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DeJuan Blair Amazingly Falls to Spurs

DeJuan Blair was one of the toughest players in the NCAA this year. He broke all sort of unofficial rebounding marks, manhandled No. 2 pick Hasheem Thabeet in front of the entire NBA, and gave some of the best interviews you've ever seen. His wingspan measured well in Chicago, and he dropped a ton of weight between the end...

Portland's Leapfrog Gambit Nets ... Victor Claver?

Let me never doubt Kevin Pritchard's slapping skills, but Portland really tossed a curve into their leapfrog gambit by selecting fairly underhyped Spanish forward Victor Claver with the No. 22 pick. Claver has made it clear he won't be in the NBA for at least one more year, perhaps two. And there had been talk his agent...

Who Has the NBA Invited to the Draft?

Mock drafts are fun, but if you want the real inside scoop on who's expected to be a high draft pick, you need to see the list of the players the NBA has invited to the draft. Generally speaking, it's limited to players the league has been assured will go in the top half of the first round. There are always exceptions, but...

Busting on Hasheem Thabeet

As with Ricky Rubio, FanHouse's Matt Moore and Tom Ziller debate the merits of spending a preciously high draft pick on Tanzanian center Hasheem Thabeet. The 7'3 tower has been rumored anywhere from No. 2 (Memphis) to No. 6 (Minnesota) in next week's 2009 NBA Draft. Enjoy.Moore: It wasn't necessarily that I didn't like the...

NBA Draft Athletic Test Results Released: Who's Fast? Who's Fat?

DraftExpress has added the official athletic measurements from the 2009 NBA Draft Combine to its comprehensive (and addictive) database. In addition to the size measurements that came out last week -- height with and without shoes, wingspan, standing reach -- the results include 3/4-court sprint times, body fat...

DejuanBlair News From the Web

05/22/12 Harris: Blair sits; Duncan thrives Source: The Art of Eating DeJuan Blair canÃ¢t get off the bench in the NBA playoffs.
05/21/12 Pittsburgh (SID): DeJuan Blair Named to USA Basketball... Source: The Mid-Majority PITTSBURGH âFormer University of Pittsburgh basketball player and current San Antonio Spurs player DeJuan Blair is one of 13 players selected by USA Basketball to play for the 2012 USA Men's Select Team. The Select Team will train against the 2012 USA Basketball Men's National Team during its July 6-12 training camp in Las Vegas, Nev. The USA Men's Senior Team will represent the United States in the 2012 Olympic Games in London later this summer.
05/14/12 Spurs' Blair, Leonard added to US select squad Source: NBC - WOAI News 4 - San Antonio TX The NBA playoffs are in full swing but looming on the horizon is the 2012 Olympics and what is shaping up as some great basketball with teams loaded with NBA starts such as the US, Spain, France, and many other squads featuring NBA talent.
05/06/12 Kicks On Court: Whose Pennys Shine the Brightest? Source: NiceKicks.com The Penny signature line has been on display in our Kicks On Court column all season long, and it seems as if a few of our Kicks On Court Champion nominees have connected even more with this classic shoe line in the 2012 NBA Playoffs.
05/04/12 M. Basketball. Sam Young and DeJuan Blair in NBA... Source: PittsburghPanthers.com PITTSBURGH âTwo former University of Pittsburgh basketball playersâ DeJuan Blair and Sam Young âare currently competing for their respective teams in the NBA Playoffs First Round this week.