2009 NBA Draft Preview: No. 24 Portland Trail Blazers

2008 First Round Pick: Brandon Rush, who they traded to the Indiana Pacers for Jerryd Bayless. Bayless was thought to be the back-up point guard, but at the end of the year, he was the third string guy.

Departures: Channing Frye (restricted), Raef LaFrentz, Shavlik Randolph, Michael Ruffin.

Needs: I think a true point [...]

Chris Bosh Will Not Re-Sign With the Raptors This Summer. Who Will He be Dealt to?

I don’t think anyone was expecting Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh to re-sign with the team, but now it is official.

Bosh could be amongst LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Amare Stoudemire in the 2010 free agent class, but it is more likely that he gets traded before his contract is up.

The best [...]

Pacers’ Granger Wins NBA’s Most Improved Award

Earlier today, the NBA announced that Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger was the most improved player in the league.

Danny really brought his offensive game along this season. In his rookie campaign, Granger averaged 7.5 points per game. As a sophomore, that number increased to 13.9 PPG. Last season, it went up even higher, [...]

Attacking the Boards: Dwight Howard Enters The MVP Race

Boston 82 – Orlando 84: Dwight Howard is a monster and he has lead his team to a tie with the Celtics for second place in the East. Superman had 24 points, 21 rebounds and 4 blocks notching his 8th game of the season with 20 and 20. Rashard Lewis added 21. Paul [...]

Attacking the Boards: Greg Oden Played Basketball, For Real

Miami 108 – Boston 112 (OT): The Heat were awfully impressive playing without superstar Dwyane Wade, however the Celtics were without Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. So it evens out right? The Celtics were lead by Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo, combining for 63 of Boston’s 112 points. Rondo added 10 assists and Pierce [...]