Lakers extend offers to Vujacic, Turiaf The Los Angeles Lakers have given qualifying offers to restricted free agents Sasha Vujacic and Ronny Turiaf. General manager Mitch Kupchak announced the moves Monday. The Lakers, beaten by Boston in six games in the NBA finals, are expected to remain essentially intact for next season. Kupchak [...]

From A to F, a 2008 NBA draft report card After all the dust settled, 11 teams received A’s on NBADraft.net’s report card, including the Clippers. One team earned an F.
Vegas casino says lawsuit against NBA was mistake A luxury casino on the Las Vegas Strip said Sunday the NBA should not have [...]

Prosecutors say ref is ‘central’ to NBA scandal Disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy has exaggerated his cooperation in a gambling investigation in hopes of lessening his prison term and avoiding paying hefty restitution, prosecutors said in court papers filed Friday. He also has minimized his own role in the scheme, according to the filing [...]

Cavaliers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry called him “a work in progress.”
Basically, North Carolina State power forward J.J. Hickson is raw. He was the 19th overall selection in the 2008 NBA draft by the Cavs.
Ferry said earlier in the week that many of the [...]

Vegas casino says lawsuit against NBA was mistake A luxury casino on the Las Vegas Strip said Sunday the NBA should not have been included in a $50,000 lawsuit filed this month for an unpaid convention bill from 2007 All-Star Week. Casino spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne of the Wynn Las Vegas said the lawsuit seeking [...]

From A to F, a 2008 NBA draft report card After all the dust settled, 11 teams received A’s on NBADraft.net’s report card, including the Clippers. One team earned an F.
Team-by-team draft grades (Yahoo! Sports) Teams receive report cards for their performance in the 2008 draft. [...]

Cavaliers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry called him “a work in progress.”
Basically, North Carolina State power forward J.J. Hickson is raw. He was the 19th overall selection in the 2008 NBA draft by the Cavs.
Ferry said earlier in the week that many of the [...]

Cavaliers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry called him “a work in progress.”
Basically, North Carolina State power forward J.J. Hickson is raw. He was the 19th overall selection in the 2008 NBA draft by the Cavs.
Ferry said earlier in the week that many of the [...]

Team USA meets for first practice The United States took a small first step on the march to Beijing on Saturday. The Americans tried on their new uniforms, then went through a two-hour practice at Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus. “We just wanted to start putting our offense in and run shots [...]

Cavs notes: West, Gibson offered contracts
The Cavaliers have tendered qualifying contracts to re-sign Daniel “Boobie” Gibson and Delonte West.
Team-by-team draft grades (Yahoo! Sports) Teams receive report cards for their performance in the 2008 draft.
Cavaliers Team [...]