From A to F, a 2008 NBA draft report card
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.NBA/~4/322846238″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
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 payment from the NBA and a player’s charity should have only been filed against Alonzo Mourning Charities, Inc., not against NBA Entertainment and NBA Properties.NBA/~4/322906273″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
Gallinari won’t save Knicks, but what else was there?
Danilo Gallinari was roundly booed on draft day. While he may not be the Knicks‘ answer, Peter Vecsey defends Donnie Walsh’s pick.NBA/~4/322639455″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
LeBron James helping kids save planet (AP)
LeBron James has a new teammate who’s just as popular. The guy has a few holes in his game. Oh, and he lives in a pineapple under the sea. SpongeBob SquarePants won’t help James win any NBA titles, but the Cavaliers‘ superstar has paired up with Nickelodeon, the home of SpongeBob and his ocean-dwelling cartoon chums, to raise awareness about the environment.
Cavs notes: West, Gibson offered contracts
The Cavaliers have tendered qualifying contracts to re-sign Daniel “Boobie” Gibson and Delonte West.
Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James helping kids save planet.
NBA star LeBron James has a new teammate who’s just as popular. The guy has a few holes in his game and happens to live in a pineapple under the sea.
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 prospects in this draft would have an 18-month window to evolve into a rotational player. Hickson is 19 years old and played just one season at North Carolina State.
“In some ways, he’s kind of an uncarved block,” Ferry said.
Because of the age of the Cavs’ stable of big men—Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Ben Wallace are 33 years old and Joe Smith is 32—they felt a young player needed to be added. Anderson Varejao is on the trading block and can opt out of his contract after this season.
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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 in Brooklyn federal court.NBA/~4/321660286″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
