Thoughts from training camps around the NBA There are lots of old faces in new places, so Mike Kahn tells us what we should expect as NBA teams open camps this month.
Pfund resigns from Heat after 13 seasons Miami general manager Randy Pfund, who helped the Heat win the 2006 NBA championship as [...]

Cavaliers owner says media conjecture about LeBron James leaving ‘an insult to the city’
He called the talk of his departure nothing more than conjecture from bored sports reporters.

Investigators claim Johnson misused grants A nonprofit run by mayoral candidate and former NBA star Kevin Johnson used AmeriCorps grants to pay volunteers to engage in school-board political activities, run personal errands for Johnson and even wash his car, federal investigators say. The findings from an agency that oversees the grants were sent to [...]

Battier will miss most of preseason Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier will be sidelined up to four weeks and miss most of preseason because of an inflammation in his left foot. He had surgery May 9 to remove bone spurs from his left ankle, and the team said the foot inflammation occurred during rehabilitation. [...]

Wade says he wants to stay in Miami There’s plenty that Dwyane Wade wants these days. He wants it known that his hope is to spend the rest of his career with the Miami Heat, despite incessant speculation that he’ll opt out of his contract in two years. He wants privacy when it comes [...]

Will Bulls’ changes be for the better? From coach to point guard, the Bulls have made changes this offseason. But Mike Kahn says the pressure is really on John Paxson.
Bobcats sign Landry to $9M offer sheet The Charlotte Bobcats signed Houston Rockets restricted free-agent forward Carl Landry to an offer sheet on Wednesday. [...]

Which youngsters are wise enough to be champs? After looking at the old ballers who need to play younger, Charley Rosen checks on the young bucks who need to grow up fast.
Bynum’s return could bring championship to Lakers With Andrew Bynum back, the Lakers can win a championship, but only if he meshes [...]

Cavaliers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
One glaring weakness for the Cavaliers last season, according to those in the know, was a lack of players who could create their own shots.
With the August trade for Mo Williams and the signing of restricted free agent Delonte West last week, the [...]

Many teams still relying on old-timers to contribute Their youth is behind them, but many NBA veterans are still counted on to produce. Charley Rosen previews who will and who won’t.

Bynum’s return could bring championship to Lakers With Andrew Bynum back, the Lakers can win a championship, but only if he meshes with the other big men, Andrew Ungvari says.