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We’re sure you’re busy making plans for your own personal contributions to the Alonzo Mourning Farewell Tour, but we think it’s equally important that you check in on the goings-on with Bucks draft pick Mr. Yi Jianlian and the team’s ongoing struggle to get him to play for them.
The whole mess has a new snag […]

While top pick Greg Oden genuinely seems happy and humbled (through the use of non-capitalization, no less) to be a member of the Portland Trailblazers, #6 pick Yi Jianlian is about 179 degrees the other direction when it comes to being a Milwaukee Buck.
This was all somewhat expected, and now it’s official - Yi’s reps […]

When we were coming up with ways for Danny Ainge to destroy the Celtics tonight, it never even occurred to us that he would trade the #5 pick (and Delonte West) for Ray Allen.
Why do this? It just makes no sense.
Allen is a really, really nice player and all, but do Ray Allen and […]

Hot off of his Yardbarker blog, Greg Oden has announced that he’ll wear #52 on his basketball jersey when he plays basketball in the National Basketball Association.
The number I’m going to wear is 52. It’s a mix of my high school and college number. So wherever I go, I hope to get 52. I […]

So yeah - the draft is tonight, and allegedly Greg Oden and Kevin Durant are the two best players available.
We’re 36% sure that’s true, and…that’s all. What else can be said when the Hawks keep screwing around and messing with making Kevin Garnett 3-way trades actually happen?
Upsetting, to say the least, although there’s something […]

(Reason #241 we don’t understand Europe: this is picture of Germany Head Coach Adolph De La Heichenbein celebrating winning some European tournament with his daughter.
Now, we know we have a history of being somewhat protective of our sister, and in that spirit, let’s just say that if our dad ever tried to look at […]

Since we’re vehemently opposed to mock drafts, we suppose we must find some way to address who gets picked where in Thursday’s NBA Draft.
(Before we’re accused of it, let’s just admit it. Yes, we’re opposed to mock drafts because everyone else does them.)
One of the big wildcard picks is bound to be Chinese prospect […]

The NBA Draft is Thursday, and it’s debatable whether the big news is where Oden, Durant, the Chinese Guy, and all the rest will end up OR where the burgeoning cluster of tradable NBA All-Stars* fall to in the endgame.
Basically, you’ve got Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Jermaine O’Neal, Paul Pierce, Pau Gasol, and Ron Artest […]

Since nobody is very interested in the Spurs going up 2-0 on the Jazz (even Jazz blogs are kinda like, “man, being here is neat.”), let’s get back to the NBA Draft Lottery’s stunning use of karmic energy.
Both of the teams most often accused of losing on purpose to gain a better draft position - […]

Our heart jumped more when the Celtics came out of that envelope at #5 than at any time during the Cavaliers playoff run so far.
Wow.
There’s really not all that much one can say except, “Negative 439 Tommy Points to Mr. Karma!”
We can’t even make fun of those poor fans - pick #5 is […]