Randolph Deal With Grizzles Up To Knicks?

Training camp is less than four weeks away, and the Pacers still haven't signed Danny Granger to an extension or gotten rid of Jamaal Tinsley.

The Heat came out of the season in an immediately better situation to compete, turning Shaq into Shawn Marion and a 15-67 record into Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers.

Maybe it’s Pau’s blood. Whatever it is, something happens when he switches his NBA jersey for a national one. It somehow evokes an emotion and a confidence that an NBA paycheck doesn’t seem to be to able to ignite.

In seemingly under the radar moves, Geoff Petrie has filled his roster with a strong youth movement supplemented by veterans to show them the ropes.

Everything being equal, teams that luck into the first pick in the draft when a superstar is on the horizon are going to be teams that contend for and win NBA titles. But how does that explain the Celtics?

Player Rankings

Which players have played the best through the Conference Finals?

Team Rankings

Which teams were statistically the best in 2007-08? Which teams improved the most from 2006-07? Some of the answers may surprise you.

Manu Ginobili says extension talks are shelved, Greg Oden is progressing well, Jason Giambi struggles in the bathroom, Ocho Cinco officially and ton a of NFL previews.

Featured Article:

Few people know more about international basketball, particularly in China, than Scott Fields. We recently had a chance to catch up with him and ask him about basketball in China.

Standing 10:

As we enter the top five, the players are getting even better with guys like Dwyane Wade, Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley, and Kevin Garnett appearing on this list.

Locker Talk:

The Supersonics franchise is ecstatic about their impending move to Oklahoma City, and why shouldn’t they be? Buster Gunning, a Seattle native, recently took a trip through “The Big Friendly” (it is really called that) and can whole-heartedly agree with the players' excitement.