USA Basketball
usabasketball.com 7/20/2009 — -- Mini-Camp To Be Highlighted By July 25 USA Basketball Showcase -- July 20, 2009 • Colorado Springs, Colorado Twenty-three of the top young NBA talents will assemble Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the July 23-25 USA Basketball Men’s ...

Love selected to participate in USA Basketball Team Mini-Camp
twolvesblog.com 6/25/2009 — From the Associated Press: Kevin Durant, rookie of the year Derrick Rose and college player of the year Blake Griffin are among the 25 players who have accepted invitations to participate in the USA Basketball national team minicamp. The roster of players was announced Thursday in Las ...

Roy, Aldridge pull out of USA Basketball camp
blog.oregonlive.com 7/21/2009 — The two Trail Blazers are among four to withdraw; Oden, Bayless will participate

And Just Like That: A Storm
blazersedge.com 7/9/2009 — From  Jason Quick  of The Oregonian ... After a series of trades fell through this week, the Trail Blazers have settled on their next target: Utah power forward Paul Millsap. Although Millsap is a restricted free agent, meaning the Jazz can match any offer, the Blazers are ...

Why is Utah spending so much money?
sports.yahoo.com 7/2/2009 — The Utah Jazz , even without coming to terms with restricted free agent Paul Millsap , are going to pay about $73 million in salaries next season. And yet, this hasn't stopped them from working to retain Paul Millsap. We know why. Millsap's a ...

The Ball Don't Lie/SB Nation 2009 NBA Mock Draft recap
sports.yahoo.com 6/25/2009 — Ball Don't Lie combined with SB Nation (and a few others) to put together this epic 2009 Mock Draft. The individual blogs, linked with their respective picks and breakdowns, made the selections for their team. It should be noted that these ...

Re-Do - 2006 NBA Draft
americaswhiteboy.blogspot.com 6/30/2009 — You can't really grade a draft in any league until 3 years later. I did a "re-do" post a year ago with the 2005 NBA Draft, you can see that HERE . The NBA just had their draft last week and it will take a few seasons to see if they work out. The 2006 NBA Draft has had only one all-star so far, ...

Blazers sign Millsap to offer sheet
scoresreport.com 7/11/2009 — Portland is making a push for Utah forward Paul Millsap. The Portland Trail Blazers elected Friday not to wait on trade possibilities, deciding instead to offer Utah Jazz restricted free agent Paul Millsap a four-year contract worth an estimated $32 million-to-$36 million, according to ...

Paul Millsap: To Sign Or Not To Sign?
blog.newsok.com 6/30/2009 — One name that constantly crops up around here as the start of free agency nears is Paul Millsap. The big man for the Utah Jazz will be a restricted free agent Wednesday, and fans have long wanted the Thunder to take a chance on the 6-foot-8 forward ...

Utah Jazz: 2010 draft looms large
deseretnews.com 6/26/2009 — With the 2009 NBA Draft now in the books, the Jazz finally can look forward to draft day 2010. From their seat, it's quite a pretty sight. The Jazz own New York's first-round pick next year, and there no longer are any restrictions on the selection — ...

The Portland Trail Blazers Are on the Clock...Almost. — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/25/2009
With the 22nd pick in the 2009 NBA draft, the Portland Trail Blazers select...At this point I don't believe Blazers General Manager Kevin Pritchard even has that answer. This would only be due to the fact that KP has multiple options. With such a ...

Vince Carter Headed to Orlando — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/25/2009
Today has been one of the busiest rumors day since we first launched LayupDrill.com. ESPN is reporting the Nets and Magic are in serious discussions to bring Vince Carter to the already loaded Orlando Magic for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie, and ...

New Jersey Nets in Serious Trade Talks That Would Send Carter or McGrady — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/25/2009
The Orlando Magic are in serious talks with the New Jersey Nets and the Houston Rockets about a blockbuster trade. While the Magic are in serious worry of losing Hedo Turkoglu and having to go over the luxury tax, they may be eying other options: ...

NETS COULD TRADE CARTER TO MAGIC — NY Post: Sports 6/25/2009
> The Nets are on the verge of gaining another young player and expiring contracts -- while probably ensuring a return trip to the lottery -- by trading Vince Carter to the Orlando Magic for rising two guard Courtney Lee, point guard Rafer ...

Nets close to dealing Vince to Orlando — NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 6/25/2009
It looks like the Nets are close to coming to a deal with the Orlando Magic that would send Vince Carter to Florida in exchange for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee.