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Keep Your Picks: Mavericks vs. Bobcats (Round One, Game Five)
June 30, 2008 by
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The Mavs have some talent in Josh Howard and Jason Kidd, but they just don't have a lot of depth. On the flip side, the Bobcats haven't had enough drafts to have depth. They have some very good young, high draft pick players, but will it be enough to take down Dallas? Maybe...
Who Will Be the NBA's Rookie of the Year?
June 29, 2008 by
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Check out the DraftNation page to vote using YayBoo technology as to who you think will be the NBA Rookie of the Year for the 2008-2009 season.
AFL All-Rookie Team Released
June 29, 2008 by
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The AFL recently released its All-Rookie team, headlined by a couple familiar names, including defensive back Ahmad "Batman" Carroll, who played in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers, now a member of the Orlando Predators and Chad Owens, a former Hawaii standout who played...
Looking Ahead to '09
June 29, 2008 by
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Sportsline Senior Writer, Gary Parrish, has made a nice list of his top NBA draft prospects for 2009, headlined by Blake Griffin (PF, Oklahoma), DeMar DeRozen (SG, USC) and B.J. Mullens (C, Ohio State).
Free Agents to Watch For
June 29, 2008 by
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Wes Goldstein of CBS Sportsline looks at a dozen NHL free agents looking to make a big splash this offseason.
The Keep Your Picks Playoff Returns This Monday!
June 28, 2008 by
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That's right, folks! This Monday, the Keep Your Picks Playoff returns, pitting the Dallas Mavericks draft picks versus those of the Charlotte Bobcats.
For those of you who've forgotten, here are the rules:
-All rosters are compiled of players originally drafted by those...
Looking at the Risks and Rewards
June 28, 2008 by
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Thursday night's NBA draft was a wild ride (especially for Darrell Arthur) with a lot of surprises. It's time to take a look at the big risks and rewards from the 2008 NBA draft.
#4 PG Russell Westbrook (Seattle Supersonics): Everyone expected the Sonics to take a point...
Who is L.R. Mbah a Moute?
June 27, 2008 by
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Sam Smith at the Sporting News describes the Bucks second round pick:
"The team's second round pick, UCLA's Luc Richard Mbah a Moute is, in the best description I've ever heard from a scout, 'Ron Artest without the crazy.'"
Best. Scouting Report...
Let the Debating Begin!
June 27, 2008 by
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The long anticipated NBA draft is over, but the analysis will last long after these guys' playing careers are over. With that said, we should probably start talking about it right now. Here's my take on the top ten teams, as well as those ten teams projected lineups for the...
Blockbuster Trade Caps Interesting Draft Night
June 27, 2008 by
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According to ESPN and several league sources, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies have agreed on a trade that will send the rights to OJ Mayo, Marko Jaric, Antoine Walker and Greg Buckner to the Grizzlies for the draft rights to Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal...
Richard Jefferson Dealt to Bucks, Yi to New Jersey
June 26, 2008 by
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The New Jersey Nets have agreed to trade Richard Jefferson to the Milwaukee Bucks fro Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons according to ESPN.com.
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Pacers/Raptors Agree on Trade
June 25, 2008 by
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The Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors have agreed on a trade that would send perpetually disgruntled All-Star PF Jermaine O'Neal to Toronto in exchange for T.J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, the 17th pick in the draft and a player to be named later -- this according to sources as ESPN...
Biggest Draft Steals of All Time
June 25, 2008 by
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Yesterday we did a story on the 10 biggest draft busts of all time. Today, we're going to look at the flip side of things ? the ten biggest draft steals of all time. After all, part of the reason Sam Bowie was considered a bust was because of the guys picked after him. The only...
Biggest Draft Busts of All Time
June 24, 2008 by
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The NBA draft is just days away and undoubtedly, someone will make a franchise crippling decision, like drafting the next Kobe Bryant and trading him for an over-the-hill center, or passing on the next Dwayne Wade in favor of the European mystery bag that is Darko Milicic. Only time...
Sunday's NBA Draft Rumors
June 22, 2008 by
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Chris Broussard of ESPN the Magazine is reporting that the Detroit Pistons and Denver Nuggets have talked about a trade that would involve Carmelo Anthony heading north for Chauncey Billups and Tayshaun Prince. The deal was apparently offered by the Pistons, but shot down by Denver...
New DraftNation Mock Draft Shows Big Changes
June 22, 2008 by
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With the NBA Draft less than a week away, Internet interest in it is skyrocketing. Mockers are changing their picks by the minute. That's why DraftNation established the Mock Draft Round Up, a database of 35 NBA Mock Drafts.
Once again, the Round Up is calculated by collecting...
DraftNation Announces Keep Your Picks Playoff
June 20, 2008 by
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In the 1996 draft, the Charlotte Hornets spent the 13th pick on a 17-year old high school kid from Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. They then traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers for center Vlade Divac. Twelve years later, Kobe Bryant is still around, and the ten time all-star is arguably...
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