Team USA basketball began their quest for the gold with a 120-65 blowout of Canada in an exhibition game in Las Vegas. Dwyane Wade looks to be recovered from his injuries, and Carmelo Anthony continues to play well under international rules, but there’s not a lot to be learned from this game.   more...
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If LeBron sat out and USA crushed them by 55 points, how much more would they have won by if he played? When the game was close at 30-24 in the first quarter, USA went on a 90-41 run the rest of the way. Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Michael Redd all went for 20 points, including Redd hitting   more...
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A quick cut to the chase. Per the Associated Press:James made his guarantee in a Time magazine story that hits newsstands Friday. The Cavaliers superstar is featured on one of the covers of the Olympic preview issue.After comparing the feeling of receiving a gold medal on the podium to opening a   more...
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Options are dwindling for both teams and free agents as teams continue to make moves. Here is what is going on around the league today:Josh Childress has indeed left the Hawks to play in Greece. The Journal Constitution is reporting that Childress has agreed to a a three-year, fully guaranteed   more...
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The Nuggets will trade veteran center Marcus Camby to the Los Angeles Clippers in order to create salary cap space, a source close to the Nuggets told the Denver Post Tuesday evening.Denver will receive a future second-round draft pick, the source said, along with the large salary exception the   more...
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So the Nuggets just traded away thier MVP Marcus Camby. Don't take this the wrong way; I know Camby is not the best player on the Denver Nuggets. However, I do know that he was the heart and soul of that team and in many ways was their Most Valuable Player. So now what? Marcus Camby was just traded   more...

With the conclusion of the NBA Finals this June and the 2008 Summer Olympics looming on the horizon, we here at WhatIfSports have had basketball on the brain.We weren't alone in this mindset, however, as internet bloggers over at BrewHoop.com also began to theorize about the great basketball   more...
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Any Denver fans who entertained notions that Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson would ever lead the Nuggets to playoff glory received a very rude awakening when Nuggets management "traded" starting center Marcus Camby to the L.A. Clippers for the right to swap second round draft picks in 2010. Camby   more...
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Well, it's Summer…and you know what that means. Road trip!!0signal and I set off on our never ending quest to provide the best NBA coverage on the web, with a lot of T&A mixed in between.Check out many of the vanity license plates we saw from our NBA City Tour…You'll need to follow the link to   more...
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Today is the first day that free agents can sign contracts. Expect the dominoes to start falling as the top free agents make their choices and sign. Here's what is going on as of now.NBA.com is reporting that Mickael Pietrus has agreed to a multi-year contract with the Magic. They felt that they   more...
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Assessing 5 possible replacements for the now departed Marcus Camby.
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Ok... so the Clippers got a Elton Brand replacement... yeah right... But they did manage to pick up Marcus Camby for only a 2nd rd pick. So Iggy just sign the doggon extention so we can move on!!! Nobody worth anything can sign you... you can not and will not have the career that you have in   more...
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Should the Nuggets trade Carmelo Anthony? He's a proven scorer and a team leader of the U.S. Olympic team. But he has had maturity issues and personal problems off the court. Adam Hoff of NBA blog Section F Sports argues that Denver should trade 'Melo, but not for the reasons you think. The   more...
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Here are the 7 myths Nuggets fans shouldn't buy into in the post-Camby world.
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The hype is in full effect for Team America. Redemption, revenge, whatever you want to call it, Team USA is in the mood to dominate. And they're not just going to spank you. LeBron's holding a ball gag and a paddle and Kobe may have just thrown away the piece of paper with the safe-word...   more...
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