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Ken Berger of CBSSports.com: "It was a miracle that Isiah was there to take Z-Bo from the Clippers on draft night a couple of years ago. Now we have one bad Knicks contract traded for another one. Eureka! Mike Dunleavy and Chris Wallace, the respective GMs, have found the holy grail..."
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ballerblogger.com - 7/1/2009
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— ballerblogger.com — Mike McGraw of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald: “The feeling is Bulls management would prefer to re-sign Gordon, keeping all of the team’s assets on hand for a potential blockbuster trade in the next 12 months that might bring a quality big man in return. When it comes to paying the luxury..." (more) The Fundamentals

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— ballerblogger.com — J.A. Adande of ESPN.com: “LeBron or Kobe? Kobe or Shaq? These weren’t just classic sports arguments for Ron Artest. For him, this was real life, real money and perhaps his last real shot at an NBA championship. He chose Kobe. Or maybe his decision was more about Los Angeles over Cleveland..." (more) The Fundamentals

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ballerblogger.com - 6/30/2009
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— ballerblogger.com — Howard Beck of The New York Times: “The summer before the Summer of LeBron will not be quite so glorious. A variety of factors — including a poor economy, weak season-ticket sales, a declining salary cap and the LeBron sweepstakes itself — could conspire to make this an unhappy off-season..." (more) The Fundamentals

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ballerblogger.com 6/25/2009 — Ken Berger of CBSSports.com: “The NBA Draft is Thursday night, and how strange it is that these two kids — neither with a college education, one born an ocean away and the other one having crossed that ocean for his apprenticeship — hold the keys to the whole thing...”
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ballerblogger.com 6/23/2009 — Rodney McKissic of The Buffalo News: “It pays to know what you are getting when you are investing dollars and draft choices, which is why the NBA and its teams are employing detectives to check on prospective players and uncover skeletons in their closets..."
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ballerblogger.com 6/19/2009 — Michael Lee of the Washington Post: "With Arenas already back to his playing weight from five years ago, maybe Grover can help him return to that all-star, all-NBA form again. And, given how Wade bounced back to the form that made him Finals MVP in 2006, this might be the best move for Arenas..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/18/2009 — J.A. Adande of ESPN.com: “Teams rarely win championships when their best players players are under 6-6. It hasn’t been done since Isiah Thomas’ ‘Bad Boy’ Pistons won back-to-back titles in 1989 and 1990. With Chris Paul under contract for the next three seasons and a player option for a fourth ..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/9/2009 — Ramona Shelburne of the Los Angeles Daily News: "On the court in the past few years, Artest seems to have grown better at recognizing the lines he can’t cross. As he put it, ‘I just try to be as smart as possible, as aggressive as possible, without being ejected.'"
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ballerblogger.com 7/11/2009 — Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports: "Few have been terribly impressed with how Pritchard handled the highs of the job, and now there are doubts about how he’s handling its lows. After the first 10 days of free agency, so far Pritchard stands as the summer’s biggest loser.”
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ballerblogger.com 7/24/2009 — John Schuhmann of NBA.com: “When it comes to deciding which of the players from this week’s USA Basketball mini-camp will be considered for next year’s team for the World Championships, offense is just a small part of the equation ..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/8/2009 — Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: “The possibility of guard Dwyane Wade signing an extension with the Miami Heat might be out the door even before the door opens. While Wade can sign an extension beginning Sunday, a league source confirmed Tuesday than an arcane NBA rule..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/14/2009 — Kevin Arnovitz of ESPN.com: "Griffin has been plugging away to refine his outside shot. In a league increasingly dominated by power forwards who can do more than just throw their weight around inside of 15 feet, he knows he’ll have to develop a face-up game if he wants to live up to his promise..."
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ballerblogger.com 7/6/2009 — John Canzano of The Oregonian: “Once Toronto got involved, offering more comfort and $3 million in additional salary, there just wasn’t enough emotional juice to make Turkoglu pick your city. That’s what it ended up being about. And the Blazers blew it in that context..."
GRIZZ OUT OF DAVID HUNT; KNICKS TARGETING HILL — NY Post: Sports 7/2/2009
> On the first day of free-agency, the Knicks received good news on David Lee, bad news on Jason Kidd and OK news on their new target, forward Grant Hill. Lee's most ardent suitor, Memphis, is out of the picture after trading for former ...
NBA to tip off inaugural fan experience in India — NBA.com: News 7/2/2009
The National Basketball Association (NBA), in partnership with the Basketball Federation of India, today tipped off NBA Jam, the league's first-ever fan event in India. Los Angeles Clippers guard Baron Davis and the New York Knicks City Dancers were ...
Could Jason Kidd Attract Big Stars To New York Knicks In 2010? — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/2/2009
The New York Knicks' team president Donnie Walsh and free agent point guard Jason Kidd met yesterday to discuss the veteran player's future. The Knicks have expressed interest in Kidd and he would provide that solid, ball handling point guard the ...
Would Buffalo Welcome the Braves Back? Apparently, L.A. Wouldn't Miss Them! — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/2/2009
The NBA franchise that is now known as the L.A. Clippers is a catastrophe. That may be considered a consensus viewpoint, but don't take it from me, take it from one of the Clipper correspondents, Roger Pimentel . In Pimental's article, he ...
Walsh Says He Could Give More Than 1-Year Deal — NYT > Pro Basketball 7/3/2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donnie Walsh says he will consider giving more than a one-year deal to a free agent, following a report that he plans to do that with Jason Kidd.