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Don’t figure on LaMarcus Aldridge being traded from the Portland Trail Blazers. Talking with Craig Birnbach of KATU (via Ben Golliver of Blazers Edge), general manager Neil Olshey said that the Aldridge trade rumors were fabricated by the media: “I think it comes from all you [media] — everybody fighting to be first with inaccurate [...]

When Brandon Jennings was traded to the Pistons, the logical assumption was that he’d be the starting PG. But hold on. That may not be the case necessarily. The Pistons have four PGs on their roster and one of them is named Chauncey Billups. Even though Chauncey is older, his game was never based on [...]

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Were Dr. Jerry Buss still alive, his daughter, Jeanie, believes that Dwight Howard would still be a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. Speaking with Mark Willard and Mychal Thompson on ESPNLA 710, Buss said that things would have been different had Dwight been wooed by her father, as transcribed by Ramona Shelburne of ESPN [...]

Knicks starting PG Raymond Felton is solid but is he the answer? He played well in spurts. Jason Kidd is no longer a part of the equation but Pablo Prigioni is back. Looking to add more depth at that position, the Knicks have signed veteran PG Beno Udrih. I’m sure all three will start at [...]

Michael Beasley finds himself in trouble once again. Once upon a time, people actually debated whether Beasley should’ve been drafted ahead of Derrick Rose in the draft a few years ago. A handful of teams and a few run-ins with the law later, that seems like a silly question. Michael Beasley has been arrested for [...]

Several years ago when the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Mo Williams to be LeBron James’ running mate, he became a semi-household name and a pretty respected player. Mo is a solid NBA performer, but ever since LeBron left Cleveland, Mo has fallen off the map even though he’s just 30. I guess you can say that [...]

David Lee isn’t going anywhere, or at least that’s what he’s been told. Speaking with Marc Berman of the New York Post, Lee said that the Golden State Warriors have told him they’re not shopping him and the $44-plus million left on his contract: Caught up with David Lee at his kids camp in Chappaqua [...]

Remember the original “Twin Towers”, consisting of 7’4 Ralph Sampson and 7’0 Hakeem Olajuwon on the Houston Rockets during the mid 1980’s? Although they only played together for a few seasons, they were an impenetrable duo in the painted area, proving to be the model for positioning two 7 foot plus big men in the [...]