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Oklahoma City Thunder 2008-2009 Season Record: 23-59. Fifth place in Northwest Division. 2008-2009 Team MVP: Kevin Durant Key Additions: James Harden, Etan Thomas, Kevin Ollie, Serge Ibaka, B.J. Mullens Key Departures: Earl Watson, Malik Rose, Desmond Mason, Chucky Atkins, Damien Wilkins, Robert Swift Projected Starting Five: PG – Russell Westbrook SG – James Harden [...] “Reading the Internet” will give 3-5 links to stories, videos or pictures that are popular in the sports world for that day. The title of the article was inspired by Florida Marlins manager Freddy Gonzalez when he said “I read the newspaper…..and those others, uh, reading the internet…” in an interview on the Baseball Show on ESPN Radio.
Here are today’s headlines: Worst Trade Of the Season: Well, now if the Rangers win the World Series, it will be tainted. Why in the world would you trade for Ivan Rodriguez? Oh, I see, it was the .251 batting average. Or maybe it was the eight homers in 93 games. [Baseball Time In Arlington] Uh, Forget What We Said Earlier: We fully bought into the whole Bryce Harper is the Chosen One story, but as it turns out, that SI cover piece was clearly a curse. [Baseball America, Earlier: But The Game Is On] Back to the National League It Is: John Smoltz is strongly leaning towards signing with the St. Louis Cardinals. Apparently the Cardinals saw him as a Red Sox, so he won’t be starting. [ESPN] Shaq Vs. Was Scripted: At least we know that Shaq is worse at sports than two alleged racists. [LA Times] Where is CP3, SKEETS?: Who is the fastest player in basketball? Of the players listed, it has to be Devin Harris. [Ball Don't Lie] Hit the jump for a video of Cubs fans dressed as bears. Continue reading… Lamar Odom has ended the biggest media circus of the NBA Off-Season by agreeing to a 4-year, $33 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, with the fourth year being a team option and $27 million being guaranteed. Odom was being pursued by the Miami Heat for a good time but when the Portland [...] Two days ago Golden State Warriors power forward Anthony Randolph tied the Summer League scoring record with a 42 point output. Yesterday, Warriors guard Anthony Morrow broke the scoring record with a 47 point performance. He got his points in a variety of ways, shooting 18-of-26 from the field while sinking 7 of his [...] Does your team need an electric shooting guard that is capable of scoring 15-20 points a night? Well then your in luck, because their is a 23-year shooting guard who is available on the free agent market, and he isn’t getting the attention that he should. Von Wafer has played for five different teams [...] After seeing Ron Artest commit to the Lakers, LeBron James put it upon himself to call free agent forward Trevor Ariza, who has already committed to the Houston Rockets, and try to persuade him to come to Cleveland. Ariza’s first question to James was whether or not LeBron would be in Cleveland past next [...] Former Los Angeles Laker Trevor Ariza has made a commitment to the Houston Rockets completing a virtual free agent swap between the two teams. Ariza has verbally agreed to a five year, $33 million deal, according to Marc Spears of the Boston Globe. Earlier today, Ron Artest signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, so [...] Former Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers on Julu 8th when free agent acquisitons become legal, according to Ken Berger of CBS Sports. “I’m definitely going to L.A. — to sign, yeah,” Artest said in a phone interview. “Lakers, Lakers, Lakers. I’m in L.A. right now.” Bringing Artest [...] Trevor Ariza is not happy with what the Los Angeles Lakers are offering him, and some say that his short stay in LA is about to come to an end. Some are even reporting that Ariza might take the MLE (mid-level exception, $5.6 million) from another team – say, Cleveland – just because he [...] 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.” [...] |
     
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