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NBA's Deadline on Rookie Contract Extensions Pushed Back

NBA teams will have one extra day this fall to make what could be some tough decisions on contract extensions. NBA senior vice president of basketball communications Tim Frank confirmed Thursday that teams have until Nov. 1, rather than the usual Oct. 31, to make decisions on rookie contract extensions. The extra day is...

Brandan Wright Faces Another Hurdle: Shoulder Surgery

The NBA career of forward Brandan Wright has not gone according to plan. The UNC product, acquired by Golden Sate as a lottery pick during the 2007 draft in exchange for Jason Richardson, has played rarely for the Warriors, stuck outside Don Nelson's infamous tunnel vision. His 2009-10 season has another more immediate...

'Captain' Stephen Jackson Wants Off the Good Ship Warriors

I have to hand it to you, NBA offseason. You've managed to outdo yourself this year. No long lulls of nothing. No prolonged sense of abandonment for us. Between Ricky Rubio, Michael Beasley, and now Stephen Jackson, you've kept us quite entertained. Bravo. It's Friday in the NBA offseason lull, which means wacky things can...

Is Stephen Curry Going to Phoenix for Amar'e Stoudemire?

The Warriors surprisingly took Stephen Curry at No. 7, leaving supposed heartthrob Jordan Hill on the board. (Hill went one pick later to New York.) Curry had refused to work out for Golden State during the workout season, and the hubbub followed that the Warriors would avoid a point guard to avoid angering Monta Ellis,...

The Warriors Youth Movement Looks Young Like Greg Oden

Normally, you'd look at an opening night game where the Warriors took the New Orleans Hornets down to the wire without Monta Ellis and say "Hey, that's pretty good! How about these Dubs?!" Unfortunately, it ignores two points. One, the Warriors still lost, and two, the Warriors completely abandoned the youth movement they...