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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:blogChannel="http://backend.userland.com/blogChannelModule" > <channel> <title>Basketball-Reference.com Hasheem Thabeet newsfeed</title> <link>https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/news.fcgi?id=thabeha01</link> <description>Player news for Hasheem Thabeet from Basketball-Reference.com</description> <language>en</language> <copyright>Copyright 2018, Sports Reference LLC</copyright> <image> <title>Sports Reference LLC</title> <url>https://d2ft4b0ve1aur1.cloudfront.net/images-305/Sports-Ref.png</url> <link>https://www.sports-reference.com/</link> <width>316</width> <height>73</height> <description>Sports Reference Logo</description> </image> <item> <title>8/3: Last Word on Sports- Paris Olympics: South Sudan Star Reveals Team USA Inspirations</title> <link>https://lastwordonsports.com/basketball/2024/08/03/paris-olympics-south-sudan-star-reveals-team-usa-inspirations/</link> <description>South Sudan’s men’s basketball team is inspiring their country during the Paris Olympics. A young nation that gained independence in 2011, they’ve put themselves on the map with their play against Team USA. This might be seen as the zenith of their accomplishments thus far. However, with hopes of un</description> <pubDate>2024-08-03 12:47:18</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/16: HoopsRumors- And-Ones: Panic, Trade Candidates, Awards, Atkinson, Thabeet</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/12/and-ones-panic-trade-candidates-awards-atkinson-thabeet.html</link> <description>Which teams that hoped to be contenders entering 2023/24 should be panicking after slow starts? John Hollinger of The Athletic explores that topic, with the Warriors topping his list (an eight on a scale of one-to-10). The indefinite suspension of Draymond Green and the poor play of Andrew Wiggins a</description> <pubDate>2023-12-16 05:52:25</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/28: HoopsWire- International Notes: Eric Bledsoe, Peyton Siva, Jake Layman</title> <link>https://hoopswire.com/international-notes-eric-bledsoe-peyton-siva-jake-layman/</link> <description>Free agent guard Eric Bledsoe has signed with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association, as we relayed here. But Bledsoe was arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic violence in California on Wednesday, per TMZ. It is not known if he is allowed to leave the country anytime soon</description> <pubDate>2022-10-28 16:46:09</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/26: HoopsWire- Hasheem Thabeet Reaches Deal in China</title> <link>https://hoopswire.com/hasheem-thabeet-reaches-deal-in-china/</link> <description>Free agent forward Hasheem Thabeet has signed with the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association, per the RealGM transactions log. Thabeet, 35, is 7-foot-3 and was the second overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, selected by the Grizzlies. He spent the first two years of his career wit</description> <pubDate>2022-10-26 16:57:03</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/21: Zone Coverage- Two Top Analysts Reminisce About Ricky Rubio</title> <link>https://zonecoverage.com/2022/timberwolves/two-top-analysts-reminisce-about-ricky-rubio/</link> <description>A conversation between Bill Simmons and Ryen Russillo about how the Minnesota Timberwolves botched the 2009 NBA Draft suddenly turned into a discussion about Ricky Rubio. After talking about Stephen Curry’s place in NBA history, Simmons reiterated his stance on the Wolves’ 2009 draft on his Monday p</description> <pubDate>2022-06-21 00:49:45</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/7: HoopsRumors- Hasheem Thabeet Signing In China</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2022/01/hasheem-thabeet-signing-in-china.html</link> <description>Former NBA center Hasheem Thabeet is signing a deal in the Chinese Basketball Association with the Fujian Sturgeons, agent Jerry Dianis told Hoops Rumors. Thabeet most recently played in Taiwan, averaging 18.3 points, 14.3 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game while receiving Defensive Player of the Year</description> <pubDate>2022-01-07 01:45:10</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/5: Last Word on Sports- The Second Overall NBA Draft Pick is Cursed</title> <link>https://lastwordonsports.com/basketball/2021/12/05/the-second-overall-pick-in-nba-draft-is-cursed/</link> <description>The second pick in the NBA draft is a highly coveted draft slot. Yet, when you look at the recent history of second overall picks, it is a very uninspiring bunch of players. Looking specifically over the past twenty years, even the better players to have been selected have not been that great. Here </description> <pubDate>2021-12-05 17:48:58</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/20: Last Word on Sports- NBA Draft Busts Series: Jonny Flynn</title> <link>https://lastwordonsports.com/basketball/2021/08/20/nba-draft-busts-series-jonny-flynn/</link> <description>Another one of the biggest NBA draft busts is Jonny Flynn. He really good in his two seasons at Syracuse, averaging 17.4 points and 6.7 assists per game for the Orange as a sophomore. He then declared for the 2009 NBA Draft. You can find the other NBA Draft Busts here. NBA Draft Busts: Jonny [&#8230</description> <pubDate>2021-08-20 16:48:41</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/18: Last Word on Sports- Biggest NBA Draft Busts: Hasheem Thabeet</title> <link>https://lastwordonsports.com/basketball/2021/08/18/biggest-nba-draft-busts-hasheem-thabeet/</link> <description>Hasheem Thabeet is one of the biggest NBA Draft busts of all time. Heading into the 2009 NBA Draft, the UConn Center was considered one of the best centers in college. The 7&#8217;3&#8243; 263lbs. behemoth has a dominant force in the paint. As a Huskie he improved in each of his three seasons, culmi</description> <pubDate>2021-08-18 12:49:10</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>7/23: Franchise Sports- Six biggest NBA draft busts of all-time</title> <link>https://franchisesports.co.uk/six-biggest-nba-draft-busts-of-all-time/</link> <description>Some of these draft busts have changed NBA history. The post Six biggest NBA draft busts of all-time appeared first on Franchise Sports. </description> <pubDate>2021-07-23 16:49:57</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/20: FortyEightMinutes- NBA Rumors: Williamson, Gordon, Thabeet, Drummond, Ball</title> <link>https://fortyeightminutes.com/nba-rumors-williamson-gordon-thabeet-drummond-ball/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nba-rumors-williamson-gordon-thabeet-drummond-ball</link> <description>Zion Williamson talked about how much he loves playing in New York in his postgame comments following the New Orleans Hornets&#8217; loss to the New... The post NBA Rumors: Williamson, Gordon, Thabeet, Drummond, Ball appeared first on FortyEightMinutes. </description> <pubDate>2021-04-20 04:50:49</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/19: HoopsRumors- And-Ones: Thabeet, Wade, A. Antetokounmpo, Trial</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2021/04/and-ones-thabeet-wade-a-antetokounmpo-trial.html</link> <description>Former No. 2 pick Hasheem Thabeet is attempting an NBA comeback after spending seven years away from the league, Ben Stinar writes for Sports Illustrated. Thabeet, a 7-foot-3 center, averaged 18.3 points, 14.3 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game during his latest stint in Taiwan, receiving MVP honors w</description> <pubDate>2021-04-19 04:45:13</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/5: Pace And Space- How Well Does NBA Draft Order Predict Player Careers?</title> <link>http://paceandspacehoops.com/how-well-does-nba-draft-order-predict-player-careers/</link> <description>The Los Angeles Lakers have two first-overall NBA draft picks on their roster—LeBron James (2003) and Anthony Davis (2012)—who have so far had careers that make LeBron an absolute lock for the Hall of Fame and quite possibly make Davis one should the Lakers win the title even if Davis suffers a care</description> <pubDate>2020-10-05 04:49:46</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/25: HoopsRumors- Hasheem Thabeet Signs In Taiwan</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2020/09/hasheem-thabeet-signs-in-taiwan.html</link> <description>Former No. 2 overall pick Hasheem Thabeet has signed a contract in Taiwan with the Hsinchu Lioneers, agent Jerry Dianis told Hoops Rumors. Thabeet, who has made past NBA stops with Memphis, Houston, Portland and Oklahoma City, will head to Taiwan for the first time in his professional career. He gar</description> <pubDate>2020-09-25 20:45:10</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>7/6: HoopsRumors- Thabeet Staying Ready For Next Opportunity Despite Cancellation In TBT</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2020/07/thabeet-staying-ready-for-next-opportunity-despite-cancellation-in-tbt.html</link> <description>Former No. 2 overall pick Hasheem Thabeet has re-entered unrestricted free agency after a teammate in The Basketball Tournament tested positive for COVID-19 at the start of the month. Thabeet, 33, was set to compete with the &#8220;Playing for Jimmy V&#8221; team during the annual tournament, but ev</description> <pubDate>2020-07-06 20:00:11</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>7/6: Thunderous Intentions- OKC Thunder: Chris Paul's Team CP3 plays into Sweet 16 of TBT</title> <link>https://thunderousintentions.com/2020/07/06/okc-thunder-chris-paul-team-cp3-sweet-16-tbt/</link> <description>OKC Thunder captain Chris Paul&#039;s team CP3 will play in TBT Sweet 16 round this evening. The Basketball Tournament better known as TBT began this weekend on July 4th in Columbus Ohio. OKC Thunder captain, Chris Paul has a team in the tourney as he does yearly. Team CP3 played on Saturday beatin</description> <pubDate>2020-07-06 12:01:08</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/30: HoopsRumors- And-Ones: TBT, Daniels, Whittington, Newman</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2020/06/and-ones-tbt-daniels-whittington-newman.html</link> <description>A number of former NBA players are set to take part in 2020&#8217;s edition of The Basketball Tournament, an annual, winner-take-all tournament with a prize of $1MM. As Carmine Carcieri of ESPN details, veteran guard Joe Johnson is playing in The Basketball Tournament after winning a championship an</description> <pubDate>2020-06-30 20:00:10</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/12: Space City Scoop- Ranking all 31 international players in Houston Rockets History</title> <link>https://spacecityscoop.com/2020/05/12/ranking-31-international-players-houston-rockets-history/</link> <description>With the Houston Rockets having signed players from 24 countries outside of the U.S., here&#039;s a look at all 31 international players ranked from worst to best. While the Houston Rockets used to be completely comprised of United States-born players, that changed drastically throughout the years.</description> <pubDate>2020-05-12 20:00:47</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/28: Pelican Debrief- New Orleans Pelicans 2009 Lottery Re-Draft: Where does Holiday Go Now?</title> <link>https://pelicandebrief.com/2020/04/28/new-orleans-pelicans-2009-lottery/</link> <description>The 2009 NBA Lottery had some all-time greats and all-time busts. We re-drafted that famous group to see where Holiday of the New Orleans Pelicans would go now. The NBA Draft is a complete crapshoot, ask the New Orleans Pelicans, who had just a six percent chance to land the number one pick last ye</description> <pubDate>2020-04-28 12:00:50</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/25: Blue Man Hoop- Golden State Warriors: 3 reasons why Stephen Curry will be Warrior for life</title> <link>https://bluemanhoop.com/2020/04/25/golden-state-warriors-reasons-stephen-curry-warrior-life/</link> <description>The Golden State Warriors have been led by Stephen Curry for over a decade, and they&#039;ll likely be blessed with him in the Bay Area until he retires. Having won three of the last five titles, the Golden State Warriors have created a dynasty in the NBA. It&#039;s one that should continue to span</description> <pubDate>2020-04-25 16:01:02</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/17: Belly Up Sports- Current NBA Conspiracy Theories No One is Talking About</title> <link>https://bellyupsports.com/2020/04/current-nba-conspiracy-theories-no-one-is-talking-about/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=current-nba-conspiracy-theories-no-one-is-talking-about</link> <description>The NBA has a long and storied history with conspiracy theories. When one of the more heinous ones involving fixing games was confirmed, it only entrenched many people&#8217;s belief in &#8230; The post Current NBA Conspiracy Theories No One is Talking About appeared first on Belly Up Sports. </description> <pubDate>2020-04-17 16:06:00</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/16: HoopsRumors- Hasheem Thabeet Garnering Interest From Teams In Asia, Spain</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2020/02/hasheem-thabeet-garnering-interest-from-teams-in-asia-spain.html</link> <description>Former No. 2 pick Hasheem Thabeet is evaluating interest from multiple teams in Asia and Spain, with the former UConn center hoping to resurrect his NBA career by proving his worth, agent Jerry Dianis told Hoops Rumors. In addition to clubs overseas, several teams in the G League have maintained an </description> <pubDate>2020-02-16 01:00:10</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/31: S-R Blog- Teammates/Opponents Finder Now on Basketball-Reference</title> <link>https://www.sports-reference.com/blog/2020/01/teammates-opponents-finder-now-on-basketball-reference/</link> <description>Earlier this season, there was some buzz that LeBron James had lost to Kemba Walker for the first time in their 29 head-to-head appearances. However, did you ever consider who LeBron loses most often to? If you set a minimum of 10 head-to-heads (regular season and playoffs), that would be Patrick Mc</description> <pubDate>2020-01-31 21:00:15</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/11: Pace And Space- Lonzo Ball: Is He Any Good?</title> <link>http://paceandspacehoops.com/lonzo-ball-is-he-any-good/</link> <description>The mere inability to shoot the basketball does not necessarily disqualify a player from becoming an all-time great. After all, Jason Kidd couldn&#8217;t shoot for beans (40.0 FG% for his career, and his five years in Phoenix were the only stretch with one team where he shot above that mark) and he&</description> <pubDate>2020-01-11 05:04:12</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/18: All U Can Heat- Daryl Macon, Kyle Alexander impressing midway through Skyforce season</title> <link>https://allucanheat.com/2019/12/18/macon-alexander-impressing-skyforce/</link> <description>The Sioux Falls Skyforce, the G-League affiliate of the Miami Heat, is about a third of the way through with its season, how has the team performed thus far? Through 15 games of the 50 game NBA G-League season, the Sioux Falls Skyforce sit at 6-9, a mediocre, but nice, marking. With what on the sur</description> <pubDate>2019-12-18 17:00:36</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/21: Pippen Ain&apos;t Easy- Windy City Bulls: Bol Bol outshines Hasheem Thabeet in G-League return</title> <link>https://pippenainteasy.com/2019/11/21/windy-city-bulls-bol-bol-beats-hasheem-thabeet-in-g-league-return/</link> <description>An interesting showdown between the Windy City Bulls and Fort Wayne Mad Ants posted Bol Bol up against fellow big man Hasheem Thabeet. In a battle of big names from yesteryear and the current day, the Chicago Bulls G-League affiliate Windy City Bulls battled the affiliate of the Central Division fo</description> <pubDate>2019-11-21 21:00:22</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/20: Beale Street Bears- Memphis Grizzlies: The Start of Something Big</title> <link>https://bealestreetbears.com/2019/11/20/59390/</link> <description>The Memphis Grizzlies officially have a young foundation to build around. It&#039;s not a feeling they&#039;re very used to. Last Friday, the Utah Jazz visited the Memphis Grizzlies, marking Mike Conley&#039;s first game at FedEx Forum in a non-Grizzlies jersey. Conley is possibly the greatest e</description> <pubDate>2019-11-20 17:00:28</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/12: Pippen Ain&apos;t Easy- Ranking 5 NBA front offices worse than the Chicago Bulls</title> <link>https://pippenainteasy.com/2019/11/12/ranking-5-nba-front-offices-worse-chicago-bulls/</link> <description>There&#039;s not much for the Chicago Bulls front office to hang their hat on with how the 2019-20 regular season started off. At this point of the regular season, the Chicago Bulls have a lot of blame to go around. But a lot of it would have to fall on the shoulders of the front office, with John </description> <pubDate>2019-11-12 17:00:25</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/27: HoopsRumors- 2019 NBA G League Draft Recap</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/10/2019-nba-g-league-draft-recap.html</link> <description>Former Miami Hurricanes star Anthony Lawrence II was selected by Northern Arizona with the first pick in today&#8217;s G League draft. A combo forward, Lawrence spent four years in college, averaging 12.5 points and 6.6 rebounds last season. He was signed and waived by the Jazz last Saturday. Lawren</description> <pubDate>2019-10-27 00:00:12</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/26: HoopsRumors- And-Ones: Duval, G League Draft, NBA Rosters, Williamson</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/10/and-ones-duval-g-league-draft-nba-rosters-williamson.html</link> <description>Trevon Duval has signed a G League contract and is eligible for this Saturday’s draft, Adam Johnson of 2Ways10Days tweets. Duval was a two-way player for the Rockets last season and became a free agent when the team didn’t give him a qualifying offer this summer. He was claimed by Houston in March a</description> <pubDate>2019-10-26 04:00:13</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/20: HoopsRumors- Five Key Stories: 10/12/19 – 10/19/19</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/10/five-key-stories-101219-101919.html</link> <description>If you missed any of this past week’s biggest headlines from around the NBA, we’ve got you covered with our Week in Review. Here are some of the most noteworthy stories from the last seven days: The Bradley Beal trade rumors will have to wait as the high-scoring guard agreed to a two-year extension </description> <pubDate>2019-10-20 04:00:11</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/16: FanSided- What do we really know? The NBA's misconceptions through the years</title> <link>https://fansided.com/2019/10/16/nba-misconceptions-through-years/</link> <description>Every October, the collective NBA intelligentsia generates a consensus on what we know to be true about the impending season. The track record isn&#039;t great. In 1991, we knew we&#039;d be getting Magic Johnson vs. Michael Jordan for years to come. In 1994, we knew the NBA was doomed. In 19</description> <pubDate>2019-10-16 16:00:07</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/15: HoopsRumors- Hasheem Thabeet Signs G League Contract</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/10/hasheem-thabeet-signs-g-league-contract.html</link> <description>Former No. 2 overall pick Hasheem Thabeet will head to the G League as he looks to make his way back to the NBA, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, who reports (via Twitter) that the veteran center has signed an NBAGL contract. Thabeet, 32, hasn&#8217;t appeared in a regular season NBA gam</description> <pubDate>2019-10-15 20:00:11</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/14: Sir Charles In Charge- Memphis Grizzlies: Best and worst-case scenarios for 2019-20</title> <link>https://sircharlesincharge.com/2019/10/14/memphis-grizzlies-best-worst-scenarios-2019-20/</link> <description>Exploring the best and worst-case scenarios for Memphis Grizzlies heading into the 2019-20 NBA season The Memphis Grizzlies have made headlines recently for mixed reasons. To start things off, they bottomed out this year after choosing to trade Marc Gasol to the Toronto Raptors over the Charlotte H</description> <pubDate>2019-10-14 12:00:36</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/8: Golden Gate Sports- Golden State Warriors: Breaking down the signing of Kavion Pippen</title> <link>https://goldengatesports.com/2019/10/08/golden-state-warriors-sign-kavion-pippen/</link> <description>The Golden State Warriors have signed undrafted center Kavion Pippen to address their big-man depth concerns. Here is a brief analysis of the preseason signing. The Golden State Warriors have already run into a case of the injury bug and we&#039;re only in early October. After numerous injuries to </description> <pubDate>2019-10-08 20:00:35</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/6: Thunderous Intentions- Former OKC Thunder big man Hasheem Thabeet vying for spot on Warriors</title> <link>https://thunderousintentions.com/2019/10/06/okc-thunder-hasheem-thabeet-comeback-attempt/</link> <description>Hasheem Thabeet who last played in the NBA for the OKC Thunder in 2013-14 tried out for the Golden State Warriors to help fill their injury riddled frontcourt. Talk about a blast from the past, former OKC Thunder center Hasheem Thabeet is back in the news as he worked out in an attempt to impress t</description> <pubDate>2019-10-06 16:00:39</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/26: HoopsRumors- Atlantic Notes: Sixers, Thybulle, Thabeet, Irving</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/09/atlantic-notes-sixers-thybulle-thabeet-irving.html</link> <description>Brett Brown knows what the bottom of the Eastern Conference looks like; now he wants to see the top. The Sixers coach declared his lofty goal during a luncheon speech today, relays Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. &#8220;I want to get the No. 1 seed,&#8221; Brown told the gathering. It&#82</description> <pubDate>2019-09-26 04:00:09</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/17: Hardwood Houdini- Hasheem Thabeet shouldn't be even a blip on the radar of the Boston Celtics</title> <link>https://hardwoodhoudini.com/2019/09/17/hasheem-thabeet-shouldnt-even-blip-radar-boston-celtics/</link> <description>We here at the Houdini admittedly do frequently get giddy about the idea of adding another big man to Boston Celtics training camp. But with team&#039;s working out a former #2 overall NBA draft choice, the foot is being put down. It&#039;s very well-chronicled what we want around these parts. For </description> <pubDate>2019-09-17 16:00:39</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/16: HoopsRumors- New York Notes: Thabeet, Ntilikina, Nets, Fein</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/09/new-york-notes-thabeet-ntilikina-nets-fein.html</link> <description>Free agent center Hasheem Thabeet will once again participate in workouts with the Knicks this week, agent Jerry Dianis tells Ian Begley of SNY.tv (Twitter link). Thabeet has spent a lot of time around the team lately, having worked out for New York in August and then again during the first week of </description> <pubDate>2019-09-16 20:00:11</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/16: Daily Knicks- New York Knicks to work out Hasheem Thabeet for second time</title> <link>https://dailyknicks.com/2019/09/16/new-york-knicks-workout-hasheem-thabeet-second-time/</link> <description>The New York Knicks will welcome Hasheem Thabeet for another workout before the season starts, according to a report. The season is near for the New York Knicks, with training camp starting later this month. It opens the prep for the next 82 games, as the team meets for one of the first times offic</description> <pubDate>2019-09-16 20:00:06</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/2: HoopsRumors- And-Ones: World Cup, China, Thabeet</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/09/and-ones-world-cup-china-thabeet.html</link> <description>In a special piece for ESPN, Mark Woods takes an in-depth look (link) of all 32 teams vying to win the 2019 FIBA World Cup, which will be decided in Beijing on September 15, two weeks from today. While recognizing that Team USA is the favorite, Woods does not have the Americans taking home the [&#82</description> <pubDate>2019-09-02 00:00:09</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/1: Behind the Buck Pass- Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Khris Middleton discusses Team USA breakthrough</title> <link>https://behindthebuckpass.com/2019/09/01/milwaukee-bucks-daily-khris-middleton-discusses-team-usa-breakthrough/</link> <description>The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as Bucks All-Star swingman Khris Middleton dishes on the confidence he has gained upon getting looks with Team USA starting last summer. In today&#039;s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, Khris Middleton talks his rise to becoming a Team USA player under head</description> <pubDate>2019-09-01 12:00:37</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/1: HoopsRumors- Five Key Stories: 8/24/19 – 8/31/19</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/08/five-key-stories-82419-83119.html</link> <description>If you missed any of this past week’s biggest headlines from around the NBA, we’ve got you covered with our Week in Review. Here are some of the most noteworthy stories from the last seven days: After an ex-girlfriend/mother of DeMarcus Cousins&#8217; child accused the injured Lakers&#8217; center o</description> <pubDate>2019-09-01 00:00:12</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/31: Hoops Habit- New York Knicks have Carmelo Anthony, Hasheem Thabeet at informal scrimmages</title> <link>https://hoopshabit.com/2019/08/31/new-york-knicks-carmelo-anthony-hasheem-thabeet-scrimmages/</link> <description>The New York Knicks have been holding informal scrimmages recently and veterans Carmelo Anthony and Hasheem Thabeet have been taking part. It has been quiet around the New York Knicks recently. We are in the middle of the downtime for the NBA, as teams are gearing up for training camp, which will b</description> <pubDate>2019-08-31 12:00:32</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/31: Lake Show Life- Los Angeles Lakers rumors: Carmelo Anthony linked to team</title> <link>https://lakeshowlife.com/2019/08/30/los-angeles-lakers-rumors-carmelo-anthony-linked-team/</link> <description>Recent Los Angeles Lakers rumors involve Carmelo Anthony, who has been linked to the team. There have been plenty of Los Angeles Lakers rumors recently as the team has rounded out their roster. With the injury to DeMarcus Cousins, they had to bring in another center and decided to bring in Dwigh</description> <pubDate>2019-08-31 00:00:39</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/29: Da Windy City- Chicago Bulls: 3 free agents looking for NBA comeback</title> <link>https://dawindycity.com/2019/08/29/chicago-bulls-rumors-free-agents-comeback/</link> <description>With expectations tempered for the Chicago Bulls this season, what about bringing in another veteran? If you&#039;re a fan of the Chicago Bulls, ask yourself a simple question: Do you have more hope this season than you had for the 2018-2019 season? Truly, it&#039;s a simple question. The little</description> <pubDate>2019-08-29 16:00:33</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/29: HoopsRumors- Carmelo Anthony Expected To Scrimmage With Knicks</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/08/carmelo-anthony-expected-to-scrimmage-with-knicks.html</link> <description>9:20am: A source tells Begley (Twitter link) not to read too much into Anthony&#8217;s presence at the Knicks&#8217; scrimmage today, since the team already has 15 players on guaranteed contracts. 8:21am: Free agent forward Carmelo Anthony is expected to reconnect with his former team and participat</description> <pubDate>2019-08-29 16:00:10</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/29: Daily Knicks- New York Knicks working out Hasheem Thabeet ahead of training camp</title> <link>https://dailyknicks.com/2019/08/29/new-york-knicks-hasheem-thabeet-workout/</link> <description>The New York Knicks had an unexpected face join them for "informal scrimmages," and that will be the case for the next few days, according to a report. The New York Knicks have a full 15-man roster for the 2019-20 NBA season, but teams can bring an extra five players — not counting ...</description> <pubDate>2019-08-29 16:00:06</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/29: HoopsRumors- Hasheem Thabeet Working Out For Knicks</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/08/hasheem-thabeet-working-out-for-knicks.html</link> <description>The Knicks are the latest team to get an up-close look at former NBA center Hasheem Thabeet, tweets Ben Stinar of Amico Hoops. The organization verified its interest in Thabeet by tweeting out a photo this evening. Thabeet had &#8220;impressive&#8221; workouts with the Nuggets in July and the Bucks </description> <pubDate>2019-08-29 04:00:09</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/18: HoopsRumors- Five Key Stories: 8/10/19 – 8/17/19</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/08/five-key-stories-81019-81719.html</link> <description>If you missed any of this past week’s biggest headlines from around the NBA, we’ve got you covered with our Week in Review. Here are some of the most noteworthy stories from the last seven days: DeMarcus Cousins suffered his third serious injury in the past 19 months, tearing his left ACL while work</description> <pubDate>2019-08-18 04:00:08</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/12: Thunderous Intentions- Former OKC Thunder player Hasheem Thabeet surfaces in a bid to make the Bucks roster</title> <link>https://thunderousintentions.com/2019/08/12/former-okc-thunder-hasheem-thabeet/</link> <description>Former OKC Thunder big man Hasheem Thabeet has surfaced in Milwaukee where he&#039;ll work out for the Bucks hoping to earn a 2019-2020 roster spot. Many consider Hasheem Thabeet as one of OKC Thunder General Manager, Sam Presti&#039;s greatest whiffs at his job. The big man was drafted second over</description> <pubDate>2019-08-12 16:00:37</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/11: HoopsRumors- Hasheem Thabeet To Work Out For Bucks</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/08/hasheem-thabeet-to-work-out-for-bucks.html</link> <description>The Bucks will give Hasheem Thabeet a shot at returning to the NBA, tweets Ben Stinar of Amico Hoops. A league source tells Stinar that Thabeet has a workout scheduled next week in Milwaukee. He adds that the veteran center has been training heavily over the past year and has gotten comments about h</description> <pubDate>2019-08-11 04:00:09</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/20: Pace And Space- Dell Demps, Sam Hinkie, and the Meaning of NBA Genius</title> <link>http://paceandspacehoops.com/dell-demps-sam-hinkie-and-the-meaning-of-nba-genius/</link> <description>&#160; Dell Demps just managed to do completely by accidental bumbling what Sam Hinkie did by deliberate, willful arrogance, and in the Process managed to prove once and for all that the gods have one heck of a sense of humor. After all, what difference is it truly between New Orleans being a garbag</description> <pubDate>2019-06-20 20:03:48</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/19: Hoops Habit- Cleveland Cavaliers: 3 ways to trade up for the No. 3 pick in 2019 NBA Draft</title> <link>https://hoopshabit.com/2019/06/18/cleveland-cavaliers-3-ways-to-trade-up-for-no-3-pick-2019-nba-draft/</link> <description>The Cleveland Cavaliers hope to land a star in the 2019 NBA Draft. Their chances of doing so are better if they trade up for the No. 3 overall pick. Every draft is different. In some, like this year, the No. 1 pick is head-and-shoulders above the rest. So the Cleveland Cavaliers picking fifth isn&#</description> <pubDate>2019-06-19 00:00:29</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/8: Pelican Debrief- New Orleans Pelicans: Revisiting the 2009 NBA Draft</title> <link>https://pelicandebrief.com/2019/06/08/new-orleans-pelicans-revisiting-the-2009-nba-draft/</link> <description>The New Orleans Pelicans (then Hornets) bombed on their last few draft classes and needed to choose wisely in the 2009 NBA Draft to stay on the right path and not flounder back into the pits of mediocrity. The 2008-09 New Orleans Pelicans* didn&#039;t enjoy the same magnitude of success than the ye</description> <pubDate>2019-06-08 16:00:45</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/28: The Sixer Sense- Philadelphia 76ers to work out University of Delaware center</title> <link>https://thesixersense.com/2019/05/28/philadelphia-76ers-work-university-delaware-center/</link> <description>The Philadelphia 76ers are doing a thorough search for the answer at the backup center position and they will be working out a local product. The distance between the Philadelphia 76ers arena and the University of Delaware&#039;s Bob Carpenter Center is about a 51 minute drive. It would only make s</description> <pubDate>2019-05-28 20:00:36</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/27: The Sixer Sense- Philadelphia 76ers attend Hasheem Thabeet's workout</title> <link>https://thesixersense.com/2019/05/27/philadelphia-76ers-view-hasheem-thabeets-workout/</link> <description>It&#039;s clear that the Philadelphia 76ers are in need of improved depth at the center position and are looking at one former lottery pick. NBA history is full of former lottery picks that never ended up having a successful NBA careers. A good portion of those players that can be considered "...</description> <pubDate>2019-05-27 20:00:34</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/15: Beale Street Bears- Memphis Grizzlies Land Unbelievable Luck in 2019 NBA Draft Lottery Results</title> <link>https://bealestreetbears.com/2019/05/14/memphis-grizzlies-nba-draft-lottery-results/</link> <description>The Memphis Grizzlies sneaked into the top-four during Tuesday&#039;s NBA Draft Lottery and will now have the potential to select a franchise-altering prospect. The wait is finally over and the fate of the Memphis Grizzlies&#039; 2019 first-round NBA Draft pick has been decided. After a wild series</description> <pubDate>2019-05-15 04:00:49</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/13: Beale Street Bears- NBA Draft Lottery: This Could Be the Memphis Grizzlies’ Big Break</title> <link>https://bealestreetbears.com/2019/05/13/nba-draft-lottery-memphis-grizzlies/</link> <description>There has been an NBA Draft Lottery surprise in many instances, so why not have 2019 become the year of the Memphis Grizzlies? The anticipated week has arrived for the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery, which will take place on Tuesday. The Memphis Grizzlies are hoping Elliot Perry and his lucky socks are eno</description> <pubDate>2019-05-13 12:00:43</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/3: Beale Street Bears- NBA Draft 2019: 3 Potential Lottery Picks With Bust Potential</title> <link>https://bealestreetbears.com/2019/05/03/nba-draft-2019-3-potential-lottery-picks-with-bust-potential/</link> <description>The Memphis Grizzlies need to make a good selection with their first-round lottery pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Here are three potential targets to avoid who has bust potential. The Memphis Grizzlies have selected their fair share of busts in recent years. They&#039;ve had many first-round picks not</description> <pubDate>2019-05-03 16:00:46</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/24: Beale Street Bears- Memphis Grizzlies: 3 Playoff Teams To Learn From In Their Rebuild</title> <link>https://bealestreetbears.com/2019/04/24/memphis-grizzlies-3-playoff-teams-to-learn-from-in-their-rebuild/</link> <description>The Memphis Grizzlies are starting their rebuild and they are going to be looking to acquire young talent. There are a variety of other teams they can learn from to succeed. The Memphis Grizzlies are starting the next chapter of their franchise and they will have some important decisions to make th</description> <pubDate>2019-04-24 12:00:50</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/12: Beale Street Bears- Memphis Grizzlies Should Have Fully Severed Ties with Chris Wallace</title> <link>https://bealestreetbears.com/2019/04/12/memphis-grizzlies-chris-wallace/</link> <description>The Memphis Grizzlies shook the NBA world after exit interviews took place. Rather than demoting Chris Wallace, they should have sent him packing. Now that Chris Wallace has been unexpectedly demoted to a scouting role with the Memphis Grizzlies, it is time for Grizz fans to be thankful, but still </description> <pubDate>2019-04-12 16:01:02</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/1: Beale Street Bears- Memphis Grizzlies: Top 5 Decisions We Wish Were April Fools' Jokes</title> <link>https://bealestreetbears.com/2019/04/01/memphis-grizzlies-april-fools-jokes/</link> <description>April Fools&#039; Day comes around only once per yer, but it feels like it arrives with higher frequency for the Memphis Grizzlies. Since their arrival in Memphis, Tennessee in 2001, the Memphis Grizzlies have endured their fair share of ups and downs. Occasionally, a decision has went awfully sour</description> <pubDate>2019-04-01 12:00:47</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/24: Beale Street Bears- Memphis Grizzlies' NBA Draft History Disproves Jim Boeheim's March Madness Statement</title> <link>https://bealestreetbears.com/2019/03/23/memphis-grizzlies-nba-draft-jim-boeheim-march-madness/</link> <description>The Memphis Grizzlies&#039; personal history in the NBA Draft entirely disproves Jim Boeheim&#039;s statement as March Madness intensifies. March Madness is in the air and NBA scouts and fans are keeping a close eye on the NCAA Tournament due to the next crop of promising NBA Draft hopefuls showcas</description> <pubDate>2019-03-24 00:01:15</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/19: House of Houston- Houston Rockets: Team should rebuff interest in Hasheem Thabeet</title> <link>https://houseofhouston.com/2019/02/19/houston-rockets-rumors-hasheem-thabeet-rebuff-team-interest/</link> <description>The Houston Rockets have worked out former team member Hasheem Thabeet. Is the team interested in a reboot? Let&#039;s examine why they should rebuff. The Houston Rockets are currently in the midst of the All-Star Break and they&#039;ll be ready to take on the second half of the season this Thursda</description> <pubDate>2019-02-19 17:00:30</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/19: Thunderous Intentions- Former OKC Thunder center Hasheem Thabeet eyeing NBA comeback</title> <link>https://thunderousintentions.com/2019/02/19/okc-thunder-hasheem-thabeet/</link> <description>While the All-Star weekend dominated basketball headlines the past few days, former OKC Thunder center Hasheem Thabeet is eyeing an NBA comeback. With another entertaining All-Star weekend dominating the news, former OKC Thunder Center Hasheem Thabeet worked out for the Toronto Raptors, Detroit Pis</description> <pubDate>2019-02-19 13:00:41</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/17: HoopsRumors- Five Key Stories: 2/9/19 – 2/16/19</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/02/five-key-stories-2919-21619.html</link> <description>If you missed any of this past week’s biggest headlines from around the NBA, we’ve got you covered with our Week in Review. Below are some of the most noteworthy stories from the last seven days: Ahead of a summer that&#8217;s expected to include the trading of franchise cornerstone Anthony Davis, t</description> <pubDate>2019-02-17 05:00:12</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/17: HoopsRumors- Hasheem Thabeet Working Out For Teams During All-Star Break</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/02/hasheem-thabeet-working-out-for-teams-during-all-star-break.html</link> <description>Former second overall draft pick Hasheem Thabeet is in Charlotte working out for NBA teams, tweets Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Thabeet worked out in front of representatives for the Rockets, Raptors and Pistons. Thabeet, 31, has not appeared in an NBA game since the 2013/14 season whe</description> <pubDate>2019-02-17 01:00:13</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/4: Empire Writes Back- Done Loading: D'Angelo Russell's journey from 'bust' to Brooklyn Nets' all-star leader</title> <link>https://empirewritesback.com/2019/02/04/done-loading-dangelo-russell-journey-bust-brooklyn-nets-allstar-leader/</link> <description>For every great player there often comes a better story and for the Brooklyn Nets&#039; newly named all-star D&#039;Angelo Russell, the story starts way worse than it will end. So, how did Russell go from trade bait to all-star? The Brooklyn Nets are the only team in New York who have an all-star N</description> <pubDate>2019-02-04 13:00:32</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/18: The Scorecrow- Basketball &#8211; A Global Game &#8211; Part Two</title> <link>https://thescorecrow.com/2019/01/18/basketball-a-global-game-part-two/</link> <description>In my three-part series on Basketball throughout the world, I will take a look at all FIBA-recognized countries and the best players from those countries. In part one we looked at 101-213. Here are numbers 51-100 as we continue our countdown. Most of these players you still don't know, although this</description> <pubDate>2019-01-18 17:03:42</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/17: Beale Street Bears- Memphis Grizzlies: Tony Allen Reveals Why Hasheem Thabeet Failed</title> <link>https://bealestreetbears.com/2019/01/17/memphis-grizzlies-tony-allen-hasheem-thabeet/</link> <description>Tony Allen opens up on his perspective as to why the Memphis Grizzlies did not hit a home run with the selection of Hasheem Thabeet in 2009. On Tuesday, Memphis Grizzlies legend Tony Allen joined Grind City Media&#039;s Chris Vernon on his show for a consecutive week. Last week, Allen (better kn</description> <pubDate>2019-01-17 13:00:42</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/6: Beale Street Bears- Brooklyn's DeMarre Carroll 'Circled' Game Against Memphis Grizzlies</title> <link>https://bealestreetbears.com/2019/01/05/brooklyn-demarre-carroll-memphis-grizzlies/</link> <description>The Brooklyn Nets&#039; DeMarre Carroll made it clear that he wanted to produce in a major way against the Memphis Grizzlies on their home floor on Friday. In watching the Memphis Grizzlies&#039; inability to gather a victory against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday evening, it was easy to tell that DeM</description> <pubDate>2019-01-06 01:00:43</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/1: From Russia With Dunk- Brooklyn Nets: DeMarre Carroll rips up Grizzlies again</title> <link>https://nothinbutnets.com/2018/12/01/brooklyn-nets-demarre-carroll-rips-grizzlies/</link> <description>DeMarre Carroll had his best game of the season for the Brooklyn Nets in Friday night&#039;s 2OT loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, torching his 1st NBA team again. DeMarre Carroll is in his second season with the Brooklyn Nets and it should come as no surprise that he had his best game of the season t</description> <pubDate>2018-12-01 09:00:38</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/8: Beale Street Bears- Memphis Grizzlies: An early look at 2019 NBA Draft prospects</title> <link>https://bealestreetbears.com/2018/11/08/5-2019-prospects-who-could-fit-with-the-memphis-grizzlies/</link> <description>The Memphis Grizzlies don&#039;t have a lot of building blocks for the future. The 2019 NBA Draft is a big opportunity to get another player to build around. This is all predicated on whether or not the Grizzlies keep their pick. Right now many feel that they are set up to finish somewhere between </description> <pubDate>2018-11-08 21:02:54</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>7/25: Beale Street Bears- Memphis Grizzlies: Chris Wallace the Greatest GM in Franchise History</title> <link>https://bealestreetbears.com/2018/07/24/memphis-grizzlies-chris-wallace-greatest-gm-franchise-history/?utm_source=sportsreference&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sportsreference</link> <description>The Memphis Grizzlies General Manager, Chris Wallace, receives a lot of criticism, but he is the best GM the franchise has seen. "Only Christopher we acknowledge is WALLACE!" -- Jay-Z Most fans of the Memphis Grizzlies hate Chris Wallace as our the team&#039;s General Manager. However,...</description> <pubDate>2018-07-25 04:02:23</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/27: Thunderous Intentions- NBA Free Agency: Mario Hezonja could be a future OKC Thunder reclamation project</title> <link>https://thunderousintentions.com/2018/06/27/nba-free-agency-mario-hezonja-future-okc-thunder-reclamation-project/?utm_source=sportsreference&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sportsreference</link> <description>After a miserable first three years in Orlando, Mario Hezonja is now free to move on. He enters NBA Free Agency as buy low on a potential low-risk/high-reward project for OKC. During his tenure as the OKC Thunder General Manager, Sam Presti has shown trends in the type of players he likes to go aft</description> <pubDate>2018-06-27 20:06:05</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/26: Beale Street Bears- Three Reasons Hasheem Thabeet Failed for Memphis Grizzlies</title> <link>https://bealestreetbears.com/2018/06/25/three-reasons-hasheem-thabeet-failed-memphis-grizzlies/?utm_source=sportsreference&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sportsreference</link> <description>The Memphis Grizzlies are constantly getting slammed for having selected one of the NBA Draft&#039;s biggest busts. However, it was a good pick nine years ago. Every year in late-June, it is a guarantee that someone will bring up Hasheem Thabeet relative to the NBA Draft. They may not be referring </description> <pubDate>2018-06-26 04:05:09</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/19: Thunderous Intentions- Top 15 NBA Draft picks in OKC Thunder franchise history</title> <link>https://thunderousintentions.com/2018/06/19/top-15-nba-draft-picks-okc-thunder-franchise-history/?utm_source=sportsreference&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sportsreference</link> <description>&nbsp; The top 15 NBA Draft picks of All-Time for the OKC Thunder reflect luck, talent and superstars. NBA Draft week is finally here with the big night scheduled for Thursday, June 21. It&#039;s common during this week to reflect back on the draft picks through history and gauge how those...</description> <pubDate>2018-06-19 20:05:13</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/12: Hoops Habit- Sacramento Kings must break sad trend of No. 2 pick</title> <link>https://hoopshabit.com/2018/06/12/sacramento-kings-must-break-sad-trend-no-2-pick/?utm_source=sportsreference&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sportsreference</link> <description>The Sacramento Kings must do their homework to break the trend of the No. 2 pick, which has produced many disappointments in recent years. It was a great day in Sacramento Kings history when the franchise landed the No. 2 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. So desperate for any type of good news for so lon</description> <pubDate>2018-06-12 16:06:13</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/31: Thunderous Intentions- Mohamed Bamba: The ultimate boom or bust prospect</title> <link>https://thunderousintentions.com/2018/05/28/nba-draft-mohamed-bamba-ultimate-boom-bust-prospect/?utm_source=sportsreference&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sportsreference</link> <description>NBA Draft prospect Mohamed Bamba falls under the huge risk - high reward category. Mohamed Bamba has some of the most ridiculous measurables in NBA Draft history, but an unpolished game and under-developed body are giving teams pause about his ability to translate his natural gifts into legitimate </description> <pubDate>2018-05-31 00:02:10</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/28: Thunderous Intentions- Mohamed Bamba: The ultimate boom or bust prospect</title> <link>https://thunderousintentions.com/2018/05/28/mohamed-bamba-ultimate-boom-bust-prospect/?utm_source=sportsreference&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sportsreference</link> <description>Mohamed Bamba has some of the most ridiculous measurables in NBA Draft history, but an unpolished game and under-developed body are giving teams pause about his ability to translate his natural gifts into legitimate basketball skills. The list of measurements of Mohamed Bamba from the recent NBA co</description> <pubDate>2018-05-28 20:02:56</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/26: Thunderous Intentions- OKC Thunder 2018 NBA Draft Prospect Series</title> <link>https://thunderousintentions.com/2018/05/26/okc-thunder-2018-nba-draft-prospect-series/?utm_source=sportsreference&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sportsreference</link> <description>With less than a month until the 2018 NBA Draft, the TI writing team launches our annual OKC Thunder Draft Prospect Series. Welcome to the future of the NBA! For lottery teams and those no longer playing, this period offers room for optimism. The time of year fans excitedly hope their favorite team</description> <pubDate>2018-05-26 16:03:54</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/13: Hoops Habit- Memphis Grizzlies: 2018 NBA Draft Lottery odds</title> <link>https://hoopshabit.com/2018/05/13/memphis-grizzlies-2018-nba-draft-lottery-odds/?utm_source=sportsreference&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sportsreference</link> <description>The odds are in the Memphis Grizzlies&#039; favor in the 2018 NBA Draft Lottery, which takes place on May 15. The Memphis Grizzlies are officially in rebuild mode as the 2018 NBA Draft Lottery approaches on Tuesday night. After going 22-60 in 2017-18, Memphis finds itself back near the top of the d</description> <pubDate>2018-05-13 16:02:04</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/9: Tip of the Tower- Toronto Raptors: 5 Revelations from Series Loss to Cavaliers</title> <link>https://tipofthetower.com/2018/05/09/toronto-raptors-5-revelations-series-loss-cleveland-cavaliers/?utm_source=sportsreference&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sportsreference</link> <description>The Toronto Raptors let go of the rope against the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 35-point blowout, sweeping away all hopes and dreams of making the finals. I&#039;m not going to butter you guys up with an intro this time around. The Toronto Raptors got swept, all hope is lost. Who knows what&#039;s goin</description> <pubDate>2018-05-09 12:01:36</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/26: isportsweb.com- 2018 NBA lottery mock draft and player comparisons</title> <link>https://www.isportsweb.com/2018/04/25/lottery-nba-mock-draft/</link> <description>16 teams are in the midst of battling for an NBA championship. Those teams&#8217; selections from 15-30 are set. The other 14 teams will be battling for the first overall pick in the NBA Draft during the lottery on May 15th. Many trades are contingent on how the lottery balls bounce but, for now, we</description> <pubDate>2018-04-26 04:06:53</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/26: isportsweb.com- 2018 NBA lottery mock draft and player comparisons</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/isportsweb/~3/4mzbMeFk2ic/</link> <description>16 teams are in the midst of battling for an NBA championship. Those teams&#8217; selections from 15-30 are set. The other 14 teams will be battling for the first overall pick in the NBA Draft during the lottery on May 15th. Many trades are contingent on how the lottery balls bounce but, for now, we</description> <pubDate>2018-04-26 04:03:14</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/12: Hoops Habit- Memphis Grizzlies: 5 takeaways from 2017-18 NBA season</title> <link>https://hoopshabit.com/2018/04/12/memphis-grizzlies-5-takeaways-2017-18-nba-season/?utm_source=sportsreference&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=sportsreference</link> <description>After seven consecutive playoff appearances, the Memphis Grizzlies finally ran out of magic, finding themselves vying for ping pong balls rather than a championship in 2017-18. For seven years, the Memphis Grizzlies have neglected the future and lived in the present. The present was fun, though.</description> <pubDate>2018-04-12 16:01:50</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/22: Fadeaway World- Top 10 Most Disappointing Top 5 Picks Of The Last 10 Years</title> <link>http://fadeawayworld.com/2018/02/22/top-10-most-disappointing-top-5-picks-of-the-last-10-years/</link> <description>Being a top 5 pick in the NBA Draft grants you a big deal and a lot of hype entering the league as one of the allegedly most talented players in the world due to the talent, upside and skill set shown during your early years. Nonetheless, more often than not, some highly ranked prospects wind up bei</description> <pubDate>2018-02-22 13:05:12</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/22: Da Windy City- Chicago Bulls: Texas' Mo Bamba would be a great first-round pick</title> <link>https://dawindycity.com/2018/01/22/chicago-bulls-mo-bamba-pick/</link> <description>The Chicago Bulls have exceeded expectations so far this season, and now project to pick outside the Top-5 in next summer&#039;s NBA Draft. Would Texas big man Mo Bamba be the right fit? Winning isn&#039;t always a good thing, especially if you&#039;re the Chicago Bulls right now. Chicago Bulls </description> <pubDate>2018-01-22 17:02:27</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/9: Last Word on Sports- Jahlil Okafor Trade and the Nets: A Closer Look</title> <link>http://lastwordonprobasketball.com/2017/12/09/jahlil-okafor-trade-closer-look/</link> <description> The Brooklyn Nets have done it again. General manager Sean Marks executed yet another trade that acquired talent on the cheap. Jahlil Okafor is headed to Kings County. Here's a closer look at the Jahlil Okafor trade and how it will impact the Nets. Jahlil Okafor Trade and the Nets: A Closer Look Tr</description> <pubDate>2017-12-09 21:03:50</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/13: A Royal Pain- 2018 NBA Mock Draft 2.0: A look as the NCAA season begins</title> <link>https://aroyalpain.com/2017/11/12/2018-nba-mock-draft-2-0/</link> <description>The 2018 NBA Draft will be here before we know it, so today we will run through a mock draft that takes a look at the prospects to watch as the NCAA season kicks off. The NBA regular season is heating up with three weeks in the books, but the NCAA Basketball season is just beginning. On Nov. 10, th</description> <pubDate>2017-11-13 05:01:44</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/1: HoopsRumors- Magic Will Decline Mario Hezonja’s 2018/19 Team Option</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2017/10/magic-will-decline-mario-hezonjas-201819-team-option.html</link> <description>Orlando will decline the 2018/19 team option on Mario Hezonja&#8216;s contract, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.com tweets. The swingman was the no.5 overall pick in the 2015 draft. Earlier today, we learned that the Sixers would not be picking up Jahlil Okafor&#8216;s 2018/19 option, which makes the 201</description> <pubDate>2017-11-01 00:00:55</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/29: HoopsRumors- Hasheem Thabeet To Play In Japan</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2017/09/hasheem-thabeet-to-play-in-japan.html</link> <description>Former second overall pick Hasheem Thabeet has caught on with a new team overseas, as Emiliano Carchia of Sportando details. Thabeet has signed with the Yokohama B-Corsairs, a club that plays in Japan&#8217;s B. League. Thabeet, 30, never developed into a productive NBA player after being selected s</description> <pubDate>2017-09-29 16:02:04</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/29: HoopsRumors- Trey Burke, 15 Other FAs Attend Bucks’ Mini-Camp</title> <link>https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2017/08/trey-burke-15-other-fas-attend-bucks-mini-camp.html</link> <description>The Bucks are hosting a free agent mini-camp on Tuesday and Wednesday this week as they look to fill out their training camp roster and identify candidates to play for their G League affiliate, the Wisconsin Herd, according to Matt Velazquez of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The mini-camp, which wi</description> <pubDate>2017-08-29 20:02:10</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/27: Section 215- Philadelphia 76ers: 5 best landing spots for Jahlil Okafor</title> <link>https://section215.com/2017/08/27/philadelphia-76ers-5-best-landing-spots-jahlil-okafor/</link> <description>Agreeing that the Philadelphia 76ers need to trade Jahlil Okafor is the easy part. Which NBA teams would have an actual use for the Sixers forgotten man? With an array of young talent, the 76ers are suddenly one of the few bright spots in the NBA&#039;s beleaguered Eastern Conference. Joel Embiid, </description> <pubDate>2017-08-27 16:06:09</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/1: Real Ball Insiders- Derrick Rose: From Riches to Rags?</title> <link>http://realballinsiders.com/blog/2017/08/01/derrick-rose-from-riches-to-rags/</link> <description>The NBA features superstar talents week in and week out, but sometimes players slip through the cracks. Everyone likes to use the word “bust” to describe players who went high in the draft but simply didn’t live up to their potential, like Greg Oden and Hasheem Thabeet. Derrick Rose’s story isn’t li</description> <pubDate>2017-08-01 16:04:56</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>7/11: Hoops Habit- Philadelphia 76ers: Updated trade options for Jahlil Okafor</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2017/07/11/philadelphia-76ers-updated-trade-options-for-jahlil-okafor/</link> <description>With the main players out of the way in NBA free agency, here are some potential trade options for the Philadelphia 76ers&#039; Jahlil Okafor. It has been a huge couple of weeks for the Philadelphia 76ers. It all began in the week leading up to the 2017 NBA Draft, when the Sixers president of ba</description> <pubDate>2017-07-11 20:02:53</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>7/2: All Heart in Hoop City- The Grizzlies Are Still Title Contenders &#8211; If They Keep The Band Together</title> <link>http://www.allheartinhoopcity.com/grizzlies-still-title-contenders-keep-band-together/</link> <description>Aimee Stiegemeyer The Grizzlies Are Still Title Contenders &#8211; If They Keep The Band Together All Heart in Hoop City All Heart in Hoop City - As of this writing, the Memphis front office has yet to make any big free agency moves. So here&#8217;s my argument for keeping the band [...] The post T</description> <pubDate>2017-07-02 20:06:15</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>7/1: Fadeaway World- Ranking The Last 10 2nd Overall NBA Draft Picks</title> <link>http://fadeawayworld.com/2017/07/01/ranking-the-last-10-2nd-overall-nba-draft-picks/</link> <description>The NBA Draft creates a lot of hype around the young talented players that are set to make his first appearances in the Association, constantly overreacting with their skills and ceiling and making a lot of exaggerated comparisons between them and former or current NBA glories. And more often than n</description> <pubDate>2017-07-01 20:05:16</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/17: Interbasket- Stephen Curry&#8217;s career high in points, assists, three pointers and more</title> <link>http://www.interbasket.net/news/21941/2017/05/stephen-currys-career-high-in-points-assists-three-pointers-and-more/</link> <description>Even before he played his first career game, NBA scouts liked Stephen Curry a lot, but they clearly had third and fourth thoughts about his superstar potential. . Born to Sonya Adams and former NBA sharpshooter Dell Curry, Stephen Curry had big shoes to fill once he decided he was going to follow in</description> <pubDate>2017-05-17 00:04:35</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/28: Dunking with Wolves- Minnesota Timberwolves: What If They Drafted Stephen Curry?</title> <link>http://dunkingwithwolves.com/2017/04/27/minnesota-timberwolves-what-if-they-drafted-steph-curry/</link> <description>The Minnesota Timberwolves 2009 NBA draft could go down as one of the biggest squandered opportunities in franchise history. Entering the summer of 2009, the Minnesota Timberwolves were coming off one of their worst seasons in franchise history, tallying 60 losses. It was the beginning of the Da</description> <pubDate>2017-04-28 00:03:28</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/25: HoopsRumors- And-Ones: Bynum, Thabeet, NBA Draft</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2017/01/and-ones-bynum-thabeet-nba-draft.html</link> <description>With NBA teams like the Cavaliers and Bulls looking for point guard help, one name that ESPN&#8217;s Chris HaynesÂ has heard thrown around is Will Bynum.Â At 34 years of age, Bynum has plugged away in the D-League sinceÂ he was waived by the Hawks during training camp. Though he was used sparingly by t</description> <pubDate>2017-01-25 01:01:58</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/18: Right Down Euclid- Chris Andersen: 3 Potential Replacements For The Cleveland Cavaliers</title> <link>http://kingjamesgospel.com/2016/12/18/cavaliers-chris-andersen-replacements/</link> <description>King James Gospel takes a look at three centers that canreplace Chris Andersen for the Cleveland Cavaliers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm2HL0bi8rs Chris Andersen is out for the season after having surgery to repaira torn ACL. Andersen, who was signed this summer to be depth at the center po</description> <pubDate>2016-12-18 13:03:56</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/27: Wiz of Awes- Washington Wizards Worked Out NBA Bust Hasheem Thabeet In September</title> <link>http://wizofawes.com/2016/10/20/washington-wizards-worked-nba-bust-hasheem-thabeet-nba-free-agency-rumors/</link> <description>Washington Wizards recently worked out Hasheem Thabeet, who was picked second overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. Hasheem Thabeet was picked second overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2009. He&#039;s played for seven different professional teams since; some in the NBA and some i</description> <pubDate>2016-10-27 16:37:41</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/22: HoopsRumors- And-Ones: CBA, Thabeet, Parker, Chalmers, Trades</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2016/10/and-ones-cba-thabeet-parker-chalmers-trades.html</link> <description>Multiple positive reports about the progress of Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations surfaced on Thursday, suggesting that a new CBA deal may not be done yet, but it&#8217;s getting close. NBA commissioner Adam Silver agrees with that assessment, telling reporters today that a new CBA isn&#8</description> <pubDate>2016-10-22 00:01:15</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/10: Last Word on Sports- The Memphis Grizzlies Biggest Mistake in the Past Ten Years</title> <link>http://lastwordonsports.com/2016/08/10/memphis-grizzlies-biggest-mistake/</link> <description>The Memphis Grizzlies' biggest mistake of the past ten years is drafting Hasheem Thabeet second overall in 2009, one of the biggest busts of all time. The post The Memphis Grizzlies Biggest Mistake in the Past Ten Years appeared first on Last Word On Sports. </description> <pubDate>2016-08-10 12:40:06</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/5: The Sixer Sense- 5 Recent Top Overall NBA Draft Picks Who Were Successes</title> <link>http://thesixersense.com/2016/08/05/5-recent-top-overall-nba-draft-picks-who-were-successes/</link> <description>The Philadelphia 76ers have the top overall draft pick from this year&#039;s NBA Draft. Some top overall picks turn out quite alright. Here are some examples. The Philadelphia 76ers have a lot resting on this season. Their next chapter, and the cusp of their rebuild, seems to be during this sea</description> <pubDate>2016-08-05 15:36:51</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/11: Beale Street Bears- 5 Players The Memphis Grizzlies Should Target at #17</title> <link>http://bealestreetbears.com/2016/06/11/5-players-memphis-grizzlies-target-17/</link> <description>This year&#039;s pick is the highest for the Memphis Grizzlies since 2010. Will they turn around their draft misfortunes and draft a future contributor? Memphis Grizzlies fans have a reasonable reason to be anxious over the next two weeks leading up to the draft. Year after year, the Memphis Gr</description> <pubDate>2016-06-11 13:37:03</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/5: Everybody Hates Cleveland- Everybody should hate the Golden State Warriors</title> <link>http://www.everybodyhatescleveland.com/2016/06/everybody-should-hate-golden-state.html</link> <description>&nbsp; (Getty Images)&nbsp; If you're a Cleveland Cavaliers fan, chances are pretty good that I'm about to put into written words what many of you have said to your friends over the past 365 days multiple times: "I Hate the Golden State Warriors."Sure, I need to preface this piece by saying that as </description> <pubDate>2016-06-05 16:37:43</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/1: Hoops Habit- Golden State Warriors: Can We Just Appreciate Curry?</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2016/06/01/golden-state-warriors-can-just-appreciate-curry/</link> <description>Stephen Curryis in the NBA Finals once again, so why are people so quick to try and discredit his accomplishments? Oscar Robertson said that NBA coaches don&#039;t understand basketball because of Stephen Curry. When asked about Curry&#039;s game, Charles Barkley said "he&#039;s not m...</description> <pubDate>2016-06-01 13:37:11</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/6: Beale Street Bears- Memphis Grizzlies Draft Prospects: Stephen Zimmerman</title> <link>http://bealestreetbears.com/2016/05/06/memphis-grizzlies-draft-prospects-stephen-zimmerman/</link> <description>This offseason is huge for the Memphis Grizzlies and their future. Is Stephen Zimmerman a good long-term pick for the Grizzlies? The Memphis Grizzlies have put themselves in a hole for the future because of their poor drafting. They infamously drafted Hasheem Thabeet over MVP candidates Ste</description> <pubDate>2016-05-06 16:37:58</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/16: MichaelSportStats- Statistical Achievements That Went (Largely) Unnoticed In The 2015/16 NBA Season</title> <link>https://michaelsportstats.com/2016/04/16/statistical-achievements-that-went-largely-unnoticed-in-the-201516-nba-season/</link> <description>The end of a yet another NBA season means a couple of things â the major statistical summaries are getting published in every possible sports-website, while some other statistical achievements are getting forgotten and wait to be mentioned in places such as this blog. This is the 4th year in a row</description> <pubDate>2016-04-16 17:37:20</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/15: SFBay- Warriors roster is what makes them lucky</title> <link>https://sfbay.ca/2016/04/14/warriors-roster-is-what-makes-them-lucky/</link> <description>The Warriors legacy is built on luck, but from within -- not from things out of their control. </description> <pubDate>2016-04-15 05:36:48</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/10: Thunderous Intentions- Oklahoma City Thunder's Manly Stache Brothers</title> <link>http://thunderousintentions.com/2016/04/10/oklahoma-city-thunders-manly-stache-brothers/</link> <description>The word âmoustacheâ is French, automatically giving it a negative connotation because the only good thing to come out of France is Carmilla Rowe. Despite its origin, the mustache (yes, Iâll be Americanizing it from here on out) is one of the manliest things a man can own. The fact...</description> <pubDate>2016-04-10 14:36:49</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/11: Thunderous Intentions- The Improvement of Steven Adams</title> <link>http://thunderousintentions.com/2016/03/11/improvement-steven-adams/</link> <description>Steven Adams came to the Thunder as part of the infamous James Harden trade in the form of Torontoâs 1st round pick in the 2013 Draft. He entered his first NBA season as a 20 year old, on a contender, that had a crowded front court. He was expected to spend his 1st year or more in the NBA Deve...</description> <pubDate>2016-03-11 17:36:52</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/25: Beale Street Bears- Bearing Down: Memphis Grizzlies Week in Review and Three Takeaways</title> <link>http://bealestreetbears.com/2016/01/25/bearing-down-memphis-grizzlies-week-in-review-and-three-takeaways/</link> <description>We have everything you need on the week that was, plus three key takeaways. The Memphis Grizzlies had a winning record for the week, 2-1, and their hopes of a rare undefeated week remained intact until the final seconds of a tough loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves this weekend. First let&#039;s ta.</description> <pubDate>2016-01-25 15:37:40</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/13: Behind the Buck Pass- Jabari Parker Is Improving Faster Than You Think</title> <link>http://behindthebuckpass.com/2016/01/13/jabari-parker-improving-faster-think/</link> <description>After three months of continuous improvement, Jabari Parker is where he left off last season. An interesting conversation regarding Jabari Parker&#039;s future/potential cropped up during Sunday&#039;sFSN broadcast in New York. It beganwith a dialogue on Parker&#039;s pedigree as a number two ov...</description> <pubDate>2016-01-13 20:37:00</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/3: Hoops Habit- Taking Advantage Of January Schedule A Must</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2016/01/03/taking-advantage-of-january-schedule-a-must/</link> <description>The Memphis Grizzlies are scheduled to play 14 games this month, none of them on consecutive nights. It&#8217;s a part of the schedule they must capitalize upon. Saturday night, the Memphis Grizzlies couldn&#8217;t stop Rodney Hood in an overtime loss to the Utah Jazz. The second-year s...</description> <pubDate>2016-01-03 17:37:04</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/24: Hoops Habit- Is It Time To Blow Up The Grizzlies?</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2015/12/24/memphis-grizzlies-time-blow/</link> <description>It&#039;s looking less and less likely that this Memphis Grizzlies team will ever win a championship, but does that mean they should blow it up? Don&#039;t be fooled by the Memphis Grizzlies&#039; standing as the sixth-best team in the Western Conference two months into the 2015-16 seas...</description> <pubDate>2015-12-24 14:36:58</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/3: HoopsRumors- Several Recent Top 10 Picks No Longer In NBA</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2015/12/several-recent-top-10-picks-no-longer-in-nba.html</link> <description>Martell Webster became the latest former top 10 draft pick to find himself out of the NBA when the Wizards released him Monday, and he has plenty of company.Â More than a quarter of all top 10 picks drafted between 2005 and 2011 aren&#8217;t currently under contract with an NBA team. Webster, the No</description> <pubDate>2015-12-03 20:35:47</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/24: Behind the Buck Pass- Milwaukee Bucks: What The Knight/Carter-Williams Trade Represents</title> <link>http://behindthebuckpass.com/2015/11/24/milwaukee-bucks-knightcarter-williams-trade-represents/</link> <description>Deep into the future the trade involving Brandon Knight and Michael Carter-Williams may represent much more for the Milwaukee Bucks than the players involved. I&#8217;m glad the Milwaukee Buckstraded Brandon Knight for Michael Carter-Williams. Even if MCW is out of the the league by the end of his .</description> <pubDate>2015-11-24 19:38:04</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/16: Hardwood & Hollywood- Sonny&#8217;s Top 50 NBA Players: #13 DeMarcus Cousins</title> <link>http://www.ballermindframe.com/2015/10/16/sonnys-top-50-nba-players-13-demarcus-cousins/</link> <description>Resume: 24.1 points (5th in league, career best), 12.7 rebounds (3rd in league, career best), 3.6 assists (career best), 1.5 steals, 1.7 blocks (career best), 423 free throws made (3rd in league), 541 free throw attempts (3rd in league), 47 double-doubles (3rd in league), 34.1 minutes (career best),</description> <pubDate>2015-10-16 15:39:32</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/12: Hoops Habit- Philadelphia 76ers: Questioning The Process</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2015/09/12/philadelphia-76ers-questioning-process/</link> <description>The Philadelphia 76ers&#8217; radical rebuilding plan has been a hot-button topic for observers in the NBA for the past few seasons. Watching the once-great franchise purposely gimp their chances for immediate success has brought up many questions about the integrity of the game and whether this lon</description> <pubDate>2015-09-12 18:39:03</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/4: HoopsRumors- Top 10 September 2014 Transactions</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2015/09/top-10-september-transactions-2014.html</link> <description>Most offseason business is already taken care of well before September, when the opening of training camps at month&#8217;s end looms. It&#8217;s that new beginning for on-court action that stirs a renewal of off-court transactions, too. September saw several notable moves last year, and that&#8217;</description> <pubDate>2015-09-04 20:35:49</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/27: HoopsRumors- And-Ones: Thunder, Batum, 2016 Draft</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2015/08/thunder-let-trade-exception-expire.html</link> <description>TheÂ ESPN Summer Forecast panelÂ tabs the Thunder as the team most likely to vault in the standings this year, which is no surprise given the return of Kevin Durant and the team&#8217;sÂ decision to matchÂ the Blazers&#8217; offer sheet for high-scoring big man Enes Kanter . The Heat, who re-signed </description> <pubDate>2015-08-27 15:35:57</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/12: Hoops Habit- Memphis Grizzlies: Grading The Offseason</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2015/08/12/memphis-grizzlies-grading-offseason/</link> <description>Following another second round playoff series in which they were simply outmatched, the Memphis Grizzlies seemed to be in no man&#039;s land among playoff teams: too good to blow it up and start over, but not nearly good enough to compete with the true heavy hitters of the Western Conference. Aft...</description> <pubDate>2015-08-12 13:38:20</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/7: Hoops Habit- NBA: Re-Drafting The 2009 NBA Draft's Top 10</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2015/08/07/nba-re-drafting-2009-nba-drafts-top-10/</link> <description>While there&#039;s a ton of buzz that goes into each NBA Draft, the draft process is essentially a glorified crap shoot. The odds of drafting a legitimate NBA rotation player, let alone a star, are slim, and those that are lucky enough to pick an impact player often aren&#039;t the ones drafting in </description> <pubDate>2015-08-07 15:37:17</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/2: Hoops Habit- Utah Jazz: Why Wouldn't You Start Trey Burke?</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2015/08/02/utah-jazz-wouldnt-start-trey-burke/</link> <description>This season for Trey Burke is a make-or-break year, but should it really be? Burke is entering thelast guaranteed year onhis contract playing for the Utah Jazz, but hasn&#039;t Burke done more than enough to solidify his position as Utah&#039;s starting point guard? ALSO ON HOOPSHABIT:Every NB...</description> <pubDate>2015-08-02 13:37:04</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>7/12: Wiz of Awes- NBA Summer League 2015: Washington Wizards Lose the Worst Basketball Game of All Time</title> <link>http://wizofawes.com/2015/07/12/nba-summer-league-2015-washington-wizards-lose-worst-basketball-game-time/</link> <description>At its worst, the NBA Summer League is an unwatchable slog of guys you&#039;ve never heard oftrying to get their shine, and in the process doing irreparable harm to the game of basketball. And if you missed the Washington Wizards&#039; 94-74 defeat to the D-League Select team on Sunday, count yourse</description> <pubDate>2015-07-12 23:38:04</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/24: Hardwood & Hollywood- 2015 NBA Draft Primer</title> <link>http://www.ballermindframe.com/2015/06/24/2015-nba-draft-primer/</link> <description>You know what&#8217;s maddening, yet oh so rewarding about doing your own NBA Mock Draft, and even more so, making draft related predictions? You&#8217;re never going to be right. It&#8217;s frustrating that no matter how much time you put into it or how tuned in you are to what teams need or how th</description> <pubDate>2015-06-24 16:38:47</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/22: HoopsRumors- Hoops Rumors Community Shootaround 6/22/15</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2015/06/rumors-community-shootaround-62215.html</link> <description>Some of the greatest joys of being a sports fan, besides your favorite team winning the championship, are the debates that arise between fellow sports nuts along the way. Itâs with this in mind that we have begun providing a forum for basketball fanatics to voice their opinions, debate trending to</description> <pubDate>2015-06-22 20:35:53</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/21: HoopsRumors- Western Notes: Wade, Lakers, Nuggets</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2015/06/western-notes-lakers-nuggets.html</link> <description>Dwyane Wade sees the Lakers as an possible destination if he declines his player option, Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated tweets. There is a mutual interest, league sources told Mannix, despite the Lakers being in rebuild mode. Wade reportedly would welcome $20MM salaries if he turns down his $16.</description> <pubDate>2015-06-21 22:35:43</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/18: Hoops Habit- Kentucky Basketball: John Calipari Gambled With His Own Credibility</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2015/06/18/kentucky-basketball-john-calipari-gambled-credibility/</link> <description>Nobody has matched John Calipari&#039;s ability to send players to the NBA since his arrival to Kentucky. Nobody. ALSO ON HOOPSHABIT: Our Latest NBA Mock Draft Calipari has had 18 players selected in the NBA Draft since 2010, his first full season as head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats. ...</description> <pubDate>2015-06-18 13:38:34</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/17: Hoops Habit- Kentucky Basketball: John Calipari Gambled With His Own Credibility</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/?p=142769</link> <description>Nobody has matched John Calipari&#039;s ability to send players to the NBA since his arrival to Kentucky. Nobody. ALSO ON HOOPSHABIT: Our Latest NBA Mock Draft Calipari has had 18 players selected in the NBA Draft since 2010, his first full season as head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats. ...</description> <pubDate>2015-06-17 15:37:17</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/29: Air Alamo- San Antonio Spurs Draft Prospect: Robert Upshaw</title> <link>http://airalamo.com/2015/05/28/san-antonio-spurs-draft-prospect-robert-upshaw/</link> <description>Robert Upshaw: 21-years old, Washington, Center Draft Express Measurements (Draft Combine): 7&#34;0, 258-pounds, 7&#34;6 wingspan 2014-15 Stats: 10.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 4.5 blocks, 0.4 steals, 59% field goals, 43% free-throws, 0-1 threes, 24.9 minutes Quick Season Review:T...</description> <pubDate>2015-05-29 00:38:06</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/23: HoopsRumors- Draft History: Chris Wallace</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2015/05/draft-history-wallace.html</link> <description>The 2015 NBA draft is a little over a month away, and for teams that arenât still parti**** in the NBA playoffs, the focus is on using that event to build toward a better future. Now that the NBA Draft lottery is complete, the speculation can truly begin as to which player each franchise will </description> <pubDate>2015-05-23 20:35:48</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/14: Lake Show Life- Lakers Draft Evaluations: Comparing Then &amp; Now</title> <link>http://lakeshowlife.com/2015/05/14/lakers-draft-evaluations-comparing-now/</link> <description>The Lakers organization, players, fans, etc. are now only thinking about thesethree words: the NBA Draft. The draft, held in New York City on June 25, may be the biggest Laker event since the 2010 NBA Finals. -== 5 Reasons Steve Nash Should Join Lakers&#8217; Coaching Staff ==- The Lakers have the..</description> <pubDate>2015-05-14 08:37:37</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/2: Orlando Magic Daily- Where you pick in the NBA Draft matters</title> <link>http://orlandomagicdaily.com/2015/05/02/where-you-pick-in-the-nba-draft-matters/</link> <description>Looking for a star in the NBA Draft? Where you pick historically seems to matter. And where stars come from in the Draft is quite unpredictable. The NBA Draft Lottery has put a wrench in predicting or talking about the Draft for now. Yes, the list of players officially entered into the Draft is...</description> <pubDate>2015-05-02 20:38:55</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/16: Thunderous Intentions- I Dream of Hasheem: A Prom Invitation for Former OKC Thunder Player</title> <link>http://thunderousintentions.com/2015/04/16/i-dream-of-hasheem-a-prom-invitation-for-former-okc-thunder-player/</link> <description>Oh, to be a high school senior once more. To look forward to the start of a collegiate career, enjoy the glory days of the past four years, and to go to the prom with your favorite NBA player. That last one&#039;s a little unusual, certainly not the norm for your average 17-year-old. But Andrea, ...</description> <pubDate>2015-04-16 20:37:37</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/15: HoopsRumors- Key Players Without NBA Contracts In 2014/15</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2015/04/players-without-contracts.html</link> <description>The last day of the regular season is here, and barring a late signing, several noteworthy players will have gone through 2014/15 without an NBA contract. For some, like Ray Allen, it&#8217;s a matter of choice. For others, such as Carlos Delfino, an injury kept them out of the league. Still others </description> <pubDate>2015-04-15 17:35:53</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/4: Soaring Down South- DeMarre Carroll: The Motor of the Atlanta Hawks</title> <link>http://soaringdownsouth.com/2015/04/04/demarre-carroll-motor-atlanta-hawks/</link> <description>DeMarre Carroll has traveled a rocky road on his way to NBA success. Now regarded as one of the NBA&#039;s top perimeter defenders, Carroll doesn&#039;t ask for praise, nor does he care about what his critics say about him. Carroll&#039;s only interest is winning, and so far, he&#039;s achieved that</description> <pubDate>2015-04-04 14:38:10</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/11: SOX & Dawgs- UConnâs Amida Brimah Named AAC Defensive Player of the Year</title> <link>http://soxanddawgs.com/huskies/articles/uconns-amida-brimah-named-aac-defensive-player-year.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uconns-amida-brimah-named-aac-defensive-player-year</link> <description>UConn sophomore center Amida Brimah (Accra, Ghana) has been named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced today. [...] The post UConn&#8217;s Amida Brimah Named AAC Defensive Player of the Year appeared first on Sox and Dawgs. </description> <pubDate>2015-03-11 15:37:31</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/2: HoopsRumors- Financial Impact Of Deadline Trades: Northwest</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2015/03/financial-deadline-northwest.html</link> <description>Last weekâs trade deadline was a dizzying affair, with 39 players and 17 teams involved in aÂ dozen trades, including a trio of three-team transactions. The day had wide-ranging effects on the salary structures of those 17 teams, and weâll examine the aftermath for each of them in this multipart</description> <pubDate>2015-03-02 16:37:02</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/27: Thunderous Intentions- Thunder Playbook: How Enes Kanter Fits With OKC</title> <link>http://thunderousintentions.com/2015/02/27/thunder-playbook-enes-kanter-fits-okc/</link> <description>Admit it, Enes Kanter wasn&#8217;t on your wishlist for the Thunder. Arron Afflalo, Brook Lopez, and Pau Gasol were at the top of the list. C.J. Miles, Darren Collison, and Vince Carter were tossed around. Fans even kicked the tires on Mike Miller and Mario Chalmers...but no where wasKanter menti...</description> <pubDate>2015-02-27 17:37:52</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/21: HoopTrends- Has The Second Overall Pick Become A NBA Curse?</title> <link>http://slamdunkzone.com/2015/01/21/second-overall-pick-become-nba-curse/</link> <description>The NBA has seen some greatÂ second overall draft picks includingÂ Kevin Durant andÂ LaMarcus Aldridge to name a couple. But theÂ league has also seenÂ a numberÂ of its busts drafted second. Darko Milicic, Marvin Williams and Hasheem Thabeet are a few that come to mind. So lets take a look at some o</description> <pubDate>2015-01-21 23:38:38</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/4: Mike D&apos;Antoni&apos;s Moustache- The Definitive 2014/15 NBA League Pass Ratings (Part II) &#8211; With Help From Giannis Antetokounmpo!</title> <link>https://mikedmoustache.wordpress.com/2014/09/02/the-definitive-201415-nba-league-pass-ratings-part-ii-with-help-from-giannis-antetokounmpo/</link> <description>As soon as I returned home from work on Sunday, IÂ introducedÂ The Definitive 2014/15 NBA League Pass Ratings, kicking things off with a review of the Atlantic Division. Spoiler alert &#8211; The Drakes, my mistake, Toronto, might be the only team worth watching this year, as reflected by their abov</description> <pubDate>2015-01-04 06:40:53</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/21: Beale Street Bears- DeMarre Carroll: The Forgotten Man </title> <link>http://bealestreetbears.com/2014/12/20/demarre-carroll-forgotten-man/</link> <description>It was the summer of 2009 when Mizzou Hoops star DeMarre Carroll was coming off the best year of his college career as he and his teammates led the Tigers&#039; to the elite 8 but eventually lost to UConn 82-75. He had declared for the NBA Draft in the summer of 2008 but was told to go back to sc...</description> <pubDate>2014-12-21 06:41:17</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/12: HoopsRumors- Sixers Veteran Trade Acquisitions Rarely Stick</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/12/veteran-acquisitions-rarely.html</link> <description>It&#8217;s no secret that draft considerations have served as the centerpiece for many of the trades that Sam Hinkie has made during his tenure as Sixers GM, which began in May 2013. His deal with the Pelicans in June 2013 that netted the rights to Nerlens Noel was the first significant signal of th</description> <pubDate>2014-12-12 22:35:44</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/1: HoopsRumors- Offseason In Review: Oklahoma City Thunder</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/11/offseason-review-oklahoma-thunder.html</link> <description>Hoops Rumors is in the process of looking back at each teamâs offseason, from the end of the playoffs in June right up until opening night. Trades, free agent signings, draft picks, contract extensions, option decisions, camp invitees, and more will be covered, as we examine the moves each franchi</description> <pubDate>2014-12-01 04:36:15</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/16: MichaelSportStats- Is Yao Ming the greatest REALLY TALL NBA player ever?</title> <link>http://michaelsportstats.wordpress.com/2014/11/16/is-yao-ming-the-greatest-really-tall-nba-player-ever/</link> <description>A brief post, just some things I thought about in the last few days. 1) Ray Allen &#8211; what&#8217;s up, yo? Man, don&#8217;t you want to decide already whether you&#8217;re coming back or not? I&#8217;ll make it simple for you &#8211; you do need to come back! It doesn&#8217;t really matter which</description> <pubDate>2014-11-16 18:44:01</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/14: HoopsRumors- Offseason In Review: Detroit Pistons</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/11/offseason-review-detroit-pistons.html</link> <description>Hoops Rumors is in the process of looking back at each teamâs offseason, from the end of the playoffs in June right up until opening night. Trades, free agent signings, draft picks, contract extensions, option decisions, camp invitees, and more will be covered, as we examine the moves each franchi</description> <pubDate>2014-11-14 01:36:17</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/10: HoopsRumors- Offseason In Review: Philadelphia 76ers</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/11/offseason-review-philadelphia-76ers.html</link> <description>Hoops Rumors is in the process of looking back at each teamâs offseason, from the end of the playoffs in June right up until opening night. Trades, free agent signings, draft picks, contract extensions, option decisions, camp invitees, and more will be covered, as we examine the moves each franchi</description> <pubDate>2014-11-10 23:35:58</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/3: HoopsRumors- And-Ones: Cavs, D-League, Temple</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/11/cavs-league-temple.html</link> <description>Not surprisingly, three of the NBA&#8217;s four unbeaten teams reside in the Western Conference, where the Warriors, Rockets and Grizzlies are all 3-0. The East&#8217;s lone unbeaten is the franchise that&#8217;s won the last four conference championships, but it&#8217;s nonetheless surprising to se</description> <pubDate>2014-11-03 23:35:59</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/31: HoopsRumors- And-Ones: Allen, Thabeet, NBPA</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/10/allen-thabeet-nbpa.html</link> <description>In response to commissioner Adam Silver&#8217;s statement that a third of the teams in the league are still losing money, new NBPA head Michele Roberts said, &#8220;The NBA&#8217;s cries of poverty will not work this time,&#8221; Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports writes.&#8221;I can say that I was</description> <pubDate>2014-10-31 04:35:56</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/26: HoopsRumors- Week In Review: 10/20/14 Ã¢â¬â 10/26/14</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/10/review-102014-102614.html</link> <description>Here&#8217;s a look back at the (busy) week that was.. Steve Nash will miss all of 2014/15 due to recurring nerve damage in his back. Â The Lakers will apply for the Disabled Player Exception. In a surprise turn, the league voted against lottery reform. The Warriors and Klay Thompson still have a br</description> <pubDate>2014-10-26 19:35:49</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/24: MichaelSportStats- The NBA&#8217;s All-Time Record in Three Pointers Made</title> <link>http://michaelsportstats.wordpress.com/2014/10/24/the-nbas-all-time-record-in-three-pointers-made/</link> <description>Hey, you! Yes you, with the eyes and the nose (sorry Voldemort)! Do you like three pointers? What a stupid question, of course you do! Who doesn&#8217;t like them?! Well, maybe Shaqâ¦ I mean, he made only one out of 22 attempts over his career. That&#8217;s even better than Kareem (1/18)! Anyway, I</description> <pubDate>2014-10-24 13:42:51</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/20: HoopsRumors- Pistons Waive Thabeet, Cook, Bostic, Brown</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/10/pistons-thabeet-bostic.html</link> <description>The Pistons have waived Hasheem Thabeet, Brian Cook, Lorenzo Brown and Josh Bostic, the team announced via press release. That means the team has cutÂ ties with all four of the players it had on non-guaranteed contracts, leaving only 16 fully guaranteed deals. Thabeet was hoping to rehabilitate a fo</description> <pubDate>2014-10-20 17:36:58</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/15: HoopsRumors- NBA Players Who Changed Conferences</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/10/players-changed-conferences.html</link> <description>The Western Conference has been the stronger half of the NBA for more than a decade, and the split couldn&#8217;t have been much more profound last season. The Suns finished out of the playoffs in the West with a record that would have tied for third-best in the East. Still, there&#8217;s evidence t</description> <pubDate>2014-10-15 21:35:40</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/11: Hoops Habit- Portland Trail Blazers: Can Thomas Robinson Still Develop?</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/10/11/portland-trail-blazers-can-thomas-robinson-still-develop/</link> <description>There have been quite a few top-five draft choices who haven&#039;t panned out in the past few years. There is a lot of talk about draft day busts. There were plenty recently between guys like Michael Beasley, Greg Oden, Hasheem Thabeet and others. Indeed, the NBA draft is largely a shot into the da</description> <pubDate>2014-10-11 15:38:12</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/11: Hoops Habit- Utah Jazz: Is Trey Burke Or Dante Exum Even a Question?</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/10/11/utah-jazz-trey-burke-dante-exum-even-question/</link> <description>Quick story, one of my boys met the Utah Jazz starting point guard Trey Burke back in June right after the 2014 NBA Draft while they each were in Chicago fora memorabilia signing. My friend (let&#039;s call him Red) told me that he was clowning aroundwith Burke for a bit during theirconversation abo</description> <pubDate>2014-10-11 13:38:05</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/7: Thunderous Intentions- NBA 2K15: Oklahoma City Thunder Comparisons</title> <link>http://thunderousintentions.com/2014/10/07/nba-2k15-oklahoma-city-thunder-comparisons/</link> <description>Like most video gaming basketball fans, I picked up my copy of NBA 2K15 this week. In fact, I picked it up at midnight on Monday and then spent hours playing it on Tuesday morning. Like any Oklahoma City Thunder fan, I used my favorite team just to see how they stack up with their real-life counterp</description> <pubDate>2014-10-07 19:39:17</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/6: Hoops Habit- Milwaukee Bucks: Jabari Parker A Second Pick Bust?</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/10/06/milwaukee-bucks-jabari-parker-second-pick-bust/</link> <description>You might make the assumption that they&#8217;re mostly franchise players or at least players who make an impact right away. But by looking at the history of second overall draft picksfrom the last decade, it&#8217;s clear that these coveted franchise-changing players aren&#8217;t very common. It...</description> <pubDate>2014-10-06 14:39:01</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/5: Thunderous Intentions- The Oklahoma City Thunder Should Be Confident</title> <link>http://thunderousintentions.com/2014/10/05/oklahoma-city-thunder-confident/</link> <description>It&#039;s the start of the new NBA season - a time of joy for NBA fans and franchises alike. The Oklahoma City Thunder have hit the ground running and should be very excited for the journey ahead in 2014-15. After coming so close to defeating the eventual NBA Champions the San Antonio Spurs, the ...</description> <pubDate>2014-10-05 23:39:46</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/1: Hoops Habit- Detroit Pistons: Aaron Gray Ruled Out Indefinitely</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/10/01/detroit-pistons-aaron-gray-ruled-indefinitely/</link> <description>With media day taking place on Monday, Detroit Pistons fans were given their first real opportunity to hear from, and about, many of their new faces. There was one piece of news that they definitely weren&#039;t expecting though. Pistons center Aaron Gray will miss training camp and is out indefini.</description> <pubDate>2014-10-01 16:41:01</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/1: Sports Injury Alert- Pistons Injury Update: Aaron Gray to miss all of training camp due to cardiac issue</title> <link>http://www.sportsinjuryalert.com/2014/09/pistons-injury-update-aaron-gray-to.html</link> <description>The Detroit Pistons will be without big man Aaron Gray during training camp. The 29-year-old suffered a cardiac episode after a voluntary workout in late August. The 7-0 backup center is seeking additional medical advice from cardiac specialists, who will help him decide an official timetable for r</description> <pubDate>2014-10-01 01:36:21</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/29: Hoops Habit- Detroit Pistons: Guide To Training Camp Invitees</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/09/29/detroit-pistons-guide-training-camp-invitees/</link> <description>[caption id=&#34;attachment_67082&#34; align=&#34;aligncenter&#34; width=&#34;590&#34;] Mar 15, 2014; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Basketball on the court during the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Spor...</description> <pubDate>2014-09-29 17:38:14</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/28: Hoops Habit- Sunday NBA Fix: Injuries Old And New As Camp Rolls In</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/09/28/sunday-nba-fix-injuries-old-new-camp-rolls/</link> <description>Welcome to the Sunday NBA Fix for Sept. 28, where injuries&#8212;some carrying over from last year and some already starting this season&#8212;are already starting to define the early parts of training camp and the preseason. Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, whose injured knee has defined each o...</description> <pubDate>2014-09-28 15:37:48</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/26: HoopsRumors- And-Ones: Pistons, LeBron, Contract Details</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/09/pistons-contract-details.html</link> <description>The Pistons have a new direction as a franchise now that Stan Van Gundy has taken over as team president and head coach. In their season preview the crew at Basketball Insiders don&#8217;t see the team becoming contenders just yet, and their predictions have Detroit finishing either third or fourth </description> <pubDate>2014-09-26 03:35:46</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/25: Blue Man Hoop- Re-Drafting the top 10 picks of the 2009 NBA Draft </title> <link>http://bluemanhoop.com/2014/09/25/re-drafting-top-10-picks-2009-nba-draft/</link> <description>It seems like just yesterday thatStephen Curry was a junior from Davidson University declaring for the 2009 NBA Draft. Known as a prolific shooter who carried his team to the Elite Eight, Curry was selected by the Golden State Warriors, who took a chance on him with the seventhoverall pick. The r...</description> <pubDate>2014-09-25 19:38:58</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/25: HoopsRumors- Pistons Sign Brian Cook For Camp</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/09/pistons-brian-camp.html</link> <description>The Pistons have signed nine-year NBA veteran big man NBA Brian Cook, the team announced via press release. The release also officially announces the signings of Hasheem Thabeet, Lorenzo Brown and Josh Bostic, who&#8217;d reportedly reached deals earlierÂ with the team. The Pistons have the capacity</description> <pubDate>2014-09-25 17:35:40</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/24: HoopsRumors- 2014/15 Expanded Roster Counts</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/09/expanded-roster-counts.html</link> <description>With training camps set to begin shortly, teams are still shuffling their rosters and players are still being added to fill any remaining spots. It can be difficult to keep track as there tends to be a flurry of activity this time of year as many players will be brought in for a look on [&#8230;]</description> <pubDate>2014-09-24 23:35:44</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/24: HoopsRumors- Pistons To Sign Hasheem Thabeet</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/09/pistons-hasheem-thabeet.html</link> <description>The Pistons have signed Hasheem Thabeet, Marc Stein of ESPN.com reports (Twitter link). The deal is non-guaranteed according to Stein, though the length and terms have not been disclosed yet. Thabeet&#8217;s signing brings Detroit&#8217;s preseason roster count to 19, with 16 of those players on ful</description> <pubDate>2014-09-24 21:35:42</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/24: Golden Gate Sports- Golden State Warriors: How the Franchise Turned Around</title> <link>http://goldengatesports.com/2014/09/24/golden-state-warriors-turnaround/</link> <description>When thinking about the Golden State Warriors, what comes to mind? For most people, it&#039;s Stephen Curry and his backcourt mate Klay Thompson. For others, it&#039;s the rocking Oracle Arena, which is always filled to capacity with thousands of spirited fans. The point is, when thinking of the ...</description> <pubDate>2014-09-24 16:37:53</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/22: Thunderous Intentions- Steven Adams Set for Big Sophomore Season</title> <link>http://thunderousintentions.com/2014/09/22/steven-adams-set-big-sophomore-season/</link> <description>The Oklahoma City Thunder would have been pleasantly surprised by the development and progress made by rookie Steven Adams in his first NBA season. Scouting reports prior to the 2013 NBA Draft had Adams listed as a lottery pick with potential, but who was raw and would need time to develop (as mo...</description> <pubDate>2014-09-22 13:38:36</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/19: Thunderous Intentions- Oklahoma City Thunder Stars Ready To Shine</title> <link>http://thunderousintentions.com/2014/09/19/oklahoma-city-thunder-stars-ready-to-shine/</link> <description>Each year, a group of players take their game to the next level and really &#34;stake their claim&#34; in the NBA. It might be a rookie who makes huge strides in his sophomore year, it could be a player who has suffered through injury and is not fit &#38; healthy, or it could be a young guy wh...</description> <pubDate>2014-09-19 13:39:52</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/16: Thunderous Intentions- Will Mitch McGary see minutes for the Oklahoma City Thunder?</title> <link>http://thunderousintentions.com/2014/09/16/will-mitch-mcgary-see-minutes-oklahoma-city-thunder/</link> <description>He may not be anyone&#039;s pick for the Rookie of the Year award (that will likely be battled for by Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker) but Mitch McGary is an intriguing rookie prospect. By now, many will know that he was a highly touted high school player who played his college ball with the Mic...</description> <pubDate>2014-09-16 13:38:40</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/13: HoopsRumors- Hornets Seeking Frontcourt Help</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/09/hornets-seeking-frontcourt.html</link> <description>Noah Vonleh&#8217;s injury leaves the Hornets&#8217; frontcourt with less depth thanÂ coachÂ Steve CliffordÂ would like, and as a result, the team is planning on adding a playerÂ to help supplement their cast of bigs, as Clifford tells Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer. Vonleh, the ninthÂ overa</description> <pubDate>2014-09-13 22:35:44</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/12: Hoops Habit- NBA Power Rankings: All 30 Starting Power Forwards</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/09/12/nba-power-rankings-30-starting-power-forwards/</link> <description>[caption id=&#34;attachment_63402&#34; align=&#34;aligncenter&#34; width=&#34;590&#34;] May 14, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan (left) hugs Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge (right) talk after game five of the second round of the 2014 NBA Playoff...</description> <pubDate>2014-09-12 20:37:46</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/7: HoopsRumors- Week In Review: 9/1/14 Ã¢â¬â 9/7/14</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/09/review-9114-9714.html</link> <description>Celtics guard Rajon Rondo has dominated headlines all week long. Â General Manager Danny AingeÂ has long downplayed any trade talk but at this stage it&#8217;s apparent that discussions are taking place on some level. Â The Celtics say they&#8217;re not shopping him, Rondo says he doesn&#8217;t want</description> <pubDate>2014-09-07 19:36:41</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/5: HoopsRumors- Unsigned Former Lottery Picks</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/09/unsigned-former-lottery.html</link> <description>Hasheem Thabeet went unclaimed after the Sixers waived him this week, putting the No. 2 pick from 2009 on a free agent market in which he has plenty of company. Lottery picks are supposed to turn into stars, or at least players capable of holding NBA roster spots. Still, there are dozens of lottery </description> <pubDate>2014-09-05 21:35:58</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/3: HoopsRumors- Sixers Waive Hasheem Thabeet</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/09/sixers-hasheem-thabeet.html</link> <description>The Sixers waived Hasheem Thabeet on Monday, according to the RealGM transactions log, though the team has yet to formally announce the move. That means the club released him on the final day before his non-guaranteed $1.25MM salary for this coming season was to have become fully guaranteed, even th</description> <pubDate>2014-09-03 13:36:05</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/2: HoopsRumors- And-Ones: Allen, Thabeet, Arroyo, Ingles</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/09/thabeet-arroyo-ingles.html</link> <description>Only a half dozen second-round picks from this June are without deals to play in the NBA, overseas or the D-League, as our log of this year&#8217;s draft pick signings shows, and Friday looms as a key date for them. That&#8217;s the last day their NBA teams have to make a required one-year tender fo</description> <pubDate>2014-09-02 20:36:00</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/2: Mike D&apos;Antoni&apos;s Moustache- The Definitive 2014/15 NBA League Pass Ratings (Part II) &#8211; With Help From Giannis Antetokounmpo!</title> <link>http://mikedmoustache.wordpress.com/2014/09/02/the-definitive-201415-nba-league-pass-ratings-part-ii-with-help-from-giannis-antetokounmpo/</link> <description>As soon as I returned home from work on Sunday, IÂ introducedÂ The Definitive 2014/15 NBA League Pass Ratings, kicking things off with a review of the Atlantic Division. Spoiler alert &#8211; The Drakes, my mistake, Toronto, might be the only team worth watching this year, as reflected by their abov</description> <pubDate>2014-09-02 16:40:16</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/1: Hoops Habit- NBA Power Rankings: All 30 Benches</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/?p=60883</link> <description>A few days ago, Hoops Habit published a piece ranking the starting lineups of the NBA. But, we couldn&#8217;t give the starters all the credit and leave out the role players and benches of all 30NBA teams&#33; Team depth is an important factor for teams with championship aspirations...</description> <pubDate>2014-09-01 14:38:28</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/31: HoopsRumors- Week In Review: 8/24-8/30</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/08/week-review-830.html</link> <description>There wasn&#8217;t a franchise changing deal on the scale of Kevin Love being shipped to the Cavaliers this week. The biggest trade of the past seven days involved the Clippers sending Jared Dudley and a lottery-protected 2017 first-round pick to the Bucks for Carlos Delfino, Miroslav Raduljica and </description> <pubDate>2014-08-31 19:36:04</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/29: SOX & Dawgs- Former Husky Hasheem Thabeet Traded To Sixers; Then Waived</title> <link>http://soxanddawgs.com/huskies/nba-huskies/former-husky-hasheem-thabeet-traded-to-sixers-then-waived.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-husky-hasheem-thabeet-traded-to-sixers-then-waived</link> <description>Former UConn Huskies center Hasheem Thabeet has been traded by the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Philadelphia 76ers. [...]</description> <pubDate>2014-08-29 02:36:50</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/28: HoopsRumors- Sam Hinkie On Rebuilding, Mbah a Moute, Shved</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/08/hinkie-rebuilding-shved.html</link> <description>The majority of Hoops Rumors readers who voted in Wednesday&#8217;s poll believe that Sixers GM Sam Hinkie is pursuing a shrewd strategy, at least in theory, as he continues to strip the roster of veteran mainstays. Philadelphia reduced its cap commitments once more in this weekend&#8217;s Kevin Lov</description> <pubDate>2014-08-28 15:36:13</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/28: HoopsRumors- Poll: Weigh In On SixersÃ¢â¬â¢ Rebuild</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/08/weigh-sixers-rebuild.html</link> <description>As our Chuck Myron noted this morning, the Sixers have been a hub of activity over the past few days. From their involvement in the Kevin Love blockbuster, to the Hasheem Thabeet deal, to their agreement with injured rookie center Joel Embiid, the positioning that GM Sam Hinkie and company accomplis</description> <pubDate>2014-08-28 04:36:06</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/28: HoopsRumors- Trade Details: Love, Thabeet, Sefolosha, Dudley</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/08/details-thabeet-sefolosha.html</link> <description>Here is the latest on a handful of recent trades from cap guru Eric Pincus of the Los Angeles Times and Basketball Insiders: Pincus reports that the Wolves received a $6.3MMÂ trade exception in the Kevin Love deal, which is the difference between the salaries of Love and Thaddeus Young ($6,308,194 t</description> <pubDate>2014-08-28 03:35:56</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/28: Thunderous Intentions- With Thabeet gone, what will the Oklahoma City Thunder do?</title> <link>http://thunderousintentions.com/2014/08/27/thabeet-gone-will-oklahoma-city-thunder/</link> <description>Don&#039;t be mislead by the title - the Oklahoma City Thunder are going to be just fine without Hasheem Thabeet - but more importantly, they have received yet another trade exception and opened up a roster spot. THAT is what the title means - what will the Thunder do with this spot and exception? .</description> <pubDate>2014-08-28 00:39:52</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/27: HoopsRumors- Sixers Notes: Embiid, Salary Floor, Richardson</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/08/embiid-salary-richardson.html</link> <description>Sixers GM Sam Hinkie expressed optimism Tuesday about what Luc Mbah a Moute and Alexey Shved can contribute, but he seemed most excited about acquiring the Heat&#8217;s protected 2015 first-round draft pick, observes Marc Narducci of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Sixers wound up with those assets i</description> <pubDate>2014-08-27 14:36:28</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/27: HoopsRumors- Sixers Sign Joel Embiid</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/08/sixers-sign-embiid.html</link> <description>No. 3 overall pick Joel Embiid has signed his rookie scale contract with the Sixers, according to his verified Twitter account. The team has yet to make an official announcement, but it appears as though the final unsigned first-round pick from this June has inked his deal. He&#8217;ll make nearly $</description> <pubDate>2014-08-27 05:36:01</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/27: SOX & Dawgs- Former Husky Hasheem Thabeet Traded To Sixers; Then Waived</title> <link>http://soxanddawgs.com/huskies/nba-huskies/former-husky-hasheem-thabeet-traded-to-sixers-then-waived.html</link> <description>Former UConn Huskies center Hasheem Thabeet has been traded by the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Philadelphia 76ers. [...]</description> <pubDate>2014-08-27 03:36:51</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/26: Beale Street Bears- Former Grizzly No. 2 overall pick Hasheem Thabeet traded to 76ers</title> <link>http://bealestreetbears.com/2014/08/26/hasheem-thabeet-traded-76ers/</link> <description>Former Grizzly Hasheem Thabeet traded to 76ers The Oklahoma City Thunder will trade former Grizzlies&#039; number 2 overall pick Hasheem Thabeet to the Philadelphia 76ers according to report: The Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to trade Hasheem Thabeet to the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers wil...</description> <pubDate>2014-08-26 22:39:24</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/26: The Sixer Sense- Sixers Trade For Hasheem Thabeet and Waive Him Immediately</title> <link>http://thesixersense.com/2014/08/26/sixers-trade-hasheem-thabeet-waive-immediately/</link> <description>In a move that makes sense to nobody but Sixers GM Sam Hinkie, the Philadelphia 76ers have traded for center Hasheem Thabeet of the OKC Thunder. https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/504370771485933568 https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/504371054748250112 The Hasheem Thabet era is ...</description> <pubDate>2014-08-26 22:38:18</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/26: HoopsRumors- Thunder To Trade Hasheem Thabeet To Sixers</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/08/thunder-hasheem-thabeet.html</link> <description>The Thunder will deal Hasheem Thabeet to the Sixers, reports Marc Stein of ESPN.com (onÂ Twitter). The Sixers will likely waive Thabeet after the trade becomes official, Stein also hears (Twitter link). Oklahoma City will receive cash in return, allowing the Thunder to create a trade exception worth</description> <pubDate>2014-08-26 21:36:04</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/21: HoopsRumors- Update On Unsigned 2014 Draft Picks</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/08/update-unsigned-picks.html</link> <description>Nearly two months have passed since this year&#8217;s draft, but it&#8217;s still unclear where 11 of the 60 draftees will play this year. Most have either signed with their NBA teams or agreed to play overseas or in the D-League, as our log of draft pick signings shows, but the fates of a significa</description> <pubDate>2014-08-21 23:35:54</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/17: Dairyland Express- Milwaukee Bucks Jabari Parker Wants To Avoid No. 2 Curse</title> <link>http://dairylandexpress.com/2014/08/16/milwaukee-bucks-jabari-parker-wants-avoid-2-curse/</link> <description>More Kevin Durant. Less Darko Milicic, Michael Beasley and Sam Bowie. Milwaukee Bucks rookie Jabari Parker is well aware of the history of the second overall pick in the NBA draft, telling Pro Basketball Talk that he wants to work hard to avoid joining the list of busts taken at that spot. &#38;ldqu</description> <pubDate>2014-08-17 01:39:25</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/5: Thunderous Intentions- Thunder take a look at Dahntay Jones</title> <link>http://thunderousintentions.com/2014/08/05/thunder-take-look-dahntay-jones/</link> <description>The Oklahoma City Thunder were one of a number of NBA teams who lined up to take a look at ten year veteran Dahntay Jones as he completed a workout in Las Vegas recently. A former 20th pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, Jones has carved out a solid NBA career with a variety of teams and roles. The 6...</description> <pubDate>2014-08-05 16:39:27</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>7/11: Wiz of Awes- NBA Summer League 2014: It's Time to Debate Otto Porter!</title> <link>http://wizofawes.com/2014/07/11/its-time-to-debate-otto-porter-nba-summer-league-2014/</link> <description>The Washington Wizards NBA Summer League team will get their first taste of action tomorrow at 4:30 ET. What does this mean? It means time for the &#8220;Otto Watch&#8221;. Move on from &#8220;The Lebron Watch&#8221; now that it&#8217;s thankfully over and take two hours tomorrow to fiercely debate </description> <pubDate>2014-07-11 19:41:52</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/26: HoopsRumors- Offseason Outlook: Oklahoma City Thunder</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/06/offseason-outlook-oklahoma-thunder.html</link> <description>Guaranteed Contracts Kevin Durant ($18,995,624) Russell Westbrook ($15,719,063) Serge Ibaka ($12,350,000) Kendrick Perkins ($9,404,342) Nick Collison ($2,242,003) Reggie Jackson ($2,204,369) Jeremy Lamb ($2,202,000) Steven Adams ($2,184,960) Andre Roberson ($1,160,880) Perry Jones III ($1,129,200) O</description> <pubDate>2014-06-26 14:36:01</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/25: HoopsRumors- Schedule Of Contract Guarantee Dates</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/06/schedule-contract-guarantee.html</link> <description>In April, weÂ listedÂ the dates prior to July 1st on which the contracts of certain players will become guaranteed. Today, with the help ofÂ ShamSportsâ contract database, weâll go one step further, creating a timeline of guarantee dates for everyone who currently has a non-guaranteed deal for 2</description> <pubDate>2014-06-25 14:35:42</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/23: Thunderous Intentions- Oklahoma City Thunder Draft Day Options</title> <link>http://thunderousintentions.com/2014/06/23/oklahoma-city-thunder-draft-day-options/</link> <description>The NBA draft is this Thursday, June 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder are in a rare position. They&#039;re a championship quality team with a lot of good assets, including two first round picks in the upcoming draft.Even though picks #21 and #29 don&#039;t sound like much, in a deep draft such as th</description> <pubDate>2014-06-23 22:38:35</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/17: Hoops Habit- 2014 NBA Draft: Lottery Mistakes of Past 10 Drafts</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/06/17/2014-nba-draft-lottery-mistakes-past-10-drafts/</link> <description>The 2014 NBA Draft is quickly approaching and every team is scouring over their draft reports to find the next NBA superstar. Unfortunately, things don&#039;t always turn out as planned and often times, we get players who bomb or even worse -- don&#039;t even play in the league. Today, we&#039;re go</description> <pubDate>2014-06-17 17:39:03</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/12: Lake Show Life- 2014 Draft: Watch Out for These Players</title> <link>http://lakeshowlife.com/2014/06/12/dont-draft-list/</link> <description>The draft is a complex mechanism. It&#039;s a crap shoot. Every team has their own rank of who the best player available is. Sometimes they emphasize player fit, more so than talent. Sometimes they draft for position. Sometimes they draft for sheer talent. There are players out there that are ove...</description> <pubDate>2014-06-12 11:37:29</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/7: Dairyland Express- NBA Draft: Worst No. 2 Overall Picks Of The Lottery Era</title> <link>http://dairylandexpress.com/2014/06/07/nba-draft-worst-2-overall-picks-lottery-era/</link> <description>The Milwaukee Bucks will be drafting second overall in the 2014 NBA Draft, to be held in Brooklyn&#8217;s Barclays Center on June 26. Dairyland Express will be looking at all sorts of angles for the No. 2 pick, beginning today with the five worst No. 2 overall picks in the lottery era, which bega...</description> <pubDate>2014-06-07 23:37:48</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/31: Hoops Habit- Indiana Pacers: The Lance Stephenson Opinion Piece</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/05/31/indiana-pacers-lance-stephenson-opinion-piece/</link> <description>While watching/cringing through the Indiana Pacers getting throttled in Game 6 last night, I was faced with a complicated thought. It&#039;s one that&#039;s reared its head multiple times throughout Indiana&#039;s nonsensical, frustrating run to the Eastern Conference Finals, but in this rivalry mat</description> <pubDate>2014-05-31 13:37:41</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/26: Hoops Habit- San Antonio Spurs: Oklahoma City Thunder, Serge Ibaka Strike Back</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/05/26/san-antonio-spurs-oklahoma-city-thunder-serge-ibaka-strike-back/</link> <description>Serge Ibaka&#039;s back and so are the second-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in this Western Conference Finals best-of-7 slugfest, storming past the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs 106-97 Sunday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena. On Friday Ibaka&#039;s status was upgraded to day-to-day from out for the...</description> <pubDate>2014-05-26 15:37:25</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/25: Behind the Buck Pass- Taking A Look At The Last Ten No. 2 Overall Picks</title> <link>http://behindthebuckpass.com/2014/05/25/taking-look-last-ten-2-overall-picks/</link> <description>Last week&#039;s NBA Draft Lottery officially locked the Bucks in at the number two overall pick. While selecting first carries considerably more fanfare, Milwaukee will be in excellent position to grab one of the draft&#039;s top talents. Let&#039;s take a look back at each of the second overall pi</description> <pubDate>2014-05-25 21:37:04</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/21: Hoops Habit- 2014 NBA Draft: Upside, Upside And More Upside</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/05/21/2014-nba-draft-upside-upside-upside/</link> <description>&#34;I demand a trial by upside&#33;&#34; The 2014 NBA Draft lottery has been set and the Cleveland Cavalierswill be picking first in the draft. How? I have no freaking clue, but that&#039;s not the point. Finally, all the speculation as to which team will be picking first is over. However, the deb.</description> <pubDate>2014-05-21 13:37:21</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/21: Sports Out West- 2014 Western Conference Finals: How good is Scott Brooks?</title> <link>http://www.sportsoutwest.com/2014/05/21/2014-western-conference-finals-how-good-is-scott-brooks/</link> <description>Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks has done a solid job getting his team back to the Western Conference Finals.Â  On the surface he would appear to be one of the bright young coaches of the NBA, but a deeper look may tell a different story.Â  In the new climate of the NBA, wins [&#8230;]</description> <pubDate>2014-05-21 12:36:00</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/20: The Hoops Manifesto- Draft Positions: What Type of Player Goes at Each Slot?</title> <link>http://hoopsmanifesto.com/articles/basketball/draft-positions-what-type-of-player-goes-at-each-slot.html</link> <description>Tonight we find out the order of this year&#8217;s NBA Draft lottery. Â And with that news, organizations and fans alike will get into a tizzy over what type of player they are going to be able to select with their pick. Â And, like most things draft related, expectations will greatly outdo reality.</description> <pubDate>2014-05-20 14:35:24</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/18: Thunderous Intentions- The Steven Adams Condition</title> <link>http://thunderousintentions.com/2014/05/17/steven-adams-condition/</link> <description>I&#039;m sure the Thunder had the same plan for Steven Adams that all NBA teams have for their newly acquired rookies. They usually have minutes worked into their rotation little by little to get them used to just how quickly an NBA game can move, and just how much wind you need to simply keep up at</description> <pubDate>2014-05-18 01:37:26</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/12: The Hoops Manifesto- Missner&#8217;s Manifesto: Pooh-Poohing The NBA Draft Combine</title> <link>http://hoopsmanifesto.com/articles/basketball/missners-manifesto-pooh-poohing-the-nba-draft-combine.html</link> <description>Each season has a particular fragrance. In spring, there is the blooming of flowers and their pleasant aromas. For some, winter conjures the wafting delights of hot cocoa after shoveling snow. Summer has the smell of cut grass and barbeques. In the sports world, the smells are not quite so good. The</description> <pubDate>2014-05-12 15:35:14</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/9: Hoops Habit- 2014 NBA Draft Prospects: The Center Dilemma</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/05/09/2014-nba-draft-prospects-center-dilemma/</link> <description>Dominant big men are hard to find these days. Gone are the days of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, David Robinson and Shaquille O&#039;Neal. Gone are the days of the paint being a sacred area of the basketball court, where only the best and the brightest could maneuver into the middle of the floor and score cl</description> <pubDate>2014-05-09 14:36:56</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/5: Hoops Habit- Washington Wizards: Conference Semifinals Preview vs. Indiana Pacers</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/05/05/washington-wizards-conference-semifinals-preview-vs-indiana-pacers/</link> <description>As the most memorable first round of the NBA playoffs wound down Sunday, it seems as if the Washington Wizards have gotten lost in the shuffle of things. But now with the second round starting today, the Wizards are back at the forefront as they will face off with the Indiana Pacers as...</description> <pubDate>2014-05-05 18:38:24</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/10: Sir Charles In Charge- Oklahoma City Thunder: Is Kevin Durant's supporting cast good enough for a deep playoff run? </title> <link>http://sircharlesincharge.com/2014/04/10/oklahoma-city-thunder-kevin-durants-supporting-cast-good-enough-deep-playoff-run/</link> <description>Some people are saying that Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder finally have a roster that is championship worthy. They came close to a title in 2012, when the Miami Heat defeated them in the Finals. What makes them different this year than in 2012? Let&#8217;s take a look at the then, and th</description> <pubDate>2014-04-10 14:37:25</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/30: Hoops Habit- Miami Heat Weekly: The End Coming For Shane Battier</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/03/30/miami-heat-weekly-end-coming-shane-battier/</link> <description>Shane Battier, the 35-year-old forward, has played in 969 NBA regular-season games and that total goes to more than 1,000 when you throw in 96 playoff games&#8212;45 of those while being part of back-to-back championship teams with the Miami Heat. While Battier won&#8217;t come out and use the wo...</description> <pubDate>2014-03-30 14:37:40</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/29: Hoops Habit- Oklahoma City Thunder Weekly: Safely In The Playoffs, Thunder Prepare For Rugged Stretch</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/03/29/oklahoma-city-thunder-weekly-safely-playoffs-thunder-prepare-rugged-stretch/</link> <description>The Oklahoma City Thunder didn&#8217;t have to do anything to clinch a playoff spot. That&#8217;s not entirely true ... there&#8217;s the matter of those 53 NBA basketball games they&#8217;ve won this season that the Thunder probably had a little something to do with. But the clinching itself ...</description> <pubDate>2014-03-29 14:37:05</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/23: XN Sports- Russell Westbrook Knee Injury Not Serious, Listed As &#8216;Status Quo&#8217;</title> <link>http://www.xnsports.com/2014/03/23/russell-westbrook-knee-injury-serious-listed-status-quo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russell-westbrook-knee-injury-serious-listed-status-quo</link> <description>After three knee surgeries in the last year, the Thunder breathed a collective sigh of relief when Russell Westbrook's MRI came back clean. The post Russell Westbrook Knee Injury Not Serious, Listed As &#8216;Status Quo&#8217; appeared first on XN Sports. </description> <pubDate>2014-03-23 17:36:09</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/22: Hoops Habit- Oklahoma City Thunder Weekly: Thunder May Have Dodged Bullet With Russell Westbrook&#x2019;s Knee</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/03/22/oklahoma-city-thunder-weekly-thunder-may-dodged-bullet-russell-westbrooks-knee/</link> <description>It was the last thing the Oklahoma City Thunder and their fans wanted to see: All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook, angry and hobbling, after colliding knees with Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry during the third quarter Friday night at the Air Canada Centre. But after the Thunder&#8217;s 119-1...</description> <pubDate>2014-03-22 15:37:26</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/22: Hoops Habit- NBA: 5 Most Improved Player Of The Year Candidates</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/03/22/nba-top-5-improved-player-year-candidates/</link> <description>The NBA&#039;s Most Improved Player of the Year Award is a lot like the game &#34;I Win&#34; from Big Daddy: It&#039;s trivial, and nobody understands the rules or parameters, but darn it, do we still like to talk about it and get **** off when our choice doesn&#039;t win. Without any set preced..</description> <pubDate>2014-03-22 13:37:18</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/21: SOX & Dawgs- UConnÃ¢â¬â¢s Shabazz Napier Named American Athletic Conference Player Of The Year</title> <link>http://soxanddawgs.com/huskies/articles/uconn-s-napier-named-american-athletic-conference-player-of-the-year.html</link> <description>MEMPHIS, Tenn. (March 12, 2014) &#8212; After an outstanding season in which he led UConn to 12 conference victories, senior guard Shabazz Napier (Roxbury, Mass.) was named Wednesday as the American Athletic Conference 2014 Player of the Year. Napier, who was recognized Tuesday as a unanimous select</description> <pubDate>2014-03-21 03:36:36</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/17: Hoops Habit- Houston Rockets Are Who We Thought They Were </title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/03/17/houston-rockets-thought/</link> <description>The Houston Rockets are currently riding a three-game losing streak. Houston had three marquee matchups in the past week, falling to the Oklahoma City...</description> <pubDate>2014-03-17 18:36:56</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/13: SOX & Dawgs- UConn's Napier Named American Athletic Conference Player Of The Year</title> <link>http://www.soxanddawgs.com/huskies/articles/uconn-s-napier-named-american-athletic-conference-player-of-the-year.html</link> <description> MEMPHIS, Tenn. (March 12, 2014) --- After an outstanding season in which he led UConn to 12 conference victories, senior guard Shabazz Napier (Roxbury, Mass.) was named Wednesday as the American Athletic Conference 2014 Player of the Year. Napier, who was recognized Tuesday as a unanimous sel</description> <pubDate>2014-03-13 00:36:23</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/12: Hoops Habit- Rockets Fall to Thunder, James Harden Stays Hot </title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/03/12/rockets-fall-thunder-james-harden-stays-hot/</link> <description> After an absolutely incredible, come-from-behind overtime victory against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night, the Houston Rockets failed t...</description> <pubDate>2014-03-12 18:37:20</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/4: XN Sports- Daily Fantasy Basketball: DraftStreet Value Plays and Lineup &#8211; March 4</title> <link>http://www.xnsports.com/2014/03/04/daily-fantasy-basketball-draftstreet-value-plays-lineup-march-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=daily-fantasy-basketball-draftstreet-value-plays-lineup-march-4</link> <description>Josh Collacchi breaks down his top daily fantasy basketball value plays and optimized DraftStreet lineup for March 4.The post Daily Fantasy Basketball: DraftStreet Value Plays and Lineup &#8211; March 4 appeared first on XN Sports.</description> <pubDate>2014-03-04 19:35:50</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/14: Sports Unbiased- 2014 NBA Draft: The NCAA Overrated Players Guide</title> <link>http://sportsunbiased.com/nba/26165/2014-nba-draft-the-ncaa-overrated-players-guide/</link> <description>Ever since the start of the &#8220;weighted&#8221; NBA Draft Lottery as we know it today in 1990, we&#8217;ve seen a handful of highly touted players turn into busts. In 2001, Kwame Brown was drafted number one overall by the Washington Wizards straight out of high school. Brown was expected to beco</description> <pubDate>2014-02-14 00:36:51</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/12: Hoops Habit- Oklahoma City Thunder: 2 Most Tradeable Players</title> <link>http://hoopshabit.com/2014/02/11/oklahoma-city-thunder-2-tradeable-players/</link> <description> The Oklahoma City Thunder may be the best team in the NBA, but that does not make them perfect. Actually, when you break them down they are pretty...</description> <pubDate>2014-02-12 14:37:34</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/11: Celtics Life- Could Boston trade Bass to OKC?</title> <link>http://www.celticslife.com/2014/02/could-boston-trade-bass-to-okc.html</link> <description>On Monday night's pregame show, CSNNE's A. Sherrod Blakely was talking about the report from the Sporting News saying teams are interested in Brandon Bass when Blakely said he sees Bass going to a contender like Oklahoma City.So what could the Celtics get from the Thunder for Bass and can a trade b</description> <pubDate>2014-02-11 08:35:46</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/5: Chicken Noodle Hoop- They played for THAT team: Memphis Grizzlies</title> <link>http://chickennoodlehoop.com/2014/02/05/they-played-for-that-team-memphis-grizzlies/</link> <description>Every year I hope for trades that both spark Twitter and bring a shock to my own system, which is why I started a daily seriesÂ featuring each team and 10 players I was surprised to see play for them. The only filter I made is for players to be on teams past 1996, when I &#8230;</description> <pubDate>2014-02-05 22:38:58</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/20: Chicken Noodle Hoop- Congratulating Alex Len, who now has more points than fouls</title> <link>http://chickennoodlehoop.com/2014/01/20/congratulating-alex-len-who-now-has-more-points-than-fouls/</link> <description>In between back-tapping missed shots and setting solid screens, Alex Len found a way to tally a career-high nine points last night while not committing a single foul. While that might only be baby steps for the Sunsâ rookie center (heâs only played 12 games), the performance helped kick himself </description> <pubDate>2014-01-20 16:37:26</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/15: Cleveland Sports Insiders- Brown needs to be held accountable for BennettÃ¢â¬â¢s colossal failure</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ClevelandSportsInsiders/~3/aJorFXZJXaQ/</link> <description>Where do we go with Anthony Bennett at this point? His performance so far has been historic â historically bad. A recent piece circulating the web helps outline just how bad it&#8217;s been. Trust me, there&#8217;s no sugarcoating this â &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;</description> <pubDate>2014-01-15 13:37:12</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/9: Sports Out West- Robin Lopez a core addition to upstart Portland Trail Blazers</title> <link>http://www.sportsoutwest.com/2014/01/09/robin-lopez-core-addition-upstart-portland-trail-blazers/</link> <description>SACRAMENTO â Under his fluffy hair is the mind of an intellectual. (Basketball IQ: unknown.) Robin Lopez is misunderstood like many unconventional thinkers, but his NBA game is straight and narrow. The traditional center is logging a career-high 30.7 minutes per night this season for the Portland </description> <pubDate>2014-01-09 13:37:03</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/7: HoopsRumors- Update On Non-Guaranteed Contracts</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2014/01/update-guaranteed-contracts.html</link> <description>As has been discussed ad nauseam in recent reports on Andrew Bynum, the NBA&#8217;s contract guarantee deadline for 2013/14 arrives later today. If a team waives a player on a non-guaranteed contract by 4:00pm central time, that club won&#8217;t be on the hook for the remainder of the player&#8217;s</description> <pubDate>2014-01-07 15:36:47</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/3: Celtics Life- Thunder hang out but don't invite Perk; Perk gets angry (also uses his name in the 3rd person)</title> <link>http://www.celticslife.com/2014/01/thunder-hang-out-but-dont-invite-perk.html</link> <description>As if we needed any more proof that Kendrick Perkins is permanently stuck in scowl mode, the big man gave us some earlier this week.A few days ago, a whole bunch of Perk's Thunder teammates hung out (including Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook). Back-up center Hasheem Thabeet Instagrammed this pic </description> <pubDate>2014-01-03 07:36:01</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/27: HoopsRumors- Westbrook Injury Could Prompt Roster Move</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/12/thunder-westbrook-injury.html</link> <description>Thunder GM Sam Presti told Hoops Rumors and other reporters on a conference call today that he and his staff haven&#8217;t had an opportunity to discuss potential roster moves in the wake of an injury that will keep Russell Westbrook out until after the All-Star break. Still, Presti left the door op</description> <pubDate>2013-12-27 22:36:36</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/27: HoopsRumors- Upcoming Contract Guarantee Decisions</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/12/contract-guarantee-decisions.html</link> <description>Less than two weeks remain before teams have to make decisions about whether to pick up the full-season salaries forÂ players on non-guaranteed contracts. The leaguewide guarantee date is January 10th, but those players would have to be released no later than January 7th to clear waivers in time. Th</description> <pubDate>2013-12-27 20:36:49</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/12: HoopsRumors- Lakers Lead NBA In Expiring Contracts</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/12/expiring-contracts.html</link> <description>Expiring contracts aren&#8217;t quite as coveted in trades as they used to be, in part because the shorter deals called for in the latest collective bargaining agreement makes them a plentiful commodity. They&#8217;re nonetheless useful trade chips as teams look to clear cap room for a star-studded </description> <pubDate>2013-12-12 17:36:17</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/10: HoopsRumors- How They Were Signed: Mid-Level Exception</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/12/signed-level-exception.html</link> <description>After looking at players that were signed under a teamâs cap space and under one of the infrequently used salary cap exceptions â the bi-annual exception; we will look at which players on current NBA rosters were signed using the mid-level exception. The mid-level exception is the second most fr</description> <pubDate>2013-12-10 01:36:30</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/30: HoopsRumors- Top 5 Picks Traded While On Rookie Deals</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/11/traded-rookie-deals.html</link> <description>The Timberwolves traded 2011 No. 2 overall pickÂ Derrick WilliamsÂ to the Kings this week, whileÂ Dion Waiters, the fourth overall selection in 2012, could be on the move as well. Teams are usually loath to trade away a recent top draft pick because it&#8217;s tantamount to admitting a mistake, as H</description> <pubDate>2013-11-30 23:36:39</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/30: HoopsRumors- Most Partial Guarantees Have Already Been Paid</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/11/partial-guarantees-already.html</link> <description>The timing of the Lakers release of Elias Harris yesterday was financially motivated, and it had to do with the $100K partial guarantee on his contract. It&#8217;s the same calculus that would have forced the Cavaliers to release Matthew Dellavedova yesterday if they wanted to avoid paying him more </description> <pubDate>2013-11-30 20:36:25</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/31: HoopsRumors- Spurs Lead West With Twelve Returnees</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/10/spurs-twelve-returnees.html</link> <description>Success has bred stability for the San Antonio Spurs. They have the league&#8217;s longest-tenured head coach, its fourth-longest-tenured GM, three players leftover from their championship squad from more than 10 years ago, and a Western Conference-leading dozen players back from last year&#8217;s F</description> <pubDate>2013-10-31 00:36:53</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/25: XN Sports- Oklahoma City Thunder 2013-14 Preview</title> <link>http://www.xnsports.com/2013/10/25/oklahoma-city-thunder-2013-14-preview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oklahoma-city-thunder-2013-14-preview</link> <description>Full breakdown of the Oklahoma City Thunder offseason moves, draft picks, depth chart, strengths, and weaknesses for 2013-14.</description> <pubDate>2013-10-25 17:36:39</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/25: HoopsRumors- Thunder Cut Diante Garrett, Rodney McGruder</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/10/thunder-garrett-mcgruder.html</link> <description>The Thunder have released camp invitees Diante Garrett and Rodney McGruder, the team announced today in a press release. The move reduces Oklahoma City&#8217;s roster count to 14 players, meaning the team doesn&#8217;t have to make additional cuts before opening night. Garrett and McGruder signed ca</description> <pubDate>2013-10-25 16:36:40</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/17: HoopsHabit- Oklahoma City Thunder Weekly: Calm Before The Storm</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HoopsHabit/~3/gvYqQIICbvg/</link> <description>The Oklahoma City Thunder only had one game this past week, a 109-81 destruction of the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. As the preseason slowly creeps along, the Thunder are 3-0 and look very good in the process. Letâs look deeper into this victory. What Went Down Thunder 109, Nuggets 81 &#8211; </description> <pubDate>2013-10-17 12:36:16</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/16: HoopsRumors- Players With Partial Guarantees</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/10/players-partial-guarantees.html</link> <description>Our list of non-guaranteed contracts for 2013/14 includes not only players whose deals are fully non-guaranteed, but also those who have a partial guarantee on their contracts. If those players are waived by their respective teams, they&#8217;ll still receive a portion of their salaries, though the </description> <pubDate>2013-10-16 21:36:35</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/10: HoopsRumors- Thunder Waive Daniel Orton</title> <link>http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/10/thunder-daniel-orton.html</link> <description>The Thunder have trimmed their preseason roster by one, releasing Daniel Orton from the team, according to a press release. Orton wasn&#8217;t technically a camp invitee, since he was playing on a contract that began last season. However, his minimum salary was fully non-guaranteed, so the Thunder w</description> <pubDate>2013-10-10 16:36:54</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/17: HoopsHabit- NBA Draft: Four Years Later, How Would The 2009 Draft Shake Out?</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HoopsHabit/~3/T0y-9rBszJg/</link> <description>3. Oklahoma City Thunder- Stephen Curry (7) Original Pick- James Harden: Remember what I just said about Oklahoma City not having the same kind of meteoric rise? Well, I think Curry compliments their talent better. Offensively, with Westbrook playing his electric brand of basketball, driving full sp</description> <pubDate>2013-08-17 18:36:26</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>8/16: HoopsHabit- Oklahoma City Thunder: 2013-14 NBA Preview</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HoopsHabit/~3/vzacM_9qleo/</link> <description>2012-13 Vitals 60-22, 1st in Northwest Division, 1st in [&#8230;]Author informationPhil WatsonAssistant Editor at HoopsHabit.comHoops Habit's assistant editor is also a veteran of 20-plus years in the newspaper industry as a writer and editor. His roots are as a sports writer and later in his career</description> <pubDate>2013-08-16 19:36:30</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/29: XN Sports- 2013 NBA Draft: The Lottery Recipients</title> <link>http://sportsjerks.net/2013/06/28/2013-nba-draft-lottery-recipients/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2013-nba-draft-lottery-recipients</link> <description>Never before have Iâve experienced a draft where there is no consensus all-around #1 pick in an NBA draft. Usually, one can tell what the lottery winner will do with their pick based on who the best player will be, what position the team is trying to fill, or what [...]</description> <pubDate>2013-06-29 18:39:42</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/2: HoopsHabit- NBA Draft 2013: Ranking The 5 Biggest Busts In NBA Lottery Era History</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HoopsHabit/~3/EVSztTIZEu0/</link> <description>The NBA Draft provides teams with the promise and hope [...]The post NBA Draft 2013: Ranking The 5 Biggest Busts In NBA Lottery Era History appeared first on HoopsHabit.</description> <pubDate>2013-06-02 14:43:34</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/30: HoopsHabit- NBA Draft 2013: Breaking Down The Best Fits For Top-Five Spots</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HoopsHabit/~3/6fOfwSqtGLA/</link> <description>With the NBA Draft right around the corner, teams are g [...]The post NBA Draft 2013: Breaking Down The Best Fits For Top-Five Spots appeared first on HoopsHabit.</description> <pubDate>2013-05-30 14:36:37</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/5: XN Sports- NBA Conference Semifinals Preview and Schedule: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Memphis Grizzlies</title> <link>http://sportsjerks.net/2013/05/05/nba-conference-semifinals-preview-schedule-oklahoma-city-thunder-vs-memphis-grizzlies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nba-conference-semifinals-preview-schedule-oklahoma-city-thunder-vs-memphis-grizzlies</link> <description>Like many of cinemaâs greatest moments, the NBA Playoffs are better when ad-libbing than when sticking to the script at hand. If all had gone according to plan, Westbrook would be gearing up to make mincemeat out of Mike Conley, Nate âIâm On Fire Like NBA Jamâ Robinson wouldnât have poured</description> <pubDate>2013-05-05 16:36:22</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/20: HoopsHabit- NBA: 10 Biggest Overachievers From The 2012-13 NBA Season</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HoopsHabit/~3/OvpCapq9Trg/</link> <description>Going into the 2012-13 NBA season, everyone knew LeBron [...]The post NBA: 10 Biggest Overachievers From The 2012-13 NBA Season appeared first on HoopsHabit.</description> <pubDate>2013-04-20 13:36:21</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>4/15: Cowbell Kingdom- Game 81 Preview: Sacramento Kings at Oklahoma City Thunder</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ckingdom/~3/9j0azWE4fSQ/</link> <description>Previewing tonight's road match-up between the Kings and Thunder</description> <pubDate>2013-04-15 18:36:35</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/15: XN Sports- Getting on the Bismack Biyombo Bandwagon</title> <link>http://sportsjerks.net/2013/02/15/bismack-biyombo-bandwagon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bismack-biyombo-bandwagon</link> <description>I&#8217;ve been watching Bismack Biyombo all season. Â There&#8217;s just something intriguing about him. Biyombo, the 20-year-old power forward from the Congo, has about as much...</description> <pubDate>2013-02-15 22:36:30</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/14: Hickory-High- 2013 NBA Anti-Awards: Mid-Season Review</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hickory-high/~3/L30_BKnQH1E/</link> <description>&#160; Rolling into the All-Star break of this wild season itâs time to check in on the favorites for The NBA Anti-Awards. These awards (playfully) Â recognize some of the most miserable and discouraging achievements in basketball. Check the archives to view past winners, and continue the conversa</description> <pubDate>2013-02-14 13:35:14</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/11: The Wages of Wins Journal- Geek Thoughts: Overrating the Low Usage / High Efficiency Player</title> <link>http://wagesofwins.com/2013/02/11/geek-thoughts-overrating-the-low-usage-high-efficiency-player/</link> <description>Patrick takes apart the myth that being a low usage / high efficiency productive player is easy.</description> <pubDate>2013-02-11 19:35:58</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/28: Hickory-High- Weekly Stats Recap</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hickory-high/~3/uy-z878nbSY/</link> <description>&#160; This week I thought Iâd take a look at the shot taking/making of offenses âat the rimâ and behind the arc. Theoretically, offenses work hard to get a good look from one of these spots on very possession, and I was curious which had a greater impact on the game. My hypothesis was that wi</description> <pubDate>2013-01-28 15:35:18</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/24: numberFire- NBA Stat Geek's Victory Plan: Sit Kendrick Perkins</title> <link>https://www.numberfire.com/nba/news/494/nba-stat-geek-s-victory-plan-sit-kendrick-perkins</link> <description>Are the Thunder better off with Kendrick Perkins riding the bench? The numbers sure point that way.See More Kendrick Perkins Serge Ibaka Kevin Durant Hasheem Thabeet </description> <pubDate>2013-01-24 15:36:48</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/29: XN Sports- James Harden Returns to OKC, but Who Won the Trade?</title> <link>http://sportsjerks.net/2012/11/28/harden-returns-okc-won-trade/</link> <description>James Harden has become a top-5 scorer in the NBA after being traded to the Houston Rockets. Heâs averaging 25 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds per game. If he can improve his rebounds, he could join Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Grant HillÂ as the only active [...]</description> <pubDate>2012-11-29 19:36:20</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/29: Z krainy NBA- Katownicy i kalecznicy &#8211; wyd. 5</title> <link>http://zkrainynba.com/felietony/katownicy-i-kalecznicy-wyd-5</link> <description>Jeden z wyrÃ³Å¼nionych dziÅ zawodnikÃ³w jest dwukrotnym mistrzem NBA, do niedawna jednym z jej najbardziej wszechstronnych zawodnikÃ³w i zdobywcÄ nagrody dla najlepszego rezerwowego ligi, drugi w wieku dziewiÄtnastu lat nie potrafiÅ wycisnÄÄ 84 kilogramÃ³w, skakaÅ niÅ¼ej niÅ¼ Greg Oden i byÅ</description> <pubDate>2012-11-29 18:35:22</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/9: Z krainy NBA- Shaqtin a fool #1</title> <link>http://zkrainynba.com/multimedia/shaqtin-a-fool-1</link> <description> Shaquille O&#8217;Neal powrÃ³ciÅ, wiÄc wszyscy gracze NBA muszÄ mieÄ siÄ na bacznoÅci. Naszym faworytem jest Hasheem Thabeet, ale oczywiÅcie nie zabrakÅo miejsca dla JaVale&#8217;a McGee. </description> <pubDate>2012-11-09 15:35:19</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>11/7: Z krainy NBA- Grzmotem w Dinozaury</title> <link>http://zkrainynba.com/nba/sezon-regularny/grzmotem-w-dinozaury</link> <description>Pomimo sÅabej skutecznoÅci Duranta, Oklahoma City Thunder rozgromiÅa Toronto Raptors 108-88. Z dobrej strony pokazali siÄ Serge Ibaka oraz Jonas Valanciunas. 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Hickson</description> <pubDate>2012-09-29 00:37:02</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/22: HoopsHabit- Oklahoma City Thunder 2012-13 NBA Preview</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HoopsHabit/~3/43_cFXf2vEc/</link> <description>Oklahoma City Thunder 2011-12 Vitals: 47-19, 1st in Northwest Division, 2nd in Western Conference 103.1 PPG/96.9 OPP PPG 2012-13 Roster: Cole Aldrich &#8211; C Nick Collison &#8211; PF Daequan Cook &#8211; SG Kevin Durant &#8211; SF James Harden &#8211; G Lazar Hayward &#8211; F Serge Ibaka &#8211; </description> <pubDate>2012-09-22 18:36:45</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/5: The Wages of Wins Journal- The Scientific NBA Rankings (181 to 330): Roster Fillers and Bench Warmers</title> <link>http://wagesofwins.com/2012/09/04/the-scientific-nba-rankings-181-to-330-roster-fillers-and-bench-warmers/</link> <description>&#8220;Stranger, announce to the Spartans that here ee lie, having fulfilled their orders.&#8221;- Epitaph of Simonides, which was engraved as an epitaph on a commemorative stone placed on top of the burial mound of the Spartans at Thermopyla Editor Dre: &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;</description> <pubDate>2012-09-05 08:01:50</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>7/7: The Wages of Wins Journal- What the heck is Daryl Morey doing?</title> <link>http://wagesofwins.com/2012/07/06/what-the-heck-is-daryl-morey-doing/</link> <description>Dre looks over the point guard situation in Houston and what Daryl Morey is thinking. Continue reading &#8594;</description> <pubDate>2012-07-07 08:01:53</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/28: Hardwood Houdini- The Unimpeachable Guide to Danny Ainge and the NBA Draft (2003-2011)</title> <link>http://hardwoodhoudini.com/2012/06/28/the-unimpeachable-guide-to-danny-ainge-and-the-nba-draft-2003-2011/</link> <description>The following originally appeared at Krucial Kuts Blog on February 19, 2012.Â  It has since been revised, mostly to include statistics through the end of the 2011-â12 season. Earlier this year, Friend of the Kuts Nigel asked for our take on the Celticsâ draft evaluation acumen and strategy under</description> <pubDate>2012-06-28 08:01:03</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/30: Hickory-High- Off-Season Help Guide: Charlotte Bobcats</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hickory-high/~3/Ei_32O_ILdE/</link> <description>Matt Cianfrone looks at how the Bobcats struggled this season, and where they might look for help this summer. Continue reading &#8594;</description> <pubDate>2012-05-30 08:00:26</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/22: Chasing 23- Analyzing the 2012 NBA Trade Deadline Deals: St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Edition</title> <link>http://chasing23.com/analyzing-the-2012-nba-trade-deadline-deals-st-patricks-day-edition/</link> <description>The 2012 NBA trade deadline has passed. Who won and lost? And is anyone in Boston still alive post-St. Patrick's Day?</description> <pubDate>2012-03-22 08:00:41</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>3/20: NBA Wired- Thoughts on the Trade Deadline Deals</title> <link>http://nba-wired.blogspot.com/2012/03/thoughts-on-trade-deadline-deals.html</link> <description>NBA message board servers rejoiced when the NBA's trade deadline passed without a blockbuster deal last week. &nbsp;Instead of shutting down discussion forums as if they were the painted area, Dwight Howard pledged allegiance to Orlando for the rest of this season. &nbsp;Andrew Bynum and Pau Gaso</description> <pubDate>2012-03-20 08:00:47</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2/16: The Wages of Wins Journal- Jeremy Lin helps teach us about Yay Points, Clutch and Risk</title> <link>http://wagesofwins.com/2012/02/15/jeremy-lin-helps-teach-us-about-yay-points-clutch-and-risk/</link> <description>Dre looks at even more lessons learned from Jeremy Lin and how the NBA has been reacting to him. Continue reading &#8594;</description> <pubDate>2012-02-16 09:01:19</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>1/27: Z krainy NBA- PodpisujÃâ¦, nie podpisujÃâ¦</title> <link>http://zkrainynba.com/nba/transferyumowy/podpisuja-nie-podpisuja</link> <description> 25 stycznia byÅ ostatnim dniem dla graczy z draftu 2008 na przedÅuÅ¼enie debiutanckich umÃ³w ze swoimi klubami. Kilku graczy doszÅo do porozumienia, ale znaleÅºli siÄ teÅ¼ tacy, ktÃ³rzy podniosÄ wartoÅÄ rynku wolnych agentÃ³w po tych rozgrywkach. Zapraszam na ich krÃ³tki przeglÄd. Kevin Lo</description> <pubDate>2012-01-27 09:00:34</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/20: Hickory-High- NBA Anti-Awards: Pre-Season Favorites</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hickory-high/~3/je010fJ391M/</link> <description>With the regular season approaching, bloggers and basketball writers will soon beÂ announcing their predictions for winners of the NBAâs various awards. At the beginning of last season, in a bout of malaise and generalÂ curmudgeonliness, I created a handful ofÂ awards for some of the worst and mos</description> <pubDate>2011-12-20 09:00:30</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>12/7: The Hoops Manifesto- NBA Amnesty Clause Candidates</title> <link>http://www.hoopsmanifesto.com/articles/basketball/nba-amnesty-clause-candidates.html</link> <description>(What?! Release me?! Whatever happened to Peace at any price?!)One unique and intriguing feature of the new NBA collective bargaining agreement is the "amnesty clause".&nbsp; It allows every team to waive one player from its roster and subsequently remove his salary from their salary cap total.&nbsp</description> <pubDate>2011-12-07 09:00:26</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/2: Z krainy NBA- Ranking ESPN, miejsca 380-361</title> <link>http://zkrainynba.pl/?p=4128</link> <description> Kolejna dwudziestka rankingu przyniesie nam niespeÅnionÄ nadziejÄ draftu, a takÅ¼e kolejnego gracza polskiej ligi. 380. Jordan Hamilton &#8211; 2.54 Wybrany z 26. numerem w tegorocznym drafcie przez Dallas Mavericks, ale w ramach wymian trafiÅ do Denver Nuggets, gdzie wzmocni pozycjÄ numer 3.</description> <pubDate>2011-10-02 08:00:36</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/14: A Substitute for War- NBA Franchise Power Rankings: #24 &#8211; Houston Rockets</title> <link>http://asubstituteforwar.com/2011/09/13/nba-franchise-power-rankings-24-houston-rockets/</link> <description>Previous rankings: #30 - Charlotte Bobcats (+ introduction) #29 - Phoenix Suns #28 - Denver Nuggets #27 - Detroit Pistons #26 - Milwaukee Bucks #25 - Philadelphia 76ers #24 &#8211; Houston Rockets Total Trade Value Ranking: #24 (Feb. 2011 ranking: #23) Best assets â SG Kevin Martin (borderline all</description> <pubDate>2011-09-14 08:00:13</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>9/10: Z krainy NBA- Podsumowanie 2010-11: Houston Rockets</title> <link>http://zkrainynba.pl/?p=2448</link> <description> Wracamy po dÅugiej przerwie z podsumowaniami dotyczÄcymi ostatniego sezonu rozgrywek NBA. UdaÅo siÄ wrÃ³ciÄ caÅo z urlopu i lada chwila przejdziemy do druÅ¼yn, ktÃ³re graÅy w playoffs. Ale zanim one, najpierw ostatnia ekipa bez awansu &#8211; Houston Rockets. Bilans w sezonie 2010-11: 43-39</description> <pubDate>2011-09-10 08:00:34</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>7/12: BBR Blog- 2012 APBRmetric Player Rankings: By Position</title> <link>http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=9786</link> <description>As a follow-up to this afternoon's list of the Top 593 Players of 2012, here's a positional breakdown for the 452 players who played at least 1 game in 2011: Rank Point Guards Pos 2011 MP Age PER Rk WS48 Rk bopSPM Rk RAPM Rk Hi Lo Tot 1 Chris Paul PG 2880 26 24.27 [...]</description> <pubDate>2011-07-12 08:00:07</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>6/25: Chasing 23- Brown Mamba&#8217;s 2011 NBA Draft Winners and Losers</title> <link>http://chasing23.com/2011-nba-draft-winners-and-losers/</link> <description>Each year, college basketball seems to get worse and worse. Gone are the days I could name every player on Duke, UCLA, North Carolina, or even LMU (Jeff Frye, anyone?) Today, you&#8217;d be hardpressed to get me to recognize the likes of such college basketball 1st and 2nd round &#8220;talent&#8221;</description> <pubDate>2011-06-25 08:00:22</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>5/2: The City- The Importance of Playing Rudy ****</title> <link>http://thecity2.com/2011/05/01/the-importance-of-playing-rudy-gay/</link> <description>Notice the title of this post is a question, not a statement. After watching Memphis handle the Spurs, I wondered the following via Twitter: @thecity2EvanZ Thinking about Memphis some more&#8230;Was the loss of Rudy **** actually a good thing for &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;</description> <pubDate>2011-05-02 08:00:31</pubDate> </item> </channel> </rss>