ming's Latest Injury Career Threatening? — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/30/2009
( Above: Why can't I stay healthy?) Just when the Rockets push the eventual champion L.A. Lakers to a seventh game, Ming breaks his foot. Again. And then after Houston was ousted, the Rockets' front office immediately tried rectifying the damage ...

The Rockets' Agenda: Get to Work — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/30/2009
I recently wrote an article about the Houston Rockets and their need to basically do nothing this off-season. With the news breaking about Yao Ming possibly missing a season or more, it made my article meaningless. With free agency to begin in two ...