Anyone wants Ridnour or Batum or will trade me a 10th rounder

antonio, 5 hours ago

Anyone wants Ridnour or Batum or will trade me a 10th rounder for a later round?

#1 Pick

mike, 2 days ago

With all these big time offers, I feel like I should be announcing my choice tonight at 6pm on ESPN.

Oden (10) in the OR

younggod, 2 days ago

Needs to be fixed, he was picked in round 2 last year as far as i remember.

...lost 27 pounds!

colonel, 12 days ago

From RealGM...

 Knicks guard/forward Bill Walker played up-and-down in Las Vegas this week as he looks to get used to playing at a significantly lower weight.

New York coach Mike D’Antoni asked Walker to slim down his solid frame and there have been reports that he’s lost as many as 27 pounds since the season ended.

“I was just looking to get used to playing without all that weight,” Walker said when RealGM asked him what he was looking to show at the summer league. “It’s a major adjustment. The more I play, I’ll get used to it.”

Walker, who estimated that he’s hovering around 200 pounds, added that he doesn’t feel having NBA experience really helps in the summer league.

“I don’t know that it helps,” he said. “This is kind of like pick-up, you don’t have a lot of time to gel with guys and stuff like that.”

Walker has split time between New York and Boston in his two seasons.

Jeremy Tyler

colonel, 2 days ago

From the AP...

Former high school star Jeremy Tyler has signed with the Tokyo Apache of Japan's professional basketball league.

The team announced the signing Thursday on its official website. The 19-year-old Tyler will play for former NBA coach Bob Hill, who was hired by the team last month.

"We are extremely excited for Jeremy to join our team in Tokyo," the team said in a statement. "His athleticism and size will be a major presence in our frontcourt this season."

Tyler, who attended San Diego High School before leaving after his junior year, signed a one-year, $140,000 contract with Israeli team Maccabi Haifa in August 2009. He was the first American-born player to leave high school early to play professionally overseas.

Some had seen Tyler as a potential No. 1 overall pick when he's eligible for the NBA draft in 2011, but those projections have softened.

He left Haifa two months before the end of the season for personal reasons. In the 10 games Tyler played for Haifa, the 6-foot-11 power forward averaged only 2.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 7.6 minutes.

2010 Injuries...

colonel, 67 days ago

From the AP...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Pacers guard A.J. Price has undergone surgery on his left knee and will go through the rehabilitation process in Indianapolis.

The Pacers said Price had successful surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured patella. He is expected to be out four to six months.

The second-year guard averaged 7.3 points, 1.9 assists and 1.6 rebounds in his rookie season with Indiana. He started twice in 56 appearances and was a regular part of the team's rotation during the second half of last season.

Price was injured Saturday night while playing in a charity game in New York.

2010/11 NBA Champion

colonel, 5 days ago

To Win Outright	Moneyline
Miami Heat	175
Los Angeles Lakers	300
Boston Celtics	1,000
Orlando Magic	1,000
Chicago Bulls	1,600
Oklahoma City Thunder	1,600
Dallas Mavericks	1,800
Denver Nuggets	2,000
San Antonio Spurs	2,000
Portland Trailblazers	2,500
Houston Rockets	3,000
Atlanta Hawks	3,500
Utah Jazz	3,500
Phoenix Suns	4,000
Milwaukee Bucks	5,000
New York Knicks	5,000
Washington Wizards	5,000
New Orleans Hornets	6,000
Charlotte Bobcats	7,000
Memphis Grizzlies	7,000
Los Angeles Clippers	8,000
Philadelphia 76ers	8,000
Detroit Pistons	10,000
Golden State Warriors	10,000
Indiana Pacers	10,000
New Jersey Nets	10,000
Sacramento Kings	10,000
Toronto Raptors	10,000
Cleveland Cavaliers	12,000
Minnesota Timberwolves	12,000

Summer League stars...

colonel, 10 days ago

From netscoutsbasketball.com...

NBA Summer League All-Star Team

There were a lot of good individual performances throughout the week at the NBA Summer League Las Vegas and a few solid TEAMS as well, which is obviously a whole lot more important.  I'm going to break down a few of my favorites from the week and a few not so good.

We'll hit on the team performances tomorrow.

MVP

John Wall, Washington Wizards:  Averaged 23.5 points (tops in the league), 7.8 assists (also #1 in league) and helped elevate the game of JaVale McGee.  He also sold out a couple games in the Cox Pavilion due to his presence and still played well.  Well done. 

ALL-STAR PERFORMERS

Reggie Williams, Golden State:  The 6'4 lefty was a scoring machine for the Warriors at 22.6 per game second only to Wall.

DeMar DeRozan, Toronto:  DD shot it extremely well (58%) on his way to 21 points per outing.  He doesn't do a whole lot else on the floor and really needs work defensively as his man often matched his output.

Sam Young, Memphis:  The 6'6 wing known for terrific defense also scored at 19.5 ppg and shot an efficient 54%.

JJ Hickson, Cleveland:  Posted 19.3 points and 6.3 boards a contest, good young player with athletic ability, needs to become more consistent.

Sonny Weems, Toronto: One of the best athletes in the Summer League scored 17.5 ppg on drives, slash cuts, finishing the break, and even knocked down a pull-up J or two.

JaVale McGee, Wizards:  The 7'0 athlete performed at his best this week.  19.5 points and 9.3 boards were 4th best in league and shot 69% from the floor.  He runs the court and with Wall pushing tempo, he can find some PT for the Wizards.

Patty Mills, Portland:  Although the numbers aren't eye popping, they are good, 14.2 ppg, 3.8 boards, 4.6 assists per game.  He is a leader, he helped Luke Babbitt and Armon Johnson develop a bit, and he toys with defenders...his use of ball/screens is excellent and his ability to pass off the dribble has really improved.

Omri Casspi, SAC: Quietly goes about his business, plays hard and scored 14.4 a game.

Gary Neal, San Antonio: The 6'4 Towson product led the Spurs to a 5-0 record while scoring over 16 per game and shot an amazing 50% from the floor and 50% from 3-land as well.

BEST BACKCOURTS

Dallas: Roddy Beaubois was great at times, average others (14.0 ppg, 3.0 apg) and needs to involve others better, Dominique Jones their 6'4 draft pick was nice with 16.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, and 3.4 apg as well as working well on the defensive end.  Jeremy Lin (6'3 Harvard) was also a solid player off the bench chipping in 10 points, 4 boards, and 2 assists per game...he should get a nice contract from this event internationally.

Denver: Ty Lawson played very well.  It was obvious this guy played a lot last year and he is a guy who can play well with quality vets as well as rookies...some can't.  He shot 59% from the floor on his way to 16.4 ppg and dished out 5 assists per game as well.  Coby Karl played well also with 14 points, 6.3 rpg, 2.3 steals, and 3.3 apg.  He should find a home in the league...doesn't Miami need some cheap insurance?  Here's a guy to look at.

SLEEPERS WHO COULD STICK

Derrick Caracter, LA Lakers: The BIG MAN from UTEP played very well in Vegas and is in great shape.  I disagree with DeMarcus Cousins being named Rookie of the Month for the simple reason that several bigs put up decent numbers but Caracter's 15.4 points, 8.6 boards and 59% shooting are better than the 14.5, 9.8, 33% shooting that Cousin's threw up.  Wall was hands down the best rookie there.

Matt Janning, Phoenix: The 6'5 guard from Northeastern continues to play well in summer league and has received at least two TRAINING CAMP invites.  He went for 13 points and 6 boards a game on one of the worst teams in Vegas.

Landry Fields, NY Knicks: A blue-collar guy with some skill.  He works hard, he's smart (Stanford guy), and is sneaky athletic.  He blew buy DeRozan a time or three in their match-up...averaged 15.6 points, 4.8 boards and shot 53% which is a nice stat for a rookie adjusting to the NBA game.

Deron Washington, Milwaukee:  I was tempted to put him on the All-Star team, he played very well.  Already a freak athlete, his stroke is much improved (46% shooting).  He scored 13.2 ppg and grabbed nearly 5 boards a game.  Coach Skiles will get him to defend and he can run and finish at the rim...he could make it.

Omar Samhan, Dallas:  I would never have thought I'd be saying this after seeing him live on multiple occasions in college, but he played very well.  10.5 points, 7.5 boards, 1.0 block and he's smart, competitive, and outplayed guys who were lottery picks.  He's the perfect example of why it's important to evaluate guys playing 5-on-5 as well as in "workouts."  He's a team basketball player.  By comparison, Hasheem Thabeet had similar numbers and played 5 more minutes per game...not to mention he is on the books for about $3.5 Million more than Samhan would receive.  Another point on Thabeet, in the Grizzlies last game versus the Spurs, his +/- rating was a -28!  I don't care who you are, that is ridiculous.

Solomon Alabi, Toronto:  He played exactly half the minutes per game as Thabeet and put up 8.5 points and 5.0 rebounds.  Double it and he'd blow Thabeet out of the water.  The point is, the Raps investment into a few minutes per game defensive center (chosen in the 2nd round) is much better than the Grizzlies investment into the #2 pick of the draft.

Reggie Williams

zzRay, 26 days ago

Looking for some objective answers about this guy. I have him as a 10th round keeper in a couple leagues. I thought he put up a promising .738 in the 24 games he played since being brought up from the CBA, where he put up some amazing numbers. Watching him play, I saw what seemed to be, a guy that has the hunger, and can put numbers on a stat sheet. In other words, IMO, at least a possible guy that could make my rotation early on in the KFBA. (3rd man). Am I seeing some because I want to see it, or am I a shit when it comes to looking at players upside? Like the Broham says, I shore do lack tha talent! Whatchall think bout Reggie?

The biggest three

younggod, 23 days ago

What's the consensus on the KFBA implications of LeBron, Wade and Bosh forming the biggest three ever? They can't all average 1.000 + or can they? Who's going to lose the most? My guess is that Bosh is at best a 18/8/3 guy in 38 min which would make him a third rounder KFBA at best.

Thoughts?