NBA draft: Rating the top power forwards (Honolulu Advertiser)
At the deepest position in this year's draft, power forwards of all shapes and sizes abound. When NBA teams salivated at the big men in this draft, this is what they were talking about. You have bangers and shooters, length and toughness, intrigue and uncertainty....more...Suns find 2 of a kind in draft (The Arizona Republic)
Alando Tucker and D.J. Strawberry each share a need to improve their shots but also some good qualities....more... First the nitpicking, then the picking (Los Angeles Times)
Reports of Oden's bad wrist and Durant's awful weightlifting aren't going to scare off the Trail Blazers and SuperSonics. If this off-season has been a Lakers nightmare, what will it be if Kevin Garnett, whom they were pursuing so optimistically three days ago, winds up in Phoenix? ...more... China's Yi brings wow factor to NBA draft (USA Today)
China's newest basketball sensation, Yi Jianlian, is quicker, faster and much springier than countryman Yao Ming. He's an excellent shooter up to 18-20 feet and can hit three-pointers, too. Some have been "blown away" by his workouts, and Yi is expected to go high in the NBA draft Thursday....more... He's about to graduate (Boston Globe)
Al Thornton calls himself a "gamer," the kind who enjoys testing his skills with PlayStation 3 controls in hand. Sometimes it's NBA 2K7. Sometimes College Hoops 2K7....more... Pool of power forwards runs deep with talent, skill (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Brandan Wright, a 6-foot-9 freshman at the University of North Carolina, is projected to be chosen sixth to twelfth....more... First the nitpicking, then the picking (Los Angeles Times)
Reports of Oden's bad wrist and Durant's awful weightlifting aren't going to scare off the Trail Blazers and SuperSonics....more... Workout chase is on for Budinger (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Chase Budinger's summer base is alma mater La Costa Canyon High. It's early, 6:45 a.m. to be exact, too soon for the sun to have chased away the morning chill....more... NBA Rumors: Bulls Deny Kobe Talks (HoopsWorld.com)
? Bulls say Lakers haven't contacted them about Kobe ? Kupchak working on moving 19th pick for veteran guard, Phil's extension ? Vince looks like he's staying in New Jersey ? Shard got his papers in on time ? Two-man coaching race in Seattle ? much more inside......more... |