2009 NBA Free Agency Opening Night Open Thread

All times eastern.

12:01 AM: The Rockets are making an offer to Marcin Gortat in his home. “Rockets’ General Manager Daryl Morey rang the door bell at Gortat’s Orlando-area home at 12:01 AM July 1, as part of a personal gesture to express Houston’s desire to bring the big man into the fold.” [...]

2009 NBA Draft Preview: No. 12 Charlotte Bobcats

2008 First Round Pick: D.J. Augustin, Point Guard, Texas. Did well splitting time with Raymond Felton. Averaged 12 points as a back-up.

Departures: Raymond Felton (restricted), Cartier Martin (restricted), Sean May (restricted), Sean Singletary (restricted; team option), Juwan Howard.

Underrated: Gerald Wallace does not get the credit he deserves for being great on a [...]

Clippers Win NBA Draft Lottery

In a mild shocker the Los Angeles Clippers took home the number one overall pick in next month’s NBA draft. Coming into the lottery, the Clippers had the third highest chance of getting the first pick with 17.7% odds.

Not shown in the photo to the right is the opposite side of that sports [...]

Attacking the Boards: Spurs Continue To Fall Apart

Los Angeles (Lakers) 107 – Oklahoma City 89: Kobe Bryant did not touch the floor in the 4th quarter, again. Kobayashi still lead the team in scoring with 19, while also accumulating 5 assists, 4 steals, 3 rebounds, and 2 blocks. Pau Gasol had 14, 14, and 7 and Lamar Odom had 18 [...]

Attacking the Boards: The Nuggets Are Climbing The Standings Again

Denver 121 – New Jersey 96: After going through a down stretch, the Nuggets are starting to climb back up in the Western Conference. Denver is now 4th in the West, sitting just a half a game behind Houston. Chauncey Billups notched his 9th double-double with the Nugs, scoring 14 points and dishing out [...]

Meet the newest Laker:

Adam Morrison.

The Los Angeles Lakers have dealt Small Forward Vladimir Radmanovic to the Charlotte Bobcats for Small Forward Adam Morrison and Point Guard Shannon Brown.