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Ten Players Under 30 Fighting for Their NBA Lives

Free-agent time should be like Christmas for these under-30 former first-round picks. If they had played better, stayed healthy or fulfilled their potential, they would be cashing in on new contracts or contract extensions. Instead they are fighting for their NBA lives, afterthoughts in free-agent time, hoping to find one...

Trade! Chicago Grabs Miller, Salmons for Gooden, Nocioni

(Warning: I'm a Kings fan, and I'm a little unstable right now.) The belle of this season's trade deadline ball has been, in the absence of Amare Stoudemire, Mr. John Salmons. Salmons is a fine little player, a 29-year-old jack-of-some-trades who can score and pass and defend.Brad Miller ... well, you know about him. A...

NBA Draft Crystal Ballin': Charlotte Bobcats

Crystal Ballin' takes a team-by-team look at what should, could, and probably will happen in the June 26th NBA Draft.If NBA greatness translated to the front office, ho-boy, would the Bobcats be unstoppable. Unfortunately, it doesn't. And as such, Michael Jordan's Tarheel-homerism-fueled draft rampage will only be stopped...

Deadline Three Way Sends Ben Wallace to Cavs, Larry Hughes to Bulls

The initial word that it was a straight up Ben Wallace for Larry Hughes swap. And that would have sent me ton a little bit of a tangent. (Or straight to GoDaddy to buy FireDannyFerry.com) Instead, what eventually shook down makes a little bit more sense. Kind of. The Cavaliers will get Wallace, Joe Smith and a future...

Hornets Give Up on Youngster, Claim Victory

New Orleans sent second-year forward Cedric Simmons to Cleveland for David Wesley's soon-to-be void contract. Simmons wasn't exactly a key cog in the rotation, playing in 43 games and averaging 12 minutes. As you can guess, he didn't play too hot in those limited minutes. But he's cheap and young and there's room for...