The Great Spending Spree of 2010
waitingfornextyear.com 9/2/2008 — Cleveland Cavaliers GM Danny Ferry is going to have his hands full in the summer of 2010. We try to figure out exactly how much money Ferry will have to spend on free agents in the “Summer of Truth” for the Cavaliers.

ESPN predicts an MVP year for Lebron James…
cavsboard.com 9/2/2008 — Edgy stuff I realize. We all know that these types of polls are worthless before the season, because no matter what Lebron does, it will require a 50 win campaign to even be taken seriously by the voters. He was the best player in the league last year. Unfortunately, despite leading the league in ..

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 9/2
celticsgreen.blogspot.com 9/2/2008 — Thinking the Cavs got their man this time FL's Take: The Cavs are going to be better this season than last so if the Celtics expect to get past them, they also have to be better. The status quo isn't an option. LOY's Place Rumors and free agent updates - Collective bargaining edition Hoopsworld Morn

Donyell Marshall Signs with 76ers for minimum
cavsboard.com 9/2/2008 — Cavs Board announces Donyell Marshall's signing with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Kevin McHale: A Hall of Fame passer?!
basketbawful.blogspot.com 9/2/2008 — Basketbawful reader Alexandru wrote in from Romania and alerted me to Steve Aschburner's column on SI.com, in which Aschburner, while discussing the Minnesota Timberwolves, said : "Then there's [Kevin] Love, a feisty rookie from UCLA who sees the ...

Drexler to Present Olajuwon at Hall of Fame — NBA.com: News 9/3/2008
From the ASSOCIATED PRESS, "former Houston Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon will have a familiar person by his side when he is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday. Olajuwon has asked Clyde Drexler to be his presenter — a ...

Riley's Hall of Fame Party Underway — NBA.com: News 9/3/2008
In the PALM BEACH POST, Chris Perkins writes "Pat Riley traveled to Springfield, Mass., with a group of friends and family Tuesday for this week's Hall of Fame induction. Riley's wife, Chris, and Riley's close friend Ed Maull, also a member of the ...

Pat Riley enters Hall of Fame on Friday (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 9/4/2008
Moments before entering the Hall of Fame, Pat Riley could barely control his emotions. Here Riley stood, championship ring on his finger and eyes misting ever so slightly, speaking of the 16 coaches whose philosophies were shaped into what became a ...

RILEY READY FOR HALL — NY Post: Sports 9/4/2008
MIAMI - Moments before entering the Hall of Fame, Pat Riley could barely control his emotions. Here Riley stood, championship ring on his finger and eyes misting ever so slightly, speaking of the 16 coaches whose philosophies were shaped into what...

These Inductees Have a History — Wash Post NBA 9/4/2008
This careers of this year's seven inductees into the Basktball Hall of Fame lasted so long and provided so much joy and helped shape the contemporary game.